Fast food chain’s relocation in resort still going ahead
Fast food chain’s relocation in resort still going ahead
McDonald's is pressing on with a $4 million-plus redevelopment of a Queenstown CBD building.
Tracey Roxburgh
Boult bungies as businesses bounce back
Boult bungies as businesses bounce back
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult celebrated the reopening of the district's tourism industry today with a dawn bungy jump above the Kawarau River.
Salons prep for some 'pretty horrid sights' as level 2 kicks in
Salons prep for some 'pretty horrid sights' as level 2 kicks in
There were a few extra signs of life in Dunedin and other parts of Otago this morning as the country stepped into its first day under Alert level 2.
Skyline cutting staff by half
Skyline cutting staff by half
More than half of Skyline Enterprises’ complement of 1200 staff, spread across New Zealand and at its international sites, will be made redundant.
Greatest Need Fund still growing
Greatest Need Fund still growing
More than half a million dollars – and three cows – have been raised for the Wakatipu’s Greatest Need Fund.
Foreign nationals contacted
Foreign nationals contacted
Almost 2100 of the 4300 foreign nationals in Queenstown who sought welfare assistance had been spoken to by Emergency Management Otago by yesterday afternoon, assisted by 120 public and private...
Rental market reset a ‘positive’; too early to judge long-term effect
Rental market reset a ‘positive’; too early to judge long-term effect
Despite rental prices in Queenstown dropping by about 30%, it is too early to tell what the impact of Covid-19 will be on the longer-term residential property market.
Mystery UFO identified
Mystery UFO identified
It was not a meteor, but it is no longer a UFO.
Added help to assess needs of foreign nationals
Added help to assess needs of foreign nationals
Volunteers have joined forces with Emergency Management Otago to help assess the needs of foreign nationals in Queenstown who have sought welfare assistance as the impacts of Covid-19 continue to bite.
Meteor or plane? Mystery object in air over Queenstown
Meteor or plane? Mystery object in air over Queenstown
Doubts remain over what a mystery flying object caught on camera over Queenstown this week actually was.
Hundreds of thousands raised for community
Hundreds of thousands raised for community
In three weeks, a group of community-minded Queenstown residents has raised almost $430,000 and granted more than $150,000 to help frontline charities help people in the Wakatipu.
Month’s jail for breaching rules despite four warnings
Month’s jail for breaching rules despite four warnings
A Queenstown resident warned four times about breaching lockdown restrictions has been jailed.
$380k in vouchers distributed in Queenstown Lakes
$380k in vouchers distributed in Queenstown Lakes
More than $380,000 in grocery vouchers has been handed out in the Queenstown Lakes district by the council’s emergency operations centre.
Lone kayaker evades police, harbour master
Lone kayaker evades police, harbour master
A lone kayaker, flouting the Alert Level 4 lockdown, evaded police and the Queenstown Lakes District Council harbour master Marty Black in Queenstown on Thursday afternoon.
Cat back in ‘bubble’ after nine months
Cat back in ‘bubble’ after nine months
Even a cat, missing for nine months, has taken heed of the New Zealand lockdown.
International flights end, for now
International flights end, for now
A single passenger came through Queenstown Airport’s arrival doors at 4.35pm on Saturday, under police escort, and walked to a waiting car.
One Kiwi on special flight into Queenstown
One Kiwi on special flight into Queenstown
One Kiwi is coming home on a repatriation flight, from Brisbane, landing in Queenstown this afternoon.
Black Hawk up
Black Hawk up
Remarkables ski area manager Ross Lawrence said the Black Hawk was brought in to help in areas were site access was difficult.
Don’t flush wipes, council pleads
Don’t flush wipes, council pleads
Antibacterial wipes do not belong in our pipes.
Some ‘idiots’ disobeying rules
Some ‘idiots’ disobeying rules
While most Southerners have been obeying the lockdown rules, some have come under fire for flouting the law.