Climbers to tackle challenge of Andes
Climbers to tackle challenge of Andes
Four of Queenstown's leading mountaineers are planning to tackle unclimbed routes on 6000-metre peaks in the Peruvian Andes next month.
Guy Williams
Jetstar adds Queenstown-Melbourne route
Jetstar adds Queenstown-Melbourne route
Jetstar has announced it will run daily evening flights between Queenstown and Melbourne for three months from June 24. The Qantas cut-price subsidiary's new schedule starts a week before arch...
Man detained over Queenstown bank incident
Man detained over Queenstown bank incident
A man has been detained by Queenstown police after telling a bank teller he had an air gun in his bag.
'Blown away' by Rotary support
'Blown away' by Rotary support
A transgender woman is "blown away'' by the support she has received from Queenstown Rotary Club members after they nominated her as their next president.
Queenstown's new eGate installed
Queenstown's new eGate installed
New eGates at Queenstown Airport will double passenger processing through Customs just in time for the winter rush.
Pilots oppose restrictions
Pilots oppose restrictions
Recreational pilots are objecting to proposed restrictions on the number of flights allowed from private airstrips in the Wakatipu Basin.
Resort still has worst fire false alarm rate
Resort still has worst fire false alarm rate
Queenstown still has the worst false alarm rate in the country, but the Fire Service says progress is being made.
Family 'shaken' by road rage incident
Family 'shaken' by road rage incident
An Arrowtown family has been left shaken by a road rage incident at the weekend in which a man allegedly forced their vehicle off the road several times, police say.
Diesel spill, crash disrupt traffic
Diesel spill, crash disrupt traffic
A diesel spill and a collision between two trucks have disrupted traffic on the Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd today.
Tramping author’s descendants gather
Tramping author’s descendants gather
A love of the outdoors runs deep among the descendants of a Fiordland tramping trailblazer from Dunedin.
Building a future for affordable housing
Building a future for affordable housing
Amidst the debate and rancour over who is responsible for Queenstown's housing shortage and how it should be tackled, one non-profit organisation chips away at the challenging task of helping the resort's low-income families into home ownership. Guy Williams reports.
Life 'improved 1000%'
Life 'improved 1000%'
Retired firefighter Graeme Boland (65) rents one of two two-bedroom units in Suffolk St the trust has set aside for senior citizens.
44 houses on track for being finished
44 houses on track for being finished
Forty-four community houses in Queenstown are on track for completion by the end of the year.
Bad break for German tramper
Bad break for German tramper
A German tramper had to be airlifted from the Greenstone track near Queenstown yesterday after breaking a leg.
Battle of the giants to start rural games
Battle of the giants to start rural games
A transtasman battle of the giants will get the second annual New Zealand Rural Games off to a heavyweight start today.
‘Desire of everyone’ to cut costs
‘Desire of everyone’ to cut costs
Cost-dutting by the Queenstown Lakes District Council will not stop with the departure of former chief executive Adam Feeley.
Footpath plan will cost parks
Footpath plan will cost parks
A footpath is likely to be widened on Queenstown's waterfront, with the permanent loss of 15 car parks.
Plan Change 50 opposition melts
Plan Change 50 opposition melts
Peace appears to be breaking out on Plan Change 50.
Kawarau Falls sale to Chinese group approved
Kawarau Falls sale to Chinese group approved
The Overseas Investment Office has given approval for a Chinese billionaire's $80.5million purchase of land at the Kawarau Falls complex near Queenstown.
Call to mark one anniversary day
Call to mark one anniversary day
A long-standing bone of contention over which anniversary holiday Queenstown should observe has been dug up again.