Creating a larger car park for airport staff
Creating a larger car park for airport staff
A 180-bay car park for Queenstown Airport staff is being built on 6500sq m of vacant land off Lucas Pl, Frankton.
James Beech
National Health Board panel 'clearly listening' to community
National Health Board panel 'clearly listening' to community
Health group chiefs say they are "encouraged" and "cautiously optimistic" after attending the first community meeting held by the National Health Board panel, in Queenstown, on Tuesday night.
Toilet incident investigated
Toilet incident investigated
Queenstown police are appealing for information about an alleged sexual assault in the centre of the resort just after 2am yesterday.
Dismal attendance dismays opera cast
Dismal attendance dismays opera cast
Opera Otago is doing some soul-searching as it tries to work out why only 10 patrons attended its latest touring opera performance in Arrowtown on Saturday night.
70 hear about changes
70 hear about changes
Concerns about GP costs, accessibility, population-based funding, governance, maternity, care of the elderly and the future of Lakes District Hospital were voiced in Queenstown last night in the first public meeting on Wakatipu health services organised by the National Health Board (NHB) panel.
Pole going up
Pole going up
The long-awaited installation of a flagpole beside the Queenstown Memorial Gates, which started this week, means the Anzac Day Parade wanted by the Queenstown Returned and Services Association (RSA) can be held next year.
Advice on cyber safety
Advice on cyber safety
Free advice on internet safety and how to prevent cyber bullying on computers and mobile telephones will be offered to Wakatipu parents by a former Queensland detective in the Queenstown Primary School hall tomorrow night.
Resort vets heading north to learn latest developments
Resort vets heading north to learn latest developments
A pair of Queenstown veterinary surgeons say they are looking forward to pooling their knowledge with 1000 national and international delegates when they attend New Zealand's largest veterinary conference, in Hamilton, this week.
BNZ opens doors to office centre
BNZ opens doors to office centre
A $1.8 million state of the art "office away from the office" was officially launched and made available to Southern Lakes and Central Otago businesses by BNZ, on Friday.
Asia shores upvisitor numbers
Asia shores upvisitor numbers
Extra airline capacity from China, Malaysia and Singapore bolstered arrival figures in New Zealand last month, while arrivals from the United Kingdom and the United States continued to drop.
Open to ideas: health panel
Open to ideas: health panel
The chairman of the National Health Board panel invited to fix the Wakatipu health crisis says he took the job on the understanding there was no preconceived outcome.
Painting for maritime art 'Oscars'
Painting for maritime art 'Oscars'
A $10,000 painting by an award-winning Queenstown artist has been selected for "the Oscars of maritime art", in the United States, later this year.
Nature in an abstract form
Nature in an abstract form
Nature is seen through the prism of abstract photography by two Nelson photographers in their debut Queenstown exhibition in the Cloakroom Gallery, from June 25 to July 1.
Transport, tourism link stressed
Transport, tourism link stressed
The importance of landlocked Queenstown and Wanaka to tourism nationally will be stressed when the Queenstown Lakes District Council makes submissions on a land transport strategy for the next 30 years.
Cool change to village green
Cool change to village green
Queenstown residents and visitors may be puzzled by the building-site activity surrounding the usual oasis of calm which is the village green, but contractors are setting the stage for the Winter Festival's first Wonderland Ice Rink.
No decision on Trenz venue for 2012
No decision on Trenz venue for 2012
The venue for next year's travel trade expo Trenz could be announced next month, but event managing body the Tourism Industry Association is "neither confirming nor denying at this point" whether Queenstown will play host again.
Art centre refurbishment planned
Art centre refurbishment planned
The Queenstown Art Centre is planning a $24,000 interior refurbishment.
St John CPR training gives confidence
St John CPR training gives confidence
Ten Queenstown residents now have the confidence to apply CPR in an emergency and St John Wakatipu is $300 better off, after the ambulance service held a free mass cardiopulmonary resuscitation training session, on the Queenstown Village Green, yesterday.
Comedy-drama auditions this weekend
Comedy-drama auditions this weekend
Enthusiastic, team-playing and character-suitable people are welcome to audition this weekend for the latest production by Remarkable Theatre - and no experience is necessary.
Hot tip - Queenstown Short Films Night
Hot tip - Queenstown Short Films Night
Film-makers will show their talents when the Queenstown Film Society presents at least eight diverse short films, all with a Wakatipu connection, at Dorothy Brown's Cinema.