Council may offer cabins at auction
Council may offer cabins at auction
Ten cabins at the Queenstown Lakeview Holiday Park may be put up for auction.
Tracey Roxburgh
Mountain biking: Multistage bike race a first for country
Mountain biking: Multistage bike race a first for country
New Zealand's first multistage mountain bike race, over four days and five stages, and incorporating 5250m of vertical climbing, is set to be an event of epic proportions, co-organiser Nick Ross says.
Restricted fire season in place
Restricted fire season in place
The potential for "significant fires" has led the Southern Rural Fire Authority to declare a restricted fire season for the entire southern district.
Top pint pourers
Top pint pourers
Queenstown can now market itself as home to the best Guinness pint pourers in New Zealand after two of its residents took the top title at the Guinness Pint Master competition in Auckland on Thursday night.
Tourism chief resigns
Tourism chief resigns
After eight years at the helm of Lake Wanaka Tourism, chief executive John Alldred announced his resignation yesterday, due to health reasons.
Bank opening new branch
Bank opening new branch
Westpac customers will be serviced by two branches in Queenstown from April, when a 400sq m premises at Terrace Junction opens for business.
Rugby: All Blacks swing back into action
Rugby: All Blacks swing back into action
It is fair to say - cliched as it is - that golf was the winner yesterday, during the All Blacks' golf day at Jacks Point near Queenstown.
Assault charges after ABs promo
Assault charges after ABs promo
Lion Nathan yesterday disputed that "unlimited free alcohol" was made available to a man who allegedly assaulted his pregnant wife while in Queenstown at a Steinlager-sponsored meet-the-All Blacks event.
Conference investigating CO2 capture
Conference investigating CO2 capture
The Co-operative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies 2008 Research Symposium may be a bit of a mouthful, but for the 240 delegates from New Zealand, Australia and further afield, the conference being held in Queenstown is riveting stuff.
$40m waste plant would push up Qtown costs
$40m waste plant would push up Qtown costs
The scale and cost of the $40 million Queenstown wastewater treatment plant, combined with other infrastructure projects needed in the Wakatipu basin, would make the area "less affordable for locals and visitors alike", a resource consent hearing was told yesterday.
Reinvigorating landscape artist's aim
Reinvigorating landscape artist's aim
Milford Galleries Queenstown is playing host to an exhibition by one of New Zealand and Australia's leading painters of his generation.
Dunedin artists' works exhibited in Queenstown
Dunedin artists' works exhibited in Queenstown
Toi o Tahuna fine art gallery in Queenstownwill be showcasing new works by the "Dunedin 3", Sam Foley, Fleur Yorston and David Teata, in an exhibition which opens today.
Easier access for biking
Easier access for biking
Increased access to existing trails and service roads will be made on Coronet Peak this summer, catering for novice and family mountain bikers.
Alexandra family questions delayed inquest
Alexandra family questions delayed inquest
The family of an Alexandra teenager killed in a quad bike crash watched by hundreds of spectators at the Central Speedway in Cromwell last year have waited 20 months for answers, but it will be at least another month before they get them.
'Must sell' instruction from 38ha estate owner
'Must sell' instruction from 38ha estate owner
The owner of the partially developed Walter Peak Estate - formerly part of vast Walter Peak station, across Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown - says the 38ha property "must be sold".
Move to restore the view
Move to restore the view
The much-admired views fromManapouri township across Lake Manapouri are disappearing behind a screen of trees and scrub, prompting work to restore them.
Sale of land approved
Sale of land approved
The Overseas Investment Office has approved the sale of a 23ha section at Malaghans Rd, Queenstown, for almost $2 million.
Award for design and 'smart flow'
Award for design and 'smart flow'
Coronet Peak's multimillion-dollar base building, which was constructed before the opening of this year's ski season, has been officially recognised as a superior facility by the architecture industry.
New holes to be test-driven
New holes to be test-driven
Members at Arrowtown's Millbrook Resort will be polishing up their drivers and working on their short game this week ahead of the opening of four new holes.
Area's appeal expanding
Area's appeal expanding
Remarkables Park Town Centre leasing manager Mary-Jo Hudson said the addition of an educational facility at the centre expanded the appeal of the area.