Magic Memories snaps up four business awards
Magic Memories snaps up four business awards
A Queenstown-based based company launched 20 years ago was last night named the winner of the 2015 New Zealand International Business Awards.
Tracey Roxburgh
Rental firms call for calm
Rental firms call for calm
The head of New Zealand's Rental Vehicle Association is calling for calm as the issue of tourist drivers reaches fever pitch in Queenstown.
Tourist dies after alleyway plunge
Tourist dies after alleyway plunge
Queenstown police believe a United States tourist who died in Dunedin Hospital on Tuesday suffered his ''significant'' injuries as a result of a fall into the same alleyway where an English tourist died similarly six years ago.
Rental company serious about safety
Rental company serious about safety
Incidents involving international drivers this summer have left some asking what rental car companies are doing to make sure the people they hire cars to drive safe. To find out, Tracey Roxburgh went behind the scenes of a Queenstown company that is going the extra mile.
Family home revisited
Family home revisited
Two former Arrowtown residents took a walk down memory lane last week, one staying in their family home for the first time in more than 70 years.
Jet set a $7m plus for resort
Jet set a $7m plus for resort
Private jet passengers injected more than $7 million into the Queenstown economy last year, with some spending about $10,000 a day.
Tourist driving measures fast-tracked
Tourist driving measures fast-tracked
The Visiting Drivers Signature Project has been extended to include the West Coast and several roading initiatives have been fast-tracked, to be completed by July 1.
Standing for ward
Standing for ward
Arrowtown businessman Scott Stevens is contesting the Arrowtown by-election, triggering an election race.
View Flyer best broken up, sold
View Flyer best broken up, sold
A sales agent who spent two years trying to find a buyer for the Kingston Flyer says it is in the ''best interests'' of the train for it to be broken up and sold.
Profits taking off inline with expansion
Profits taking off inline with expansion
Queenstown Airport posted a $4.7 million profit for the second half of last year, despite expenses increasing by 13% to $3.8 million, the council was told on ThursdayThe half-year report to shareholders showed net profit was up 23% on the six months ending December 31, 2013.
Petrol station accord
Petrol station accord
An 11th-hour appeal against a petrol station for Arrowtown has been withdrawn, clearing the way for work to start at the site.
Aero club pleads for its future
Aero club pleads for its future
If the Queenstown Airport Corporation does not renew a lease for the Wakatipu Aero Club this year, the 45-year-old club will be forced to close.
First nominee for by-election
First nominee for by-election
The first nomination has been received for the Arrowtown ward seat on the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Resident calls for action on driving
Resident calls for action on driving
A Queenstown woman made an impassioned plea to the Queenstown Lakes District Council yesterday to do all it could to address dangerous driving in the district.
Sports facility gets council's approval
Sports facility gets council's approval
It has taken seven years, countless meetings and hours of discussion, but yesterday the long-awaited and debated Wanaka Community Sports Facility got the green light.
Jail for supplying cannabis
Jail for supplying cannabis
Former Wakatipu High School pupil who sold drugs to fellow teenagers will spend the next 10 months in prison.
Listing downgrade proposed for Flyer
Listing downgrade proposed for Flyer
A proposed change to the historic listing of the Kingston Flyer under the Queenstown Lakes District Plan could ultimately see the steam train moved from the district.
Councils favour $10 million plan
Councils favour $10 million plan
A $10 million, 195-berth marina on Lake Wakatipu has been approved by the Otago Regional and Queenstown Lakes District Councils - subject to 88 conditions.
Labour issue solution sought
Labour issue solution sought
Government representatives will discuss critical issues around staff recruitment and retention with tourism operators in the Queenstown Lakes District next month.
Airline seats from resort almost booked for week
Airline seats from resort almost booked for week
Seats on outbound flights to Christchurch and Auckland from Queenstown are as scarce as hen's teeth over the next week - and airlines are blaming the Year of the Sheep.