Ruby’s theatrical double
Ruby’s theatrical double
A 16-year-old Wakatipu High student’s the inaugural winner of the Junior Theatre Festival Australasian student exchange programme.
Philip Chandler
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Queenstown property sales’ joint value $80m
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Queenstown property sales’ joint value $80m
Head-turning prices have been paid for two prime Queenstown properties.
Church farewells Stanley St
Church farewells Stanley St
A milestone in Queenstown’s church and community life is being brought up today.
Family found after 80 years
Family found after 80 years
Having thought she was an only child all her life, long-time Queenstowner Erina McLean says she’s thrilled to have learnt otherwise.
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Filming of TV series starts next month
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Filming of TV series starts next month
Shooting of the second series of the entirely Queenstown-based TV murder-mystery drama series A Remarkable Place to Die takes place from late next month - making it one of the town's longest shoots.
Surprise triathlete
Surprise triathlete
If you’d told Wakatipu Premiers’ rugby halfback James Valentine three years ago he’d be a New Zealand-representative triathlete, he’d not have believed you.
Saving carpet from landfill
Saving carpet from landfill
A Queenstowner is turning surplus carpet destined for landfill into mats, rugs and runners.
Day spa pops bubbles
Day spa pops bubbles
Queenstown's Body Sanctum has beaten off seven other nominees to win ‘New Zealand’s Best Day Spa 2025’ in the 11th annual World Spa Awards.
Luring locals into fly fishing
Luring locals into fly fishing
Experienced Wakatipu Anglers Club members are preparing to teach newbies the joys of catching trout on the fly at its annual beginner fly fishing course on October 25.
Showcasing Whakatipu wildlife
Showcasing Whakatipu wildlife
Entries for Whakatipu Wildlife Trust’s (WWT) annual wildlife photography comp close next Wednesday.
Spoofer Murray’s first NZ title
Spoofer Murray’s first NZ title
Veteran Queenstown architect Murray Cockburn, who first brought the coin game, spoofing, to the resort, has won his first New Zealand title.
Driving tech growth without more traffic
Driving tech growth without more traffic
Technology Queenstown’s (TQ) founder says the tech development agency is aiming to grow local travel and hospitality tech, in particular — but without worsening traffic congestion.
Waitangi Day Super Rugby game
Waitangi Day Super Rugby game
Summer rugby’s back on Queenstown’s calendar with confirmation the southern-based Highlanders will play a Super Rugby Pacific pre-season game against Moana Pasifika on February 6, Waitangi Day.
Queenstown bowls on a roll
Queenstown bowls on a roll
Queenstown Bowling Club is under new management.
A scenic grind
A scenic grind
Billed as "the most scenic bike adventure in New Zealand", the third Glenorchy Grind is being held at the head of the lake this Saturday.
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Couple claim Queenstown goats out of control
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Couple claim Queenstown goats out of control
A garden-proud central Queenstown couple say feral goats are out of control after heading off an impending invasion of 22 of them.
First new owner of section since the 1960s
First new owner of section since the 1960s
An elevated Queenstown Hill property, touted as the best undeveloped ‘dress circle’ site close to the CBD, has sold.
From bar to pulpit: New vicar’s varied life
From bar to pulpit: New vicar’s varied life
Having part-owned a bar and worked in tourism, the Whakatipu Anglican church’s new vicar should be a good fit for Queenstown.
Skifield living up to its lofty name
Skifield living up to its lofty name
When you name a skifield ‘The Remarkables’, it’s not only a nod to the famous mountain range it’s sited on, but also suggests it’s remarkable itself.
'Disasters looming': School bus axing ‘beggars belief’
'Disasters looming': School bus axing ‘beggars belief’
The Ministry of Education’s proposal to axe many Queenstown school bus routes risks children’s safety, a former local cop and ex-councillor says.