Lakeview development ‘ready to go’
More than six years after Queenstown’s council signed a deal to develop the Lakeview site, construction is expected to begin this year.
Guy Williams
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Snow sets up skifields for spring
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Snow sets up skifields for spring
Dumps of snow over the past fortnight have set up Queenstown’s skifields nicely for spring, NZSki chief executive Paul Anderson says.
Beercycle promises to pedal local brews
Beercycle promises to pedal local brews
Pedal-powered pub crawl business Beercycle is up and cranking on Queenstown’s streets.
Big splash for Glenorchy kids
Big splash for Glenorchy kids
A long-running project to build an early childhood education (ECE) centre in Glenorchy, and give the local pool a major upgrade, is going to the next level.
Basil fires parting shot at 'gutless bureaucrats'
Basil fires parting shot at 'gutless bureaucrats'
A Queenstown identity twice prosecuted by the Electoral Commission says he has taken a pragmatic approach to ending a four-year court saga.
Waka wins big in Blenheim
Waka wins big in Blenheim
They're officially the best in the South Island.
Ayrburn’s Dell gets go-ahead for events
Ayrburn’s Dell gets go-ahead for events
Ayrburn can start hosting events at its outdoor venue The Dell, despite appealing a condition of its consent for the activity.
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Accused Wānaka cancer fraudsters named
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Accused Wānaka cancer fraudsters named
A couple living the high life in Wānaka accused of defrauding friends and family for $1 million with a bogus cancer diagnosis have been named.
Honouring Bruce, 30 years after K2
Honouring Bruce, 30 years after K2
Thirty years to the day after Bruce Grant died while descending K2, the ‘son of Queenstown’ was remembered at a gathering by his memorial in Queenstown Gardens yesterday.
Council puts brakes on e-scooter expansion
Council puts brakes on e-scooter expansion
Queenstown's council has ruled out allowing Beam to park its e-scooters on public land.
Richie’s reflections on adversity and resilience
Richie’s reflections on adversity and resilience
Former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw says hard lessons he learned during his rugby career continue to guide him in his life in business and as a dad of three girls.
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Hipkins backs regional deals
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Hipkins backs regional deals
A labour-led government would not only honour regional deals struck by the current government, but expand them, leader Chris Hipkins told a Queenstown audience yesterday.
Coronet Peak’s four-legged frenzy
Coronet Peak’s four-legged frenzy
It's your one chance in the year to take part in a massed charge down a snowy mountain with your pooch.
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Motorhome speeding, seatbelts not worn
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Motorhome speeding, seatbelts not worn
Police stopped a motorhome for speeding near Kingston — and then found six of the eight occupants not wearing seatbelts.
Frankton floated as alternative site for new council headquarters
Frankton floated as alternative site for new council headquarters
Frankton is a viable alternative to Queenstown’s CBD for a new council headquarters, a consultants’ report says.
'Terrible mistake': Water park owner in court
Cromwell water park co-owner discharged over crash that injured driver
Kiwi Water Park co-owner and former Queenstown political aspirant Emily Rutherford has escaped conviction for her role in a crash that injured another driver.
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Member of high-profile family dodges conviction for Pak’nSave shoplifting
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Member of high-profile family dodges conviction for Pak’nSave shoplifting
A member of the high-profile Thackwray family has avoided a conviction after being caught stealing groceries from a Queenstown supermarket on 15 separate occasions.
First build in Frankton commercial subdivision
First build in Frankton commercial subdivision
A campervan hire and sales business will tenant a new building emerging from a greenfields site between Hawthorne Dr and Queenstown Airport.
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Released sections sell straight away
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Released sections sell straight away
Strong demand for sections in the Kingston Village (KVL) residential development continues, with the latest release snapped up in minutes.
Pioneering businesswoman in spotlight
Pioneering businesswoman in spotlight
Screeds have been written about Queenstown’s founding fathers, but the township’s pioneering women also have stories worth telling, a new novel’s author says.