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Community raises $21,000 for breast cancer fund
A night event held in memory of a Queenstown mother whose death from breast cancer last year inspired friends to ‘‘love harder’’ raised more than $20,000.
Readers flock to book fair
Readers flock to book fair
Hordes of bargain-hunting bookworms descended on St Joseph’s School’s book fair in Queenstown at the weekend.
Rage over coughing sparks alleged assault
Rage over coughing sparks alleged assault
A Frankton man has been charged with serious assault after taking exception to his neighbour’s coughing on Saturday night.
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Police arrest pair after two injured in ‘grievous assault’
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Police arrest pair after two injured in ‘grievous assault’
Police swarmed a central Queenstown property following a "grievous assault" on Friday night, which left two men seriously injured.
One remarkable photo
One remarkable photo
New Zealand young photographer Tom Rae has wowed judges of a global contest again.
NZer of the Year award returned
NZer of the Year award returned
Queenstown resident Sir Rod Drury has handed back his New Zealander of the Year award after a week in which two more women have alleged inappropriate behaviour by the tech titan.
$180m funding boost for Q’town health services
$180m funding boost for Q’town health services
Healthcare services in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago will begin expanding in 2027 with $128m in additional operational spending over the next four years, the Health Minister says.
Frankton pedestrian overbridge to cost $12.6m
Frankton pedestrian overbridge to cost $12.6m
A $12.6 million pedestrian bridge will provide safe passage for schoolchildren over one of Queenstown’s busiest roads, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says.
Plea for performing arts home
Plea for performing arts home
Local performing arts practitioners are adamant Queenstown needs a permanent venue where groups can rehearse, store costumes and props, and perform.
Queenstown McDonald’s site sold
Queenstown McDonald’s site sold
There's been a transaction at Queenstown’s McDonald’s that’s a tad bigger than your average Big Mac.
Wye Creek side track closed
Wye Creek side track closed
An increasingly popular side track off Queenstown’s Wye Creek Track, off the Kingston highway, has been closed to public access for safety reasons.
‘Bulldog’s’ ride for rescue choppers
‘Bulldog’s’ ride for rescue choppers
Brook ‘The Bulldog’ Macdonald is used to going like the clappers downhill on his mountain bike for about three and a-half minutes.
Pair injured in Queenstown serious assault
Pair injured in Queenstown serious assault
Police have swarmed a central Queenstown property following a "grievous assault" last night, which has left two men seriously injured.
Former Xero staffer 'elated' Drury returns honour
Former Xero staffer 'elated' Drury returns honour
"Elation" and "validation" are words Ally Naylor uses to describe her reaction to hearing Xero founder Sir Rod Drury has returned his New Zealander of the Year award.
Sir Rod Drury hands back New Zealander of the Year award
Sir Rod Drury hands back New Zealander of the Year award
Queenstown resident Sir Rod Drury, the subject of misconduct claims by former employees, has handed back his New Zealander of the Year award.
Former mayor ‘chuffed’ to see investment
Former mayor ‘chuffed’ to see investment
Former Queenstown mayor Glyn Lewers says he’s "really chuffed" the government’s finally investing in this district’s health services.
Mind-blowing response to ‘Giving Day’
Mind-blowing response to ‘Giving Day’
As far as an hourly rate goes, it’s mind-blowing.
Millbrook’s golf director pulls pin
Millbrook’s golf director pulls pin
Millbrook Resort’s ex-director of golf says he resigned about two months ago "purely for a change of pace".
Special screening for star actress
Special screening for star actress
Hosting next Saturday a Queenstown Q&A screening of her first feature film is pretty special for director Chelsie Preston Crayford.
Completing Emma’s Showbiz CV
Completing Emma’s Showbiz CV
Though she’s feeling a bit of imposter’s syndrome, Arrowtowner Emma Pullar’s local stage experience makes her eminently qualified to direct Dolly Parton’s hit musical, 9 to 5.
Happy with Queenstown’s health plan?
THE government’s this week announced a $180 million investment in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago healthcare services over the next four years, which includes $52m in capital funding to upgrade existing facilities — one of the first cabs off the rank will be an expansion of Frankton’s Lakes District Hospital emergency department. There’ll also be increased access to diagnostics, improved maternity services and expanded community-based mental health and addiction services.