James Beech

Church St and Searle Ln should become much more pleasant environments for pedestrians, but car parking should be maintained.

Wakatipu High School excelled against some of the most exclusive and largest schools in the major centres during the winter South Island and national Secondary Schools Tournament last week.

Deputy prime minister Bill English will be guest of honour when a $2.5 million tourist boat is officially launched in Milford Sound on Saturday, September 26.

A new documentary focusing on New Zealand art dealer Peter McLeavey will be screened ahead of the opening of an exhibition by three of the country's best known photographers on Friday.

Remarkables Primary School trustees are expecting a rush of enrolments after the application form for pupils years 0 to 8 was posted on the school's website this week.

Today's inaugural Pacific Blue flight from Sydney to Queenstown will get the star treatment when it arrives about 3.35pm.

The opening of the new Remarkables Primary School could be delayed by an Environment Court appeal by the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) over car parking provisions.

Price wars between Queenstown bars are "out of control" because compulsory 4am closing has forced some owners to aggressively push for earlier customers with street touts, happy hours and drink discounts, Tardis Ltd director Scott Stevens says.

Whether six bands playing at Revolver over Easter weekend justified the special licence the Queenstown Lakes District Council granted the Queenstown venue was debated at a Liquor Licensing Authority hearing yesterday.

Auckland five-piece band the Bads are set to entertain the crowd at the Winter Games closing ceremony at Coronet Peak on Sunday.

One of the first skiers at the scene of the avalanche that killed Queenstown snowboarder Ryan Campbell earlier this month is presenting an avalanche awareness film to raise funds for New Zealand Land Search and Rescue tomorrow night.

Queenstown Lakes Mayor will meet the Otago and Southland health chiefs early next month to discuss the growing healthcare demands of the district.

Whether the community should be consulted before public artworks are bought by the Queenstown Lakes District Council was the main issue raised during the Aspiring Arts and Culture Trust's annual general meeting last week.

A rural property company with land beside the proposed Shotover delta works was taking a "shotgun approach" with its appeal against the commissioners' decision on the Otago Regional Council's gravel extraction proposals, Queenstown Lakes district councillors were told yesterday.

Queenstown skier Sophie Kennedy described to the Queenstown Times what she experienced on the late afternoon an avalanche claimed the life of Queenstown snowboarder Ryan Campbell.

A community of 160 people could be working at Terrace Junction after construction of the $25 million office and retail complex is completed in December.