Success getting into top five designers
Queenstown fashion designer Peni Moala may not have won Project Runway New Zealand, but he has walked off television screens with his head high.
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$400k payment to ex-wife ordered
$400k payment to ex-wife ordered
The Court of Appeal has ordered a former Queenstown man to pay his ex-wife $400,000 as well as costs for the ''complex appeal''.
$400k payout ordered in divorce battle
$400k payout ordered in $59m divorce battle
A former Queenstown man has been ordered to pay his ex-wife $400,000 as a $59 million divorce battle continues.
Liquor ban factor in ‘much better’ Crate Day
Liquor ban factor in ‘much better’ Crate Day
The Crate Day liquor ban seems to have done the trick in Queenstown, where there were no gatherings in the central business area on Saturday and no disorderly arrests during the bulk of the day.
350 apartment units in pipeline welcomed
350 apartment units in pipeline welcomed
A proposed housing development near the Queenstown central business district has largely been welcomed in the town.
Hundreds of houses planned for school site
Hundreds of houses planned for school site
At least 350 houses - 34% for the KiwiBuild programme - are planned for the former Wakatipu High School site in Gorge Rd, the Otago Daily Times understands.
Airport paving project uses bottles, cartridges
Airport paving project uses bottles, cartridges
Beer bottles and toner ink cartridges are being used to resurface Queenstown Airport's 40,000sq m apron.
Sportswoman faces careless driving charge
Sportswoman faces careless driving charge
A high-profile New Zealand sportswoman is expected to appear in the Queenstown District Court early next year having been charged with careless driving causing injury to a man.
Convicted after stag do went 'horribly wrong'
Convicted after stag do went 'horribly wrong'
An Australian tiler was given three convictions as a belated wedding gift by Judge John Brandts-Giesen in the Queenstown District Court yesterday.
Pause and caution over proposed new district plan
Pause and caution over proposed new district plan
The timeline for developing and hearing the rest of the QLDC's proposed district plan has been amended and some projects deferred until new national Resource Management Act planning standards have been implemented.
Further delays at notorious intersection
Further delays at notorious intersection
A new underpass and slip road to help with safety at a notorious Queenstown intersection may not be open until April.
Biggest intake of citizens and first time affirmation in Maori
Biggest intake of citizens and first time affirmation in Maori
It was a day for the history books.
Man caught on CCTV breaking into BMW
Man caught on CCTV breaking into BMW
Queenstown Police are making inquiries today after a man broke in to a BMW, parked at a Queenstown Airport staff carpark, but ran from the scene when disturbed.
Car flips, but no injuries
Car flips, but no injuries
No-one was injured after this car flipped on the corner of Hallenstein and Ballarat Sts in Queenstown yesterday morning.
Social media blamed for herd’s decline
Social media blamed for herd’s decline
Social media bragging rights are being blamed for the decline in numbers of the Wakatipu’s whitetail deer herd.
No injuries after car rolls near Q'town CBD
No injuries after car rolls near Q'town CBD
No-one was injured after a rental car rolled on Hallenstein St, near the Queenstown CBD this morning.
US tourist's widow slams justice system
US tourist's widow slams justice system
The widow of an American killed at Mt Nicholas Station near Queenstown says NZ's justice system is designed to protect the tourist industry, not the interests of tourists.
Better tree management key
Better tree management key
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult says the ''horrendous'' cost of running power lines underground in the Wakatipu to keep electricity on when it snows is difficult to justify.
First year of Wakatipu Orbus service
Wakatipu Orbus service marks first year
A year after a new $2 bus network was launched in the Wakatipu, more than 1.2 million passengers have travelled on it - almost double the number under the former commercial service.
Revelations over flouting of curfew
Revelations over flouting of curfew
Queenstown Airport’s night-time curfew was flouted last year because the control tower, an airport staff member and an airline did not think it was important enough to ground the flight.