An oil pastel of a woman in a petticoat called Dancer, by Queenstown artist Mark Zhu, has been announced as viewer's choice award winner of the Locations Art Awards '09, hosted by the Queenstown Arts Society.
Deputy Prime Minister Bill English says the Department of Conservation is becoming "more pragmatic" under National in allowing film-makers access to Crown land.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is liable for criminal charges that carry maximum penalties of 14 years and life imprisonment if another poplar tree falls and injures or kills someone on Lower Shotover Rd, a lawyer says.
Fresh fish from Kaka Point and savoury and sweet tarts from Pannikins Cafe and Restaurant will be be on offer among the new stalls at the Queenstown Farmers Market, which reopens for the summer season tomorrow.
A plea was made yesterday to the Queenstown Lakes District Council to close Lower Shotover Rd if it could not move quickly to remove 67 unstable poplar trees lining the road.
The widow of the Queenstown farmer killed when an ageing poplar tree fell on his ute in high winds while he drove along Lower Shotover Rd says she is "absolutely mortified" the Queenstown Lakes District Council has taken 11 weeks to "go back to square one".
More New Zealanders have high blood pressure than they or the Government thinks, according to the results of a national testing drive, which found 32% of Queenstowners tested had blood pressure readings of "concern".
Deputy Prime Minister Bill English will hear why the film industry is vital to the electorate he represents, from the film-making community itself, in Queenstown tomorrow.
Remarkables Primary School staff are preparing to move into their temporary office inside the new early childhood centre, before the first intake of pupils in two months' time.
An arborist's report on the health of a row of poplar trees - one of which fell and killed a Queenstown farmer about two months ago - is expected by the Queenstown Lakes District Council "any day now".
The Glenorchy couple left homeless when the historic wooden cottage they rented was destroyed by fire on Friday say the support they have received from the community, family and friends has been "fantastic".
A touring British DJ says New Zealand nightclubbers are renowned in international DJ circles for their high-energy enthusiasm, compared with those hitting the clubs across the Tasman.
The only adult entertainment bar in Queenstown has shut its doors after opening earlier this month, but hopes to reopen "in the next couple of days", the owner says.
Queenstown accommodation providers suspect the global economic meltdown is a major reason behind the drop in the number of early reservations for the Christmas and New Year period.
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Clive Geddes says the council has no funding to contribute towards the proposed Round the Mountain cycle trail, nor had it expected to have to provide any.
Thunder Jet's attempt to be allowed to restart its sightseeing trips this summer will be heard in the Queenstown District Court on December 3, the Environment Court announced this week.
The Queenstown publican who exposed the alleged sale of cut-price supermarket alcoholic drinks says he has had a positive response from fellow publicans and the community.
Shapeshifter hopes its upcoming gig at the Lake Hawea Hotel will not see a repeat performance of the "crazy weather" last December - but bring your dancing boots just in case.
Queenstown accommodation providers suspect the global economic meltdown is a major reason behind the drop in the number of early reservations for the Christmas and New Year period.
Comedy crackers are coming to Queenstown when seven New Zealand, British and Irish comics tread the boards at the Queenstown Memorial Hall on December 13.
