Philip Chandler

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School asks to grow as roll rises

Wakatipu High School has asked the Ministry of Education to extend the school’s capacity to 2000...

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School asks to grow as roll rises

Fast-growing Wakatipu High School is asking the Ministry of Education to extend the school’s capacity to 2000 students so it does not run out of room in about three years’ time.

Arrowtowner wins top landlord award

Arrowtown project manager and interior designer Isis Winter. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Arrowtowner wins top landlord award

An interior designer and project manager based at Arrowtown’s Millbrook Resort is officially one of New Zealand’s top two property investors.

Hikes boss fondly remembered

Shaun Liddy, who died recently, is being remembered as an amazing guide, a very likeable personality and a great family man.

Mental health worries after policy change

Citizens Advice Bureau’s David Dewhurst. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

Mental health worries after policy change

A Queenstown Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) manager says at least 21 local migrants and their families face devastation due to a government policy change.

Quacking good fun

Horne Creek ducks and oh-so-cute ducklings need to give way this Sunday in the interests of charity.

Retailer’s tales from the ’90s

Marg McCorkindale with her second book of short stories. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Retailer’s tales from the ’90s

Thirty years ago, Marg McCorkindale and her husband Norm sold their Southland farm and took over menswear store Saxony Downs in Queenstown’s Camp St.

Sikh ceremony for holy book

What was Labour Day this week had a whole other meaning for 700 to 800 Queenstown-Lakes-based Indian Sikhs.

Queenstown's Florence Nightingale remembered

Pictured in a planer on her 90th birthday, the late Judy Stewart often flew with patients around...

Queenstown's Florence Nightingale remembered

Queenstown nursing legend Judy Stewart, who has died aged 92, nursed in the resort for 47 years and only retired for the final time four months before her 90th birthday.

The charity house that Jason built

Hoping for good result: Jason McGirr with his ‘Hope Home’ that’s being auctioned off for a mental...

The charity house that Jason built

Queenstown is known for some amazing philanthropy, but what home-building company owner Jason McGirr has done is almost next-level.

Australian pays over $11.5m for Queenstown home

Substantial sale: 90 Park St / 2 Suburb St has been sold for an eight-figure sum

Australian pays over $11.5m for Queenstown home

In one of the biggest local residential property deals of the year, a landmark lakefront residence, only 10 minutes’ walk from the Queenstown CBD, has just sold.

Bullish start for Bullenrise subdivision

Trees have been cleared from the Bullenrise subdivision site. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Bullish start for Bullenrise subdivision

Site clearance is under way and about 12 lots have been locked away in a Queenstown subdivision featuring both multi-lot and single-home sections.

Three bros netting success

Queenstown teen tennis ace Kai Milburn, the oldest of three brothers who’re all no.1 in New Zealand for their age, is about to take the next major stage in his burgeoning career.

Artists explore the boundaries of abstract painting and ceramics

The exhibition includes this work by Andy Cammell. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Artists explore the boundaries of abstract painting and ceramics

Three Queenstown artists explore abstract painting and ceramics in a unique exhibition, entitled ‘Undefined Boundaries’, running from tonight (6-7.30pm) till next Wednesday in The Sherwood’s...

Fashion boutique’s global artworks

Ian Borthwick’s ‘Chaillot Morning 2’, shot in 2020, shows Paris’ deserted Chaillot area including...

Fashion boutique’s global artworks

Queenstown fashion store Angel Divine is featuring, from tomorrow, photos of an empty Paris during the Covid lockdown and, from next month, Ukrainian ceramics.

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New studio gives film industry home

Local-based TV production company Screentime New Zealand, launched Queenstown’s first fulltime...

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New studio gives film industry home

Queenstown's film and TV industry finally has a home.

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'Call me a Nimby': Gibbston locals fight plan for 900 homes

Gibbston Village opponents (from left) Samuel Belk, Rose Cross, Robert Yang and Brian Boyle....

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'Call me a Nimby': Gibbston locals fight plan for 900 homes

Residents of a pricey slice of paradise on the edge of Queenstown are aghast the government has opened the door to a 900-house development being fast-tracked.

War of words over shuttered hotel

Ken Wimsett, left, and Mark Samways say they’re not to blame for stranded pre-booked, pre-paid...

War of words over shuttered hotel

As guests who have prepaid to stay at a closed-down Arrowtown hotel continue to be stranded, a war of words goes on over who’s to blame.

Hitting the ground running

One of Queenstown’s largest building projects is running ahead of schedule.

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Hill happy redevelopment has fast-track approval

A view of Michael Hill's golf course at Arrowtown. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Hill happy redevelopment has fast-track approval

Sir Michael Hill is delighted the redevelopment of his Arrowtown golf course property has been approved for a fast-track consenting process - but "our aim is to keep things very beautiful and simple".

Wild quintet take on Oz

From left, Ice Fernz manager Rebecca Dobson and players Caitlin Hollyer, 19, Kellye Nelson, 36,...

Wild quintet take on Oz

Five Wakatipu Wild ice hockey players leave for Australia today to representthe New Zealand Ice Fernz in a trans-Tasman series in Newcastle this weekend.

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