Queenstown character dies
Queenstown character dies
Queenstown has lost one of its characters.
Philip Chandler
New Year’s Eve plunge ‘cold as it was 50 years ago’
New Year’s Eve plunge ‘cold as it was 50 years ago’
Fifty years after ushering in the 1970s by jumping into Lake Wakatipu and blowing his bugle, Robin Bickley returned to Queenstown to welcome the new decade in the same quirky fashion.
History posted at head of the lake
History posted at head of the lake
A unique wooden outpost, depicting the history of Kinloch, near Glenorchy, has been unveiled.
On par for new resort course
On par for new resort course
Millbrook Resort has heeded the old adage, ‘Go West, young man’, for its latest development. Philip Chandler takes stock of the golf resort’s Mill Farm extension.
Nearly $90k of jewellery stolen in Queenstown
Nearly $90k of jewellery stolen in Queenstown
Almost $90,000 in jewellery has been stolen from the Frankton-Kelvin Heights area.
Kebab shop employee skewered by Immigration NZ
Kebab shop employee skewered by Immigration NZ
A hard-working Queenstown-based Turkish cook may be forced to leave New Zealand, through no fault of his own.
5G coming to Queenstown this week
5G coming to Queenstown this week
5G is coming to Queenstown this week – whether you like it or not.
Resort link to royal scandal snap
Resort link to royal scandal snap
A right royal ruckus is going on in Britain over a copy of a photo taken by Arrowtown photographer Michael Thomas.
Off-road trailblazer turns 30
Off-road trailblazer turns 30
United by a passion for bikes, the Columb family’s successfully built NZ’s original off-road tour company from humble beginnings. As Off Road Adventures celebrates its 30th birthday, Philip Chandler takes a ride on the wild side.
Destination change for Budd
Destination change for Budd
Destination Queenstown boss Graham Budd, who’s departing to run Southland’s regional development agency, says he isn’t leaving unfinished business behind.
Stoush over boardwalk ‘blot’
Stoush over boardwalk ‘blot’
Residents in Arrowtown’s Advance Terrace claim a raised boardwalk in front of their properties is an illegal structure, but the council disagrees.
Slice of Paradise for sale for first time in 68 years
Slice of Paradise for sale for first time in 68 years
Stunning, world-renowned rural property at Paradise, near Glenorchy, is for sale in its entirety for the first time since 1951.
Plea to respect rare colonies
Plea to respect rare colonies
A Queenstowner is asking the public not to disturb a breeding ground for rare native birds at Tucker Beach.
Robinson's technique key
Robinson's technique key
A leading New Zealand ski coach has revealed the secret of Alice Robinson's success.
End of road for subdivision
End of road for subdivision
A final milestone’s been reached in the development of Queenstown’s massive Shotover Country subdivision.
Cost of last-minute airfares 'appalling'
Cost of last-minute airfares 'appalling' - hotelier
A Queenstown hotelier believes Air New Zealand’s holding the resort to ransom with exorbitant domestic airfares – unless people book months in advance.
Drug dog coming to Wakatipu High
Drug dog coming to Wakatipu High
A drug-sniffing dog is about to go through Wakatipu High after several students were recently suspended for smoking cannabis.
Vegan slams cancer walk sausage sizzle
Vegan slams cancer walk sausage sizzle
A Queenstowner is sizzling with rage that a cancer charity-organised walk gave away potentially cancer-causing sausages at the finish line.
Cook rates it - but oval still overlooked
Cook rates it - but oval still overlooked
Queenstown's scenic cricket oval has been snubbed by international cricket for six years, but it remains in the minds of many of the sport's greats.
Judge slams council for district plan bungling
Judge slams council for district plan bungling
A prominent ratepayer is blasting Queenstown’s council as “irresponsible” for appealing a damning judgment against it.