Drink-driver appeals jail term
Drink-driver appeals jail term
A drink-driver who struck and seriously injured a Queenstown woman is appealing his sentence on the grounds it is ''manifestly excessive''.
Guy Williams
The end is nigh
The end is nigh
An aerial view of the Kawarau Falls bridge replacement project, near Queenstown, taken late last month shows the incomplete final section of the new bridge (centre bottom), between the southern...
$6.5m for hospital upgrade
$6.5m for Lakes District Hospital upgrade
The upgrade of Frankton's Lakes District Hospital is expected to cost $6.5 million.
New hospital not on cards
New hospital not on cards
Queenstown may be on track to become the region’s second-largest city, but that does not mean it will eventually get a flash new hospital.
Trapping to protect birds
Trapping to protect birds
Life's about to get harder for stoats and cats preying on rare birds in the Rees-Dart river delta.
Hut warden heard about Te Araroa trail, so doing it
Hut warden heard about Te Araroa trail, so doing it
A Queenstown man walking the 3000km Te Araroa trail says he was inspired by the many long-distance trampers who have stayed at his hut in the mountains.
Grace Jones tipped to sell out Queenstown show
Grace Jones tipped to sell out Queenstown show
Singer Grace Jones' one-off Queenstown concert is expected to sell out.
School bus service reprieve welcomed
School bus service reprieve welcomed
A tempory reprieve for Queenstown’s school buses has been welcomed by parents, but families in some areas are missing out.
Snowmaker needed big supply of cannabis
Snowmaker needed big supply of cannabis
A snowmaker at Treble Cone says he bought 54 grams of cannabis because he needed enough to last the fortnight before he left the country.
Resort transport strategy unveiled
Resort transport strategy unveiled
A radical vision for upgrading Queenstown’s transport infrastructure over the next 30 years was unveiled at a public meeting in the resort this week.
Plans to tackle Queenstown housing crisis
Plans to tackle Queenstown housing crisis
A mayoral taskforce set up to tackle unaffordable housing in the Queenstown Lakes district wants 1000 affordable homes to be made available for lower-income households by 2028.
50 years of service recognised
Shaw's 50 years of service recognised by fire brigade association
A stalwart of the Arrowtown Volunteer Fire Brigade has become only the second firefighter in the Wakatipu to achieve 50 years' service.
Rush to complete school
Rush to complete school
Construction of Wakatipu High School's new Frankton campus is in its final stages.
Council to consider new parking buildings
Council to consider new parking buildings
The construction by 2025 of two parking buildings on Queenstown's fringes - or a 400-space facility built underneath the recreation ground - are among a raft of proposed fixes for the resort's increasingly clogged roads.
Hit-and-run driver's appeal thrown out
Hit-and-run driver's jail term appeal thrown out by judge
A High Court judge has dismissed an appeal by the hit-and-run drink-driver who seriously injured Queenstown woman Mutsuko Morisue in March.
Immigration concerns in resort
Immigration concerns in resort
Queenstown business owners are waiting anxiously for the new Government to flesh out its plans for slashing immigration numbers.
Ownership model a NZ first
Ownership model a NZ first
An affordable housing development in Queenstown will be based on an ownership model believed to be a New Zealand first.
Residents take keys off 'grossly' drunk driver
Residents take keys off 'grossly' drunk driver
Members of the public confiscated the keys of a Dunedin man after they saw him driving dangerously through Queenstown.
Trio nabbed after thefts, pursuits
Trio nabbed after thefts, pursuits
Three Southland men are in custody after allegedly stealing a car, trailer and motorbike in Queenstown last night.
Trio arrested after pursuits
Trio arrested after pursuits
Three Southland men are in custody after allegedly stealing a car, trailer and motorcycle in Queenstown on Monday night.