Tech firm wins Business of Year
Tech firm wins Business of Year
Queenstown start-up First Table has been crowned Supreme Business of the Year at the RealNZ Queenstown Business Awards.
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'I heard the sound of my vertebrae breaking'
'I heard the sound of my vertebrae breaking': Company must pay after worker injured
A Queenstown tourism operator has been ordered to pay a former employee more than $30,000.
Operator fined, to pay employee $30k after fall injury
Operator fined, to pay employee $30k after fall injury
Queenstown tourism operator Southern Discoveries Ltd has been ordered to pay a former employee who broke her back on one of its boats more than $30,000.
Disability support centre set to open soon
Disability support centre set to open soon
A dedicated support centre to help people living with disabilities in the Wakatipu should be up and running within the next fortnight.
Former Q'town man dies in Denmark
'He was very loved': Former Queenstown man dies in Denmark
Former Queenstowner Mark Harrington is being remembered as a charismatic gentleman, and gentle man, with a wicked sense of humour, who found his place in the world in Denmark.
Bowel cancer survivor now a centenarian
Bowel cancer survivor now a centenarian
Queenstown's newest centenarian may also be New Zealand’s oldest cancer survivor.
New Queenstown mountain bike trail worth the wait
New Queenstown mountain bike trail worth the wait
Construction started late last week on a new mountain biking trail at Queenstown’s Coronet Peak, which has been 16 years in the planning.
Brewery fizzing over awards
Brewery fizzing over awards
Queenstown’s Altitude Brewery Co’s just been named New Zealand’s champion small brewery.
Greenstone River trout in ‘very good’ shape
Greenstone River trout in ‘very good’ shape
A drift-dive of about 13km of the Greenstone River, ahead of the high-country fishing season which opens on Monday, has provided encouraging results, trophy-sized brown trout being spotted.
Historic Queenstown site snapped up
Historic Queenstown site snapped up
An historic piece of Queenstown land has sold to an Auckland-based development company, following months of intense negotiations.
Former Queenstown retailer Ian Bell dies
'An incredible man': Former Queenstown retailer Ian Bell dies
It was only fitting for long-time Queenstowner Ian Bell to be laid to rest at Skippers — away from the hustle and bustle, close to his gold claim, overlooking the Shotover River.
Leads sought after anglers’ signs vandalised
Leads sought after anglers’ signs vandalised
Otago Fish & Game is asking the public for help after anglers’ signs, worth $2500, were destroyed in the Nevis River backcountry fishery.
Hospital on home stretch
Hospital on home stretch
The first operations at Queenstown’s new surgical hospital will be performed in January.
New Queenstown hospital set to open by end of year
New Queenstown hospital set to open by end of year
Queenstown's new independent hospital is scheduled to open by the end of this year, and is expected to start operating in January.
Dunedin man convicted over jet-boat lockdown breach
Dunedin man convicted over jet-boat lockdown breach
A Dunedin forest worker has been convicted for breaching August’s lockdown, after going jet-boating near Wanaka with a group of mates.
Peak feature destroyed by lightning
Peak feature destroyed by lightning
A lightning bolt has blown a plinth and alidade atop Queenstown’s Ben Lomond to smithereens.
Tender process for Routeburn
Tender process for Routeburn
The Department of Conservation will run a ‘‘closed tender process’’ to determine which event organiser will take over a concession for the Routeburn Track.
'Must have been like Gandalf at Weathertop’
Lightning bolt 'must have been like Gandalf at Weathertop’
A lightning bolt has blown a plinth and alidade atop Queenstown’s Ben Lomond to smithereens.
Removal of Brecon St eucalypts to start today
Removal of Brecon St eucalypts to start today
Removal of five eucalyptus trees in Queenstown’s Brecon St will start today.
Call to allow rapid antigen tests
Call to allow rapid antigen tests
Queenstown Airport Corporation is one of 25 New Zealand companies calling on the Government to allow the importation of rapid Covid tests to protect critical work sites.