Resort’s boating history given its own berth
Resort’s boating history given its own berth
Queenstown's first maritime museum has officially opened.
Philip Chandler
Queenstown tourism services company 'a Covid victim'
Queenstown tourism services company 'a Covid victim'
A long-time Queenstown tourism marketing and online booking company appears to be a Covid-19 victim.
Otago woman’s big Melbourne break
Otago woman’s big Melbourne break
An accomplished Wakatipu-raised performer’s just waiting for Melbourne’s airport to reopen before taking on the biggest role of her life.
Much-loved Queenstown character dies
Much-loved Queenstown character dies
Queenstown lost a well-loved character with the passing this month of Warwick Stalker, aged 74.
Restaurant staff step up to plate and revive dying diner
Restaurant staff step up to plate and revive dying diner
Restaurant staff and a holidaying nurse are being praised for stepping up to the plate to revive a heart attack victim in Queenstown this week.
Izzy’s Queenstown Open tees off
Izzy’s Queenstown Open tees off
Former All Black rugby star Israel ‘Izzy’ Dagg’s hosting a Queenstown golf tournament to promote both golf and domestic tourism.
'We don’t need someone that has to learn on the job'
'We don’t need someone that has to learn on the job'
Queenstown's mayor and other prominent locals hope the resort’s next Member of Parliament gets swiftly up to speed with its pressing issues.
Migrant couple denied return to NZ
Migrant couple denied return to NZ
Immigration NZ doesn’t believe a desperate Queenstown migrant couple, stuck in Bali because of Covid-19 border restrictions, meet its humanitarian criteria to let them return.
Hope held till the end
Hope held till the end
A remarkable Queenstowner has died in his native Czech Republic, aged only 34, just four months after being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.
Queenstown migrants stranded in Bali
Queenstown migrants stranded in Bali
A Queenstown migrant couple holed up in Bali for almost four months are becoming increasingly desperate as they’re continually barred from re-entering New Zealand.
Golden-voiced Lakes District DJ dies
Golden-voiced Lakes District DJ dies
Fifty-nine years after kicking off a distinguished radio career, Lakes District DJ Chas Drader died earlier this month after signing off from another breakfast shift.
Queenstowners stuck in Brazil
Queenstowners stuck in Brazil
Concern’s growing for dozens of Queenstown-based Brazilians who can’t get back to their adopted hometown.
Fears for Brazilians stuck in home country
Fears for Brazilians stuck in home country
More than 100 Queenstown-based Brazilians are stuck in their home country and there are fears those who have approval to return will run out of time to do so.
Exclusive service to bring rich Aussies to Queenstown
Exclusive service to bring rich Aussies to Queenstown
A Queenstown developer is launching a private jet aircraft service from Australia’s east coast to the resort once the travel ban’s lifted.
Fallout from Covid-19 ‘taking dreams away’
Fallout from Covid-19 ‘taking dreams away’
It’s never been harder to be a migrant in Queenstown, with their numbers disproportionately represented in the ranks of those currently losing their jobs. Philip Chandler talks to two...
Airbnb jumpers’ tax warning
Airbnb jumpers’ tax warning
When Queenstown’s tourism economy stopped overnight in March, so did income for thousands of those renting out homes or rooms on Airbnb-type platforms.
‘World-first’ new tracing tech
‘World-first’ new tracing tech
The same week the government’s introduced a Covid-19 digital diary, “world-first” contact tracing technology is about to be rolled out in Arrowtown.
Bite goes on restaurants
Bite goes on restaurants
If business wasn’t tough enough for Queenstown’s hospo outlets before the Covid-19 closedown, it’ll be far more on a knife-edge once lockdown ends even if there’s less competition. Philip Chandler talks to four long-time operators about how they’ll fare in the new order.
Queenstown hotel remains open - for single guest
Queenstown hotel remains open - for single guest
A Queenstown hotel has stayed open throughout the Covid-19 lockdown just to look after – for free – a treasured Belgian guest.
Work on new Queenstown hospital under way
Work on new Queenstown hospital under way
Amidst a health crisis, it’s apt that foundation works on Queenstown’s first surgical hospital started this week.