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    Motorcyclist seriously injured in Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd crash

    A motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries in a crash on Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd near Mt Crichton this afternoon. 

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    Developer likely to pay for intersection

    John Glover. Photo: Allied Media files

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    Developer likely to pay for intersection

    An intersection linking State Highway 6 and the new Homestead Bay development is expected to be paid by the developer, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says.

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    Bridge closure lamented

    Signs warn drivers, cyclists and pedestrians not to cross Skippers Bridge. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Bridge closure lamented

    A former long-time Queenstown tourism operator says he is "absolutely mortified" over the indefinite closure of the historic Skippers Bridge.

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    The classics and the new on show together

    Allan Dippie’s MAB Edwardian Speedster, built in Paris, is expected to be a showstopper at this...

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    The classics and the new on show together

    Queenstown's Ayrburn Classic motoring extravaganza will be three times bigger than last year’s inaugural event, the organiser says.

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    Backers of $730m Queenstown development hit ground running

    RCL’s 63ha development site at Homestead Bay in Queenstown. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Backers of $730m Queenstown development hit ground running

    Developers of the $730million Homestead Bay housing proposal — approved yesterday — are not wasting any time in getting started, staging an open day at the site tomorrow.

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    Queenstown homestead swapped for Christchurch mall

    Aussie entrepreneur Karl Jameson’s traded part of his Chantecler property, including this house,...

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    Queenstown homestead swapped for Christchurch mall

    A Christchurch shopping mall has been swapped for a lavish Queenstown homestead and garden.

    International field for scenic run

    Veterans Queenstown’s James Harcombe, left, and Wanaka’s Mal Law have been regular entrants....

    International field for scenic run

    More than 500 runners — a post-Covid record — are this Saturday tackling various distances in what’s arguably New Zealand’s most scenic mountain run.

    Gearing up cycling innovation

    A new accelerator programme, run by Queenstown’s Grit Works, will help entrepreneurs turn cycling...

    Gearing up cycling innovation

    It's another spoke in the wheel of Queenstown’s diversification plans.

    Walker goes solo, 17 years later

    Michael Walker’s son, Jack, 7, drags him over the finish line at New Brighton Beach last Saturday...

    Walker goes solo, 17 years later

    Pre-dawn winter training runs paid off for Queenstown lawyer Michael Walker when he competed in the Coast to Coast’s The Longest Day for the first time in nearly two decades.

    Queenstown Olympians do us proud

    Queenstown ski racer Alice Robinson during final event at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics...

    Queenstown Olympians do us proud

    So close.

    ‘Freedom’ on Lake Wakatipu

    Photo: Files

    ‘Freedom’ on Lake Wakatipu

    The world’s largest boat club has been given the all-clear to launch in Queenstown.

    Booth business on the block

    ‘Fifteen years of absolute joy’: Photobooth business owner Dan Childs PICTURE: OSCAR CHILDS

    Booth business on the block

    It's a bit different from the average business on the market.

    Internships honour GM

    Inaugural Hansby engineering intern, Wakatipu High school leaver Jed McLean, at his award...

    Internships honour GM

    Queenstown Lakes District Council’s employed two interns in a new programme honouring former property & infrastructure GM Peter Hansby, who died just over three years ago.

    Peek at Project Tohu

    Horse riders are among those encouraged to get a sneak peek of the new Project Tohu trail network...

    Peek at Project Tohu

    Locals will be able to get a taste of Arrowtown’s newest trail network for the first time next month.

    Coup for gallery

    Coup for gallery

    Arrowtown's Astor Bristed gallery has scored a coup.

    No action taken

    PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER

    No action taken

    Maritime New Zealand is not taking action against Skippers Canyon Jet in relation to a jet boat incident near Queenstown a year ago that left four passengers injured.

    Taxi driver tensions explode at Queenstown Airport

    Tension brewed between taxi drivers at a staging area in the St John carpark where taxis wait to...

    ‘I’ll bury you': Violent threats as taxi driver tensions explode at Queenstown Airport

    Months of tension between Queenstown Airport taxi drivers have culminated in one threatening another’s wife, saying he’ll “smash her teeth in”, leaving the woman “scared witless”.

    Green light for fast-tracked Homestead Bay housing

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    Green light for fast-tracked Homestead Bay housing

    A development of thousands of homes in Homestead Bay near Queenstown has been given the green light.

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    $650m price tag for Queenstown wastewater solution

    The Shotover wastewater treatment plant at Frankton. Photo: QLDC

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    $650m price tag for Queenstown wastewater solution

    Disposing treated wastewater from Queenstown’s troubled Shotover treatment plant over a swathe of the Crown Terrace could cost up to $650 million, a council report says.

    $7.22m dividend announced

    Disruptions will likely continue though as airlines deal with a backlog of flights. File photo:...

    $7.22m dividend announced

    Queenstown Airport has announced an interim dividend of $7.22 million to its shareholders, $5.42m of which will go to the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
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    Happy for ratepayers to fund Skippers Bridge fix?

    A Long-time Queenstown tourism operator’s ‘‘absolutely mortified’’ over the indefinite closure of Queenstown’s 125-year-old Skippers Bridge due to its risk of failing, believing it needs to be fixed in the next 12 months, something that could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and would be footed by ratepayers.
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