CO Sports Awards winners
CO Sports Awards winners
Rising Queenstown mountain bike star Indy Deavoll was last week named ‘junior sportswoman of the year’ at the 2026 Forsyth Barr Central Otago Sports Awards.
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Wild opener
Wild opener
While losing both their season-openers against the Auckland Steel in Queenstown last weekend, the Wakatipu Wild women’s ice hockey team can hold their heads high.
Queenstown kids get kicking at festival
Queenstown kids get kicking at festival
More than 300 kids from Whakatipu primary schools took part in a free football festival at the Queenstown Events Centre last week.
Fighters show mettle in Thailand
Fighters show mettle in Thailand
Seventeen Queenstown Muay Thai fighters have undergone an intensive three-week training camp in the sport’s mecca of Thailand.
Power-packed conference
Power-packed conference
Amidst a fuel crisis, next week’s third Electrify Queenstown conference couldn’t be better timed.
Milford Sound tour tops
Milford Sound tour tops
Small-group tour company Cheeky Kiwi Travel’s Milford Sound tour out of Queenstown’s been named the number one thing to do in New Zealand.
Qtown goes into tech mode
Qtown goes into tech mode
Artificial intelligence (AI), education and building digital capability will be prominent themes at next week’s Techweek26 events in Queenstown, Technology Queenstown CEO Sarah Russell says.
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'No-one wants a reputation for killing sea lions'
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'No-one wants a reputation for killing sea lions'
After another sea lion death in the Catlins, a Clutha district councillor says the remote Otago area does not want a reputation for killing the native marine mammals.
$12,000 spend on mayor's Scandinavia trip defended
$12,000 spend on mayor's Scandinavia trip defended
Southland Mayor Rob Scott has defended his council forking out more than $12,000 on a six-day Scandinavian trip, saying every second was worthwhile.
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‘Love of my life’ — still competing at 82
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‘Love of my life’ — still competing at 82
Rodeos are ‘‘the love of my life’’, Murray MacMillan says.
SH8 reopen at foggy Clyde after crash
SH8 reopen at foggy Clyde after crash
A major highway in Central Otago has reopened after a crash amid fog in the district.
Songwriters’ show ‘a bit magical’
Songwriters’ show ‘a bit magical’
An event aiming to give North Otago musicians the opportunity to showcase their original song-writing is "a bit magical", an organiser says.
Mixed bag for Stampede
Mixed bag for Stampede
Queenstown's SkyCity Stampede ice hockey team are at home to the Canterbury Red Devils this weekend, having opened their season in Dunedin with a mixed bag.
Bring on the ‘bomb squad’
Bring on the ‘bomb squad’
The Wakatipu Rugby Club’s got a not-so-secret weapon up its sleeve for Saturday’s White Horse Cup challenge — its ‘bomb squad’.
Videos probed after dating app assaults
Videos of vigilante beatings probed after Invercargill dating app assaults
Videos of apparent vigilante beatings in Invercargill are being investigated by police for links to two serious dating app assaults.
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More accusations of bias in mine hearing
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More accusations of bias in mine hearing
A tit-for-tat battle over perceived biases has emerged in a fast-track hearing about a proposed goldmine in Central Otago.
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Housing, hub mooted for Frankton land
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Housing, hub mooted for Frankton land
Two Queenstown non-profits hope to join forces to build community housing and a social services hub on a council-owned site in Frankton.
Aim to simplify solar installation
Aim to simplify solar installation
New Zealand could soon become the simplest place in the developed world to install solar panels, Minister for Regulation David Seymour announced last week .
Otago makes brief cameo in ‘East of Eden’ trailer
Otago makes brief cameo in ‘East of Eden’ trailer
Eagle-eyed viewers may have caught glimpses of Otago in the first official look at Netflix’s upcoming East of Eden series.
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