Renowned jetboat operation turns 60
You wonder what Harold and Alan Melhop would make of it.
Tracey Roxburgh
Creative companions to launch fest programme
Creative companions to launch fest programme
Two of the country’s most celebrated visual artists, and great mates, will launch this year’s Queenstown Writers Festival programme.
Stampede amped for Thunder showdown
Stampede amped for Thunder showdown
Queenstown's SkyCity Stampede ice hockey team are acutely aware of the mountain they have to climb this weekend.
Urban planning gives town ‘deferential’ treatment
Urban planning gives town ‘deferential’ treatment
An independent commissioner has questioned why Arrowtown should receive special treatment when it comes to the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s proposed urban intensification variation.
New Gibbston music fest on the way
New Gibbston music fest on the way
While Gibbston may have lost the annual Summer Concert Tour, a new music festival is stepping into the breach.
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Arrowtown may get height reprieve
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Arrowtown may get height reprieve
A Queenstown council planner is recommending proposed new residential height limits be reduced for Arrowtown.
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Resort needs more houses: Willis
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Resort needs more houses: Willis
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says if she was Queenstown Lakes mayor for a day, she would "stare down the Nimbys and say I’d build some homes".
Beyond a personality
Beyond a personality
Queenstown facilitator Drew Knowles is re-running a workshop next Friday, focused on making behavioural tools actually work.
Kinross hosting ‘king of noir’
Kinross hosting ‘king of noir’
Fifteen years after releasing his first album, celebrated Kiwi songwriter Delaney Davidson’s preparing to perform a rocking collection of bangers at Gibbston’s Kinross this Saturday night.
Arrowtown’s feast finds its feet
Arrowtown’s feast finds its feet
The Arrowtown Long Table is officially back on the calendar.
Wild’s time to do or die in Dunners
Wild’s time to do or die in Dunners
It all comes down to this weekend.
‘Capturing value’ regional deal’s first priority
‘Capturing value’ regional deal’s first priority
"Capturing value" is the priority initiative of a new joint committee formed to negotiate a regional deal for Otago Central Lakes (OCL).
Directing ambition sought
Directing ambition sought
It's time to pour yourself a cup of ambition.
Hollyer’s hoping for ORC seat
Hollyer’s hoping for ORC seat
Queenstowner Matt Hollyer’s hoping to enter politics.
Go behind the scenes with champion racer
Go behind the scenes with champion racer
Queenstowners will have a rare chance to hear from champion ski racer Alice Robinson, and one of her home-grown coaches, at a special fundraising event next month.
Best in business to be celebrated
Best in business to be celebrated
Good sorts, top-notch small businesses and the best employer have been added to the categories for this year’s 2degrees Queenstown Business Awards — entries for which have opened.
Double trouble for Stampede
Double trouble for Stampede
There's a new face suiting up for Queenstown’s SkyCity Stampede ice hockey team.
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Summer concert move to Wānaka confirmed
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Summer concert move to Wānaka confirmed
Greenstone Entertainment has confirmed plans to move the annual Summer Concert Tour over the hill to Wānaka and to attract almost double the number of concert-goers.
Five firefighters to help in Canada
Five firefighters to help in Canada
Five Otago firefighters will spend the five weeks battling wildfires in a region of Canada, which has just declared its second state of emergency this year.
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Carlin Hotel sold for $10m less than it cost to build
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Carlin Hotel sold for $10m less than it cost to build
Queenstown's The Carlin Hotel was bought for $10 million less than it cost to build.