Local bards add poetic touch to council's first meeting
Local bards add poetic touch to council's first meeting
It was a day of firsts for the new Queenstown Lakes District Council yesterday.
Tracey Roxburgh
$14 million plan for landfill
Multimillion-dollar plan for landfill
More than $14 million will be spent on a new landfill gas capture and destruction system at the Victoria Flats landfill, near Gibbston.
Remarkables recovery mission suspended
Remarkables tragedy: Recovery mission suspended
Attempts to recover the body of one of two climbers who died on the Remarkables near Queenstown today have been suspended for the night.
Roller doors stolen from construction site
Roller doors stolen from construction site
Queenstown police believe a hiab or forklift was probably used to steal three roller doors and their motors from a construction site on Grant Rd.
Three 900kg roller doors stolen from construction site
Three 900kg roller doors stolen from construction site
Queenstown police believe a hiab or forklift was likely used to steal three roller doors and their motors from a construction site on Grant Road.
Two men charged with assault following fight
Two men charged with assault following fight
Two Invercargill men have been arrested and charged with assaulting an unknown man in Queenstown at the weekend.
Shearing for beginners
Shearing for beginners
They make it look so easy. Holding a full-grown sheep still, while calmly running a handpiece over their bodies giving them their annual haircut, writes reporter Tracey Roxburgh.
Annual appointment for a trim but it’s no beauty treatment
Annual appointment for a trim but it’s no beauty treatment
Ladies, picture this if you will. It’s been a long, cold winter and along with the extra layer of insulation you’ve acquired on your body, you’ve decided, to help keep yourself warm, to instigate a...
Digging in at Dudley’s
Digging in at Dudley’s
Work has officially started on a massive project behind a couple of historic Arrowtown cottages, designed to future-proof them.
Conservation trust gets patron, funding
Conservation trust gets patron, funding
A boost of $30,000 has been given to the Fiordland Conservation Trust by its first principal patron, Fiordland Outdoors Co.
Minister wants conferences spread around
Minister wants conferences spread around
The Associate Tourism Minister says innovation is required to ensure small and medium enterprises get their share of the conference pie.
Careless driver's claim of bedside visits questioned
Careless driver's claim of bedside visits questioned
A Queenstown man who admitted leaving his critically injured girlfriend at the scene of a car crash has had his claim he spent two weeks by her side at hospital questioned by a judge.
One injured in crash near Arrowtown
One injured in crash near Arrowtown
One person has been injured in a two car crash near Arrowtown this morning.
Colourful, varied life spent on land
Colourful, varied life spent on land
He could have been a jockey, a vet, an All Black, an Olympian or a boxer. But it’s the high country that called Roy Webb’s name and the place he’s found the most joy in his life.
QAC finally gets 16ha of land it has sought
QAC finally gets 16ha of land it has sought
Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) will finally get its hands on 16 hectares of Remarkables Park land after a massive, drawn-out, legal battle.
Couple complain, push for law change
Couple complain, push for law change
A Queenstown couple plan to lobby for a law change after they say they were deserted when a Fowler Homes franchisee went into liquidation in March.
Manager of Film Otago Southland resigns
Manager of Film Otago Southland resigns
Film Otago Southland executive manager Kevin Jennings has resigned, effective December 31.
Candidate calls for recount after one-vote loss
Candidate calls for recount after one-vote loss
Unsuccessful Queenstown Lakes District Council candidate Glyn Lewers has applied for a recount of votes.
Council hopeful applies for recount
Council hopeful applies for recount after one-vote loss
Unsuccessful Queenstown Lakes District Council candidate Glyn Lewers has applied for a recount of votes.
Lakeview Precinct concept plan for Queenstown
Lakeview Precinct concept plan for Queenstown
The Queenstown Lakes District Council last night released this concept image of the Lakeview Precinct, below the Skyline gondola in Queenstown.