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Developer likely to pay for intersection

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Developer likely to pay for intersection

An intersection linking State Highway 6 and the new Homestead Bay development is expected to be paid by the developer, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says.

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Bridge closure lamented

Signs warn drivers, cyclists and pedestrians not to cross Skippers Bridge. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Bridge closure lamented

A former long-time Queenstown tourism operator says he is "absolutely mortified" over the indefinite closure of the historic Skippers Bridge.

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The classics and the new on show together

Allan Dippie’s MAB Edwardian Speedster, built in Paris, is expected to be a showstopper at this...

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The classics and the new on show together

Queenstown's Ayrburn Classic motoring extravaganza will be three times bigger than last year’s inaugural event, the organiser says.

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Backers of $730m Queenstown development hit ground running

RCL’s 63ha development site at Homestead Bay in Queenstown. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Backers of $730m Queenstown development hit ground running

Developers of the $730million Homestead Bay housing proposal — approved yesterday — are not wasting any time in getting started, staging an open day at the site tomorrow.

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Queenstown homestead swapped for Christchurch mall

Aussie entrepreneur Karl Jameson’s traded part of his Chantecler property, including this house,...

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Queenstown homestead swapped for Christchurch mall

A Christchurch shopping mall has been swapped for a lavish Queenstown homestead and garden.

International field for scenic run

Veterans Queenstown’s James Harcombe, left, and Wanaka’s Mal Law have been regular entrants....

International field for scenic run

More than 500 runners — a post-Covid record — are this Saturday tackling various distances in what’s arguably New Zealand’s most scenic mountain run.

Gearing up cycling innovation

A new accelerator programme, run by Queenstown’s Grit Works, will help entrepreneurs turn cycling...

Gearing up cycling innovation

It's another spoke in the wheel of Queenstown’s diversification plans.

Walker goes solo, 17 years later

Michael Walker’s son, Jack, 7, drags him over the finish line at New Brighton Beach last Saturday...

Walker goes solo, 17 years later

Pre-dawn winter training runs paid off for Queenstown lawyer Michael Walker when he competed in the Coast to Coast’s The Longest Day for the first time in nearly two decades.

Queenstown Olympians do us proud

Queenstown ski racer Alice Robinson during final event at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics...

Queenstown Olympians do us proud

So close.

‘Freedom’ on Lake Wakatipu

‘Freedom’ on Lake Wakatipu

The world’s largest boat club has been given the all-clear to launch in Queenstown.

Booth business on the block

‘Fifteen years of absolute joy’: Photobooth business owner Dan Childs PICTURE: OSCAR CHILDS

Booth business on the block

It's a bit different from the average business on the market.

Internships honour GM

Inaugural Hansby engineering intern, Wakatipu High school leaver Jed McLean, at his award...

Internships honour GM

Queenstown Lakes District Council’s employed two interns in a new programme honouring former property & infrastructure GM Peter Hansby, who died just over three years ago.

Peek at Project Tohu

Horse riders are among those encouraged to get a sneak peek of the new Project Tohu trail network...

Peek at Project Tohu

Locals will be able to get a taste of Arrowtown’s newest trail network for the first time next month.

Coup for gallery

Arrowtown's Astor Bristed gallery has scored a coup.

No action taken

No action taken

Maritime New Zealand is not taking action against Skippers Canyon Jet in relation to a jet boat incident near Queenstown a year ago that left four passengers injured.

Taxi driver tensions explode at Queenstown Airport

Tension brewed between taxi drivers at a staging area in the St John carpark where taxis wait to...

‘I’ll bury you': Violent threats as taxi driver tensions explode at Queenstown Airport

Months of tension between Queenstown Airport taxi drivers have culminated in one threatening another’s wife, saying he’ll “smash her teeth in”, leaving the woman “scared witless”.

Green light for fast-tracked Homestead Bay housing

Green light for fast-tracked Homestead Bay housing

A development of thousands of homes in Homestead Bay near Queenstown has been given the green light.

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$650m price tag for Queenstown wastewater solution

The Shotover wastewater treatment plant at Frankton. Photo: QLDC

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$650m price tag for Queenstown wastewater solution

Disposing treated wastewater from Queenstown’s troubled Shotover treatment plant over a swathe of the Crown Terrace could cost up to $650 million, a council report says.

$7.22m dividend announced

Disruptions will likely continue though as airlines deal with a backlog of flights. File photo:...

$7.22m dividend announced

Queenstown Airport has announced an interim dividend of $7.22 million to its shareholders, $5.42m of which will go to the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

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Claim screen hub gains overstated

Ayrburn near Arrowtown. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Claim screen hub gains overstated

The developer behind plans for a massive Queenstown film studio has been accused of exaggerating its economic benefits.

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