Completion of $15m school rebuild marked
Completion of $15m school rebuild marked
Nine years after watertightness problems were discovered, the $15million rebuild of Arrowtown School is finally complete.
Guy Williams
Shotover Gorge trail extension gets consent
Shotover Gorge trail extension gets consent
In what is being hailed as a "huge win" for the Queenstown cycle and walking trail network, resource consent has been granted for a major extension connecting Arthurs Point, Tucker Beach and...
Campaign aims to foster economic diversification in district
Campaign aims to foster economic diversification in district
A new campaign aimed at changing the prevailing perceptions of Queenstown and Wanaka and promote the district’s lifestyle and entrepreneurial spirit has been unveiled.
Queenstown hotel plan downsized
Queenstown hotel plan downsized
A Singaporean property development company’s dusted ff plans for a new hotel on Queenstown’s Shotover Street.
Diversion for teen who put up racist posters
Diversion for teen who put up racist posters
A teenager who put up racist posters around Queenstown, including on the windows of a newly opened Islamic Centre, has been granted permanent name suppression.
'Peaceful protest' results in Electoral Act charges
'Peaceful protest' results in Electoral Act charges
A Queenstown man who stood as an independent candidate in the Invercargill electorate in last year’s general election has been charged under the Electoral Act.
Teen behind 250 racist posters keeps name secret
Teen behind 250 racist posters keeps name secret
A teenager who put up racist posters around Queenstown, including on the windows of a newly-opened Islamic Centre, has been granted permanent name suppression.
High-value visitors ‘obsession’
High-value visitors ‘obsession’
New Zealand needs to ‘‘stop obsessing’’ about high-value visitors, a tourism industry leader told a business audience in Queenstown yesterday.
Gas trap to reduce landfill odours
Gas trap to reduce landfill odours
A $7.8 million gas capture and destruction system at the Victoria Flats landfill, between Queenstown and Cromwell, is up and running.
Central Queenstown bypass road work begins
Central Queenstown bypass road work begins
Nearly 30 years after it was proposed, the first sod has finally been turned on a town centre bypass road in Queenstown.
40 Hour Famine fundraiser has its ups and downs
40 Hour Famine fundraiser has its ups and downs
Good mates Jack McBeth and Rohil Prasad from Wakatipu High School put up with confined space, sleep deprivation, cold and each other to spend nearly two days in a Skyline gondola cabin at the weekend.
New citizen honours biculturalism in oath
New citizen honours biculturalism in oath
Of the 108 people who became New Zealanders on Tuesday at the largest citizenship ceremony yet held in the Queenstown Lakes district, one stood out.
Sense of optimism reflected in name of park’s kiwi
Sense of optimism reflected in name of park’s kiwi
The newest arrival at Queenstown’s Kiwi Birdlife Park has been given a name representing hope for the park’s future after a difficult past 16 months.
Coutts' company gets permission for water take
Coutts' company gets permission for water take
A battle over water between a group of Crown Terrace landowners, yachting legend Sir Russell Coutts and a former Queenstown tourism identity is over.
Glenorchy road reopens after rockfall
Glenorchy road reopens after rockfall
The Glenorchy Queenstown Road has reopened this morning after a rockfall near Closeburn overnight covered the road with debris.
Turbulence could have caused crash
Turbulence could have caused crash
Sudden turbulence may have contributed to the in-flight break-up of a Robinson helicopter near Queenstown in 2015, a crash investigator says.
Driver texting, over limit at time of fatal Arrowtown crash
Driver texting, over limit at time of fatal Arrowtown crash
The woman responsible for a head-on collision that killed Arrowtown teenager Allanah Walker last year was texting while driving and under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
Driver using phone at time of fatal Arrowtown crash
Driver using phone at time of fatal Arrowtown crash
The woman responsible for a head-on collision that killed Arrowtown teenager Allanah Walker last year was texting while driving and under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
Student pilot most likely at controls, investigator says
Student pilot most likely at controls, investigator says
It was likely a student pilot was flying a Robinson helicopter when it broke up in midair and crashed near Queenstown in 2015, an investigator says.
Crash inquest hears of wreckage discovery
Crash inquest hears of wreckage discovery
A coronial inquest into a fatal helicopter crash near Queenstown in 2015 continued into its fourth day in the resort yesterday.