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Creditors $6.9m out of pocket after liquidation

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Creditors $6.9m out of pocket after liquidation

A Queenstown company once involved in the construction of Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium has left creditors nearly $7 million out of pocket 15 years after entering liquidation.

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Michelin puts resort on dining map

Standing outside their Roki Collection HQ after their restaurant, Essence, was awarded two...

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Michelin puts resort on dining map

Bringing the Michelin Guide to New Zealand has put Queenstown on the map as ‘‘the’’ dining destination in the country, Roki Collection general manager Steve McAteer says.

Teen gears up to swim length of Lake Wakatipu

Waitati teenager Jemimah McIlroy is aiming to complete a marathon swim across Cook Strait that...

Teen gears up to swim length of Lake Wakatipu

Swimming the length of Lake Wakatipu in the middle of winter is just part of the training schedule for a Dunedin teenager.

Developer resigns amid ‘employment process’

Developer resigns amid ‘employment process’

Queenstown property tycoon and prominent political donor Chris Meehan has resigned as chief executive and chairman of Winton Land amid an employment process.

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Hoping to double number of units

The three parcels at 429, 465 and 489 Frankton-Ladies Mile Highway are owned by developer Clarke...

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Hoping to double number of units

An Auckland-based property development firm plans to almost double the number of residential units first proposed on one of its Ladies Mile sites.

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How flight-seeing got off the ground

Seventy years after its pioneering proving flight to Milford Sound, de Havilland DH89 Dominie ZK...

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How flight-seeing got off the ground

Former Queenstown-based Southern Scenic Air Services promoted its Milford flight as the ‘‘Gateway to Magnificence’’.

Person dead after water incident at Kingston

Person dead after water incident at Kingston

A person has died after being pulled from the water of Lake Wakatipu at Kingston.

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Flood-plagued walking track section to be lifted, armoured

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Flood-plagued walking track section to be lifted, armoured

A section of walking track at the southern end of Lake Hayes will be raised and reinforced to protect it from flooding.

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Resilience of skifield plan queried

An artist’s impression of the gondola base station in the Doolans Basin. IMAGE: NZSKI

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Resilience of skifield plan queried

The Department of Conservation has questioned whether the proposed expansion of The Remarkables into the Doolans Basin would make the Queenstown skifield more resilient in the face of climate change.

A topping good pizza

Queenstown’s Biga owner Ionatan Dmoch shows off some of the skills that netted him a second place...

A topping good pizza

A Queenstowner is the vice-world champion in contemporary pizza-making.

Queenstown firefighters' ‘left-field’ property play

Queenstown volunteer fire brigade’s chief fire officer Terry O’Connell. Photo: supplied

Queenstown firefighters' ‘left-field’ property play

With fewer firefighters living in central Queenstown, the local volunteer fire brigade’s come up with an "out-of-the-box" solution.

Deep freeze tests drivers across Whakatipu

Icy roads, especially in Fernhilll, Sunshine Bay and Queenstown Hill, are making driving, and...

Deep freeze tests drivers across Whakatipu

Icy roads across the Whakatipu this week are making the daily commute a white-knuckle ride, and disrupting bus services to Fernhill and Sunshine Bay.

Transtasman flights get winter boost

Air New Zealand has introduced a thrice-weekly winter service between Queenstown and Brisbane....

Transtasman flights get winter boost

Air New Zealand has added an extra 16,500 seats between Queenstown and Brisbane for this winter.

Water company formed

Water company formed

The Queenstown Lakes district’s water services company has been legally established this week after the council approved its constitution and transition agreement.

Fundraiser teeing off for little fighter

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

Fundraiser teeing off for little fighter

A family friend of a 5-year-old Queenstowner battling the recurrence of an aggressive cancer is determined to raise $100,000 from a golf fundraiser in Arrowtown next month.

Lions roar into action

Lions roar into action

Queenstown Lions Club’s donated $5000 to Wakatipu Toy Library to help its urgent appeal to raise $60,000 to fund its relocation.

Sleuths unearth mining legacy

Queenstown Hospice Shop retail manager John ‘Boggy’ McDowell’s pictured with two silver-plated...

Sleuths unearth mining legacy

Two priceless pieces of the United Kingdom’s mining history are winging their way home, thanks to some serious sleuthing efforts by Queenstown Hospice Shop staffers.

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