A pair of artists and art supplies dealers are doing their bit to help Plunket by giving half of the proceeds from their online art auction to the children's support service.
The old school house in Paradise, near Glenorchy, which was gutted by fire on Sunday night. Photo by Brad Crawford.
The century-old school house gutted by fire in Paradise, near Glenorchy, on Sunday night will be assessed but it looks unlikely it can be salvaged, the owning trust says.
"It's a very basic little one room, and it's been pretty much destroyed," Paradise Trust chairman Tom Pryde, of Queenstown, said yesterday.
The musicians of Christchurch band Duchess Swift say it is "an honour" to play at Dux de Lux, Queenstown, tomorrow, as they miss playing in its quake-damaged sister venue.
Wilding pine and feral goat controls are the conservation success stories of the past three years, and while closer ties with the community are seen as a green opportunity, securing funds to get the work done is the challenge.
Contemporary artist Stephen Bambury gave 55 art enthusiasts an insight into the travel, philosophy, history and architecture which informs his work at an event in Arrowtown on Friday night.
Better education and publicity about New Zealand health care for the Wakatipu's newly arrived or temporary overseas population was called for, during the third and final drop-in session with the National Health Board (NHB), on Friday.
The Wakatipu community appreciates the opportunity to have an early say on how conservation will be managed over the next decade and parties are considering their responses, the Department of Conservation (Doc) says.
Auckland-based Dick Frizzell is one of New Zealand's most popular and influential artists.
A night of world class comedy is promised when the Canadian Club Comedy Roadshow arrives in Queenstown as part of the off-piste Winter Games New Zealand action, next month.
The search is on for a new chief of the Queenstown Winter Festival, who will also be tasked with boosting the resort's status as an events destination.
Dog walkers, trail bikers and 4WD motorists will be warned to keep clear of Tucker Beach by the Department of Conservation (Doc) while a "nationally vulnerable" native bird species nests.
At least 144 journalists will follow their Rugby World Cup teams to Queenstown and move on to the rest of Otago, providing exposure for the region in their home countries.
Residents have a third and final opportunity, on Friday to tell the National Health Board what services they want in the Wakatipu before a community wide meeting is held on Thursday, July 28.
The University of Otago says it is "not ruling out" establishing a campus in Queenstown, as it launches its first programme of classes in the Queenstown Resort College tomorrow.
Destination Queenstown says it is encouraged by a poll that suggests more than 80,000 New Zealanders will be give skiing or snowboarding a try for the first time this winter.
A leading New Zealand contemporary artist will reveal the inspirations behind the works of his 40-year career, in Arrowtown, on Friday.
The only road access to Milford Sound is expected to reopen by noon tomorrow, but chains must be carried as a precaution and no towing is allowed, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) says.
A bevy of burlesque beauties and a master of ceremonies from Palmerston North will have wintry Queenstown sizzling when they debut at the SkyCity Casino, next month.
A thought-provoking overview of the causes and the impacts of the Holocaust will be given in public lectures by a University of Canterbury associate professor in Arrowtown on Sunday and Monday.
A snapshot of the New Zealand tourism industry and the challenges it faces offers no surprises for the resort, which "lives and breathes tourism", Destination Queenstown (DQ) says.
