Sun shines on South's Waitangi Day celebrations
Sun shines on South's Waitangi Day celebrations
The South has turned on a summer stunner for Waitangi Day and people have turned out in their hundreds to take part in events to mark the day.
Tracey Roxburgh
Operators seek wage subsidy in resort
Operators seek wage subsidy in resort
Queenstown is the only place in New Zealand where small business job numbers remain below the pre-Covid rate, a report says.
Mayor keen to work with others on answer
Mayor keen to work with others on answer
The Te Anau community is under as much, if not more, pressure as the Queenstown Lakes as the economic fallout from Covid-19 continues to bite, its leaders say.
Serious assault in Queenstown mall
Serious assault in Queenstown mall
Queenstown police are following "strong lines of inquiry" after an early morning serious assault in the resort's CBD.
'Queenstown's earthquake'
Covid-19 is 'Queenstown's quake'
Covid-19 is being described as Queenstown’s "economic earthquake".
New chamber chief executive sees opportunities
New chamber chief executive sees opportunities
Despite the challenges Covid-19 has presented for Wakatipu there are also opportunities, Queenstown’s new business leader says.
Stokes to head Queenstown Chamber of Commerce
Stokes to head Queenstown Chamber of Commerce
Ruth Stokes has been appointed the new Queenstown Chamber of Commerce chief executive.
QLDC report recognises competition
QLDC report recognises competition
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has made clear its expectations of Queenstown Airport in respect to a proposed airport at Tarras.
'I’ve lost almost everything'
Assault victim: 'I’ve lost almost everything'
A man who nearly died after a one-punch assault in Queenstown says the attack "destroyed all my dreams and plans".
Firm seeks permission to deliver drinks
Firm seeks permission to deliver drinks
A precedent-setting hearing — the first of its kind in New Zealand — will determine whether a company can be permitted to provide "instant" home deliveries of alcohol.
Cockpit recording system certified
Cockpit recording system certified
A Queenstown aviator’s invention has been certified as an official flight data recorder by the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority.
Thousands flock to first summer concert
Thousands flock to first summer concert
Talk about timing.
Nurse on course to smash record
Nurse on course to smash record
A Queenstown nurse is on track to smash the New Zealand women’s record for running the length of New Zealand.
Mayor on Covid: ‘We have survived pretty well’
‘We have survived pretty well’
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult says he was so busy in 2020 he barely had time to think about Covid.
Brews and barbecues event for Queenstown
Brews and barbecues event for Queenstown
Coronet Peak’s bringing together one of the best combos during a Kiwi summer — beer and barbecue — for a new event early next year.
Reforestation trust first beneficiary of new social enterprise Kiwi Welcome
Reforestation trust first beneficiary of new social enterprise Kiwi Welcome
The Wakatipu Reforestation Trust is the first beneficiary of a new social enterprise spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Three agencies combine in festive celebration for first time
Three agencies combine in festive celebration for first time
The red carpet was literally rolled out in Queenstown yesterday afternoon to welcome guests to a special Christmas lunch.
Visitor levy plan on hold until ‘normal trading’ returns
Visitor levy plan on hold until ‘normal trading’ returns
Queenstown Lakes mayor Jim Boult has reiterated the proposed visitor levy remains on hold and there is "no intention" of introducing any such measure until "normal trading conditions" returned.
Long policing career driven by desire to help
Long policing career driven by desire to help
Twenty-four years to the day after Kate Pirovano graduated from the Royal New Zealand Police College in Porirua, the Queenstown sergeant is hanging up her hat.
Gondola upgrade groundwork progressing
Gondola upgrade groundwork progressing
Preparatory work is progressing on Skyline Enterprises’ multimillion-dollar Queenstown gondola redevelopment, the tender for which may go out in the first quarter of next year.