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Doc weighs options for repair
Six months after a landslip in the Dart Valley severed the popular Rees-Dart tramping circuit, Doc says it is too soon to say when it can reopen the affected section of track.
Guy Williams
'We suffer until the last moment': World Cup emotions run high in Queenstown
'We suffer until the last moment': World Cup emotions run high in Queenstown
From elation to deflation.
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Swimmers brave ‘pretty chilly’ Wakatipu
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Swimmers brave ‘pretty chilly’ Wakatipu
It was either ‘‘splash and dash’’ or just chilling at the fourth annual RealNZ Whakatipu Legend winter swim in Queenstown on Saturday.
Back with a bang
Back with a bang
Arrowtown's Malik Boatwright led the charge in another outstanding weekend of results by local riders in the UCI downhill world cup in Europe.
From Arrowtown to the Pacific
From Arrowtown to the Pacific
Arrowtown's Selma Roberts is going places with the New Zealand Army Reserve Force.
Latest Lakeview visitor accommodation consent lodged
Latest Lakeview visitor accommodation consent lodged
The developer of Queenstown’s Lakeview Te Taumata project has applied for consent for visitor accommodation in the three tower blocks making up its first stage.
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Helicopter ‘shop’ status sought
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Helicopter ‘shop’ status sought
Popping a bottle of bubbly after popping the question on a scenic helicopter flight is the vision behind a Queenstown company’s precedent-setting booze bid.
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Axe still hanging over school bus services
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Axe still hanging over school bus services
Queenstown’s school bus services are still on the chopping block.
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Michelin puts resort on dining map
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Michelin puts resort on dining map
Bringing the Michelin Guide to New Zealand has put Queenstown on the map as ‘‘the’’ dining destination in the country, Roki Collection general manager Steve McAteer says.
Volunteer shortage hits Canshop
Volunteer shortage hits Canshop
Queenstown Canshop needs more volunteers.
Deep freeze tests drivers across Whakatipu
Deep freeze tests drivers across Whakatipu
Icy roads across the Whakatipu this week are making the daily commute a white-knuckle ride, and disrupting bus services to Fernhill and Sunshine Bay.
Homegrown events up for awards
Homegrown events up for awards
Two Queenstown sports organisers have been named finalists in the New Zealand Event Awards.
Hot demand for hot pot
Hot demand for hot pot
A new Chinese restaurant in central Queenstown has been so busy in its opening days, its owner needs more staff.
Grant strikes the right note
Grant strikes the right note
The Queenstown & Southern Lakes Pipe Band has received "much-needed" funding from the Otago Masonic Charitable Trust to replace ageing uniform items.
Snapper’s global silver medal
Snapper’s global silver medal
Queenstown's Meagan Wilken is the second-best wedding photographer in the world.
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Resilience of skifield plan queried
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Resilience of skifield plan queried
The Department of Conservation has questioned whether the proposed expansion of The Remarkables into the Doolans Basin would make the Queenstown skifield more resilient in the face of climate change.
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Flood-plagued walking track section to be lifted, armoured
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Flood-plagued walking track section to be lifted, armoured
A section of walking track at the southern end of Lake Hayes will be raised and reinforced to protect it from flooding.
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Project leaders rapt with level of ‘bat chat’
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Project leaders rapt with level of ‘bat chat’
The volunteers behind a community project to monitor long-tailed bats in Glenorchy plan to use the data to protect the bats’ habitat.
Marathon man joins Comrades club
Marathon man joins Comrades club
Queenstown Parkrun co-founder Chris Seymour has just returned from his "longest and most difficult-ever run" — the 86km Comrades Marathon in South Africa.
Gold, grit and forbidden love
Gold, grit and forbidden love
Sophie Rogers’ second novel returns to the 1860s Central Otago gold rush era of her first novel, but delves deeper into the marginalised people of the era.