Guy Williams

Critique ‘awkward’ in grants process

The QLDC offices on Gorge Rd, Queenstown. Photo by Peter McIntosh.

Critique ‘awkward’ in grants process

A new process for applying for community grants is like entering a beauty competition without knowing the judging criteria, Queenstown Lakes district councillors were told yesterday.

Funding for Queenstown trail extension

About to ride a section of the Queenstown Trail from Arrowtown to Gibbston yesterday are (from...

Funding for Queenstown trail extension

The Queenstown Trails Trust has secured government funding for another extension to its growing network of mountain bike trails in the Wakatipu Basin.

Queenstown eager to host Highlanders

Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult (left) and Highlanders chief executive Roger Clark at Sir John...

Queenstown eager to host Highlanders

Super Rugby will return to Queenstown for the first time in more than a decade when the Highlanders play the Melbourne Rebels on May 30.

Whanau room advocate praised at opening

Admiring the new whanau room at Lakes District Hospital in Queenstown are (from left) Lakes...

Whanau room advocate praised at opening

A Queenstown man who successfully argued the case for a whanau room at Lakes District Hospital has won praise for his determination.

Skiers sought for opening of traverse

Ski tourers on the Mahu Whenua Traverse last winter. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Skiers sought for opening of traverse

The Antarctic Heritage Trust is on the hunt for five young New Zealanders to take part in the first official expedition to cross a new ski-touring route near Queenstown.

Sex assault conviction not first for builder

Sex assault conviction not first for builder

A Frankton builder convicted for sexually assaulting a Queenstown woman in January already had a conviction for a similar assault on a drunk French tourist in 2016.

Granting of airport lease deemed unlawful

Granting of airport lease deemed unlawful

The Queenstown Lakes District Council’s granting of a 100-year lease for Wanaka Airport has been cast aside by the High Court as unlawful over its failure to follow proper process.

Pitches made for votes in by-election

Answering questions at a Queenstown Grey Power meeting yesterday are Queenstown Lakes District...

Pitches made for votes in by-election

The candidates for the vacant seat on the Queenstown Lakes District Council burnished their contrasting qualifications for the job before an audience of local Grey Power members yesterday.

Rule blocking cycle trail plans, hearing told

Rule blocking cycle trail plans, hearing told

The partial review of a Department of Conservation strategy document holding up progress on new cycling trails in Otago is missing the "root cause" of the problem, a hearing in Queenstown has been told.

Travel bubble hailed as Aussies to arrive in Queenstown today

Scheduled international passenger flights to the southern South Island resume today with a single flight from Sydney to Queenstown.

Doing their bit

Doing their bit

Helping out at a Wakatipu Reforestation Trust planting day near Arrowtown on Saturday are (from left) Maggie (9), Ollie (13) and Tim (11) Browne, of Lake Hayes Estate.

Council votes for free parking in resort to begin earlier

Free on-street parking in central Queenstown will begin three hours earlier than usual from Wednesday next week following a growing community clamour for the move.

‘Disappointing’ theft from Kingston Flyer carriage

The three iron plates stolen from the side of a Kingston Flyer carriage.PHOTO: NEVILLE SIMPSON

‘Disappointing’ theft from Kingston Flyer carriage

The theft of iron plates from a Kingston Flyer passenger carriage is frustrating the team restoring the vintage steam train.

Father’s evacuation of young Philip remembered

Bob Britton holds a portrait of his father, Bill, who rescued Prince Philip from Corfu in 1922....

Father’s evacuation of young Philip from Corfu remembered

A Queenstown man’s father had two unusual encounters with the late Duke of Edinburgh, the first playing a crucial part in the life of the future husband of the Queen.

Bleak figures in Lake Hayes in flow data

A view of the Lake Hayes catchment area. Photo: Supplied

Bleak figures in Lake Hayes in flow data

An analysis of water inflow data for Lake Hayes by a Nobel Prize-winning scientist gives a bleak insight into the amount of sediment and phosphorus flowing into the scenic Wakatipu Basin lake.

Camp returning to what it was

Ngai Tahu kaumatua Darren Rewi blesses the site of the former Frankton Motor Camp yesterday.PHOTO...

Camp returning to what it was

A revamp of the former Frankton Motor Camp will take it back to its roots, its new lessees say.

Festival for salsa and Latin dancers

Festival for salsa and Latin dancers

Aucklanders Eduardo Speranza and Nemi Turakhia take part in a workshop run by Sebastian Vera and Ellie Ladd at the Queenstown Salsa Festival yesterday.

Climbers killed in fall not exceeding abilities, coroner says

Conor Smith. Photo: New Zealand Alpine Team

Climbers killed in fall not exceeding abilities, coroner says

Two promising mountaineers who died in a fall in Fiordland National Park in 2017 were not climbing beyond their abilities, a coroner has found.

Mayor to look at tiny home policy

Sophie and Pete Oswald’s tiny house at a previous site near Queenstown. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Boult to look at tiny home policy

Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult has promised owners of a tiny home he'll take a look at what they think are unworkable rules for living in them.

High country farmers oppose pastoral lease Bill

The Walking Access Commission prepared the draft report, which focuses on the South Island's...

High country farmers oppose pastoral lease Bill

Proposed reform of the law overseeing South Island high country pastoral leases will not lead to better environmental outcomes, a public hearing has been told.

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