A thumping performance
A thumping performance
There was drum'n bass - but not as you know it. About 150 Queenstown Primary School pupils performed a one-off ''Rad Rhythm'' show at the Queenstown Memorial Centre, last night.
Tracey Roxburgh
Charity boxing match a knockout
Charity boxing match a knockout
It had blood, bruising and epic battles, and the man behind it all could not be happier.
Polo facility proponents seek consent
Polo facility proponents seek consent
A proponent of a proposed polo facility near Queenstown says the million-dollar venture would provide ongoing and wide-ranging economic benefits to the resort.
Regulation of boarding houses idea
Regulation of boarding houses idea
Queenstown's council is not ruling out regulating residential boarding houses, but for now is focused on ''addressing the cause of the disease ... rather than the symptoms''.
Heaven-sent snow dumps give Coronet record
Heaven-sent snow dumps give Coronet record
It's officially a record-breaker.
Health input on housing offered
Health input on housing offered
Public Health South is willing to help in a multi-agency approach to address issues associated with a lack of housing in Queenstown.
'Village' character important
'Village' character important
Queenstown is the biggest threat facing Arrowtown, Arrowtown ward councillor Scott Stevens said.
Festival trimmed back to five days
Festival trimmed back to five days
Arrowtown's annual festival has been chopped in half, and will last five days instead of 10 from next year.
Difficult winter for house hunters
Difficult winter for house hunters
One of Queenstown's rental accommodation managers says this winter has been one of the hardest on record for house-hunters.
Mitre 10 Mega 'ready to go'
Mitre 10 Mega 'ready to go'
Almost four years after an application for resource consent was lodged, Queenstown's Mitre 10 Mega is preparing to open its doors.
Australian travel agents visit
Australian travel agents visit
They did not pull a sickie ...but they may well encourage others to do so.
Training sortie
Training sortie
The T-6C Texan plane could become a familiar sight over remote areas of the South Island.
Aussies, throw a sickie, fly to Q'town
Aussies, throw a sickie, fly to Q'town
Australians are being encouraged by Queenstown's tourism body to pull a sickie and fly to the resort for a long weekend.
Spring arts festival soon
Spring arts festival soon
The countdown is on to Arrowtown's inaugural Spring Arts Festival, featuring 50 events across 17 locations in just four days.
Frankton Flats retailers open this spring
Frankton Flats retailers open this spring
The first businesses planned in about $280 million of developments on the Frankton Flats will be open by the end of next month.
Call to boost obesity surgery
Call to boost obesity surgery
A senior New Zealand scientist is calling for the Government to increase funding for weight loss surgery to help in the battle against obesity.
Objection to Skyline variations
Objection to Skyline variations
A zipline company's 11th hour appeal has stymied Skyline Enterprises plans for a competing business in the same area - for now, at least.
House fire: 'I was only out for 20 minutes'
House fire: 'I was only out for 20 minutes'
David Jacobs had been away from his Arrowtown home only about 20 minutes last night before returning to find three fire crews dousing it in water.
Ice hockey: Transtasman under-14 tournament planned
Ice hockey: Transtasman under-14 tournament planned
Queenstown is set to host its first international ice hockey tournament in October, when seven teams from New Zealand and Australia contest the 2015 peewee championship.
Quake fears over Queenstown council building
Quake fears over Queenstown council building
Queenstown's primary council building could potentially suffer a ''brittle collapse'' - similar to Canterbury's CTV building - in a major earthquake, councillors were told yesterday.