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‘Really heartened’ with support
A mouse, a few alley cats, a dog and some North Pole penguins busting a groove to Gangnam Style — what else could you want from a Queenstown Christmas show?
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NZ winner ‘shattered’ after mountain race
NZ winner ‘shattered’ after mountain race
New Zealander Cullen Rhind set a blistering pace to win the inaugural V5000 title, part of The Wild adventure race, in Arrowtown at the weekend, with fellow Kiwi Ali Wilson in second overall.
Christmas comes early for Glenorchy school
Christmas comes early for Glenorchy school
An Australian multi-millionaire has given some Glenorchy Primary School pupils an early Christmas basketball treat.
Fire restrictions for Otago Lakes region
Fire restrictions for Otago Lakes region
A restricted fire season is in force for the Otago Lakes region, with a warning the danger of forest fires is likely to reach very extreme in the coming week.
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‘Audible relief’ from patrons as boil water notice lifted
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‘Audible relief’ from patrons as boil water notice lifted
A Queenstown hotel is welcoming the end of the town’s tainted water saga.
Airport master plan finalised
Airport master plan finalised
A master plan to guide the development of Queenstown Airport over the coming decades has been finalised.
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‘Planning fatigue’ discussed at hearing
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‘Planning fatigue’ discussed at hearing
"Planning fatigue" and the effectiveness of consultation came under the microscope at a hearing yesterday, as questions were asked about whether people had time to understand stuff which was "very...
Claim co-director got ‘secret commissions’
Claim co-director got ‘secret commissions’
A legal dispute between the backers of a marina and village development once mooted for Queenstown’s Homestead Bay has been laid bare in a High Court decision.
Queenstown boil water notice lifted
Queenstown boil water notice lifted
Queenstown's tainted water saga is over with confirmation the remaining boil water notice has been lifted.
Regulator overreacted to crypto outbreak - Lewers
Regulator overreacted to Queenstown crypto outbreak - Lewers
Queenstown's mayor believes the water regulator overstepped the mark during the resort town's cryptosporidium outbreak, unnecessarily impacting some communities.
Embracing show’s theme
Embracing show’s theme
Despite its name, creatures will definitely be stirring in Queenstown this Sunday.
Big growth for garden tour
Big growth for garden tour
A fundraising garden tour’s about to go to the next level.
Donation raises the bar
Donation raises the bar
Whakatipu Wildlife Trust (WWT), whose predator control efforts are aimed at increasing native bird and insect life, is crowing over a $10,000 donation from a Queenstown brewery.
Some very unroyal behaviour
Some very unroyal behaviour
Imagine if you knew the Queen farted but no one else wanted to believe you — and you could even end up in jail if you let out the secret.
If only walls could talk
If only walls could talk
Some may say there’s no place in modern Queenstown for the ever-so-humble crib, or bach.
Old building set to shine
Old building set to shine
One of Arrowtown’s most iconic buildings has had the makeover to end them all, just in time for its 150th birthday.
Friends brewing up a new partnership
Friends brewing up a new partnership
Tonight, Arrowtown Brewing Co (ABC) will officially launch at their new home, Arrowtown’s Slow Cuts.
Hotel says ‘buon appetito’
Hotel says ‘buon appetito’
The hotel chain behind Queenstown’s Holiday Inn, above Frankton Rd, has turned its lake-facing dining venue into an Italian restaurant, Grazie, following the "roaring success" of its first outlet...
Exchanging cafes
Exchanging cafes
Three Queenstowners have swapped one cafe for another.
An hospitable old church
An hospitable old church
Queenstown's latest hospo venue, officially opening tomorrow at Frankton’s Country Lane precinct, formerly performed service as a church.