Big refresh for iconic brand
Big refresh for iconic brand
In a landmark week for global jewellery chain Michael Hill, its long-established Queenstown CBD store has been transformed into its first new-concept New Zealand store.
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Launch event for singles club
Launch event for singles club
Two Arrrowtowners have started a Whakatipu singles club for 30-and-overs that kicks off with a launch event on December 4.
Lunch cash makes splash
Lunch cash makes splash
Queenstown-headquartered Colliers Otago’s splashed $160,000 among five community organisations following a fundraising luncheon earlier this year.
Music school striking a chord
Music school striking a chord
The chair of Queenstown’s Turn Up The Music (TUTM) Charitable Trust’s in no doubt the music school’s playing a positive role in the community.
Sisters’ big break in showbiz
Sisters’ big break in showbiz
Two young Queenstown sisters are overjoyed they’ve been picked for major roles in Invercargill Musical Theatre’s production of the hugely popular Matilda the Musical next year.
Theatre seeking actors for murder mystery
Theatre seeking actors for murder mystery
Queenstown's Remarkable Theatre is staging a murder mystery in the Gardens in February and is calling for anyone interested to audition for a role this Sunday.
Student innovators rewarded
Student innovators rewarded
It was easy to feel intellectually inferior when four Wakatipu High students helping farmers with drought problems were announced as category winners at the recent Spirit of the Wakatipu community awards.
Developer’s Frankton trifecta
Developer’s Frankton trifecta
A new Queenstown residential developer who’s been active in Auckland and Wellington is planning his third housing complex in the wider Frankton area.
How event became runaway success
How event became runaway success
The founder of the Queenstown Marathon — celebrating its 10th anniversary this weekend — says developing the event was a career pinnacle.
Shift away from rental crisis
Shift away from rental crisis
Having 85 Queenstown homes available for rent on Trade Me this week signifies a massive shift away from the dire shortage of long-term digs there was a year ago.
Jason Momoa's band to rock Queenstown
Jason Momoa's band to rock Queenstown
Queenstown might as well be Hollywood star Jason Momoa’s second home, so he’s beyond pumped his band, Oof Tatata, will wrap up its first tour with a show in the resort this weekend.
Plum industrial site under hammer
Plum industrial site under hammer
It's thought a rare Queenstown industrial property going to auction will attract a lot of interest due to its many attributes.
Prominent Arrowtown plot’s first time on market
Prominent Arrowtown plot’s first time on market
One of Arrowtown’s most prominent empty sections is for sale for the first time.
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Bookings allegedly taken after hotel shut
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Bookings allegedly taken after hotel shut
A bitter dispute between the former owner of Arrowtown’s shuttered Arrow Hotel and its original purchasers has taken another turn.
Fundraiser features fashion icons
Fundraiser features fashion icons
Tickets have almost sold out for a black-tie Queenstown fashion show fundraising for research into curing breast cancer.
Hotel job recalled 50 years on
Hotel job recalled 50 years on
Queenstown’s Crowne Plaza hotel, originally Travelodge, opened 50 years ago. For one local, renowned, now-retired architect John Blair, the anniversary holds special meaning, as he tells Philip...
Legal action launched
Legal action launched
A bitter dispute between the former owner of Arrowtown’s shuttered Arrow Hotel and its original purchasers has taken another turn.
Filming on a roll
Filming on a roll
A plane's being chartered from Australia to bring cast and crew to Queenstown for three weeks’ shooting on a huge sci-fi action thriller film.
Showhome showing off
Showhome showing off
Locals are being invited this Saturday to a showhome open day at Queenstown’s upmarket Koko Ridge subdivision just below the Ladies Miles highway.
Good odds on female winner
Good odds on female winner
A woman rather than a man could well be the ‘last person standing’ by the end of this weekend’s gruelling Arrowtown Backyard Ultra, co-organiser Queenstowner Brandon Purdue says.