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    Acupuncturist Jingying Jazmin Woo is struggling for work after the abrupt closure of Queenstown...

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    ‘Thrown in a hole’ by sudden closure

    A Queenstown acupuncturist, originally from China, says she has been "thrown in a hole" by the sudden closure and subsequent liquidation of Queenstown Health.

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    Wastewater options put at $44m to $203m

    Queenstown Lakes District Mayor John Glover. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Wastewater options put at $44m to $203m

    The most expensive option for disposing of wastewater from Queenstown’s troubled Shotover treatment plant could cost more than $200 million, councillors have been told.

    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.

    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...

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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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    Cyclist champions men’s mental health

    Andrew Robinson stops at Hyde, on the Otago Central Rail Trail, during his challenge to complete...

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    Cyclist champions men’s mental health

    A Queenstown man who cycled all of New Zealand’s Great Rides to support mental health says he knows for some people "getting out of bed is difficult".

    Trust given ownership of five senior housing units

    Wanaka's five elderly housing units on Upton St. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Trust given ownership of five senior housing units

    A set of five senior housing units in Wānaka are to remain in permanent community ownership.

    Running feat raises $10k for Movember

    Jack Brownie (centre) is pictured at Queenstown’s Industrial Fitness yesterday after he completed...

    Running feat raises $10k for Movember

    It was, in every sense, a marathon mission — one officially completed in Queenstown at 1.11pm yesterday.

    Just cruisin’ in her pride and joy

    PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH

    Just cruisin’ in her pride and joy

    Karen Dennison, of Amberley, stands by her 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air during Saturday’s Arrowtown Auto Show at Arrowtown School.

    ‘Rarity’: big block of land for sale

    ‘Rarity’: big block of land for sale

    A pivotal 10.2ha block at the eastern or Lake Hayes end of Queenstown’s massive planned Ladies Mile residential/commercial subdivision is for sale.

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    Bike tourism bringing in millions: data

    Cyclists take a break to enjoy the Queenstown Lakes scenery. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Bike tourism bringing in millions: data

    A new report shows bike tourists to the Queenstown Lakes district are responsible for almost 10% of the total visitor spending in the district over the year to June.

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    Recruitment effort scrapped, rebooted after criticism

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    Recruitment effort scrapped, rebooted after criticism

    Lingering ill feeling over a chief executive recruitment dispute preceding last month’s elections has been aired at the first meeting of the new Queenstown Lakes District Council.

    $11m Queenstown home snapped up by overseas buyers sight unseen

    This Stonebridge Estate property sold for $11m-plus. Photo: Supplied

    $11m Queenstown home snapped up by overseas buyers sight unseen

    An out-of-town buyer has bought, sight unseen, one of Queenstown’s most impressive country homes for what’s understood to be $11 million-plus.

    Queenstown lots a rare industrial offering

    The Yards developer Dave Henderson. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

    Queenstown lots a rare industrial offering

    The first lots in Queenstown’s first industrial subdivision in more than a decade have just been released.
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