Paddle boarder charged with Covid breach
Lake-crossing paddle boarder charged with Covid breach
A stand-up paddle boarder who made a double crossing of Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown yesterday has been charged with breaching Covid-19 rules.
Guy Williams
More than 50 on Q'town trail when woman crashed: Police
More than 50 on Q'town trail when woman crashed: Police
Police are reminding people to abstain from any exercise activity during Alert Level 4 which could result in the need for emergency services following a mountain biker's rescue in Queenstown yesterday.
Mountain biker airlifted to hospital with head injury
Mountain biker airlifted to hospital with head injury
A mountain biker has been flown to Dunedin Hospital with a suspected head injury after an accident in Queenstown this afternoon.
Arrowtown ward only topic of discussion
Arrowtown ward only topic of discussion
The merits or otherwise of Arrowtown keeping its own councillor was the sole point of discussion during an online public hearing yesterday on proposed changes to representation in the Queenstown...
Drive-through jabs popular
Drive-through jabs popular
A line of about 200 vehicles stretches around a rugby field at a drive-through Covid-19 vaccination clinic at the Queenstown Events Centre yesterday.
‘Nothing to it’: ease of jab setup praised
‘Nothing to it’: ease of jab setup praised
A drive-through Covid-19 vaccination clinic was held for the first time in Queenstown yesterday, and will continue until Saturday.
Stance on accommodation refund ‘mind-blowing’
Stance on accommodation refund ‘mind-blowing’
An Auckland woman has negotiated a partial refund with the owner of a Queenstown holiday home after the property’s managers offered her back only a fraction of her $3000-plus booking.
Last chance to get back to Auckland
Last chance to get back to Auckland
An Air New Zealand passenger jet takes off from Queenstown Airport.
Grace period exit; grim few weeks loom
Grace period exit; grim few weeks loom
A one-day extension to the grace period for flights out of Queenstown appears to be a saving grace for most travellers in the region.
Visitors rush to get home
Visitors rush to get home
It was a case of taking the rough with the smooth for passengers departing Queenstown Airport yesterday.
‘Murphy’s Law’ for locked-down skifields
‘Murphy’s Law’ for locked-down skifields
Some of the best ski conditions of the year could go to waste now New Zealand was at Alert Level 4 and one operator calling it ‘‘Murphy’s Law’’.
Sold illegal drugs to ‘make ends meet’
Sold illegal drugs to ‘make ends meet’
A working visa holder who sold ecstasy and ketamine to ‘‘make ends meet’’ in Queenstown says he enjoyed the appreciation of his friends for selling them drugs.
Combining Angus stud with child care as they work towards buying farm
Combining Angus stud with child care as they work towards buying farm
Queenstown couple Mike and Gemma Smith are proof there are other ways to make a living in their part of the world than jet-boat rides and pushing tourists off bridges with rubber bands attached.
‘LOTR’ loss will not affect studio plan
‘LOTR’ loss will not affect studio plan
A decision to pull the production The Lord of the Rings television series out of New Zealand will have minimal impact on a proposed film studio near Wanaka, one of the men behind the proposal says.
Border easing ‘logical’
Border easing ‘logical’
The Government’s strategy for opening New Zealand’s borders is "a light at the end of a very long tunnel", Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult says.
No application to EPA from winery
No application to EPA from winery
A Gibbston winery given the go-ahead to apply for fast-tracked consent for a new winery complex, including an education facility and "barrel hall", has yet to lodge the application.
One serious after crash in Queenstown
One serious after crash in Queenstown
A man was flown to hospital in a serious condition this afternoon after his vehicle veered off the road just before the Shotover Bridge in Queenstown.
'I will listen': Incoming QAC head aware of ‘tensions’
'I will listen': Incoming QAC head aware of ‘tensions’
Queenstown Airport Corporation’s incoming chief executive says he plans on ‘‘doing a great deal more listening than talking’’ when he starts the job next month.
Queenstown WW2 vet dies aged 100
Queenstown WW2 vet dies aged 100
One of the Wakatipu’s last surviving World War 2 veterans, Duncan Robertson, has died, aged 100.
Traffic concerns delay Ladies Mile plan
Traffic concerns delay Ladies Mile plan
The brakes have been applied to a master plan for Queenstown’s Ladies Mile until a fix for the area’s traffic congestion woes can be found.