Clinic for replacement vaccination
Clinic for replacement vaccination
Queenstown Airport is holding a drive-through vaccination clinic today and tomorrow, primarily aimed at those who had received compromised jabs.
Tracey Roxburgh
Pop-up vaccine clinic at Q'town car park
Pop-up vaccine clinic at Q'town car park
Queenstown Airport is holding a drive-through vaccination clinic tomorrow and Friday at its Brookes Rd car park, mainly aimed at those who have received compromised jabs.
Loop trail five years in making
Loop trail five years in making
Queenstown's backcountry tourism has added another string to its bow following last night’s opening of a new world-class 50km loop trail around Coronet Peak.
Weathertightness case stretches council’s legal budget
Weathertightness case stretches council’s legal budget
A legal budget blowout for the Queenstown Lakes District Council is being attributed to defending a "large weathertightness claim" in Queenstown.
Increase in threats, abuse towards QLDC staff
Increase in threats, abuse towards QLDC staff
There has been an increase in aggresive behaviour towards council staff and one person has been trespassed from the Queenstown Lakes District Coucil after threatening physical assault and saying...
Loop trail five years in making
Loop trail five years in making
Queenstown's backcountry tourism has added another string to its bow following last night’s opening of a new world-class 50km loop trail around Coronet Peak.
QLDC major construction projects in ‘good shape’
QLDC major construction projects in ‘good shape’
The Queenstown Lakes District Council believes it is in "good shape" to continue advancing several major construction projects, primarily in Queenstown, despite the challenges in the construction...
Pandemic’s effects stark in wellbeing survey
Pandemic’s effects stark in wellbeing survey
The fallout from Covid-19 has been put in black and white for the Queenstown Lakes District Council again, through the release of the council’s quality of life survey.
Covid fallout affects quality of life in Queenstown-Lakes
Covid fallout affects quality of life in Queenstown-Lakes
The fallout from Covid-19 has been put into black and white for the Queenstown Lakes District Council again, through the release of the council’s quality of life survey.
The kind of Rats we like
The kind of Rats we like
About 40 Queenstown businesses took possession of 32,000 rapid antigen tests (Rats) yesterday, a month after the Queenstown Airport Corporation placed an order on their behalf.
Quiet but hope for recovery in resort’s bars
Quiet but hope for recovery in resort’s bars
Much has been made of Queenstown’s plight over the past two years but one sector, of late, has come to the forefront. Hospitality has, arguably, had a tougher run than any other industry, particularly in Queenstown.Tracey Roxburgh tries to have a night on the town.
Awards recognise lawyers’ ‘exceptional’ attributes
Awards recognise lawyers’ ‘exceptional’ attributes
Two Queenstown solicitors have been named Rising Stars by NZ Lawyer.
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.
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.