Listings aplenty but values up
Listings aplenty but values up
In the ‘bubble’ that is the Queenstown property market, with our population ever rising, residential values continue increasing despite it still being a buyers’ market.
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Director questions merits of MPI prosecution
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Director questions merits of MPI prosecution
The prosecution of him and his company for operating heli-crayfish excursions for high-paying guests "wasn’t a great use of taxpayers’ money", a Queenstown hotelier says.
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Death ‘devastating’, man’s partner says
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Death ‘devastating’, man’s partner says
The partner of a Queenstown man killed on a Jacks Point worksite in 2023 says his death has caused "profound heartbreak and irreversible damage".
Illegal Qtown boarding house tenants told to hide
Illegal Queenstown boarding house tenants told to hide from inspectors
A man who lived in an illegal boarding house in Queenstown says landlord James Truong instructed tenants to hide from MBIE inspectors as attention on the property grew.
Group shows confidence in hospital plan
Group shows confidence in hospital plan
A privately owned public hospital for the Central Otago-Queenstown Lakes area is not quite a done deal — but one might be forgiven for thinking so after a show of confidence from southern leaders.
Queenstown hotelier escapes conviction over illegal crayfish trips
Queenstown hotelier escapes conviction over illegal crayfish trips
A prominent Queenstown hotelier who breached fisheries rules by operating "bucket list" heli-crayfish excursions for high-paying guests has been granted a discharge without conviction.
Five firefighters to help in Canada
Five firefighters to help in Canada
Five Otago firefighters will spend the five weeks battling wildfires in a region of Canada, which has just declared its second state of emergency this year.
Saturday night quake jolts Queenstown
Saturday night quake jolts Queenstown
People in and near Queenstown had a jolt from an earthquake last night, centred about 30km west of the resort town.
Lightning cancels flights
Lightning cancels flights
A lightning strike on an Air NZ aircraft while it was flying above New Zealand led to three cancelled flights between Queenstown and Auckland.
Hearings bound for Environment Court
Hearings bound for Environment Court
Hearings for retrospective consents to allow the Shotover wastewater treatment plant to discharge treated wastewater directly into the Shotover River will take place in the Environment Court.
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Carlin Hotel sold for $10m less than it cost to build
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Carlin Hotel sold for $10m less than it cost to build
Queenstown's The Carlin Hotel was bought for $10 million less than it cost to build.
‘Ultra-luxury’ hotel ‘something truly different’
‘Ultra-luxury’ hotel ‘something truly different’
It is quite the transformation.
NZ woman killed by elephant 'dearly loved'
NZ woman killed by elephant 'dearly loved'
The woman killed by an elephant in Zambia has been remembered as a cheerful and compassionate person "dearly loved" by her family in Queenstown.
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$32k a night for 'ultra-luxury' Queenstown hotel
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$32k a night for 'ultra-luxury' Queenstown hotel
An "ultra-luxury" Queenstown hotel with rooms costing up to $32,000 a night is opening on a lakefront site that was formerly home to a backpackers.
New director from over the hill
New director from over the hill
A champion of Wanaka’s arts sector will now be putting her energies into Queenstown’s lively arts and cultural scene.
A very vintage drop celebrated in London
A very vintage drop celebrated in London
The godfather of Central Otago wine, former Queenstowner Alan Brady, had waited 38 years to open one of the earliest bottles ever produced in this renowned wine region’s modern history.
The ‘Odd Couple’s’ new era
The ‘Odd Couple’s’ new era
Queenstown's ‘Odd Couple’ are back at it.
She’s maybe got travel’s best job
She’s maybe got travel’s best job
Despite Queenstown’s reputation for adventure tourism, it’s little known we’re home to New Zealand’s largest and most globally diverse adventure travel company.
Goodbye NZ, Canada here we come
Goodbye NZ, Canada here we come
From the Whakatipu to Vancouver.
Obituary: Queenstown character a man of letters
Obituary: Queenstown character a man of letters
He may have run a humble burger joint, and much later an even more humble pie shop, but Mike Burke, who has died aged 78, was one of Queenstown’s great characters over the 25 years he lived in town.