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Departing leaders praise strong local community
High-profile Salvation Army couple, Captains Andrew and Ruth Wilson, leave town at Christmas for Wellington after six action-packed years in Queenstown.
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Councillors ‘never’ saw full plans
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Councillors ‘never’ saw full plans
A Queenstown Lakes district councillor says elected members have never seen a complete set of plans for Queenstown’s now-notorious arterial road.
Alliance’s seating plan has ‘gone mad’
Alliance’s seating plan has ‘gone mad’
In delivering Queenstown’s controversial soon-to-open arterial road project, the Alliance appears to have gone for a world record for the number of seats/benches it can cram around an intersection.
Regional plan still the real deal
Regional plan still the real deal
Queenstown mayor Glyn Lewers remains confident his council, and Central Otago District Council, remain frontrunners to sign a regional deal with the government, even if the goalposts have shifted.
Duplexes planned for trust
Duplexes planned for trust
Another 16 properties are planned for the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust, to be delivered by Hanley’s Farm developer RCL Henley Downs Ltd.
Glenorchy’s Winterstellar recognition
Glenorchy’s Winterstellar recognition
Tahuna Glenorchy’s just been announced as the inaugural ‘Winterstellar Astronomical Site’ (WAS).
Horne Creek stone bridge damaged, again
Horne Creek stone bridge damaged, again
A motorist has made their way on to Santa’s naughty list following an incident in Queenstown’s CBD on November 30.
Second school extension closer
Second school extension closer
Ministry of Education (MoE) appears receptive to extending Wakatipu High for a second time to deal with looming capacity constraints.
Objectors muzzled: Resident lobby groups barred from speaking at council public forum
Objectors muzzled: Resident lobby groups barred from speaking at council public forum
Gibbston residents fighting plans to fast-track 900 houses in the valley are "surprised and shocked" they’ve been barred from speaking at the public forum session of today’s full Queenstown council...
Good news in store for Arthurs Point
Good news in store for Arthurs Point
Popular Queenstown neighbourhood Arthurs Point will at last have a convenience store following the sale of the former Gin Garden hospo business.
Skipper’s Saddle icon gets ‘his character back’
Skipper’s Saddle icon gets ‘his character back’
An icon of Skippers history’s been given a new lease of life.
Tourism legend’s life and times
Tourism legend’s life and times
As tourism giant RealNZ celebrated 70 years last week, no one was prouder — albeit in a modest way — than Queenstown’s Bryan Hutchins.
Glenorchy’s first creche all go
Glenorchy’s first creche all go
Glenorchy parents are jumping for joy after Ministry of Education (MoE) last week issued a licence for the head-of-the-lake’s first early childhood education service.
Queenstown Primary’s Christmas appeal
Queenstown Primary’s Christmas appeal
Queenstown Primary’s appealing to the school community, and beyond, to donate items towards significantly enhancing its outdoor playground and community spaces.
Church leaders sallying forth
Church leaders sallying forth
High-profile Salvation Army couple, Captains Andrew and Ruth Wilson, leave town at Christmas for Wellington after six action-packed years in Queenstown.
Growing to give back
Growing to give back
A private garden in Queenstown’s Lower Shotover’s feeding hundreds of locals in need.
Skyline court appearance delayed again
Skyline court appearance delayed again
Skyline Enterprises and two other companies are now expected to appear in court next year in relation to their role in a major slip near central Queenstown last year.
‘My dogs are not a danger’
‘My dogs are not a danger’
An Arrowtown couple whose Staffordshire bull terriers allegedly attacked a Siberian husky say their dogs’ menacing classification is "heavy-handed".
Wellbeing support for migrants
Wellbeing support for migrants
A Queenstown mental health charity’s addressing a startling lack of knowledge by local migrant communities about how to access wellbeing support.
Book reaches new heights
Book reaches new heights
Queenstown Climbing Club’s president’s released a fourth but all-new edition of his climbers’ bible, Queenstown Rock, Ice, Boulders & Mountains.
Should Queenstown’s council muzzle fast-track objectors?
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.