Fall festival packs in events
Fall festival packs in events
Almost 30 events will be packed into the five-day 2016 Arrowtown Autumn Festival, which begins on Thursday.
Tracey Roxburgh
Events industry forums start
Events industry forums start
The first of two forums focusing on the events industry will be held in Queenstown this week, run by Shaping Our Future, following forums held in 2011.
Airport numbers continue forward march
Airport numbers continue forward march
More than 1.5 million passengers moved through Queenstown Airport in the 12 months to March, the airport's latest statistics show.
'Leading thinkers' speak
'Leading thinkers' speak
Teenager Mark Gardyne, of Southland, speaks to about 300 ticket-holders who attended TEDxQueenstown yesterday.
Ride of Respect this weekend
Ride of Respect this weekend
Hundreds of motorcyclists throughout New Zealand will take part in the second annual Ride of Respect this weekend, part of the 2016 Anzac Day commemorations.
Track to reopen
Track to reopen
The Dart Track, closed since January last year, will be reopened this summer and work is scheduled to begin on a new section of track at the end of winter.
Breadth and depth in TEDx talks
Breadth and depth in TEDx talks
A skateboarder-turned-environmental educator, a musician, social activists and world record-holding mountaineering twin sisters from India will be among the speakers at TEDxQueenstown this Sunday.
‘Some progression’ made on freedom camping
‘Some progression’ made on freedom camping
Restricting the number of vehicles that can be parked at a riverside freedom-camping site near Queenstown is one option the Department of Conservation is investigating to help with overcrowding.
Mother's Day event raising heart awareness
Mother's Day event raising heart awareness
A Mother's Day fun run/walk in Queenstown next month will help raise money and awareness for the Heart Foundation's Go Red for Women campaign and help one Queenstown primary school.
Questioned over wine bus name
Questioned over wine bus name
The moniker chosen for a converted VW Kombi a Dunedin businessman hopes to sell wine from in Queenstown has come under fire at a liquor licence hearing.
Affordable housing call by councillor
Affordable housing call by councillor
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has been urged by Cr Cath Gilmour to put some "skin in the game'' to address the district's affordable housing issues.
Tree avenue may be saved
Tree avenue may be saved
An eye-catching row of trees at the entrance to Queenstown might be saved after all.
Women to speak
Women to speak
A world-renowned fashion designer, a singer-songwriter, an author and a government minister are among the eight women who will speak at a women's conference in Queenstown next month.
Fools taken for a ride on the lake
Fools taken for a ride on the lake
The Queenstown Lakes District Council and Real Journeys joined in the April Fool's Day fun yesterday.
Council in $7m leaky building dispute
Council in $7m leaky building dispute
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has been caught up in a $7 million leaky building claim, which could hit ratepayers in the pocket again, $3.6 million having already been paid out in 2013.
Queenstown’s poverty, homelessness highlighted
Queenstown’s poverty, homelessness highlighted
Beneath the ‘‘veneer'' of Queenstown's moneyed label was a different reality for many, including homelessness, attendees at a poverty workshop in the town heard yesterday.
Bollards make way for street light changes
Bollards make way for street light changes
Eight bollards have been removed from a bus stop in Queenstown's CBD about three years after they were installed.
Noise control called as party heard 2km away
Noise control called as party heard 2km away
A 50th birthday party at Kelvin Heights on Sunday night was shut down after multiple complaints about the noise were fielded from residents as far away as Fernhill.
Mountain biking: Oceania title to Columb
Mountain biking: Oceania title to Columb
Queenstown gravity rider Alanna Columb made it two from two at the Queenstown Bike Park at the weekend, winning the Oceania Mountain Bike Championships downhill title on Saturday.
Dead heat in 'quick' bike race
Dead heat in 'quick' bike race
An Englishman and a Southlander claimed joint first place in Saturday's annual Tour de Wakatipu, with a dead heat at the finish line.