‘Whole roof’ on fire
A house in Arrowtown was left with significant damage after a fire set "the whole roof" ablaze, firefighters say.
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Dunedin-based family selling holiday homes worth $6.7m
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Dunedin-based family selling holiday homes worth $6.7m
Two of Queenstown’s best-located holiday homes - built on former New Zealand Railways land - are for sale.
Firefighters flat out as town grows
Firefighters flat out as town grows
The Wakatipu’s three volunteer fire brigades have had another busy year in 2025 as they attended 1091 callouts, up nearly 6% on 2024.
Helping hand for youth workers
Helping hand for youth workers
A Queenstown property development company is partnering with the Whakatipu Youth Trust to support the professional development of the trust’s workers and volunteers.
Arrowtown home damaged in roof fire
Arrowtown home damaged in roof fire
An Arrowtown home has been significantly damaged after a fire set ‘‘the whole roof’’ ablaze, firefighters say.
Getting fired up in new venture
Getting fired up in new venture
A newly-opened ceramics gallery in Queenstown is also offering a novel twist on ‘paint and sip’.
Heartfelt thanks to hospital
Heartfelt thanks to hospital
With help from local businesses, a Queenstown man dropped off almost $3000 worth of ‘thank you’ goodies to Dunedin Hospital after a life-and-death medical event seven months earlier.
How to co-own your own home in Queenstown
How to co-own your own home in Queenstown
So you think you could never buy property in ‘unaffordable’ Queenstown?
All at sea from Jack’s Point
All at sea from Jack’s Point
A landlocked South Island town’s not where you’d expect to see someone who designs boats that ply the world’s waterways.
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Looming sale puts Plunket service ‘in limbo’
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Looming sale puts Plunket service ‘in limbo’
Queenstown Plunket is in danger of being homeless.
Organisation looking for new location
Organisation looking for new location
A Plunket boss says the organisation is talking to several parties about new Queenstown premises.
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Board of directors sought for WaiSouth
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Board of directors sought for WaiSouth
The Queenstown Lakes district’s Three Waters company has a name.
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New Moke Lake booking requirement blindsides camper
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New Moke Lake booking requirement blindsides camper
The unannounced introduction of an online booking system for the popular Moke Lake campground near Queenstown has caught at least one would-be camper unawares.
Queenstown tourist attraction a dream result
Queenstown tourist attraction a dream result
Overlooking Queenstown’s Village Green is a unique tourist attraction that is opening this Saturday.
Memorial fest cranks up
Memorial fest cranks up
Already seven days in, the action-packed Queenstown Bike Festival concludes with a very special McGazza Fest over the next three days.
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Skippers Bridge at risk of ‘catastrophic collapse’
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Skippers Bridge at risk of ‘catastrophic collapse’
A historic Queenstown bridge is in such a bad state it risks "catastrophic collapse", an engineering report has revealed.
Construction of apartment complex to begin
Construction of apartment complex to begin
The first sod in Queenstown’s long-awaited, $2 billion Lakeview Te Taumata project — tipped to reshape the town’s urban centre — will be turned in three weeks’ time.
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Overworked noodle cook awarded $86k payout
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Overworked noodle cook awarded $86k payout
An overworked and underpaid cook at a Frankton noodle restaurant has been awarded an $86,000 payout from his employer.
Injuries in motorbike crash
Injuries in motorbike crash
One person was transported to hospital after a "multiple motorbike crash" near the Devils Staircase south of Queenstown.
Knife-wielding Queenstown hairdresser slashed flatmate
Knife-wielding Queenstown hairdresser slashed flatmate
A Queenstown hairdresser who attacked his flatmate with a knife is likely to be deported.