Kea spread wings in new home
Kiwi Park Queenstown’s most curious and charismatic residents have just got new digs.
Head tenants proving a ‘law unto themselves’
Head tenants proving a ‘law unto themselves’
When it comes to rental accommodation issues, the most complaints Queenstown’s Citizens Advice Bureau receives relate to head tenants — which they’re powerless to do anything about.
Two hurt in Kingston Rd crash
Two hurt in Kingston Rd crash
Two people have been injured after a crash on State Highway 6 near the Kawarau Falls area today.
Cleaners spot an opening
Cleaners spot an opening
A Queenstown home services company has made its window-cleaning operation a stand-alone business.
Bid fails to move festival to resort’s CBD
Bid fails to move festival to resort’s CBD
Despite high-level support, Snow Machine’s owner has failed in is bid to host his music festival in the CBD-adjacent Recreation Ground.
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Firm taken to court over ‘referral fee’ allegedly owed
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Firm taken to court over ‘referral fee’ allegedly owed
A former Bayleys agent has taken the company to court for allegedly reneging on his share of the commission on a $30 million Frankton land sale.
Queenstown tenant’s renting ‘hell’
Queenstown tenant’s renting ‘hell’
After living in Queenstown for almost three years, a migrant from Ecuador says she has left town due to her bad experiences as a tenant.
Man remains critical after Queenstown balcony fall
Man remains critical after Queenstown balcony fall
A man remains in a critical condition following a fall from a broken balcony at a Queenstown address last weekend.
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After 40 years, Miner’s Band play last hurrah
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After 40 years, Miner’s Band play last hurrah
The Arrow Miners Band have officially disbanded.
Sports noms haul for Queenstowners
Sports noms haul for Queenstowners
The Whakatipu is well represented in the finalist list for this year’s Central Otago Sports Awards.
Promoting Bitcoin bit by bit
Promoting Bitcoin bit by bit
Making Queenstown Bitcoin-friendly is the aim of a new community-led initiative.
Personalising Arrowtown’s war dead
Personalising Arrowtown’s war dead
A passionate Arrowtowner, Denise Heckler got the idea for a memorial panel remembering Arrowtown’s WW1 victims when she saw a panel beside the Glenorchy Hall several years ago.
Festival head-turners
Festival head-turners
It's an Arrowtown Autumn Festival first.
Plays sure to raise a laugh
Plays sure to raise a laugh
A short attention span is all you need for some of the best theatrical entertainment you’ll see.
Cooking up a fundraiser
Cooking up a fundraiser
Queenstown's future ice hockey stars are taking over an iconic Arrowtown business tomorrow, to help cover the costs of their 2025 season.
Ride chasing huge target for Reece
Ride chasing huge target for Reece
There'll be an integral part of the annual Chopper Bike Ride missing from next month’s 230km grunt from Queenstown to Invercargill, but participants will be carrying him with them.
Bringing fire to the ice
Bringing fire to the ice
You can expect nine Queenstowners to help bring fire to the ice in Dunedin over the next 10 days.
Sarah’s uphill battle
Sarah’s uphill battle
At 40, Queenstowner Sarah Douglas is competing again at the New Zealand Mountain Running Championships at Cardrona today, but will need her feet to behave on the day.
DIY course a world-beater
DIY course a world-beater
When Queenstown Golf Club president John Grant’s wife June teed off to officially open the Kelvin Heights course 50 years ago this month, it marked the completion of arguably the resort’s biggest...
Rural identity calling time on Wakatipu
Rural identity calling time on Wakatipu
With his lifestyle block on the market, one of Queenstown’s last farming identities is about to leave the Wakatipu Basin he’s lived in since 1962.
Should Queenstown’s council ban waterfront stallholders?
Queenstown's councillors have been asked to resolve to ban all stallholders operating along a narrow strip in front of Lake Wakatipu due to the majority of traders contravening the duration of stay and separation requirements imposed under a 2023 bylaw, in spite of education and "low-level" enforcement action