Happy about Calendar Girls' planned Queenstown venue?
A petition is being launched today(THURSDAY) to stop the Calendar Girls' opening a Queenstown establishment, understood to be planned for an underground CBD premises in November.
Mountain Scene Poll
Excited to see Mecca in Queenstown?
Excited to see Mecca in Queenstown?
Mega beauty retailer Mecca — opening a Dunedin outlet ‘‘in the next few months’’ — is also setting up shop in Queenstown, with recruitment for four roles under way for their new store.
Should Queenstown-Lakes and Central Otago work together on a regional deal?
Should Queenstown-Lakes and Central Otago work together on a regional deal?
A regional economist believes Cromwell should be annexed into any potential regional deal between the QLDC and the government. But Central Otago District Mayor Tim Cadogan would like his entire...
Have you been refused access to Orbus due to lack of cash?
Have you been refused access to Orbus due to lack of cash?
An Arrowtown teenager was allegedly told to "walk" home from Queenstown by an Orbus driver because she didn't have her Bee Card, and had no cash to pay for a ride home late at night. Otago Regional Council has apologised, and reminded the contracted transport operator of its obligations.
Happy Flint’s Park has the green light for housing development?
Happy Flint’s Park has the green light for housing development?
The Environmental Protection Authority's granted subdivision consent to a Queenstown developer planning 370 residential units - to house, roughly, 1000 people - on the northern side of Ladies Mile. It's the first residential development on the way for what's, till now, been farmland.
Concerned about Queenstown council’s spending?
Concerned about Queenstown council’s spending?
Former Queenstown mayor Warren Cooper believes ratepayers face a "diabolical future" due to the existing council's "gross misuse" of money, but current mayor Glyn Lewers doesn't believe the future's as bleak as he's painting it to be.
Happy about the polar blast?
Happy about the polar blast?
MetService is predicting frigid temperatures in Queenstown over the next week - the mercury at Coronet Peak could drop as low as -16degC - but one local weather recorder says the actual temperatures may be even colder than forecast!
Do you think Airbnbs are worsening rental affordability in Queenstown?
Do you think Airbnbs are worsening rental affordability in Queenstown?
A report claiming Airbnbs are not significantly driving up housing costs in Queenstown has been labelled "witchcraft" and compared to a Tui ad. Have your say.
Do you support lopping wilding pines from Queenstown Hill?
Do you support lopping wilding pines from Queenstown Hill?
Whakatipu Wilding Control Group’s ultimately hoping to remove Queenstown Hill’s wilding pines. The proposed first stage is to remove wildings on the Queenstown council-owned windward side, reinstating the hill to what it was about 50 years ago.