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    President Paddy’s happy pad

    New NZ Cricket president Mark Greatbatch. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

    President Paddy’s happy pad

    Who knew NZ Cricket’s new president lives in Queenstown?

    Covid legacy powers conservation

    AJ Hackett Bungy NZ boss David Mitchell, left, with Southern Lakes Sanctuary’s Paul Kavanagh and...

    Covid legacy powers conservation

    A unique conservation project delivery agency, born from Covid, will begin its next era under the Southern Lakes Sanctuary (SLS) umbrella.

    Plea to ‘play it forward’ for toy library

    Pak’n Save Queenstown co-owner Michelle King, centre, with Plunket Wakatipu’s Tanya Moffat, left,...

    Plea to ‘play it forward’ for toy library

    Queenstowners are being asked to ‘play it forward’ this Christmas, and help the Wakatipu Toy Library rejuvenate its service.

    Garden for the senses

    Wakatipu High teacher in charge of biology and earth and space science Rose Kidd and local Mitre...

    Garden for the senses

    Wakatipu High’s plan for a sensory garden has been given the green thumbs-up.

    New brew to support trail

    The Cargo Collective head brewer Andrew Boulton, left, and Queenstown Trails Trust boss Mark ...

    New brew to support trail

    It's a brew-tiful way to support the Queenstown Trails Trust.

    Wahine to the fore

    Local winemaker Duncan Forsyth captured by Julia Holden for a portrait entitled ‘The Vintner’....

    Wahine to the fore

    Four distinguished Kiwi women — two artists and two film-makers — share insights into their work at Queenstown’s Te Atamira this weekend.

    Explosive start to exceptional wines

    The late Dame Cath Tizard, in her role as governor-general, officially opens the Gibbston Valley...

    Explosive start to exceptional wines

    In 1993, Central Otago’s ‘godfather of wine’ decided to blast a 1400 cubic metre hole into the side of a schist mountain, using 1.5 tonnes of explosives.

    Beginners’ workshops just the tonic

    Martha Na Nagara pouring a gin for Anna Robinson towards the end of a recent gin workshop at...

    Beginners’ workshops just the tonic

    Queenstown locals and visitors can make their own gin in three-hour workshops designed to ignite one’s senses and creativity.

    On top down under

    Queenstown’s Kathryn Nevatt’s again set a breath-taking world record. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    On top down under

    A former world champion and world record-setting freediver, Queenstowner Kathryn Nevatt’s been involved in breaking another world record.

    Competitors set for winds of change

    Wellington surfskier David Williams competing in last year’s Deep South Downwind. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Competitors set for winds of change

    It's arguably Lake Whakatipu’s greatest annual spectacle.

    Debut bouts in charity fight night

    Boxing coach and trainer Michael Jenner watches his charges training at Industrial Fitness gym....

    Debut bouts in charity fight night

    Queenstown boxing coach and personal trainer Michael Jenner isn’t just putting on an entertaining fight night on Saturday — he’s hoping the event will help raise awareness of, and generate some...

    Frankton market catching fire

    Couple Bruce and Sally Hogg are among vendors benefiting from a Frankton property boom. PHOTO:...

    Frankton market catching fire

    A Queenstown real estate firm is noticing "incredible" buyer demand for older Frankton properties.

    Gibbston cottage expected to fetch $3 million

    A unique Gibbston home’s on the market. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Gibbston cottage expected to fetch $3 million

    A lifestyle property for sale in Queenstown’s Gibbston valley combines historic charm with contemporary comfort.

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    Party vibes in Otago’s top sex toy suburb

    Jacks Point, Queenstown — the sex toy capital of Otago. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Party vibes, swinging times: Otago’s top sex toy suburbs revealed

    A wealthy Queenstown suburb named the top buyer of sex toys in Otago must throw some "interesting parties", the local mayor says.

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    NZSki links with Chinese indoor snow resort company

    Skiers at Shenzhen BonSki, in China, the world’s largest indoor ski resort. PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH

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    NZSki links with Chinese indoor snow resort company

    NZSki has signed a strategic partnership with Chinese indoor ski resort operator Sunac-BonSki, marking one of the most significant international deals in New Zealand’s ski industry.

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    Report: discharge will degrade water

    The Shotover wastewater treatment plant. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Report: discharge will degrade water

    The discharge of treated wastewater into Queenstown’s Shotover River for the next five years will degrade its water quality, but serious harm to aquatic life is unlikely, a new report says.

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    ‘Nature gallery’ shutting, citing rent cost

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    ‘Nature gallery’ shutting, citing rent cost

    Another independent retailer is leaving Queenstown’s central business area.

    Whoosh pitches ‘Uber in the skies’

    Chris Allington. Photo: Guy Williams

    Whoosh pitches ‘Uber in the skies’

    The gloves are starting to slip off in the fight for which aerial mass rapid transport (MRT) system will best solve Queenstown’s traffic woes.

    ‘Minor breach’ of air noise boundary

    Air New Zealand says all A320neo aircraft in its fleet will receive a software update. File photo...

    ‘Minor breach’ of air noise boundary

    Queenstown Airport says it is taking "immediate steps" to ensure there are no further breaches of its air noise boundaries, after a "minor breach" was picked up for this calendar year.

    Takahē nesting in wild areas of Upper Wakatipu

    The first chicks of the season have begun hatching in the Greenstone Valley. PHOTOS: DOC

    Takahē nesting in wild areas of Upper Wakatipu

    Takahē are now nesting in Upper Wakatipu areas and a close eye will be kept on the vulnerable birds to ensure they survive and thrive.
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