Wild just pipped in semis
Wild just pipped in semis
Despite narrowly losing their semifinal last weekend, the Wakatipu Wild women’s ice hockey captain’s still happy with her team’s season.
Philip Chandler
Argentine rugby’s Queenstown link
Argentine rugby’s Queenstown link
You appreciate how global international rugby’s become when one of Argentina’s assistant coaches lives in Queenstown.
St John to the rescue
St John to the rescue
For Queenstown’s Remarkable Theatre, it makes a neat plot.
Snowboarder, 78, still cutting shapes
Snowboarder, 78, still cutting shapes
You won’t find many snowboarders on Queenstown’s ski slopes who took up the sport in the 1980s.
Michael Hill remembered as a 'visionary'
Michael Hill remembered as a highly intelligent 'visionary'
Business magnate, entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Michael Hill has been remembered as a "great visionary" after his death at the age of 86 on Tuesday morning.
Sir Michael remembered as ‘great visionary’
Sir Michael remembered as ‘great visionary’
Sir Michael Hill has been remembered as a "great visionary" after his death at the age of 86 yesterday morning.
Queenstown landmark on the block
Queenstown landmark on the block
One of the Queenstown CBD’s most prime and historic properties has been put on the market.
Hoping to be flash in the pan
Hoping to be flash in the pan
Three members of a Queenstown family competing in next month’s world gold-panning champs in Spain hope to replicate the success they’ve enjoyed at national gold-panning champs.
Buddying-up programme well supported
Buddying-up programme well supported
Little and big buddies have been buddying-up in Queenstown for 24 years.
Huge honour for WHS head girl
Huge honour for WHS head girl
Wakatipu High’s head girl’s been nationally recognised for being a "local leader and climate change trailblazer".
School’s extraordinary benefactor remembered
School’s extraordinary benefactor remembered
Jack McPherson, who has died aged 98, was an extraordinary supporter of Wakatipu High’s outdoor education programme.
Arrowtown rink back from the brink
Arrowtown rink back from the brink
Third time lucky, hopefully.
Boarder, 78, still cutting shapes
Boarder, 78, still cutting shapes
You won’t find many snowboarders on Queenstown’s ski slopes who took up the sport in the 1980s.
WHS principal favours open-plan classrooms despite government ban
WHS principal favours open-plan classrooms despite government ban
Wakatipu High School’s principal is vigorously defending open-plan learning despite the government shutting it down.
Stationer has the Midas touch
Stationer has the Midas touch
A solo Queenstown stationer/printer — competing against the ‘big boys’ — has once again struck gold at the recent New Zealand Pride in Print Awards, held in Auckland.
First couple of ice hockey
Queenstown’s first couple of ice hockey
Queenstown ice hockey is much the richer for a couple from the sport’s powerhouse nations, the United States and Canada.
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Cinema’s worldwide Lord of the Rings coup
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Cinema’s worldwide Lord of the Rings coup
In a coup for Queenstown, a Frankton cinema has won the exclusive worldwide rights to screen every week the original Peter Jackson films,
Cool milestone
Queenstown ice swimmers' cool milestone
Two incredibly hardy Queenstown ice swimmers have accomplished what’s considered the sport’s ultimate challenge - the ice mile.
Helping businesses succeed, for free
Helping businesses succeed, for free
The former co-owner of successful Queenstown hospo business Surreal is nowadays happy mentoring businesses, for free, for not-for-profit organisation Business Mentors New Zealand (BMNZ).
Poignant doco screening
Poignant doco screening
A documentary by two Kiwis about changes to a Japanese coastal village that was formerly a bustling whaling town is being screened at Queenstown’s Silky Otter cinema next Sunday, July 27, at 7pm.