Seminar on retirement villages
Seminar on retirement villages
Licence to occupy agreements for retirement villages can be so complex, even specialist lawyers cannot understand them.
Guy Williams
Cops had no right to enter property
Cops had no right to enter property
A judge has thrown out charges against an Arrowtown accountant suspected of drink driving because police did not have the authority to enter his property.
Mt Dewar planting subdivision opposed
Mt Dewar planting subdivision opposed
A proposal for Queenstown's Mt Dewar Station billed as the country's largest commercially funded native reforestation project should be rejected, a council planning report recommends.
Disqualified driver caught after truck breaks down
Disqualified driver caught after truck breaks down
A traffic hold-up caused by a broken-down truck on the Kingston road led to the apprehension of a disqualified driver yesterday.
Aussie arrested after glassing brother
Aussie arrested in Queenstown after allegedly glassing brother
Two Australian brothers ended up in hospital after one glassed the other in a Queenstown bar last night.
Builder jailed for Queenstown sex assault
Builder jailed for Queenstown sex assault
A Queenstown builder has been jailed for five years for sexually assaulting a woman in the resort in 2017.
Truck fire near Devil's Staircase
Truck fire near Devil's Staircase
State Highway 6 between Frankton and Kingston was down to one lane near the Devil's Staircase after a truck caught fire this afternoon.
Feedback sought on how to restore lake
Feedback sought on how to restore lake
The Otago Regional Council is seeking public opinion on how to restore the health of Lake Hayes.
Flaming Kiwi hostel threatened with arson
Flaming Kiwi hostel threatened with arson
A man is in custody after allegedly threatening to burn down a Queenstown backpacker hostel this morning.
Drilling into petrol tank sparked fire at car franchise
Drilling into petrol tank sparked fire at car franchise
A spectacular fire at a newly opened car franchise in Frankton was caused by a spark from an electric drill, an investigation has found.
Burst main floods streets, damages cars
Burst main floods streets, damages cars
A section of central Queenstown was in clean-up mode yesterday after a broken water main flooded several streets.
Queenstown among four places to get 5G
Queenstown among four places to get 5G
The launch of 5G in Queenstown opens the door to the world for the resort's tech innovators, Startup Queenstown Lakes chief executive James Burnes says.
Nightmare accident but daughter 'a fighter'
Nightmare accident but daughter 'a fighter'
A German woman seriously injured in a Queenstown crash four months ago is a ''fighter'', her mother says.
Boom over for tourism, CEO warns
Boom over for tourism, CEO warns
Tourism Industry Aotearoa chief executive Chris Roberts says NZ is in a "new phase" of tourism - and the boom is definitely over.
Additional 437 rooms for resort in twin hotel development
Additional 437 rooms for resort in twin hotel development
More details have emerged of a twin-hotel development in Queenstown's Gorge Rd that will add 437 rooms to the resort's accommodation capacity.
Two new hotels for Queenstown
Two new hotels for Queenstown
Swiss-Belhotel International has announced it will open two new hotels in Queenstown late next year.
Aussie's odyssey of crime starts with fleeing taxi
Aussie's odyssey of crime starts with fleeing taxi
An Australian man failed to pay for a taxi ride, then went to sleep in the wrong house.
Applicant gets chance to fix `resolvable' deficiencies
Applicant gets chance to fix `resolvable' deficiencies
The subdivision of a high-profile Gibbston valley site looks set to proceed after a "somewhat unusual" Environment Court decision.
ORC ignores smell complaints - Laws
ORC ignores smell complaints - Laws
Otago regional councillor Michael Laws says the smell from a landfill near Gibbston is another example of his organisation sitting on its hands over consent breaches.
Three times limit, no seatbelts worn
Three times limit, no seatbelts worn
A Queenstown builder and his mate were not wearing seatbelts when their ute veered off the road and plunged 25m down a bank in Kelvin Heights.