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Planning is well advanced for a Southern Lakes base hospital in Queenstown, the building of which would be funded by private interests, then leased long-term to Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora, to help address the lack of a decent-sized, well-resourced public hospital in the fastest-growing district in the country.

Two Queenstown retailers who open until 10pm are questioning why so many other CBD shops are missing out on lucrative night-time trade.

Queenstown's council's refused to allow residents concerned about proposed fast-track proposals at Gibbston and at the base of Coronet Peak to speak during public forum, deciding it's not "an admissable topic" because the council has no rule or influence in fast-track proposals.

The promoter of Queenstown's Snow Machine music festival admits his event's at risk of being canned, but claims it'd be more viable if it was staged at the downtown Recreation Ground instead of at Frankton

Organisers of Queenstown's Luma lights show, held in the Queenstown Gardens over King's Birthday Weekend, have pulled the plug on next year's event.

Gibbston residents are aghast the government has allowed Gibbston Valley Station (GVS) to pursue fast-track consent for 900 houses, fearing it will destroy the rural nature of the area, and jeopardise its international ‘dark sky park’ certification.

Queenstown's council has hiked development contributions for homeowners wanting to build add-on flats by over 300%. The new rates were introduced on October 1.

A fast-track consenting panel has approved consent for a 173-room hotel near Queenstown's CBD, despite noting on completion the six-storey hotel will breach the proposed district plan height limit and block views from neighbouring properties.

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.