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QueenstownSeptember 26

Locals tackling Ironman mecca

Two Queenstowners who've won slots in next month's Ironman world champs in Kona, Hawaii, are competing in not only triathlon's birthplace but in what's regarded as the world's toughest Ironman.
Locals tackling Ironman mecca
Locals tackling Ironman mecca
QueenstownSeptember 26

Cultural immersion tours

Queenstown charitable trust Mana Tahuna's started running local Maori cultural tours.
Cultural immersion tours
Cultural immersion tours
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QueenstownSeptember 26

Waka High student’s golden run

Seventeen-year-old Wakatipu High student James Weber has remarkably nabbed under-20 titles at both the New Zealand 10km and one mile road running races.
Waka High student’s golden run
Waka High student’s golden run
QueenstownSeptember 26

Dancing up a storm

Students of Queenstown dance studio Dance QT are dancing for joy over some exceptional exam and competition results.
Dancing up a storm
Dancing up a storm
QueenstownSeptember 26

Sculptor/composer collab

He is not a musician but Arrowtown sculptor Ed Cruikshank is playing a part all the same in the upcoming At the World's Edge Festival (AWE) in Queenstown, Wānaka, Cromwell and Bannockburn.
Sculptor/composer collab
Sculptor/composer collab
QueenstownSeptember 26

Bold plans for public art

A new 10-yearv strategy to populate Queenstown-Lakes with exceptional public art suggests tapping development contributions as a way to fund it.
Bold plans for public art
Bold plans for public art
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QueenstownSeptember 26

Warning over Aussie tourism tap

Concerns over Queenstown's lagging infrastructure, particularly traffic congestion, could jeopardise visitor numbers from the resort's largest overseas market.
Warning over Aussie tourism tap
Warning over Aussie tourism tap
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QueenstownSeptember 26

A Frankton Rd congestion-buster

A semi-retired local architect's proposing a reversible centre lane on Queenstown's often-jammed Frankton Rd could operate in whichever direction traffic's most clogged up.
A Frankton Rd congestion-buster
A Frankton Rd congestion-buster
QueenstownSeptember 26

Wheels up on two decades

As a hands-on Queenstown adventure tour operator, Kevin Hey would be among the few who've survived 20 years in business.
Wheels up on two decades
Wheels up on two decades
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QueenstownSeptember 26

National’s supermarket policy ‘distressing’

The owner/operator of Queenstown's Pak'nSave says he's shocked and losing sleep over the governing National Party's election policy to break up the supermarket sector.
National’s supermarket policy ‘distressing’
National’s supermarket policy ‘distressing’