Cricketers hoping to play ball
Cricketers hoping to play ball
If the fickle weather plays ball, Queenstown’s cricketers will do likewise over the next week.
Philip Chandler
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Wealthy Queenstowners fight the power
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Wealthy Queenstowners fight the power
Residents of one of Queenstown’s wealthiest neighbourhoods fear a proposed power transmission line will not only be a visual blot, but a hazard risk due to fault lines in the area.
Filmmaker and developer remembered
Filmmaker and developer remembered
Former Queenstowner Grahame McLean, who has died aged 87, was not only a pioneer Kiwi filmmaker but also someone who saved two historic Queenstown Mall buildings.
$2k refunded in consent costs dispute
$2k refunded in consent costs dispute
A Queenstown ratepayer incensed at council billing him almost $10,000 to process two seemingly simple resource consent applications has been refunded $2117.
Queenstown two-bedders hit market
Queenstown two-bedders hit market
Eighteen two-bedroom apartments — from $780,000 — will hit the market this coming Tuesday, launching the second stage of central Queenstown’s Te Pa Tahuna complex.
Queenstown industrial sector has no vacancies
Queenstown industrial sector has no vacancies
A survey into industrial and office space in Queenstown reveals a severely limited supply of both.
Warning for businesses
Warning for businesses
A Queenstown AI marketer’s partnered with Hospitality New Zealand to ensure tourism and hospo businesses nationwide are discovered by AI search more consistently.
Coastal art in focus
Coastal art in focus
Canberra-born Kiwi artist Neil Frazer — who’s represented in all major collections on both sides of the Tasman — is showing acrylics portraying northwestern South Island seascapes, rocks and cliffs...
Korean culture on show
Korean culture on show
A colourful feast of Korean culture will feature in Queenstown’s inaugural Korean Day next Saturday, November 1.
Arrowtown’s heartfelt contribution
Arrowtown’s heartfelt contribution
The organisers of December’s Long Table event in Arrowtown’s Buckingham St have donated a replacement defibrillator for outside the historic Post Office, which is also on the town’s main street.
Strategist aims to spark light
Strategist aims to spark light
She mightn’t have a high profile, but financial and economic strategist Gladys Henderson is one of the Whakatipu’s most influential residents.
Marketing body’s 40-year evolution
Marketing body’s 40-year evolution
A party Destination Queenstown’s throwing tomorrow to celebrate its 40th anniversary honours those who’ve turned it into a hugely-respected regional tourism organisation (RTO).
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Huge Qtown subdivision to be moved to next stage
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Approval for huge Queenstown subdivision to be moved on to next stage of fast-track process
A plan for 1242 Queenstown homes has been fast-tracked despite concerns it could clog roads and overload the water network.
Family found after 80 years
'I feel as if I’ve known him forever': Family found after 80 years
Having thought she was an only child all her life, Erina McLean says she’s thrilled to have learnt otherwise.
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Skyline’s new skyline build
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Skyline’s new skyline build
Skyline Queenstown is planning to open a large extension to its top complex to complete stage four of a massive five-stage redevelopment.
Reining in the rates rises
Reining in the rates rises
Looking at a maximum 5% rates rise and making the mayoral diary public.
‘Doing what was done for me’
‘Doing what was done for me’
A lot of people can pinpoint a life-changing moment, but for Queenstown’s Jason Medina that moment was also a life-saving one.
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Resident irked non-notified consent granted
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Resident irked non-notified consent granted
A central Queenstown resident is appalled the council has given non-notified consent for a three-level 29-unit Hallenstein St hotel without consulting neighbours.
Arts trust baton passed on
Arts trust baton passed on
A function last Thursday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Lakes District Arts Trust — which has overseen the installation of 14 public artworks throughout Queenstown Lakes — also saw its...
Umpire rocks up to Gibraltar
Umpire rocks up to Gibraltar
A Queenstown netball umpire’s just whistled her first full international tournament.