Solar Rib roof proves parrot-proof
Solar Rib roof proves parrot-proof
Hot water and drier, warmer and well-lit evenings are in store for trampers at Dumpling Hut on the Milford Track after a Solar Rib roof was installed last month.
Tracey Roxburgh
Visitor rise 'fantastic'
Visitor rise 'fantastic'
Queenstown has once again showed the largest increase in guest nights in New Zealand, according to Statistics New Zealand's latest figures.
SH6 safety efforts behind new work
SH6 safety efforts behind new work
Improving safety and transport efficiency were two key reasons behind the New Zealand Transport Agency and Queenstown Lakes District Council's plans to upgrade part of State Highway 6 at Frankton.
From feeble to fit in four weeks?
From feeble to fit in four weeks?
Queenstown bureau chief Tracey Roxburgh documents the highs and lows as she takes part in the Queenstown Winter Festival Lindauer Ladies Fitness and Fashion Challenge.
Arrowtown ready to boogie
Arrowtown ready to boogie
The leaves are turning in Arrowtown, setting the perfect scene for the annual Arrowtown Autumn Festival, which officially begins next Friday.
Researchers talk of UV radiation
Researchers talk of UV radiation
Leading researchers joined forces this Queenstown this week to better understand ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and its effects.
$5 million runway work done
$5 million runway work done
It took four weeks, about 28 contract staff, 20,000 litres of bitumen and 4000 litres of diesel per night, 20,000 tonnes of asphalt and cost $5 million. The result: Queenstown Airport now has a perfect runway.
Two English tourists killed in collision
Two English tourists killed in collision
Two English tourists are dead after a head-on crash between two rental cars near Mossburn in Northern Southland yesterday.
Appeal against Meadow 3 withdrawn
Appeal against Meadow 3 withdrawn
A long-standing dispute between the developer of a subdivision at Lake Hayes and a neighbour - which has cost both parties hundreds of thousands of dollars in appeals - appears to be over.
Tree-fellers who cut power lines over weekend can expect bills
Tree-fellers who cut power lines over weekend can expect bills
Two Glenorchy residents will be sent the bills - one expected to be for "thousands" of dollars - for repairs to power lines cut by felled trees over Easter.
Trepidation as Fitness and Fashion taking toll
Trepidation as Fitness and Fashion taking toll
Queenstown bureau chief Tracey Roxburgh documents the highs and lows as she takes part in the Queenstown Winter Festival Lindauer Ladies Fitness and Fashion Challenge.
December 30, 2009
Had to ask kind flatmate to please help me getting dressed.
Squeezed myself into jeans, then spotted nice jacket neglected for many moons.
OIO approves 4.5ha land sale
OIO approves 4.5ha land sale
The Overseas Investment Office has approved the sale of a section of land in Queenstown to the principal of Wellard Group Holdings Pty Ltd, an export company based in Australia.
Health changes feedback system initiated
Health changes feedback system initiated
The devil was in the detail of a proposal to introduce a new model of healthcare in the Wakatipu, those gathered at City Impact Church in Frankton said at the weekend.
Lights out, dancing on
Lights out, dancing on
Lights were turned off at 8.30pm on Saturday in Earnslaw Park and around Marine Pde for Earth Hour 2010, with fire dancers entertaining the crowd gathered at Earnslaw Park, some of whom brought candles along.
Call for options on hospital
Call for options on hospital
The Southland District Health Board's proposal to redevelop the Lakes District Hospital on the existing site has two major flaws, Remarkables Park Ltd director Alastair Porter says.
A haven for suffering families
A haven for suffering families
It's an unassuming house on a quiet street, but the comfort it brings families - often in their greatest time of need - is priceless.
Trust raises almost $200,000 in Trail Blazer event
Trust raises almost $200,000 in Trail Blazer event
The Wakatipu Trails Trust raised almost $200,000 in Queenstown on Thursday night - half of which came from Sir Eion and Lady Jan Edgar - in the inaugural New World Wakatipu Trail Blazer event.
Dan Carter helps Kawarau Jet mark 50th anniversary
Dan Carter helps Kawarau Jet mark 50th anniversary
All Black Dan Carter yesterday helped Kawarau Jet celebrate its 50th-anniversary celebrations in Queenstown.
Dragon Mardi Gras headline act
Dragon Mardi Gras headline act
The April sun will be gone, but snake eyes will still be on paradise in June, when New Zealand rockers Mark Williams, Todd Hunter, Bruce Reid and Pete Drummond, who form the band Dragon, headline during the 2010 American Express Queenstown Winter Festival Mardi Gras.
Lights out at Novotel for Earth Hour
Lights out at Novotel for Earth Hour
Queenstown's largest hotel will be one of the most romantic spots in the resort tomorrow night as the Novotel Queenstown Lakeside switches off all external and public lighting in favour of candles to observe Earth Hour 2010.