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Queenstown's rising tide of problems
The release of treated wastewater into Queenstown’s beloved Shotover River sparked outrage this year, but is only one of the growing region’s sewage challenges.
Slice of yesteryear sold at auction for $1.29m
Slice of yesteryear sold at auction for $1.29m
It is a new era for one of Frankton’s last remaining original holiday cribs.
Hollyer’s hoping for ORC seat
Hollyer’s hoping for ORC seat
Queenstowner Matt Hollyer’s hoping to enter politics.
Southern Discos puts safety first
Southern Discos puts safety first
Queenstown-based operator Southern Discoveries has installed emergency survival equipment in its fleet of coaches and other vehicles to ensure they’re prepared for "any eventuality".
Directing ambition sought
Directing ambition sought
It's time to pour yourself a cup of ambition.
Pasta night delight
Pasta night delight
Queenstown's long-running Pasta Cafe is returning over the next four Friday nights after the popular community event took a break last year.
All in the family
All in the family
Cromwell's Gardner family recently visited Queenstown to check out a special 1960s photograph hanging in a local gallery.
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.
Best in business to be celebrated
Best in business to be celebrated
Good sorts, top-notch small businesses and the best employer have been added to the categories for this year’s 2degrees Queenstown Business Awards — entries for which have opened.
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).
Happy hooker’s 100th
Happy hooker’s 100th
Leading the Wakatipu Prems rugby side on to the field for his 100th game, there was no one prouder at the Queenstown Rec Ground last Saturday than hooker Phil Kingsbury.
Double trouble for Stampede
Double trouble for Stampede
There's a new face suiting up for Queenstown’s SkyCity Stampede ice hockey team.
Go behind the scenes with champion racer
Go behind the scenes with champion racer
Queenstowners will have a rare chance to hear from champion ski racer Alice Robinson, and one of her home-grown coaches, at a special fundraising event next month.
Listings aplenty but values up
Listings aplenty but values up
In the ‘bubble’ that is the Queenstown property market, with our population ever rising, residential values continue increasing despite it still being a buyers’ market.
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Director questions merits of MPI prosecution
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Director questions merits of MPI prosecution
The prosecution of him and his company for operating heli-crayfish excursions for high-paying guests "wasn’t a great use of taxpayers’ money", a Queenstown hotelier says.
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Death ‘devastating’, man’s partner says
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Death ‘devastating’, man’s partner says
The partner of a Queenstown man killed on a Jacks Point worksite in 2023 says his death has caused "profound heartbreak and irreversible damage".
Illegal Qtown boarding house tenants told to hide
Illegal Queenstown boarding house tenants told to hide from inspectors
A man who lived in an illegal boarding house in Queenstown says landlord James Truong instructed tenants to hide from MBIE inspectors as attention on the property grew.
Group shows confidence in hospital plan
Group shows confidence in hospital plan
A privately owned public hospital for the Central Otago-Queenstown Lakes area is not quite a done deal — but one might be forgiven for thinking so after a show of confidence from southern leaders.
Queenstown hotelier escapes conviction over illegal crayfish trips
Queenstown hotelier escapes conviction over illegal crayfish trips
A prominent Queenstown hotelier who breached fisheries rules by operating "bucket list" heli-crayfish excursions for high-paying guests has been granted a discharge without conviction.
Five firefighters to help in Canada
Five firefighters to help in Canada
Five Otago firefighters will spend the five weeks battling wildfires in a region of Canada, which has just declared its second state of emergency this year.
Will you go to Wānaka for Greenstone Entertainment’s Summer Concert?
GREENSTONE Entertainment’s asking Queenstown’s council for permission to move its annual Summer Concert series from Gibbston to Wānaka’s Three Parks Outdoor Arena.