Karma giver’s time to receive
Karma giver’s time to receive
When a Glenorchy resident was diagnosed with terminal cancer in early 2015, a Queenstown nurse decided to dip into her own pocket to provide some support.
Tracey Roxburgh
Automatic rat, stoat traps making a `real difference'
Automatic rat, stoat traps making a `real difference'
Five hundred automatic rat and stoat traps have been laid around a remote area of Fiordland to help protect 150 South Island robins, or toutouwai, translocated a fortnight ago.
Groups against cutting speed limit
Groups against cutting speed limit
The Glenorchy Community Association and the Automobile Association (AA) are against a proposal to reduce the speed limit on the Queenstown-Glenorchy Rd.
Class of 2019
Class of 2019
Queenstown Resort College graduands are led by piper Graeme Glass, of Queenstown, down Camp St to the Queens town Memorial Centre for their graduation yesterday afternoon.
Court approves Waterfall Park access road
Court approves Waterfall Park access road
Queenstown developer Chris Meehan has been given the go-ahead by the Environment Court to build a new road to access Waterfall Park.
Mountain of workers
Mountain of workers
More than 300 people who will spend this winter working for NZSki at Coronet Peak went through a "company day" on the mountain yesterday ahead of the skifield’s scheduled opening next Saturday.
Govt to work with QLDC to prepare visitor levy plan
Govt to work with QLDC to prepare visitor levy plan
Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford says Government officials will work with the Queenstown Lakes District Council to prepare a visitor levy proposal for Cabinet to consider "in the...
Residents overwhelmingly back visitor levy
Residents overwhelmingly back visitor levy
The provisional results of the Queenstown Lakes District Council's local visitor levy referendum show 81.37% of respondents are in support.
Ferguson for re-election
Ferguson for re-election
Broadcaster Craig Ferguson is seeking re-election as a Queenstown Lakes District councillor in this year's local body elections.
Washout cuts Queenstown Trail
Washout cuts Queenstown Trail
A new section of track on the banks of the Shotover River was expected to be cut last night, to divert around a section washed out by heavy rain.
‘Earnslaw’ on slipway
‘Earnslaw’ on slipway
TSS Earnslaw has moved to the Kelvin Heights slipway for its annual survey.
Unusual musical combo clicks
Unusual musical combo clicks
Sixteen of the most talented young violinists in the world performed in Queenstown over the weekend.
Skifields' snow-making going great guns
Skifields' snow-making going great guns
Queenstown and Wanaka skifields are getting ready for the 2019 season.
Resort hotel’s help for Yama
Resort hotel’s help for Yama
A Queenstown business has given $15,200 to a Christchurch man whose father was killed in the Al Noor mosque shooting after the Accident Compensation Corpor-ation (ACC) refused to help him.
Young violinists from around the world competing
Young violinists from around the world competing
For the next eight days, 16 of the world's most promising young violinists will be entertaining crowds in Queenstown and Auckland, vying to be named the 2019 Michael Hill International Violin...
New department sees first patient
New department sees first patient
If you thought moving house was hard, try moving an emergency department.
New boundary line drawn on map confuses
New boundary line drawn on map confuses
A line added to a map of Arthurs Point during the proposed district plan process is causing confusion for the Environment Court, lawyers and residents.
Cow 'lashed out', put man in hospital
Cow 'lashed out', put man in hospital
Worksafe is making "initial inquiries'' after a man was kicked in the chest by a cow near Glenorchy yesterday morning.
Injured driver had no memory of crash
Injured driver had no memory of crash
The driver of a Honda Civic which crashed into a rock wall on State Highway 6 last year has no memory of the crash, or that day.
Billy Idol to headline Gibbston
Billy Idol to headline Gibbston
Billy Idol is one of five acts performing at Gibbston next year during Greenstone Entertainment's 10th Summer Concert Tour.