Arrowtown’s feast finds its feet
The Arrowtown Long Table is officially back on the calendar.
Lake showing signs of recovery
Lake showing signs of recovery
Fix the catchment and you’ll fix the lake.
WHS principal favours open-plan classrooms despite government ban
WHS principal favours open-plan classrooms despite government ban
Wakatipu High School’s principal is vigorously defending open-plan learning despite the government shutting it down.
Boarder, 78, still cutting shapes
Boarder, 78, still cutting shapes
You won’t find many snowboarders on Queenstown’s ski slopes who took up the sport in the 1980s.
Trail’s completion ushers in new goal
Trail’s completion ushers in new goal
The completion of the Buckler Burn Trail between Glenorchy and the Whākaari Conservation Area will be celebrated by the township’s community next month.
Arrowtown rink back from the brink
Arrowtown rink back from the brink
Third time lucky, hopefully.
Pioneering businesswoman in spotlight
Pioneering businesswoman in spotlight
Screeds have been written about Queenstown’s founding fathers, but the township’s pioneering women also have stories worth telling, a new novel’s author says.
Rare bird in the spotlight
Rare bird in the spotlight
A secretive, critically endangered wetland bird is the subject of the Whakatipu Wildlife Trust’s latest ‘Talk on the Wild Side’.
Kinross hosting ‘king of noir’
Kinross hosting ‘king of noir’
Fifteen years after releasing his first album, celebrated Kiwi songwriter Delaney Davidson’s preparing to perform a rocking collection of bangers at Gibbston’s Kinross this Saturday night.
Beyond a personality
Beyond a personality
Queenstown facilitator Drew Knowles is re-running a workshop next Friday, focused on making behavioural tools actually work.
Wild’s time to do or die in Dunners
Wild’s time to do or die in Dunners
It all comes down to this weekend.
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High-profile firms admit guilt over Queenstown landslide
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High-profile firms admit guilt over Queenstown landslide
Three high-profile companies have admitted charges over their role in the landslip that wreaked havoc in Queenstown’s Reavers Lane neighbourhood.
Taps turned on in burglary cause $750k of damage
Taps turned on in burglary cause $750k of damage
Burglars turned on taps in 10 houses in the Five Mile Villas complex in Queenstown, contributing to $750,000 worth of damage.
Appeal after $750k damage to Frankton houses
Appeal after $750k damage to Frankton houses
Police are appealing for information after Queenstown houses were damaged, costing an estimated $750,000.
‘Capturing value’ regional deal’s first priority
‘Capturing value’ regional deal’s first priority
"Capturing value" is the priority initiative of a new joint committee formed to negotiate a regional deal for Otago Central Lakes (OCL).
Coming up trips
Coming up trips
AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand expects to launch its new three-person swing — the first in the South Island — at the Kawarau Bridge, near Queenstown, in September.
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Queenstown's rising tide of problems
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Queenstown's rising tide of problems
The release of treated wastewater into Queenstown’s beloved Shotover River sparked outrage this year, but is only one of the growing region’s sewage challenges.
Feedback sought on draft freedom camping bylaw
Feedback sought on draft freedom camping bylaw
Community feedback is being sought as the Queenstown Lakes District Council finalises a draft bylaw which will allow freedom camping only under specific restrictions.
Slice of yesteryear sold for $1.29m
Slice of yesteryear sold for $1.29m
It is a new era for one of Frankton’s last remaining original holiday cribs.
Hollyer’s hoping for ORC seat
Hollyer’s hoping for ORC seat
Queenstowner Matt Hollyer’s hoping to enter politics.