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    Case of measles confirmed in Q’town

    A measles case in Queenstown has been confirmed, in addition to one identified earlier in Dunedin.

    New freedom camping bylaw takes effect

    The council says campers should understand the rules at each location in Queenstown Lakes...

    New freedom camping bylaw takes effect

    A new freedom camping bylaw for the Queenstown Lakes district aims to balance community concerns about freedom camping while staying within the requirements of the Freedom Camping Act, the council...

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    Chef on drug charges skips NZ

    Ben Norfolk was head chef at The Bunker in Queenstown. Photo: supplied

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    Chef on drug charges skips NZ

    A longtime Queenstown chef and hospo identity has skipped the country ahead of a court appearance on serious drug charges.

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    Track closure plan ‘laughable’

    The Frankton track. Photo: ODT files

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    Track closure plan ‘laughable’

    The closure of Queenstown’s Frankton Track for virtually all of next year, to lay a new wastewater pipeline, is being greeted with disbelief by many people.

    Long Table returns

    PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH

    Long Table returns

    Hundreds of people lined Arrowtown’s historic main street to celebrate the return of the town's Long Table event.

    Gondola plan endorsed as priority project

    Southern Infrastructure chief executive Ross Copland. Photo: supplied

    Gondola plan endorsed as priority project

    A second plan to lift Queenstown people out of traffic gridlock gained momentum this week.

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    ‘Thrown in a hole’ by sudden closure

    Acupuncturist Jingying Jazmin Woo is struggling for work after the abrupt closure of Queenstown...

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    ‘Thrown in a hole’ by sudden closure

    A Queenstown acupuncturist, originally from China, says she has been "thrown in a hole" by the sudden closure and subsequent liquidation of Queenstown Health.

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    Wastewater options put at $44m to $203m

    Queenstown Lakes District Mayor John Glover. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Wastewater options put at $44m to $203m

    The most expensive option for disposing of wastewater from Queenstown’s troubled Shotover treatment plant could cost more than $200 million, councillors have been told.

    Refugee camp doco screening

    Cinematographer James Holman making friends in an Iraqi refugee camp. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Refugee camp doco screening

    A Queenstown filmmaker’s short doco capturing the construction of the world’s first concrete skatepark inside a refugee camp screens next Sunday at Arrowtown’s Dorothy Browns Cinema.

    Covid legacy powers conservation

    AJ Hackett Bungy NZ boss David Mitchell, left, with Southern Lakes Sanctuary’s Paul Kavanagh and...

    Covid legacy powers conservation

    A unique conservation project delivery agency, born from Covid, will begin its next era under the Southern Lakes Sanctuary (SLS) umbrella.

    Garden for the senses

    Wakatipu High teacher in charge of biology and earth and space science Rose Kidd and local Mitre...

    Garden for the senses

    Wakatipu High’s plan for a sensory garden has been given the green thumbs-up.

    New brew to support trail

    The Cargo Collective head brewer Andrew Boulton, left, and Queenstown Trails Trust boss Mark ...

    New brew to support trail

    It's a brew-tiful way to support the Queenstown Trails Trust.

    Wahine to the fore

    Local winemaker Duncan Forsyth captured by Julia Holden for a portrait entitled ‘The Vintner’....

    Wahine to the fore

    Four distinguished Kiwi women — two artists and two film-makers — share insights into their work at Queenstown’s Te Atamira this weekend.

    Beginners’ workshops just the tonic

    Martha Na Nagara pouring a gin for Anna Robinson towards the end of a recent gin workshop at...

    Beginners’ workshops just the tonic

    Queenstown locals and visitors can make their own gin in three-hour workshops designed to ignite one’s senses and creativity.

    Competitors set for winds of change

    Wellington surfskier David Williams competing in last year’s Deep South Downwind. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Competitors set for winds of change

    It's arguably Lake Whakatipu’s greatest annual spectacle.

    Debut bouts in charity fight night

    Boxing coach and trainer Michael Jenner watches his charges training at Industrial Fitness gym....

    Debut bouts in charity fight night

    Queenstown boxing coach and personal trainer Michael Jenner isn’t just putting on an entertaining fight night on Saturday — he’s hoping the event will help raise awareness of, and generate some...

    Frankton market catching fire

    Couple Bruce and Sally Hogg are among vendors benefiting from a Frankton property boom. PHOTO:...

    Frankton market catching fire

    A Queenstown real estate firm is noticing "incredible" buyer demand for older Frankton properties.

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    Party vibes in Otago’s top sex toy suburb

    Jacks Point, Queenstown — the sex toy capital of Otago. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Party vibes, swinging times: Otago’s top sex toy suburbs revealed

    A wealthy Queenstown suburb named the top buyer of sex toys in Otago must throw some "interesting parties", the local mayor says.

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    NZSki links with Chinese indoor snow resort company

    Skiers at Shenzhen BonSki, in China, the world’s largest indoor ski resort. PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH

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    NZSki links with Chinese indoor snow resort company

    NZSki has signed a strategic partnership with Chinese indoor ski resort operator Sunac-BonSki, marking one of the most significant international deals in New Zealand’s ski industry.

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    Report: discharge will degrade water

    The Shotover wastewater treatment plant. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Report: discharge will degrade water

    The discharge of treated wastewater into Queenstown’s Shotover River for the next five years will degrade its water quality, but serious harm to aquatic life is unlikely, a new report says.
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