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    Jody Mowat and Paul Hoffman demonstrate their rental scooters.

    Less-mobile visitors have opportunity to scoot about

    When Jody Mowat and Paul Hoffman sustained injuries, the Queenstown pair each realised how difficult it was to move around and enjoy the area.

    ‘Southbase here for long haul’

    ‘Southbase here for long haul’

    Ahead of Queenstown-Lakes’ estimated $3-to-$4 billion infrastructure build-out in the next nine years, one company’s getting the jump on expansion.

    Developer fuels food security

     KiwiHarvest boss Gary Hough, right, and James Clarke Property founder James Clarke with the...

    Developer fuels food security

    A Queenstown property developer has dug in to support local food rescue charity Kiwi-Harvest.

    Going the distance for health charity

    Jemima Tennekoon.

    Going the distance for health charity

    By aligning herself with a charity, a Queenstown runner on the comeback trail has an extra spring in her step.

    Kiwi artist’s tiki tour de force

     This Dick Frizzell oil painting, originally produced as a watercolour for akids’ charity, will...

    Kiwi artist’s tiki tour de force

    A Queenstown exhibition by influential Kiwi artist Dick Frizzell featuring the iconic Māori tiki is being touted as nationally significant.

    Contract wrangle over

    Two purchasers of FCL CL Ltd’s Clubhouse Lane development have taken the developer to the High...

    Contract wrangle over

    A Queenstown developer’s run out of legal road in his bid to cancel two off-the-plan apartment sales in his Clubhouse Lane development in Jack’s Point.

    Designer picks holes with The Hills

    New look coming: A redesign of Arrowtown’s The Hills private golf course is due to start next week.

    Designer picks holes with The Hills

    An Aussie golf course architect redesigning Arrowtown’s The Hills has taken a gentle swing at the championship course’s original layout — however, the original designer’s relatively unfazed.

    A’town muscles up for character fight

    Arrowtown. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    A’town muscles up for character fight

    Arrowtown Inc’s gearing up to appeal the removal of design guidelines from the district plan that protect the township’s special character.

    A line-up designed to inspire

     Lucy Blakison

    A line-up designed to inspire

    A powerhouse line-up of inspiring women’s been confirmed for this year’s Westpac Queenstown Women in Business Conference.

    Qualmark cuts concern

    The new-look Qualmark star rating logo for hotels. Star-rated holiday parks and backpackers will...

    Qualmark cuts concern

    It is feared cost-cutting by Tourism New Zealand quality assurance organisation Qualmark will reduce the quality of NZ’s tourism product.

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    Share funds fairly: tourism advocate

    Lydia Stoddart

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    Share funds fairly: tourism advocate

    ‘‘Absolutely disheartening.’’

    Endangered whio return to Rees Valley after decades

    The two whio spotted by Southern Lakes Sanctuary staff. Photo: Supplied / Southern Lakes Sanctuary

    Endangered whio return to Rees Valley after decades

    Conservationists in Otago are celebrating the return of whio to the Rees Valley after more than 50 years.

    Pair sought as Queenstown shop worker left 'extremely shaken'

    Photo: NZ Police

    Pair sought as Queenstown shop worker left 'extremely shaken'

    Queenstown police are hunting for two men over disorder in a shop which left a worker distressed.

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    Drunk assaulted two women in Queenstown bar

    Queenstown Courthouse. Photo supplied

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    Drunk assaulted two women in Queenstown bar

    A man who tried to force his way into a toilet cubicle in a Queenstown bar told the women inside to "go back to your own country".

    Bus use, revenue increases

    Bus use, revenue increases

    While Orbus patronage in Queenstown continues to increase, numbers have fallen in Dunedin.

    ‘Queen of Hospo’ raising bar for women's safety

    Karen Hattaway opened Manu Restaurant and Bar in Cambridge Tce in August 2024. It is a cultural...

    ‘Queen of Hospo’ raising bar for women's safety

    Award-winning restaurateur Karen Hattaway has returned to Christchurch with a mission - helping to make nights out in the city safer for women.

    Lynch Block’s future back on the table

    Photo: ODT files.

    Lynch Block’s future back on the table

    The future of the Lynch Block is coming back to the Queenstown council table.

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    400 new homes in pipeline

    Mark Tylden

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    400 new homes in pipeline

    A major housing and commercial development for Queenstown has got the fast-track tick - nearly five years after it was first placed in the process.

    Avid swimmers take on Lake Wakatipu

     PHOTO: JAMES ALLAN PHOTOGRAPHY

    Avid swimmers take on Lake Wakatipu

    Swimmers leap off Queenstown’s historic TSS Earnslaw in Frankton Arm on Saturday for the Whakatipu Legend swimming event.

    Diversity celebrated at festival

    Kadodo Music, of Dunedin, gets the audience on their feet with a performance of West African...

    Diversity celebrated at festival

    More than 3000 people enjoyed cultural performances and food from around the world while taking the chance to learn about their community’s diversity at the fourth annual Queenstown Multicultural...
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