Candidates front at Grey Power meeting
Candidates front at Grey Power meeting
The National Party’s Clutha-Southland candidate says he will argue for a Queenstown bed tax if he is elected.
Guy Williams
‘Turk’ a step up in arctic refuge
‘Turk’ a step up in arctic refuge
A hut built from a 26,000 litre plastic water tank is proving its worth in the mountains behind Arrowtown.
Tax main debate topic
Tax main debate topic
Tax was the recurring theme of a pre-election political debate in Queenstown last night.
Peters' superannuation overpayments "elephant in the hall"
Peters' superannuation overpayments "elephant in the hall"
A scandal over the leaking of details of Winston Peters' superannuation overpayments was the ''elephant in the hall'' at a pre-election political debate in Queenstown tonight.
Tramper rescued after being washed into lake
Tramper rescued after being washed into lake
A tramper was plucked from Lake Wakatipu yesterday after being swept away trying to cross a river.
Mixed views on tourist levy
Mixed views on tax
A proposed border tax on international tourists is drawing a mixed reaction from tourism and local government leaders in Otago.
'Sheer luck' swept away tramper heard
'Sheer luck' swept away tramper heard
Queenstown's harbourmaster says it was "sheer luck" the cries of a Belgian tramper swept away while trying to cross a river were heard.
Queenstown schools plan for massive roll growth
Queenstown schools plan for massive roll growth
Queenstown's two newest schools are drawing up expansion plans to cope with exponential roll growth.
1080 drop to control rats
1080 drop to control rats
An aerial 1080 operation to control rat numbers across 11,000 hectares of the Dart and Routeburn valleys is scheduled to start in a fortnight.
Airport has record result
Airport has record result
Queenstown Airport has reported record revenue, profit and dividends as a result of huge passenger growth.
Testing world-first app starts in resort
Testing world-first app starts in resort
Queenstown is the testing ground for a free app the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is claiming as a world-first.
Man convicted after claims rejected
Man convicted after claims rejected
A judge has convicted a Malaysian man for drink-driving after rejecting his claims that police bungled the procedures for processing him.
NZ trio find gold at world champs
NZ trio find gold at world champs
A dose of the flu could not stop a Queenstown father and daughter from winning a world title last weekend.
MRI service to open soon
MRI service to open soon
Queenstown residents will no longer be forced to drive to Invercargill or Dunedin for an MRI scan when a new service opens in Remarkables Park in October.
Driver overtook bus on yellow lines
Police seek information about driving behaviour
A man who allegedly crashed his car into a fence was later stopped by police after he was seen overtaking a bus on double yellow lines with a flat tyre.
Pilot 'shaken up' after crash
Plane crash; four safe
The pilot of a light plane that crashed just after take-off at Queenstown Airport yesterday is ''pretty shaken up'', the plane's owner says.
Gibbston show sells out
Gibbston show sellout
If you have not bought your tickets for the Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert, you are too late.
Opinion split on Ladies Mile fast-track housing
Opinion split on Ladies Mile fast-track housing
Queenstown residents appear divided over a plan to open up Queenstown’s gateway for fast-tracked housing.
Project to restore autumn colour
Project to restore colour
A bold plan to remove wilding trees from the hillsides around Arrowtown and enhance the township's renowned autumn colours has gone to the community for feedback.
$750 fines for fencing rule breach
$750 fines for fencing rule breach
Three property owners in Shotover Country are facing $750 fines after ignoring repeated council requests to comply with the subdivision's fencing rules.