Highway calls for veteran councillor
Highway calls for veteran councillor
Lex Perkins has spent the better part of 75 years doing things for others.
Tracey Roxburgh
Private jet terminal at capacity
Private jet terminal at capacity
Private jets have been turned away or asked to ''drop and go'' at Queenstown Airport after a temporary terminal hit capacity only seven months after being built.
Glenda Dr work by winter
Glenda Dr work by winter
A roading project costing millions of dollars and designed to alleviate congestion and improve safety near Queenstown has begun and is expected to be largely completed by winter.
Panto taking new twist
Panto taking new twist
It is Cinderella, but not as you know it.
Reid for rural games concert
Reid for rural games concert
An outdoor concert is planned as part of the upcoming inaugural New Zealand Rural Games, being held in Queenstown over Waitangi Weekend.
Mayor backs black list sharing
Mayor backs black list sharing
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden says she is ''very much'' supportive of information-sharing between rental car companies in the resort, an initiative she described as a ''huge step''.
Driver makes accidental smashing entrance to bank office
Driver makes accidental smashing entrance to bank office
An ANZ Queenstown branch received one of its largest ''deposits'' yesterday afternoon when a rental car crashed through one of its windows.
Driveway camping scheme hits hitches
Driveway camping scheme hits hitches
A businesswoman's initiative, which could address some freedom camping issues, might be stymied in the Queenstown area.
Police abandoned pursuit
Police abandoned pursuit
Queenstown police abandoned a pursuit in the resort this morning when a vehicle they attempted to stop reached speeds of 140kmh along Frankton Rd.
Tourist charged with dangerous driving
Tourist charged with dangerous driving
A 34-year-old Chinese man who crossed the centre line several times has been charged with dangerous driving and is expected to appear in the Queenstown District Court on Monday.
Magpies come to train
Magpies come to train
A second Aussie rules team is due to arrive in Queenstown later this month for a training camp which will be ''as much about the head as it is the body''.
Business expands into second historic cottage
Business expands into second historic cottage
If only the walls in Stevenson's Cottage could talk.
Industrial site still on market
Industrial site still on market
An industrial site near central Queenstown, with consent for an urban-industrial business precinct, is still on the market.
Blood relatives can't wait to give
Blood relatives can't wait to give
Queenstown's Mike McLeod was lying gravely ill in hospital in 1997 as surgeons tried to find out why blood kept pouring from his body. As Tracey Roxburgh reports, his daughter Micaela was a baby at the time but now she's old enough to give blood.
Fuel stop approved for town
Fuel stop approved for town
Arrowtown will soon be pumping.
Bigger marathon
Bigger marathon
The field for this year's Queenstown International Marathon will be increased, but the final number of competitors has yet to be confirmed.
'Strong action' on bad dogs pledged
'Strong action' on bad dogs pledged
The Queenstown Lakes District Council says it will not hesitate to take ''strong action'' to protect residents, pets and livestock attacked by dogs.
Historic cottage on market
Historic cottage on market
After 11 years, Arrowtown couple Hilary and Graeme Finnie have decided it's time for a new owner to enjoy one of the village's most historic properties.
100th show to be 'biggest of all time'
100th show to be 'biggest of all time'
In April 1871, a big crowd converged on the Frankton Flat for the inaugural Wakatip (sic) Agricultural and Pastoral Show. Tracey Roxburgh revisits the country showpiece's history on the eve of the 100th A & P Show.
Driver's journey not as expected
Driver's journey not as expected
A doctor turned taxi driver finds new life in Queenstown. Tracey Roxburgh talks to Amanpreet Kaur about family and career.