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Community transport plans shelved
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Community transport plans shelved
A proposed Wānaka to Hāwea shuttle has been shelved due to difficulties funding the project.
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US billionaire buys exclusive Queenstown hotel
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US billionaire buys exclusive Queenstown hotel
An American billionaire with New Zealand hospitality and sporting interests — including the A-League-winning football team Auckland FC — has bought Queenstown’s Eichardt’s hotel.
World’s top winter athletes up for the challenge
World’s top winter athletes up for the challenge
An invitation-only event featuring some of the world’s top winter sports athletes will be held at Cardrona Alpine Resort in September.
‘Let’s not cap generosity’
‘Let’s not cap generosity’
Queenstown’s 45South Community Foundation’s critical of the government’s move to remove the tax exemption on donations over $100,000.
Quintet honoured
Quintet honoured
Five current or former Whakatipu residents have just made a VIP list.
Q’towner beats obstacles to win world title
Q’towner beats obstacles to win world title
A Queenstowner’s an age-group world champion in the sport of obstacle course racing (OCR).
Huge Bitcoin summit
Huge Bitcoin summit
New Zealand’s biggest Bitcoin-related conference will be held on Queenstown’s Coronet Peak next April.
From playing saxophone to property plays
From playing saxophone to property plays
Following a successful career as a sax player, including many summers busking by Lake Whakatipu, Queenstown’s Eliott Allemand’s become a sales agent with Arrowtown-based Luxury Real Estate New...
Youths charged after stolen vehicle torched near Winton
Youths charged after stolen vehicle torched near Winton
Two youths are due in court after a recent spate of vehicle-related crime around Winton, including one incident in which a stolen vehicle was set on fire.
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Expansion plan gathers pace
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Expansion plan gathers pace
A Queenstown skifield is set to become New Zealand’s largest, as a long-mooted $150 million-plus expansion gathers steam.
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Call for Ōreti Beach to close at night
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Call for Ōreti Beach to close at night
Residents calling for an end to night-time access to Ōreti Beach have the ‘‘absolute sympathy’’ of Invercargill Mayor Tom Campbell.
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New high school for Queenstown greenlit
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New high school for Queenstown greenlit
Wakatipu High School’s principal has welcomed government funding for land for a second Queenstown secondary school.
Man sentenced over sex act in Oamaru public toilet
Man sentenced over sex act in Oamaru public toilet
An Oamaru man performed a sex act while watching a 15-year-old boy using a public toilet, the court has heard.
Arrowtown restaurant kitchen goes up in flames
Arrowtown restaurant kitchen goes up in flames
Firefighters from Queenstown and Arrowtown have contained a "heavily involved" kitchen fire at an Arrowtown restaurant.
'Zebra child': Timaru family's global search for diagnosis
'Zebra child': Timaru family's global search for diagnosis
A Timaru family say they were forced into a worldwide search for a medical diagnosis for their young son after New Zealand doctors initially dismissed his symptoms as autism.
Whale disentanglement off Bluff a first
Whale disentanglement off Bluff a first
The successful freeing of a southern right whale off the Bluff coast was a ‘‘particularly complex’’ operation, the Doc says, as new details of the first-of-its-kind rescue emerge.
Teen robbery near Queenstown school leaves victim 'extremely shaken'
Teen robbery near Queenstown school leaves victim 'extremely shaken'
A teenager has been arrested for allegedly robbing another teen in the Queenstown suburb of Shotover Country.
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Out-of-town youths drove at group on street in Balclutha hit-and-run
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Out-of-town youths drove at group on street in Balclutha hit-and-run
Out-of-town youths drove a vehicle at a group of Clutha Rugby Club members, leaving one person injured.
Rolling out the carpet
Rolling out the carpet
Enough hessian matting to cover eight rugby fields is being laid in Queenstown’s Kawarau River.
Alleged car thief arrested at Waihola petrol station
Alleged car thief arrested at Waihola petrol station
A man in a stolen car about to be spiked saved officers the trouble, after stopping at a South Otago service station where he was arrested, police say.