‘Ginthusiasts’ get their fill
‘Ginthusiasts’ get their fill
Hundreds of "ginthusiasts" gathered at Wilcox Green in Arrowtown on Saturday for the inaugural New Zealand International Gin Festival.
Melissa Ready
Good boys, girls gather for lake walk
Good boys, girls gather for lake walk
Get your dogs out.
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Glasses at the ready for gin festival
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Glasses at the ready for gin festival
Let the festivities be-gin.
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Bayleys’ realtor wins auctioneering contest
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Bayleys’ realtor wins auctioneering contest
Yes, they’re actually saying actual words and sentences, it’s just on double speed.
Auctioneers battle it out with their wits and words
Auctioneers battle it out with their wits and words
Yes, they’re actually saying actual words and sentences, it’s just on double speed.
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E-scooter launch hits road bumps
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E-scooter launch hits road bumps
Just over a week in and there are still unanswered questions around when — or if — e-scooters will reach their full potential in Queenstown.
Feedback process a surprise
Feedback process a surprise
Changes could be coming for one of Queenstown’s favourite commuter and recreational tracks, but it's a process that appears to have come as a bit of a surprise to elected representatives.
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Arrival of e-scooters inspires all-the-way test run
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Arrival of e-scooters inspires all-the-way test run
The purple scooters have arrived.
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Challenge combines job’s toughest aspects
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Challenge combines job’s toughest aspects
They brought the heat.
Riders pumped up as season winds down
Riders pumped up as season winds down
Queenstown is pumping.
Arrest follows ram-raid
Arrest follows ram-raid
One man has been arrested after attempting to ram-raid a Queenstown bank on Friday night.
Queenstown bank target of ram-raid
Queenstown bank target of ram-raid
A man has been caught on camera attempting to ram-raid a Queenstown bank as members of the public were eating and drinking next door.
Not everyone is beaming over e-scooters
Not everyone is beaming as e-scooters officially begin duty
After a few months of taking guesses as to when they will arrive, e-scooters are officially in Queenstown — or at least, parts of it.
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New owner on cards for popular walks
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New owner on cards for popular walks
A confidential business is selling its concessions for the Great Walks in Fiordland National Park, as well as other walks in the Southland Conservancy.
QRC graduates happy to receive qualifications
QRC graduates happy to receive qualifications
The path is forged and the future is bright.
Tourism minister launches workplace initiatives programme
Tourism minister launches workplace initiatives programme
In an effort to strengthen the tourism workforce and its people’s livelihoods, the Better Work Action Plan has been launched by new minister Peeni Henare in Queenstown.
Queenstown rider defends title
Queenstown rider defends title
She strikes again. Queen of the Queenstown tracks Jess Blewitt once again took the crown in the female downhill at the Torpedo7 National Mountain Bike Championships at Coronet Peak.
Tough competition, lawn party lunch at golf invitational
Tough competition, lawn party lunch at golf invitational
The newest golf tournament in Queenstown is more than just swings and roundabouts.
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Winery consent hearing adjourned
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Winery consent hearing adjourned
Backers of the proposed Shire development in Arrowtown will have to wait a bit longer to find out if it gets the green light.
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Questions over tourism plan funding
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Questions over tourism plan funding
There are big plans for Queenstown tourism’s future, but questions over where the money to fund them will come from.