New chief exec for Destination Queenstown
Destination Queenstown has appointed Paul Abbot as its new chief executive.
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The Queenstown scenery getting Insta-famous
The Queenstown scenery getting Insta-famous
A Queenstown tramping enthusiast is sounding a note of alarm over the number of walkers he encountered camping at the head of Earnslaw Burn at the weekend.
Tamakis hold service in Q'town after Invercargill rejection
Tamakis hold service in Q'town after Invercargill rejection
Destiny Church was forced to hold its service in Queenstown yesterday after leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki were prevented from using a venue in Invercargill.
Retired astrophysicist takes his work home
Retired astrophysicist takes his work home
A retired astrophysicist and Nobel Prize winner has taken his love of star-gazing and passion for photography to another level, constructing his own observatory in the backyard of his Dalefield...
Crowded House as originally recorded
Crowded House as originally recorded
Crowded House purists will be pleased.
Winery project a step closer
Winery project a step closer
A new winery, restaurant, education and event complex planned for Gibbston has cleared its first hurdle under the Government’s fast-track consenting process.
Free car parking proposed to stimulate CBD business
Free car parking proposed to stimulate CBD business
Free parking is being suggested as one way to bring people back into Queenstown’s CBD and help restart the struggling hospitality and retail sector.
Stranded Kiwis having their OE in Queenstown
Stranded Kiwis having their OE in Queenstown
Kiwi OE’s first two travellers have arrived in Queenstown.
Redevelopment of golf and village facilities at Millbrook
Redevelopment of golf and village facilities at Millbrook
Part of the village centre at Arrowtown’s Millbrook Resort is about to undergo a $4 million-plus redevelopment.
Passenger repatriated from resort in private jet
Passenger repatriated from resort in private jet
A private jet has flown from Sydney to Queenstown to pick up a single passenger for their repatriation across the Tasman to Australia.
Progress on landmark hotel in Queenstown
'Six-star statement': Progress on landmark hotel in Queenstown
February 19 was a red-letter day in the lead-up to Queenstown’s, and New Zealand’s, first six-star hotel opening for business.
Indoor Skydive centre lands local owners
Indoor Skydive centre lands local owners
Queenstown's first indoor skydive centre iFly has been sold by US based owners, just under three years after its 2018 launch.
Driver on phone, drugs avoids jail
Driver on phone, drugs avoids jail
A sleep-deprived Queenstown man with methamphetamine and cannabis in his blood who drove through a stop sign while talking on his phone, seriously injuring another driver, has narrowly avoided prison.
Queenstown businesses prepare for further hardships
Queenstown businesses prepare for further hardships
As Queenstown moves into its traditionally quietest time, businesses are preparing for more tough times ahead.
Passenger who flew to Queenstown in hospital with 'flu-like symptoms'
Passenger who flew to Queenstown in hospital with 'flu-like symptoms'
A passenger who flew from Auckland to Queenstown earlier today and was taken straight from the plane into hospital in an ambulance, with "mild flu-like symptoms" has returned a negative Covid test.
Kawarau Gorge delays
Kawarau Gorge delays
People travelling between Queenstown and Cromwell today can expected a slight delay on their journey.
Queenstown team wins charity hurling
Queenstown team wins charity hurling
The luck of the Irish was on Queenstown’s side on Saturday.
Cool way to help charity
Cool way to help charity
If the idea of 60 seconds in an ice bath gives you cold shivers, how about 23 minutes?
Hospo chief hanging on for the bubble
Hospo chief hanging on for the bubble
The boss of one of Queenstown’s biggest hospo companies is bullish about the resort’s prospects, predicting a transtasman bubble could be only three months away.
ORC to ask Govt for plan funding
ORC to ask Govt for plan funding
The Otago Regional Council will ask the Government to fund its half of a $1.5million development plan for transport projects in Queenstown.