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Vendors not backing down from bylaw battle
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Vendors not backing down from bylaw battle
Queenstown's waterfront food vendors are not giving up their fight against the town’s moratorium on new permits for stallholders.
Queenstown's tech pitch to Aussies
Queenstown's tech pitch to Aussies
A Queenstown not-for-profit’s plan to develop a tech sector has been pitched to an influential Australian audience.
Warren Cooper’s special milestone
Warren Cooper’s special milestone
It's a milestone very few former Members of Parliament ever reach.
‘Suitcase’ masterpieces centre stage
‘Suitcase’ masterpieces centre stage
In this particular instance, size matters.
Grounds for change brewing in Queenstown
Grounds for change brewing in Queenstown
A new art installation at the Queenstown Events Centre is designed to highlight the true scale of single-use waste generated in the community.
Scholarship winner’s lofty goals
Scholarship winner’s lofty goals
A Wakatipu High School leaver with charitable as well as academic ambitions has won a prestigious scholarship awarded by Queenstown’s Returned and Services’ Association (RSA) branch.
Vehicles on parade and on show
Vehicles on parade and on show
Under new organisers, Saturday’s Arrowtown Auto Show, on the primary school’s grounds, is being preceded for the first time by a ‘Friday Night Cruise’ around Arrowtown streets.
Galleries grown from dream
Galleries grown from dream
Queenstown's Artbay Gallery Group is marking 20 years at the heart of New Zealand’s contemporary art scene with an exhibition.
Fireys swap sirens for smiles
Fireys swap sirens for smiles
The generosity of a Queenstown business has given Frankton Fire Brigade vollies an opportunity to let off some steam.
Poets plot creative walkabout
Poets plot creative walkabout
Queenstown writer Bethany Rogers will be among a quartet of poets leading a ‘writing walk’ in Arrowtown on Saturday.
Layers of time, worn today
Layers of time, worn today
Arrowtown contemporary jeweller Anna Claire is opening an exhibition of her work in the town tomorrow.
Swinging in for charity
Swinging in for charity
For the third year running, Queenstown’s longest-running golf tournament is making a wider impact.
Great motorsport spectacle
Great motorsport spectacle
Considered to be one of the world’s shortest but most scenic motorsport events, Queenstown Car Club’s annual Coronet Peak Hill Climb runs again this Saturday.
Hurto Gym’s night of nights in Arrowtown
Hurto Gym’s night of nights in Arrowtown
Rob Horrocks, owner/head coach of Queenstown’s Hurto Gym, say he’s really proud of how his Muay Thai fighters performed at a packed North vs South ‘The Brawl in the Hall’ at Arrowtown Athenaeum...
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PM sidesteps question of local body job losses
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PM sidesteps question of local body job losses
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon did not rule out job losses as a result of the local government shakeup announced this week.
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Clinic closes: ‘many patients affected’
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Clinic closes: ‘many patients affected’
A Queenstown health clinic has been placed in voluntary liquidation, leaving hundreds of patients stranded.
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Plan to open floating sauna
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Plan to open floating sauna
New Zealand media personality Dominic Bowden will soon launch the country’s first floating sauna, on Queenstown Bay.
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Native trees planted in first step to replace ageing firs
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Native trees planted in first step to replace ageing firs
A changing of the guard at the Queenstown Gardens has begun.
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'Stressed' Queenstown marathoners had to fight traffic to make start
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'Stressed' Queenstown marathoners had to fight traffic to make start
Queenstown Marathon organisers say they will look at whether ‘‘any adjustments’’ are needed following this year’s event after stressed athletes had to fight traffic to make their start times.
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Success in national awards ‘mind-blowing’, builder says
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Success in national awards ‘mind-blowing’, builder says
A Queenstown home made with materials evoking a shearing shed has taken a trifecta of national accolades at this year’s House of the Year Awards.