James Beech

Big benefits seen from link project

The proposed $200 million Fiordland Link Experience Project would create more than 1000 construction and operational jobs and bring $82.5 million a year into the New Zealand economy, an economic report on the project says.

Pressure on jet park

Two of the half dozen private and corporate jets parked at Queenstown Airport on December 31...

Pressure on jet park

A capacity gathering of private and corporate jets during the festive period means extra income for Queenstown Airport and the district, but underscores the need for more land, the airport corporation says.

Race day has usual country charm

The queue at the equalisator was long for all 10 sponsored races at the meeting.

Race day has usual country charm

The popular 52nd annual Glenorchy Races event is on track to raise an estimated $10,000 for community projects at the top of the lake.

Surge threat from Dart landslip dam

A lake forms last night behind the Dart Valley landslip. Photo from GNS Science/GeoNet.

Surge threat from Dart landslip dam

All trampers have been accounted for and confirmed safe after the Dart River was blocked by a massive valley landslip at Sandy Bluff, about 10km above Chinamans Bluff.

Airways system goes well

A pioneering air traffic surveillance system in Otago and Southland is performing ''superbly well'' two months after a $3 million expansion came into effect, Airways New Zealand says.

A waiting game

A waiting game

South Dunedin cricket fans Joyce and Bevan Sansom were among the crowd at the rain-delayed one-day international between New Zealand and the West Indies in Queenstown yesterday.

Defibrillator theft dismays St John

Philips HeartStart MRx monitor-defibrillator similar to the device taken from a St John...

Defibrillator theft dismays St John

An 18-year-old man has been apprehended by Queenstown police following the theft of a $30,000 defibrillator from an ambulance while its crew dealt with an emergency.

Nurturing theme in Masterton artist's work

Nurturing theme in Masterton artist's work

Nurturing is a theme throughout the collection of 15 new works by Masterton artist Mandy Emerson, now exhibited alongside a documentary about her in Artbay Gallery, Queenstown.

Check conditions, trampers urged

All major Wakatipu tracks and campsites managed by the Department of Conservation are open for the summer holidays, but trampers are urged to check the latest conditions in the Caples and Dart Valleys.

Holiday thrills and spills

Young residents and visitors to the Wakatipu are in for plenty of fun when they sign up for the 10-day summer holiday programme at the Youth Booth in January.

Seasonal fare

Eat Humble Pie co-owner Mike Burke and regular customer Cheryl Ladds prepare to tuck into this year's first batch of Christmas dinner pies, fresh from his bakery, on Sunday.

Interest in Winery Tour grows

Performing at Gibbston, in February,will be (from left) Stan Walker, Jordan Luck, of the...

Interest in Winery Tour grows

Tickets for the eighth annual Winery Tour, which is set to rock Gibbston on February 21 for the second consecutive year, are selling well.

Focus goes on transport

An investigation into road links from State Highway 6 to Frankton Flats is designed to prove to the Government the urgency of building the new Kawarau Falls bridge, the safer Glenda Dr roundabout and the pressure-relieving Eastern Access Road.

Festival favourites delight crowd

The Queenstown Community Choir opened the Combined Churches of the Wakatipu Christmas Carols Celebration with Hark! The Herald Angels Sing on Sunday evening.

Trust grants benefit many

Eleven grants and scholarships totalling more than $30,000 from the Queenstown-based Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust have helped young New Zealanders gain experience in rural healthcare in places as diverse as Nepal, Tanzania, Kalgoorlie and Ecuador.

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