Rare bird in the spotlight
Rare bird in the spotlight
A secretive, critically endangered wetland bird is the subject of the Whakatipu Wildlife Trust’s latest ‘Talk on the Wild Side’.
Buddying-up programme well supported
Buddying-up programme well supported
Little and big buddies have been buddying-up in Queenstown for 24 years.
Kinross hosting ‘king of noir’
Kinross hosting ‘king of noir’
Fifteen years after releasing his first album, celebrated Kiwi songwriter Delaney Davidson’s preparing to perform a rocking collection of bangers at Gibbston’s Kinross this Saturday night.
First build in Frankton commercial subdivision
First build in Frankton commercial subdivision
A campervan hire and sales business will tenant a new building emerging from a greenfields site between Hawthorne Dr and Queenstown Airport.
Beyond a personality
Beyond a personality
Queenstown facilitator Drew Knowles is re-running a workshop next Friday, focused on making behavioural tools actually work.
Wild’s time to do or die in Dunners
Wild’s time to do or die in Dunners
It all comes down to this weekend.
Hoping to be flash in the pan
Hoping to be flash in the pan
Three members of a Queenstown family competing in next month’s world gold-panning champs in Spain hope to replicate the success they’ve enjoyed at national gold-panning champs.
Queenstown landmark on the block
Queenstown landmark on the block
One of the Queenstown CBD’s most prime and historic properties has been put on the market.
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High-profile firms admit guilt over Queenstown landslide
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High-profile firms admit guilt over Queenstown landslide
Three high-profile companies have admitted charges over their role in the landslip that wreaked havoc in Queenstown’s Reavers Lane neighbourhood.
Taps turned on in burglary cause $750k of damage
Taps turned on in burglary cause $750k of damage
Burglars turned on taps in 10 houses in the Five Mile Villas complex in Queenstown, contributing to $750,000 worth of damage.
Appeal after $750k damage to Frankton houses
Appeal after $750k damage to Frankton houses
Police are appealing for information after Queenstown houses were damaged, costing an estimated $750,000.
‘Capturing value’ regional deal’s first priority
‘Capturing value’ regional deal’s first priority
"Capturing value" is the priority initiative of a new joint committee formed to negotiate a regional deal for Otago Central Lakes (OCL).
Coming up trips
Coming up trips
AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand expects to launch its new three-person swing — the first in the South Island — at the Kawarau Bridge, near Queenstown, in September.
Feedback sought on draft freedom camping bylaw
Feedback sought on draft freedom camping bylaw
Community feedback is being sought as the Queenstown Lakes District Council finalises a draft bylaw which will allow freedom camping only under specific restrictions.
Slice of yesteryear sold for $1.29m
Slice of yesteryear sold for $1.29m
It is a new era for one of Frankton’s last remaining original holiday cribs.
Hollyer’s hoping for ORC seat
Hollyer’s hoping for ORC seat
Queenstowner Matt Hollyer’s hoping to enter politics.
Southern Discoveries puts safety first
Southern Discoveries puts safety first
Queenstown-based operator Southern Discoveries has installed emergency survival equipment in its fleet of coaches and other vehicles to ensure they’re prepared for "any eventuality".
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Cinema’s worldwide Lord of the Rings coup
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Cinema’s worldwide Lord of the Rings coup
In a coup for Queenstown, a Frankton cinema has won the exclusive worldwide rights to screen every week the original Peter Jackson films,
First couple of ice hockey
Queenstown’s first couple of ice hockey
Queenstown ice hockey is much the richer for a couple from the sport’s powerhouse nations, the United States and Canada.
Directing ambition sought
Directing ambition sought
It's time to pour yourself a cup of ambition.