Remarkables skifield expansion outlined
Remarkables skifield expansion outlined
Queenstown skifield operator NZSki is tentatively advancing plans for expanding The Remarkables ski area southwards into the Doolans Creek area.
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Two taken to hospital after gas leak at Queenstown hotel
Two taken to hospital after gas leak at Queenstown hotel
Two people were taken to hospital after exposure to poisonous gas at a luxury Queenstown hotel this morning.
Motatapu race expected to qualify for govt support
Motatapu race expected to qualify for govt support
The organiser of the annual Motatapu race between Glendhu Bay and Arrowtown expects it will qualify for a government scheme to support summer events.
Three treated after crash near Queenstown
Three treated after crash near Queenstown
Three people have been treated for minor injuries at the scene of a crash near Queenstown this afternoon.
Belief cat shot by gun owner living locally
Belief cat shot by gun owner living locally
A grieving Arthurs Point family believe their beloved cat has been shot by an irresponsible firearms owner living in the Queenstown suburb.
Job loss expected over 'pro-choice' stance
Job loss expected over 'pro-choice' stance
Queenstown tourism worker Tracey Wood is "definitely not" getting a Covid jab, and expects to lose her job as a result.
School bus safety rules lashing
School bus safety rules lashing
Queenstown's mayor has hit out at two government ministries, saying they are dodging their responsibility after their response to his call to end the practice of pupils standing in the aisles of...
Action demanded over children standing in bus aisles
Action demanded over children standing in bus aisles
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult has written to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern demanding action over children being forced to stand in the aisles of rural school buses.
Aucklanders in Queenstown before Christmas?
Aucklanders in Queenstown before Christmas?
Aucklanders in Queenstown before Christmas, Australians here early next year, with the rest of the world following on their heels.
Climbers in champs event
Climbers in champs event
More than 80 of New Zealand’s best youth and masters climbers are competing in Queenstown this weekend.
Wonky Donkey makes a W-turn
Wonky Donkey makes a W-turn
Queenstown author and musician Craig Smith had to take a different tack for the latest instalment in his The Wonky Donkey series.
QLDC votes to adopt master plan for Ladies Mile
QLDC votes to adopt master plan for Ladies Mile
A master plan for Queenstown’s Ladies Mile has been adopted, despite overwhelming opposition by the area’s residents.
Cars targeted by burglars over long weekend
Cars targeted by burglars over long weekend
Queenstown police are asking Hanley’s Farm residents for help after six burglaries from cars in the suburb between Sunday night and Monday morning.
Doubt over Q’town data
Doubt over Q’town data
High Covid-19 vaccination rates reported in the Queenstown Lakes district are based on population data that might not include all newcomers.
Breacher's paradise? Yet another Aucklander charged in Wanaka
Breacher's paradise? Yet another Aucklander charged in Wanaka
Yet another Aucklander is alleged to have swapped lockdown life in Auckland for the vistas of the Southern Lakes.
Extra boost for Moke Lake fish stock
Extra boost for Moke Lake fish stock
Trout fishing in Moke Lake should be particularly good in 2023.
Rescuers beat fading light to save climbers
Rescuers beat fading light to save climbers
Queenstown's Alpine Cliff Rescue (ACR) team beat fading light to rescue two climbers in the Dart River valley.
Historic steamship could be set to go green
Historic steamship could be set to go green
The owner of the TSS Earnslaw is considering how to replace the historic steamship’s coal-fired boilers with an environmentally-friendly means of propulsion.
Sam Neill selling his vineyard
Sam Neill selling his vineyard
New Zealand actor Sam Neill is putting his original vineyard on the block.
Home invasion victim thought she was going to die
Home invasion victim thought she was going to die
A woman traumatised in a home invasion thought she was going to die and scratched her attacker to get his DNA on her hands so people would know who had killed her.