Scholarship winner’s lofty goals
Scholarship winner’s lofty goals
A Wakatipu High School leaver with charitable as well as academic ambitions has won a prestigious scholarship awarded by Queenstown’s Returned and Services’ Association (RSA) branch.
Philip Chandler
Vehicles on parade and on show
Vehicles on parade and on show
Under new organisers, Saturday’s Arrowtown Auto Show, on the primary school’s grounds, is being preceded for the first time by a ‘Friday Night Cruise’ around Arrowtown streets.
Great motorsport spectacle
Great motorsport spectacle
Considered to be one of the world’s shortest but most scenic motorsport events, Queenstown Car Club’s annual Coronet Peak Hill Climb runs again this Saturday.
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Clinic closes: ‘many patients affected’
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Clinic closes: ‘many patients affected’
A Queenstown health clinic has been placed in voluntary liquidation, leaving hundreds of patients stranded.
Wine ‘godfather’ gains New Zealand citizenship
Wine ‘godfather’ gains New Zealand citizenship
You could not say he rushed.
Updated history reflects change
Updated history reflects change
It is hard to believe the landscape of Queenstown’s Gibbston valley was dominated 40 years ago, in 1985 — the same year Anne Cook released her history of the area — by five high country...
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Plan to open floating sauna
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Plan to open floating sauna
New Zealand media personality Dominic Bowden will soon launch the country’s first floating sauna, on Queenstown Bay.
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Heating system slashing power bills
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Heating system slashing power bills
A large-scale ground-source heating system being installed for an Arrowtown subdivision is thought to be the first of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
1970s holiday home expected to fetch over $4m
1970s holiday home expected to fetch over $4m
A park-like hectare for sale at Queenstown’s Lake Hayes contains a redwood-clad 1970s house that’s been one family’s holiday home over four generations.
Two beds, one bath, $2 million
Two beds, one bath, $2 million
After almost 70 years in one family’s ownership, a central Queenstown lakefront property, ripe for an architectural masterpiece to be built on it, is up for auction - on-site - at noon today.
Developer proposes new civic offices for QLDC
Developer proposes new civic offices for QLDC
A developer is proposing a Frankton civic centre which the Queenstown Lakes District Council could lease to house all its staff under one roof.
Club darts off to new venue
Club darts off to new venue
Queenstown Darts Club (QDC) has left one bowling club for another after members were thrown by higher prices.
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‘FDAB’: backdrop to a dream realised
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‘FDAB’: backdrop to a dream realised
Fabian Holland has become a key member of the All Blacks, but his rugby life began in his native Netherlands. Queenstown reporter Philip Chandler reflects on a visit to where it all started for...
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Personal best blitzed in Australia
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Personal best blitzed in Australia
Arrowtown woman Sharon Davies defied challenging conditions earlier this month to blitz her previous time for an Ironman triathlon.
Tough times force Queenstown retailer to close
Tough times force Queenstown retailer to close
More holes are about to appear in Queenstown CBD’s high-traffic Camp St with independent retailers Decode and Ivan Clarke Gallery pulling the pin.
Brady's 65-year wait over
Brady's 65-year wait over
You couldn’t say he rushed.
Liana’s unfinished business: Second bid to conquer lake
Liana’s unfinished business: Second bid to conquer lake
Having failed in her bid to become the first person to swim the length of Lake Whakatipu without a wetsuit, Queenstowner Liana Smith is training even harder ahead of a second bid in February.
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Wakatipu High seeks roll of 2000
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Wakatipu High seeks roll of 2000
New classrooms will be added to Wakatipu High School in the coming years as the roll surges towards capacity, its principal says.
Broadcaster hoping to battle through
Broadcaster hoping to battle through
Pulling a hamstring three weeks before today’s Queenstown Marathon was not ideal, but broadcaster Wendy Petrie was still hopeful she would make the start line.
Restaurant set to issue injunction over use of same name
Restaurant set to issue injunction over use of same name
Parties behind Queenstown Bay restaurant The Bathhouse are close to issuing an injunction against an Australian company preparing to open a spa with the exact same name.