An Otago man charged with the murder of pregnant Christchurch woman Angela Blackmoore 25 years ago has been remanded in custody after a hearing in the Queenstown District Court this afternoon.
Work has resumed on a major upgrade to Queenstown’s wastewater network, including the construction of a new pumping station at the resort’s recreation ground.
The Queenstown Trails Trust has applied for resource consent for two major extensions to its network of cycling and walking trails, and is calling on residents to support the project.
A few days after snow blanketed the region’s mountains, winter sports enthusiasts in the Queenstown Lakes received the strongest indication yet they could be hitting the slopes in June.
Community leaders in the Queenstown Lakes district are welcoming an extra $30million in Government funding to support the provision of food, household goods and emergency accommodation for people...
Business, social service and civic leaders in the Queenstown Lakes are calling on the Government to allow laid-off migrant workers due to Covid-19 to get the unemployment benefit.
About 4500 people have lost their jobs in the Queenstown Lakes district, and unemployment could hit 30% over the coming months as the Covid-19 crisis continues to bite, Mayor Jim Boult says.
Next week’s move to response Level 3 will be better than a full lockdown, but will not fix mass unemployment or more business failures in the Queenstown Lakes, the district’s mayor says.
Queenstown Lakes District councillors will be asked to approve a proposed statement of intent (SOI) from the Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) at their full meeting on Thursday.