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Speaker to bring message of hope for mental health sufferers

Motivational mental health speaker Jazz Thornton is coming to Clutha. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Speaker to bring message of hope for mental health sufferers

Audiences can expect an inspirational message of hope when an internationally recognised mental health speaker visits Balclutha next week.

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Retiring councillor did it his way

Outgoing Waihemo ward councillor Jim Thomson on his farm between Palmerston and Dunback. PHOTO:...

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Retiring councillor did it his way

"You are unashamedly the most politically incorrect local body politician we have ever met. Thank you for being you".

Driving tech growth without more traffic

Driving tech growth without more traffic

Technology Queenstown’s (TQ) founder says the tech development agency is aiming to grow local travel and hospitality tech, in particular — but without worsening traffic congestion.

Old words ahead of a new election

Just days out from the local body elections, it occurs to me as much as things change, they stay the same.

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‘Lucky’ escape for church after likely arson

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‘Lucky’ escape for church after likely arson

An Invercargill priest says a landmark church was lucky not to go up "in full flames" after a parishioner smelled smoke while praying.

Bus battle reignites

Jim Boult, Queenstown's mayor from 2016 to 2022. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Bus battle reignites

I am dismayed to see that the Ministry of Education are once again trying to shirk their responsibility to provide school buses locally.

Accidental author changing minds

Chanelle Moriah will speak about neurodiversity and dyslexia at the Queenstown Writers Festival....

Accidental author changing minds

There was no one book that made Chanelle Moriah a writer.

Spoofer Murray’s first NZ title

Spoofer Murray’s first NZ title

Veteran Queenstown architect Murray Cockburn, who first brought the coin game, spoofing, to the resort, has won his first New Zealand title.

Showcasing Whakatipu wildlife

New Zealand scaup. PHOTO: MARTIN BARWOOD

Showcasing Whakatipu wildlife

Entries for Whakatipu Wildlife Trust’s (WWT) annual wildlife photography comp close next Wednesday.

Kitchen confidence on the menu

Participants at a Happiness House cooking session last year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Kitchen confidence on the menu

Happiness House is running a free cooking programme for Queenstowners keen to become handier in the kitchen.

Luring locals into fly fishing

Keen angler Shelen Boyes will pass on casting tips at this month’s Wakatipu Anglers Club beginner...

Luring locals into fly fishing

Experienced Wakatipu Anglers Club members are preparing to teach newbies the joys of catching trout on the fly at its annual beginner fly fishing course on October 25.

Paper fleet protest

Paper boats set sail on Queenstown’s Horne Creek last Sunday during an event to support the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Day spa pops bubbles

Body Sanctum staff, back row, from left, Talica Tamani, Joselin Riquelme, Sulueti Qalovaki, Maria...

Day spa pops bubbles

Queenstown's Body Sanctum has beaten off seven other nominees to win ‘New Zealand’s Best Day Spa 2025’ in the 11th annual World Spa Awards.

Saving carpet from landfill

Lucy Byford on stairwell carpet she made for Queenstown’s Walter’s Tavern. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER...

Saving carpet from landfill

A Queenstowner is turning surplus carpet destined for landfill into mats, rugs and runners.

Surprise triathlete

Rugby player turned triathlete James Valentine. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

Surprise triathlete

If you’d told Wakatipu Premiers’ rugby halfback James Valentine three years ago he’d be a New Zealand-representative triathlete, he’d not have believed you.

A scenic grind

Glenorchy Grind riders are never far from stunning views. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

A scenic grind

Billed as "the most scenic bike adventure in New Zealand", the third Glenorchy Grind is being held at the head of the lake this Saturday.

Arrowtown reels in region’s Highland dancers

Arrowtown reels in region’s Highland dancers

There'll be flinging, jigging and reeling galore at the Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall this Saturday, during the second Queenstown Highland Dancing Competition.