Teen robbery near Queenstown school leaves victim 'extremely shaken'
A teenager has been arrested for allegedly robbing another teen in the Queenstown suburb of Shotover Country.
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Expansion plan gathers pace
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Expansion plan gathers pace
A Queenstown skifield is set to become New Zealand’s largest, as a long-mooted $150 million-plus expansion gathers steam.
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Funding for new school welcomed
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Funding for new school welcomed
Wakatipu High School’s principal has welcomed government funding for land for a second Queenstown secondary school.
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QLDC backs outsourced water safety provision
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QLDC backs outsourced water safety provision
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is standing by its services on waterways, saying qualified staff are available every hour of the day.
Rolling out the carpet
Rolling out the carpet
Enough hessian matting to cover eight rugby fields is being laid in Queenstown’s Kawarau River.
Call for help after alcohol stolen
Call for help after alcohol stolen
Queenstown police are asking for the public’s help to identify two men thought to be responsible for stealing alcohol from a beer garden behind a suburban cafe-restaurant.
Steep task: $9.5m worth of homes craned into place
Steep task: $9.5m worth of homes craned into place
In a huge logistical exercise, six architecturally-designed homes have been craned on to steep sections in Queenstown’s Middleton Rd on two successive nights.
Hooded Queenstown beer garden burglars hunted
Hooded Queenstown beer garden burglars hunted
Police are on the hunt for a pair of alleged beer garden burglars in Queenstown.
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Bed tax ‘least worst’ option to ease strain
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Bed tax ‘least worst’ option to ease strain
NZSKI chief executive Paul Anderson says a bed tax in Queenstown is the ‘‘least worst option’’ to fix the resort’s infrastructure problems.
Scenic station taken off market
Scenic station taken off market
A remote, hugely-scenic Queenstown high country station has been taken off the market despite attracting “exceptional” offers.
Artist’s brush with golf ‘surreal’
Artist’s brush with golf ‘surreal’
An artist has found her niche painting posters for golf tournaments.
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Merging ‘disruptive, expensive’
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Merging ‘disruptive, expensive’
Amalgamation will be ‘‘disruptive and expensive’’ and will not solve the issues the Queenstown Lakes District faces, its deputy mayor says.
Violinist takes the stage in quarterfinal
Violinist takes the stage in quarterfinal
South Korean violinist Hyein Koo performs during a quarterfinal round of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition at the Queenstown Memorial Centre yesterday.
Barbers bring cutting edge to Jack's Point
Barbers bring cutting edge to Jack's Point
The owners of the first barbershop south of the Kawarau River say the area’s been “screaming out” for the service.
'Tiny' Queenstown firefighter scales the heights
'Tiny' Queenstown firefighter scales the heights
A Queenstown firey who likens her latest Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge to torture is at least comforted by breaking her fundraising record.
Queenstown hospital ‘woefully under-resourced’
Queenstown hospital ‘woefully under-resourced’
A retired local nurse says the ‘‘woefully under-resourced’’ Queenstown’s Lakes District Hospital is only held together by its amazing staff.
Positive response to Incentives for Growth Fund
Positive response to Incentives for Growth Fund
The Queenstown Lakes district could benefit by up to $40 million from an ‘‘Incentives for Growth Fund’’ announced in yesterday’s Budget, a regional economist says.
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Call for QLDC waterways to be run by ORC
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Call for QLDC waterways to be run by ORC
A maritime expert says the Queenstown council should get out of running its waterways as it is creating confusion and threatening public safety.
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Housing development would lead to ‘sprawl’
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Housing development would lead to ‘sprawl’
A proposed 1250-unit fast-track housing development at Arrow Junction would cause ‘‘unfettered urban sprawl’’ and traffic congestion, an opposition group says.
Queenstown tourist paddles into trouble on $100 raft
Queenstown tourist paddles into trouble on $100 raft
A German backpacker who got ‘‘lucky in an unlucky situation’’ says she is not a stupid tourist.