Company living up to its name
Company living up to its name
It might sound a bit hackneyed, but what recruiter Remarkable People has done in only seven years truly is remarkable.
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Feelers frontman’s feel for Queenstown
Feelers frontman’s feel for Queenstown
Kiwi singer-songwriter James Reid, whose iconic band, The Feelers, are playing Arrowtown in January admits he has looked at buying property in Queenstown.
Pace bowler’s first NZ call-up
Pace bowler’s first NZ call-up
Sixteen-year-old Queenstown pace bowler Mason Clarke will get his first taste of international cricket next month.
‘I liked ... so I bought it’
‘I liked ... so I bought it’
After 20 years as a foundation director of local ski rental business Snowbiz, long-time Queenstowner Euan ‘Urb’ Paterson’s become the main lessee of Arthurs Point’s historic Gantley’s Tavern.
Promoting local shoots
Promoting local shoots
A new organisation has been set up to promote Queenstown and Central Otago’s film industry both nationwide and internationally.
Power grinch almost steals Xmas
Power grinch almost steals Xmas
A power provider has apologised for stinging a Queenstowner with a shock $4000 power bill that had to be paid by Christmas Day.
Hook, wine and sinker
Hook, wine and sinker
In a move that floats his boat, the owner of Queenstown’s Wet Jacket Wines has sold his historic woolshed ‘cellar door’ at Lake Hayes and set up at the Frankton marina.
‘Bureaucracy gone mad’
‘Bureaucracy gone mad’
A Queenstown publican’s gobsmacked at the council bureaucracy involved just in painting his landlord’s building.
Queenstowners recognised in NZer of year
Queenstowners recognised in NZer of year
Two Queenstowners, an international climate scientist and an eminent ecologist and botanist, are blown away to have been named semi-finalists in the latest Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards...
BestStart’s best possible restart
BestStart’s best possible restart
Twelve weeks after being decimated by September’s massive storm, daycare centre BestStart Queenstown returned to its Hamilton Rd premises on Monday.
Discovering your inner woman
Discovering your inner woman
A Queenstowner has launched a 12-week planner aimed at helping women discover their inner strength.
Full speed ahead for Hugo
Full speed ahead for Hugo
A past Wakatipu High student’s well on track for a career in international motor racing.
Licking her art into shape
Licking her art into shape
Local artist Sandra Duncan, known for her quirky portraiture, puts the finishing touches to a mural on a Chorus box in Queenstown CBD’s Beach St.
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Ex-Q’towners’ novel sales method
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Ex-Q’towners’ novel sales method
A couple raffling off their successful Costa Rican eco-tourism business got their start in tourism in Queenstown.
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Contamination risk from discharges ‘low’
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Contamination risk from discharges ‘low’
Queenstown council doesn’t believe septic tank discharges from properties close to the new Shotover water treatment plant pose any contamination risk.
Slew of OSTA nods for locals
Slew of OSTA nods for locals
Queenstown thespians are up for a host of awards at next year’s Otago Southland Theatre Awards.
New coach buoys club
New coach buoys club
Having trod water since head coach Lauren Taylor left in September, Queenstown Swimming Club’s excited about the calibre of her replacement.
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Slip slidin’ away at Country Lane
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Slip slidin’ away at Country Lane
With apologies to Paul Simon, you know the nearer you are to Queenstown’s Country Lane destination, the more you’re slip slidin’ away.
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Regenerative tourism goes wild
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Regenerative tourism goes wild
A farm near Glenorchy with a unique geological feature is the proposed setting for an innovative edu-tourism venture.
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Push for Queenstown council offices to move from CBD
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Push for Queenstown council offices to move from CBD
Four former mayors, in an unprecedented move, are lobbying for proposed new Queenstown council offices to be sited outside the CBD.