Philip Chandler

A German family has clinched Queenstown’s — and the South Island’s — first Active Investor Plus (AIP) property deal just days after the rule change came into effect.

It is feared cost-cutting by Tourism New Zealand quality assurance organisation Qualmark will reduce the quality of NZ’s tourism product.

An Aussie golf course architect redesigning Arrowtown’s The Hills has taken a gentle swing at the championship course’s original layout — however, the original designer’s relatively unfazed.

A Queenstown exhibition by influential Kiwi artist Dick Frizzell featuring the iconic Māori tiki is being touted as nationally significant.

By aligning herself with a charity, a Queenstown runner on the comeback trail has an extra spring in her step.

One of the early cottages contributing to Arrowtown’s historic character is on the market.

The late Dr Pat Farry’s immense contribution to rural medicine and general practice education stemmed from his experience as a Queenstown GP. Philip Chandler examines his enduring...

Flying from his native Canada just to compete in a Queenstown/ Wānaka jetboat race this weekend might seem excessive, but for four-time world champ Gord Humphrey it makes perfect sense.

A major Queenstown CBD commercial building with an all-up capital value (CV) of $36.4 million is for sale for the first time since it was built in the mid-to-late 2000s.

A record-sized Wakatipu High rowing squad’s heading to Twizel’s Lake Ruataniwha for the massive national secondary schools Maadi Cup regatta with a huge target on their backs.

Local disc golfer Mikey Yu won last weekend’s 31st annual The Helicopter Line Queenstown Classic in the Gardens by a staggering 21 shots.

A host of local cricketers have been recognised during last Friday’s Queenstown Cricket Club awards.

For some thrilling jetboat racing at close quarters, the banks of Queenstown’s lower Shotover River will make a good viewing spot early afternoon this today.

Queenstown Trails Trust’s boss probably isn’t in a hurry to jump on a bike any time soon.

A finalist in the Queenstown Business Awards ‘Good Sorts’ category last year, Jenni Powell is February’s ‘Good Egg’ — an initiative recognising those doing good in the community run by Pavilion Bar...

Sir Keith Holyoake was Prime Minister and decimal currency was still a year away when Queenstowner Ella Wilson, then a brand-new mum, became a Plunket committee member in Lower Hutt in 1966.

Experienced project director Lee Summer is running Queens-town’s first dedicated hotel/hospo fit-out consultancy.