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    Edinburgh-bound: Queenstown’s Erica Hastie will perform in The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in...

    Dream comes true for fiddler

    A Queenstown fiddler says she is stoked to be performing in Scotland’s most famous cultural event.

    Council satisfaction ‘positive’: survey

    Mayor John Glover. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Council satisfaction ‘positive’: survey

    Satisfaction with the Queenstown Lakes mayor and councillors is up 10 percentage points this year, a new survey says.

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    Concerns grow over fast-track proposals

    The Lightfoot Initiative chief executive Lana Cruickshank beside a crossing to nowhere near...

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    Concerns grow over fast-track proposals

    Critics of fast-track construction projects around Queenstown say developers are riding roughshod over the area’s growth plan, distressing locals and threatening to pave paradise.

    Industry head glad to see firm lose licence

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    Industry head glad to see firm lose licence

    Stripping a Queenstown security company of its licence after five doormen were implicated in a drug bust was a good move made by authorities, a security industry leader says.

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    Mooney challenged to public debate

    Queenstown Lakes District Mayor John Glover. PHOTO: JAMES ALLAN PHOTOGRAPHY

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    Mooney challenged to public debate

    Southland MP Joseph Mooney has been challenged to a public debate over the fast-track legislation with a social media adversary.

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    'We will never get land back once things are chopped up'

    Kaye Eden, daughter of high-country runholders Lorraine and Arthur Borrell, with her horses at...

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    'We will never get land back once things are chopped up'

    A Queenstown landowner has spoken out against a fast-tracked housing development and the threat it poses to the region’s rural character.

    Queenstown bouncer drug ring busted

    Five of the men were security guards working as doormen at local bars and clubs. Photo: Getty Images

    Queenstown bouncer drug ring busted

    A Queenstown security company has lost its licence after five of its doormen were busted in a drug crackdown which netted cocaine and $120,000 in cash.

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    Politicians’ development disagreement leads to online squabble

    Quentin Smith. Photos: ODT files

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    Politicians’ development disagreement leads to online squabble

    It was a set-to which descended into accusations of talking nonsense and disingenuity as a southern MP and district deputy mayor went toe-to-toe over fast-track legislation.

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    Housing programme helps community, study shows

    Constant moving meant Christina Brady, Ben Marshall and their 6-year-old son Finn were...

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    Housing programme helps community, study shows

    A Queenstown assisted-housing programme is getting great results for not only its new homeowners but also the community, a new study shows.

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    Huge Queenstown housing plan stokes gridlock concerns

    Queenstown Lakes District Mayor John Glover PHOTO: JAMES ALLAN PHOTOGRAPHY

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    Huge Queenstown housing plan stokes gridlock concerns

    A massive Queenstown development risks triggering gridlock on the state highway, making it unpassable for emergency services vehicles, NZTA has warned.

    Developer faces fury at public meeting

    Bowen Peak Ltd’s fast-track development plans. IMAGE: ODT FILES

    Developer faces fury at public meeting

    The developer behind a sprawling gondola, housing and tourism proposal in Queenstown has told sceptical residents his family wants to help the community.

    Developer grilled over Bowen Peak proposal

    Inset: A visualisation of the landscape of the planned Fernhill Heights residential development,...

    Developer grilled over Bowen Peak proposal

    The developer behind a sprawling gondola, housing and tourism proposal in Queenstown has told sceptical residents his family wants to help the community.

    Heartbreak as 'unbelievably brave' boy's cancer returns

    Queenstown cancer survivor Dylan Yallop, 5, is facing a second cancer battle after his stage 4...

    Heartbreak as 'unbelievably brave' boy's cancer returns

    After 16 months of battling stage 4 cancer, 5-year-old Dylan Yallop was bouncing off the walls with excitement to finally have his turn at ringing the bell to declare himself cancer-free.

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    Rental development aims to add 400 homes

    Sam Stubbs. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Rental development aims to add 400 homes

    A major new Queenstown housing development is being targeted at ‘‘teachers, nurses and cops’’ and its developer is promising ‘‘no Jafa ski houses’’.

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    Southern corridor commuter trail development set to start

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    Southern corridor commuter trail development set to start

    Construction of a new $850,000 trail, ultimately linking Jacks Point to Frankton, is expected to start towards the end of winter.

    Two hurt in Arrowtown as golf cart crashes into ditch

    The Coronet course at Arrowtown's Millbrook Resort. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Two hurt in Arrowtown as golf cart crashes into ditch

    Two people have been taken to hospital after a golf cart crashed into a ditch in Arrowtown this evening.

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    Working to restore climbers’ Wye Creek access

    Oscar McCartney climbs Wye Creek South Side’s Aztec Wall. PHOTO: GUILLAUME CHARTON

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    Working to restore climbers’ Wye Creek access

    Queenstown’s climbing community is working with Pioneer Energy to maintain access to one of New Zealand’s premier climbing areas that was closed off after being overrun by the public.

    Queenstown thrills on and off stage

    The real Justin Abbiss: Off stage he loves his golf, snowboarding and mountain biking. PHOTO:...

    Queenstown thrills on and off stage

    He’s found his niche on-stage in Queenstown while also discovering an interesting life off-stage.

    AWE-inspiring event line-up

    Tanja Tetzlaff. PHOTOS: JOERG SARBACH

    AWE-inspiring event line-up

    Tickets are now on sale for a Southern Lakes chamber music festival that’s attracting internationally-acclaimed musicians as well as remarkable homegrown talent.

    School Tahitian exchange deepens

    Students in the exchange programme perform. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    School Tahitian exchange deepens

    A three-year relationship between Wakatipu High and a Tahitian college strengthened last week.
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