Success for body builders
Success for body builders
Two Queenstown bodybuilders have come away winners from a national bodybuilding competition in Auckland on Sunday.
Christina McDonald
Council canvassing public for alcohol policy
Council canvassing public for alcohol policy
Queenstown's drinking habits are to be put under the microscope by the area's council.
Council camping ground lease agreement indicated
Council camping ground lease agreement indicated
Leasing arrangements for the Queenstown Lakes District Council's four main camping grounds could be known in ''a matter of days'', the council's chief executive, Adam Feeley, said.
Singles set to have a real ball
Singles set to have a real ball
For the third consecutive year Arrowtown's Bachelor and Bachelorette's Ball is helping people meet others in a transient community.
Faster progress expected on Frankton marina
Faster progress expected on Frankton marina
Slow progress on the proposed $10 million Frankton marina since a preferred developer was appointed nearly a year ago could be turned around now a design report has been prepared.
Interim job lasted 18 ski seasons
Interim job lasted 18 ski seasons
A desire to be a flight attendant brought Will Curnow into the rentals department at the Remarkables, but after 18 winter seasons he is now about to pursue a building apprenticeship.
Co-operation better than amalgamation
Co-operation better than amalgamation
The fact ''that an hour apart we have two mayors, two lots of councillors and two lots of chief executives'' is a reason for the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago communities to explore more ways to work together, Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden said.
String of fat fires prompts warning
String of fat fires prompts warning
The fires which earlier this year destroyed Queenstown's Fat Badgers Pizza, the World Bar and extensively damaged Wanaka's Fitzpatrick's Irish Pub are part of a series of fires involving deep fat vat fryers and ''inappropriate'' extinguishers.
'Huge' market for stem cell therapy, proponents say
'Huge' market for stem cell therapy, proponents say
Medical tourism is coming to Queenstown, when a stem cell therapy centre begins operating by the start of next year.
Knife-wielding man robs Queenstown tourists
Knife-wielding man robs Queenstown tourists
Two female tourists were robbed in a Queenstown supermarket car park by a man "wielding a large knife''.
Serious about triathlon
Serious about triathlon
A cross-country race in which he sprinted at the beginning and consequently slid down the pack to finish at the bottom prompted Fynn Thompson to learn how to train properly.
Year-round destination
Year-round destination
Queenstown's profile as an all-year tourist destination is continuing to grow rapidly, members of the resort's tourism organisation heard last week.
Abbey rises to family challenge
Abbey rises to family challenge
Years of watching her mum compete in the Spring Challenge adventure race prompted Abbey Franklin (16), of Nelson, to follow in her mum's cycling, running, navigating and rafting footsteps.
Skifields grateful for snow-making
Skifields grateful for snow-making
NZSki's Coronet Peak staff said goodbye to what the skifield's slopes manager Pete Deuart labelled the warmest winter in 100 years yesterday, on what should have been sister mountain the Remarkables' closing day rather than Coronet's.
ORC quizzed on wildings
ORC quizzed on wildings
Otago Regional Council candidates have criticised the council's stance on wilding pines.
Six nations' teams compete for dodgeball title
Six nations' teams compete for dodgeball title
There is a first time for everything, and Friday will be the first time an international level dodgeball match will be played on New Zealand soil, with Queenstown chosen as host.
Decision possible by year-end
Decision possible by year-end
The company behind a second proposal linking Queenstown and Milford Sound could have a decision on the project's future by the end of the year.
Always get back on the elephant
Always get back on the elephant
At 17, she rode an elephant down Dunedin's George St and now, at 71, she will again ride an elephant, but this time in Thailand.
Guidebook to Queenstown climbs
Guidebook to Queenstown climbs
Two years of hard labour has resulted in a book which details every known climb in the Queenstown area - all 852 routes.
Wakatipu children on visits to fire station
Wakatipu children on visits to fire station
In the lead-up to the Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade's 150th anniversary, more than 1000 Wakatipu preschool and primary school children are to visit the fire station.