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Inaugural ‘good egg’ gets off to cracking start

Pavilion Bar & Kitchens co-owner Sean Connolly congratulates Cameron Murphy on becoming...

Inaugural ‘good egg’ gets off to cracking start

A Wakatipu High School woodwork teacher is the inaugural monthly winner of a ‘Good Egg’ comp being run by Frankton’s Pavilion Bar & Kitchens to recognise those doing good in the community.

Building future tradies

Some of the 14 Wakatipu High students who’ll build a transportable home on school grounds this...

Building future tradies

Fourteen Wakatipu High School (WHS) students will this year build a transportable home, which will likely go up for sale.

Jeweller on world stage

For a performance during Munich Jewellery Week, Jessica Winchcombe will wear a cape adorned with...

Jeweller on world stage

Renowned Queenstown contemporary jeweller Jessica Winchcombe’s about to play a major role in Germany’s prestigious Munich Jewellery Week — considered to be as big as Paris Fashion Week is in...

No jail term for Frankton felon

A Frankton beneficiary convicted of burglary, theft and receiving charges has been spared prison because of his efforts to turn his life around.

Second stage resurfaces

Queenstown tenants have plenty more options to choose from. Photo: ODT files

Second stage resurfaces

The second of three may be back on the table.

Local builder’s national milestone

Celebration marked: GJ Gardner Homes clients Guru Prasad and Asha Asha, with their son Divyam Nautival, after writing their family name on the 25,000th slab the national home builder’s ever poured

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$400m airport to CBD cable car route revealed

An artist’s impression of the proposed Queenstown cable car station in Frankton. Image: Southern...

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$400m airport to CBD cable car route revealed

The planned route of a billionaire-backed cable car linking Queenstown Airport to the town’s CBD has been revealed.

Boat gets into difficulty

Boat gets into difficulty

Two people got into trouble in a small boat on Lake Wakatipu last night.

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Queenstown teen's eye socket shattered in assault

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Queenstown teen's eye socket shattered in assault

A Fijian teenager who shattered the eye socket of a Queenstown high school student with multiple punches could be deported.

Luxury watch nicked in Queenstown turns up in Rotorua

The stolen items included a Cartier watch. File photo: Getty Images

Luxury watch nicked in Queenstown turns up in Rotorua

A handbag stolen from a Queenstown park containing goods worth $34,000 including a luxury watch has been recovered from a property in Rotorua.

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Date set for lakefront stall bylaw plan

The latest rating valuations for the Whakatipu, based on a property’s likely sale price last...

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Date set for lakefront stall bylaw plan

The fate of Queenstown’s lakeside vendors could be decided next month.

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Tributes fly for outgoing QLDC chief executive Theelen

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Tributes fly for outgoing QLDC chief executive Theelen

Ten years, four mayors and 124 council meetings.

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Food, music key features

The Ngā Ara Wai kapa haka group, consisting of high school students from the Queenstown Lakes and...

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Food, music key features

Food, music and fun were the key features of Queenstown’s community Waitangi Day celebration at Te Kararo Queenstown Gardens yesterday.

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Electric ferry hoped to ease congestion

An electric hydrofoil passenger vessel, Vessev VS-9, is trialled on Lake Wakatipu. Photo:...

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Electric ferry hoped to ease congestion

An electric hydrofoil ferrying passengers on Lake Wakatipu could take pressure off congested Queenstown roads, the backers of a new trial say.

Native birds on the rise as possum numbers drop

The number of native birds, including tūī , is on the rise around the Wakatipu, thanks to the...

Native birds on the rise as possum numbers drop

Possums are losing their grip near Arrowtown and native bird numbers are on the rise.

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Be mindful of attitude to alcohol, driver told

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Be mindful of attitude to alcohol, driver told

A 23-year-old Queenstown builder caught driving nearly five times the alcohol limit in Frankton Rd had already been fined twice for drink-driving.

Queenstown hospitality portfolio bought

Queenstown hospitality portfolio bought

A major Australian hospitality group has just snapped up one of Queenstown’s biggest portfolios.

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‘We should treasure’ NZ ski racer

Star alpine ski racer Alice Robinson (left) and FIS Council member Fiona Stevens, of Auckland,...

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‘We should treasure’ NZ ski racer

However Alice Robinson performs at these upcoming Winter Olympics, we should be proud.

Mixed response to Queenstown variation approval

A government-mandated district plan variation aimed at enabling denser, more affordable housing in the Queenstown Lakes district’s urban areas has been approved.

Trumpeter hitting all the right notes

Ollie Sharpe at his Jillian Jardine Trophy presentation with, from left, Turn up The Music...

Trumpeter hitting all the right notes

A very promising Queenstown trumpeter has won the prestigious Jillian Jardine Trophy which Turn Up the Music (TuM) school presents to a talented young musician each year.

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