Third resort 'turnaround'
Third resort 'turnaround'
A 32-year-old Australian man was stopped by New Zealand Customs at Queenstown Airport on Monday in the third "immigration turnaround" at Queenstown Airport in a week.
James Beech
Best June for overseas arrivals in seven years
Best June for overseas arrivals in seven years
Tourism New Zealand says it is "very positive" that June had the highest number of international arrivals for that month in seven years.
Happy hall upgrade starting
Happy hall upgrade starting
Work began this week on a $3.1 million upgrade of the Queenstown Memorial Hall and the trustees behind the project say they could not be happier.
NZSki lift, trail plans welcomed
NZSki lift, trail plans welcomed
Proposals by NZSki Ltd for a new 1.3km Curvey Basin chairlift, plus two new ski trails, snow-making facilities and more development at the Remarkables ski area have been welcomed by a veteran snow industry operator and a former world-level athlete in Queenstown.
Big plans for Remarkables
Big plans for Remarkables
A multimillion-dollar development proposed for the Remarkables ski area, the largest in its 26-year history, shows the confidence NZSki Ltd has in Queenstown, NZSki chief executive James Coddington says.
Pupil makes cut for Hague International Model UN
Pupil makes cut for Hague International Model UN
Wakatipu High School pupil Felix Mouttaki (17) will join 21 fellow young New Zealanders in representing their country at the 4000-strong Hague International Model United Nations, beginning in late January.
Parents back school board
Parents back school board
Hundreds of parents in Frankton have backed the Remarkables Primary School board of trustees in their opposition to the Ministry of Education's idea of annexing spare classrooms in nearby KingsView School.
Progress on health proposals
Progress on health proposals
The Southern District Health Board (SDHB) has embraced recommendations for the future of health services in the Wakatipu and is making positive progress in working through them, the National Health Board (NHB) says.
Sharing offers more options
Sharing offers more options
A Queenstown gallery owner goes into partnership with himself when he launches the reopening of Toi o Tahuna Gallery and Kapa Design Gallery with guest artists and a public exhibition preview today.
Hot tip: Joanna Braithwaite
Hot tip: Joanna Braithwaite
Contemporary New Zealand artist Joanna Braithwaite will fly from Sydney to attend the launch of her first solo exhibition in Milford Galleries Queenstown next Friday.
Indonesia's growth a 'fantastic opportunity'
Indonesia's growth a 'fantastic opportunity'
New Zealand is in a "massive opportunity space the likes of which we have never seen", Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce told business leaders in Queenstown yesterday.
Toasty warm
Toasty warm
Wakatipu visitors Georgia Matheson (9), of Christchurch, and Miles Wagstaff (8), of Oakura, with Discover Arrowtown administrator-project manager Sue Patterson and member Jono Palmer, test the marshmallow-roasting capabilities of one of the braziers to be used during "Winter Twilight Trading" in the village next month.
Primary school staying put
Primary school staying put
Queenstown Primary School has ruled out the suggestion it could move into the larger campus of Wakatipu High School when the high school moves to a $30 million purpose-built facility on 8ha of land in Frankton.
Rugby: Old foes through to final
Rugby: Old foes through to final
A clash between old rivals Wakatipu and Arrowtown in the Central Otago final in Alexandra on Saturday is guaranteed after both rugby teams survived testing semifinals closer to home.
Rain forces skifields to close
Rain forces skifields to close
NZSki hopes the Coronet Peak ski area will reopen for snowsports enthusiasts today after the ski area was closed all day yesterday because of the rain-soaked snowpack.
Praise for 'extraordinary' Earnslaw overhaul
Praise for 'extraordinary' Earnslaw overhaul
Real Journeys has praised staff and contractors for their "extraordinary, absolutely incredible" work as TSS Earnslaw returned to service yesterday after eight weeks of survey work, costing more than $1 million.
Local government delegates in town
Local government delegates in town
For the moment the epicentre of grassroots government power, Queenstown is hosting the annual conference of Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ).
Focus on tourists from East
Focus on tourists from East
As the flow of tourism dollars into New Zealand from the East increases, the Tourism Industry Association has produced two booklets to help tourism operators better understand and cater for this emerging market.
Apartments a drawcard
Apartments a drawcard
Scores of interested buyers experienced the "wow factor" of new luxury apartments in Kawarau Village for themselves during the first release for sale of residential properties in Kawarau Falls Station on Saturday.
Oral history exhibition back briefly at museum
Oral history exhibition back briefly at museum
One of the most popular exhibitions held by the Lakes District Museum is back this month, and the museum director has been invited to give heritage preservation tips to Coromandel residents.