‘Stoked’ to welcome Aussies back
The first scheduled international flight to Queenstown Airport in 330 days is set to touch down at 2.30pm next Monday.
Tracey Roxburgh
Qantas set to land first in Queenstown
Qantas set to land first in Queenstown
The first scheduled international flight to Queenstown Airport in 330 days is set to touch down soon.
Qantas set to land first in Queenstown
Qantas set to land first in Queenstown
The first scheduled international flight to Queenstown Airport in 330 days is set to touch down at 2.30pm in a week's time.
New arts facility opened
New arts facility opened
An astounding public effort, to deliver ongoing benefits for the Queenstown Lakes arts and cultural community, was officially celebrated yesterday.
Progress on Lakeview Taumata
Progress on Lakeview Taumata
A fast-tracked consent application was lodged yesterday for Queenstown’s billion-dollar Lakeview Taumata development, which is estimated to take up to 15 years to complete.
Adjustments to immigration rules greeted warmly
Adjustments to immigration rules greeted warmly
Tourism and hospitality businesses have been given a lifeline by the Government.
Workers wanted: resort’s existential crisis
Workers wanted: resort’s existential crisis
A perfect storm, gathering strength for two years, is predicted to hit one of Queenstown’s hardest-hit sectors next month.
No staff to match demand
No staff to match demand
A high-end Queenstown hotel operator worries tourists will be sleeping in unclean rooms once the trickle of international visitors turns into a flood because there will be too few staff to keep rooms clean.
No staff to match demand
No staff to match demand
A high-end Queenstown hotel operator worries tourists will be sleeping in unclean rooms once the trickle of international visitors turns into a flood because there will be too few staff to keep rooms clean.
New boat will help ‘mission of saving lives’
New boat will help ‘mission of saving lives’
Coastguard Queenstown’s next-generation rescue boat has been named after a woman who, legend has it, was the first to swim across Lake Wakatipu.
New boat will help ‘mission of saving lives’
New boat will help ‘mission of saving lives’
Coastguard Queenstown’s next-generation rescue boat has been named after a woman who, legend has it, was the first to swim across Lake Wakatipu.
Laws drops role, saying he cannot defend plan
Laws drops role, saying he cannot defend plan
Otago regional councillor Michael Laws is stepping down as council deputy chairman to better advocate for the Dunstan ward in the annual plan debate.
Matariki event planned to light up town
Matariki event planned to light up town
The stars have aligned in Arrowtown.
Family front of mind for women at RSA helm
Family front of mind for women at RSA helm
For the first time in its 100-year history, the Arrowtown Returned and Services’ Association (RSA) is being led by women.
Subdivision consent application likely by July
Subdivision consent application likely by July
One of the developers behind plans to subdivide the northern side of Ladies Mile, creating up to 700 homes, expects the first of two resource consent applications to be lodged soon.
Project 'not compatible' with council plans
Housing project approved for fast-tracking 'not compatible' with council plans
A massive residential housing development planned for Queenstown’s Ladies Mile is incompatible with council plans, the district’s mayor says.
Kayak mission raises funds for mental health support
Kayak mission raises funds for mental health support
While most people in Queenstown on Sunday got their fill of Easter eggs and lapped up the glorious autumn weather, Invercargill woman Brooke Hart spent the entire day kayaking Lake Wakatipu.
Festival looks set to stay
Festival looks set to stay
While the board of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition will meet next week to determine if the event can return in 2023, organisers of its replacement event — the Whakatipu Music...
Reunion longtime incoming
Reunion longtime incoming
A reunion almost 40 years in the making has taken place in Glenorchy this weekend, an area steeped in Birley family history.
Scores test positive after vaccine failure
Scores test positive after vaccine failure
Of the 1576 people who received compromised vaccines in Queenstown-Lakes and Central Otago between December 1 and January 28, almost 11% have tested positive for Covid.