Two kayakers safe after busy week for Search and Rescue
Two people were rescued overnight after they failed to return from a kayaking trip near Queenstown.
Skippers Road reopens to old hotel site
Skippers Road reopens to old hotel site
Partial access of Skippers Road, near Queenstown, has been restored after recent bad weather closed the road.
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Builders decry cost increase
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Builders decry cost increase
Queenstown builders believe the council has made home building even more unaffordable by increasing development contributions for add-on flats by more than 300% from October 1.
Sowry to step down as CEO
Sowry to step down as CEO
Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) chief executive officer Glen Sowry has signalled he will be standing down at the end of the financial year in June next year.
Chantecler gardens’ last hurrah at weekend
Chantecler gardens’ last hurrah at weekend
One of Queenstown’s most spectacular gardens has hosted its final open weekend.
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Fast-track housing news 'important, challenging'
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Fast-track housing news 'important, challenging'
News of Queenstown likely getting fast-track approval for thousands of new homes was an "important" but also "challenging" day for the town, says the mayor.
New trail linking Arthurs Point and Arrowtown opens
New trail linking Arthurs Point and Arrowtown opens
Another cog in Queenstown’s active travel wheel is in place.
Intensive works to close street
Intensive works to close street
Major plumbing of Queenstown’s Ballarat St is about to begin.
Thousands of houses to be fast-tracked for South
Thousands of houses to be fast-tracked for South
Projects to build more than 5000 homes in Queenstown look set to be approved by the end of the year.
Hotel’s closure, sale leaves pre-booked customers in the lurch
Hotel’s closure, sale leaves pre-booked customers in the lurch
The new owners of a boutique Arrowtown hotel have left dozens of people stranded and potentially out of pocket, after suddenly closing its doors and selling the property.
‘Seamless recreational link’ opens to the public
‘Seamless recreational link’ opens to the public
The missing link in the Queenstown Trails network finally opens to the public today.
Production to showcase musical theatre talents
Production to showcase musical theatre talents
The junior edition of Broadway on Thames will feature the youngest members of Musical Theatre Oamaru (MTO) in two shows this Sunday at the Oamaru Opera House.
Layout changed for safety: council
Layout changed for safety: council
Changes to the bus stop layout in Oamaru’s key tourist area were done to optimise safety.
Uni’s move delights Lewers
Uni’s move delights Lewers
Queenstown mayor Glyn Lewers labels the University of Otago’s move to build a resort campus as "brilliant".
Screening soon in Frankton
Screening soon in Frankton
The curtain’s about to go up on a large Queenstown cinema complex, at Frankton’s Remarkables Park, that’s set to become a major attraction.
‘This is why I parked on the verge’
‘This is why I parked on the verge’
A Queenstowner believes council parking enforcers warning him and others against parking on a grass verge indirectly caused a crash which wrote off two vehicles.
Push on for Stanley St parks
Push on for Stanley St parks
Despite first signalling they planned to turn the now-vacant Stanley St site into carparking three years ago, Queenstown’s council’s yet to ask itself permission to do so.
Lewers on hospital stoush: ‘Own fish to fry’
Lewers on hospital stoush: ‘Own fish to fry’
Queenstown mayor Glyn Lewers says he understands the "frustration and angst" felt over proposals to downgrade the new Dunedin hospital.
Queenstown’s favourite southern man
Queenstown’s favourite southern man
True to the Southern Man song, long ago adopted by Speight’s as an anthem, Clark Frew has the south in his blood.
Fire and ambo powerhouse
Fire and ambo powerhouse
Arrowtowner Kelvin Perriman’s notched up two recent milestones in the emergency services sector.
Is Queenstown’s council clipping the ticket too much?
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.