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