Queenstown

Pupils from Outram School wish their bus drivers well for the future. The drivers, from Otago...

Review, end of contract to alter bus services

More pupils from the Wakatipu area may need to take public bus services, instead of school buses, after a review. And some tweaks will be needed for Dunedin soon, with closure of Otago Road Services at the end of the year.

No conviction after windows smashed, police abused

Windscreens of two private vehicles and six police vehicles were damaged in the attack. Photo:...

No conviction after windows smashed, police abused

An Oamaru man who damaged the windscreens of eight vehicles at the Queenstown police station will be discharged without conviction once he fully pays reparation.

$1000 fine for breach of lockdown

A Queenstown judge has told a property developer he'll be given the benefit of the doubt that his Covid-19 lockdown breach was born from ‘‘ignorance and not arrogance’’.

No Queenstown council vax mandate planned

No Queenstown council vax mandate planned

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is not requiring its staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19 - at least for now.

Home detention for sex with underage girl

Home detention for sex with underage girl

A 22-year-old who admitted unlawful sexual connection with a girl seven years his junior, spanning more than 10 months last year, has been sentenced to home detention.

Queenstown developer told police breach not 'particularly serious'

Queenstown developer told police breach not 'particularly serious'

A judge told a Queenstown property developer he would give him the benefit of the doubt a breach of the Covid-19 lockdown in September was borne from "ignorance and not arrogance" this morning.

The passing of a hospo legend

The late Eileen Todd, pictured in 2016. Photo: Scene files

The passing of a hospo legend

Welsh-born Eileen Todd, who died late last month, aged 89, came to Queenstown in the mid-'60s with her Scottish husband Jock, who'd flown with the Royal New Zealand Air Force No.75 Squadron...

Amazing skills shown by internationals, Kiwis

A rider in Saturday’s Crankworx Summer Series New Zealand Queenstown Downhill navigates the...

Amazing skills shown by internationals, Kiwis

Wild weather was never going to deter the Crankworx Summer Series New Zealand field during the event’s inaugural Queenstown stop over the weekend.

Pump track comes to life with Crankworx

Louise Ferguson rides the new Kerry Drive pump track. PHOTOS: CASS MARRETT

Pump track comes to life with Crankworx

With the popular Skyline gondola and Queenstown mountain bike park towering overhead, the resort town’s newest track sits nestled among the trees at the top of Kerry Dr.

Dark times predicted for tourist towns 'dumped' by Government

Some people have not been sympathetic towards the plight of struggling Queenstown businesses....

Dark times predicted for tourist towns 'dumped' by Government

Queenstown tourism businesses propped up by Government wage subsidies lose their lifeline from today, despite ongoing Covid travel restrictions.

Southern councils move on vaccine passes

Southern councils move on vaccine passes

More Southern councils will require proof of Covid-19 vaccination at their facilities.

Council staff facing abuse, threats ahead of Covid rule change

Alpine Aqualand at Queenstown Events Centre. Photo: ODT files

Council staff facing abuse, threats ahead of Covid rule change

'It’s never OK to abuse or make staff feel unsafe,' this is the QLDC chief executive's message to the public after several staff members experienced verbal abuse and threats ahead of the shift to the Orange traffic light setting tomorrow.

Ski areas will need extra capacity: report

A busy day at The Remarkables during the school holidays. All four of the major ski areas in...

Ski areas will need extra capacity: report

Otago's four major ski areas are likely to run out of capacity within a decade.

Mayor pleased with freedom camping fixed toilet decision

Mayor pleased with freedom camping fixed toilet decision

Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult says he is "very pleased" with the Government’s proposed new freedom camping laws.

New Year fireworks, performances cancelled

The new year begins with pyrotechnics in Queenstown. Photo: Paul Taylor

New Year fireworks, performances cancelled

For the first time since at least the late 1980s, there will be no fireworks display to ring in the new year in Queenstown.

Hotel to open in precinct next month

An artist’s impression shows the 120-room Sudima Queenstown Five Mile, which will open on...

Hotel to open in precinct next month

Another Queenstown hotel will open before Christmas.

iFLY among award winners

Local operators have taken the plunge to buy the Queenstown branch of iFly. Photo: Getty Images

iFLY among award winners

Queenstown's iFLY Indoor Skydiving was last night named winner of the Tourism Talent Employer of Choice Award at the Tourism Industry Association’s 2021 Tourism Awards.