Last year for WHS head
Last year for WHS head
Wakatipu High School principal Steve Hall has announced he will finish up at the school at the end of this year.
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Queenstown pair named rising legal stars
Queenstown pair named rising legal stars
Two Queenstown solicitors have been named ‘Rising Stars’ by NZ Lawyer.
Ladies Mile community centre action
Ladies Mile community centre action
Three years after the Queenstown Lakes District Council purchased a multimillion-dollar property at Ladies Mile, work will finally begin to retrofit it and create a new community centre.
Organising team calls off Queenstown Marathon
Organising team calls off Queenstown Marathon
The Queenstown Marathon has been cancelled.
Minister to consider hospo help
Minister to consider hospo help
The Tourism Minister has promised to look at ways to help the hard-hit hospitality sector as Queenstown businesses grapple with the effects of Covid community transmission and isolation.
Queenstown Marathon cancelled
Queenstown Marathon cancelled
The Queenstown Marathon has been cancelled, again.
Close contacts after masks not worn correctly
Dozens of close contacts at school after masks not worn correctly
Wakatipu High School has confirmed one student has tested positive for Covid, and it has two other probable cases, with 43 students and four teachers identified as close contacts so far.
Border restrictions factor in chief executive’s resignation
Border restrictions factor in chief executive’s resignation
After just seven months, Destination Queenstown chief executive Paul Abbot has resigned, citing border restrictions between New Zealand and Australia as one of the reasons.
Seven Super players positive — opener postponed
Seven Super players positive — opener postponed
Super Rugby’s planned opening match in Queenstown has been postponed after seven Moana Pasifika players tested positive for Covid-19.
Bubbling up
Bubbling up
Chiefs players Sam Cane (left) and Quinn Tupaea arrive at Queenstown Airport yesterday afternoon where their side, along with five other New Zealand-based Super Rugby Pacific teams, will be based...
Letter questions rationale for proposed Tarras airport
Letter questions rationale for proposed Tarras airport
Auckland Airport has reinforced its position on the proposed airport at Tarras.
Border plan 'a devastating blow’
Border plan 'a devastating blow’
New Zealanders are being punished for having high vaccination rates, and low rates of community transmission, a Queenstown hospitality manager says.
Border plan 'a devastating blow’
Border plan 'a devastating blow’
New Zealanders are being punished for having high vaccination rates, and low rates of community transmission, a Queenstown hospitality manager says.
Country at crossroads, Luxon says
Country at crossroads, Luxon says
New Zealand is losing ground internationally and is now at a "critical crossroads", National leader Christopher Luxon says.
Luxon says phone’s on the hook
Luxon says phone’s on the hook
National Party leader Christopher Luxon says his party’s MPs will take a break from their caucus retreat to walk around Queenstown today, speaking to people about the challenges the resort...
QLDC voices disappointment about water reform mandate
QLDC voices disappointment about water reform mandate
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has published an open letter to Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta, opposing the move to mandate the Three Waters reform.
Close call as falling tree rips bike from car
Close call as falling tree rips bike from car
A motorist had a lucky escape when a tree came down across a Queenstown road recently, ripping a bike from the back of their car.
$35m Sudima Queenstown Five Mile hotel open
$35m Sudima Queenstown Five Mile hotel open
The doors were officially opened to part of a $75 million project in Queenstown only yesterday but its developer and owner, Clearmont Group, is already planning another expansion.
Races to proceed as planned
Races to proceed as planned
The 57th Glenorchy Races will go ahead, as scheduled, on January 8.
Three British Open spots up for grabs
Three British Open spots up for grabs
Three players in next year’s New Zealand Open will get a chance to lift the Claret Jug at St Andrews.