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    Scotland's Orla Marshall lives in a van - the only way she had been able to return to Queenstown...

    Workers arriving in Queenstown and leaving within weeks

    Workers are arriving in Queenstown and leaving within weeks because the cost of living is too high, recruiters and unions say.

    Southern tramping track 'closed indefinitely'

    The Department of Conservation says the slip has made the Rees-Dart Track circuit impassable for...

    Popular southern tramping track 'closed indefinitely' after slip

    A popular southern tramping track is closed indefinitely after a large slip affected the route.

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    Queenstown teen in rollover crash still boozed from previous night

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    Queenstown teen in rollover crash still boozed from previous night

    A Queenstown teenager who rolled his car, leaving two friends injured, was still affected by alcohol from the night before, a court has heard.

    Police hunt for man behind Arrowtown wedding coward-punch

    Police are trying to identify the man in the cap following a coward-punch assault after a wedding...

    Police hunt for man behind Arrowtown wedding coward-punch

    Police investigating a coward-punch assault in Arrowtown last month are asking for the public's help to track down a member of a wedding party.

    Council urged to prioritise Skippers Bridge repairs

    Skippers Bridge PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Council urged to prioritise Skippers Bridge repairs

    A Queenstown tourism operator is calling on the council to prioritise reopening the historic Skippers Bridge.

    Man sought to help Arrowtown assault investigation

    Pictures of the man police want to identify. Photos: NZ Police

    Man sought to help Arrowtown assault investigation

    Police are looking to identify a man in the hope he can help enquires into an Arrowtown assault.

    Skippers Bridge to stay closed over safety concerns

    Skippers Bridge in 2022. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Skippers Bridge to stay closed over safety concerns

    Skippers Bridge is to remain closed until further notice after an inspection found failures of the wires in the cables used to support the structure.

    Cats pose threat to native wildlife in Queenstown wetland

    Trail cameras planted by Whakatipu Wildlife Trust have detected 44 cats over three weeks. Photo:...

    Cats pose threat to native wildlife in Queenstown wetland

    A restored wetland on the edge of Queenstown is drawing rare native wildlife back to an area once dry and barren, but conservationists say roaming pet cats could undo years of community-led work.

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    Sold fundraising wood disappears

    The wood taken from the Lakes Hayes A&P Show earmarked for fundraising. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Sold fundraising wood disappears

    Lake Hayes A&P Show organisers came up with a money-making scheme through wood-chopping leftovers, but someone had other ideas.

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    A&P show ‘one of our best’

    Noah Mitchell, 7, of Queenstown, tries his hand at shearing with the help of Patrick Duncan, of...

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    A&P show ‘one of our best’

    The rain cleared, the sun emerged and thousands came through the gates for the Lake Hayes A&P Show in Queenstown on Saturday.

    Gateway on Macetown road to go live

    This gate at the start of Macetown Rd will be operational from the end of the month. PHOTO: FACEBOOK

    Gateway on Macetown road to go live

    At the end of this month a gateway about 3km from Arrowtown, which drivers can pass through with a permit bought online, will go live, securing ongoing public vehicle access to the historic...

    How Queenstown is attracting the uber-rich

    No expense has been spared for this luxury accommodation in Queenstown. Photo: RNZ

    How Queenstown is attracting the uber-rich

    A Queenstown hotel with rooms priced up to $50,000 a night is attracting visitors willing to book not just a suite, but sometimes the whole hotel.

    Average rent for Central Lakes highest in NZ: data

    Despite an average of 1350 new dwellings consented each year over the past five years, rents in...

    Average rent for Central Lakes highest in NZ: data

    At nearly $900 a week, rents in Otago’s Central Lakes area are the most expensive in New Zealand.

    Central Otago/Lakes District most expensive place to rent

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    Central Otago/Lakes District most expensive place to rent

    Central Otago/Lakes District remains the most expensive place to rent in NZ, with the average weekly price more than $200 above Auckland.

    Makarora jetboat crash injures three

    The injured pair were flown to Dunedin Hospital. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN (file)

    Makarora jetboat crash injures three

    Two people have been flown to hospital following a jetboat crash in Otago.

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    Aussie firm's 'premium backpackers' plan for Queenstown

    Australian-based real estate investment company Marprop plans to convert Queenstown’s The Forge...

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    Aussie firm's 'premium backpackers' plan for Queenstown

    An Australian real estate investment company has snapped up one of Queenstown’s most central buildings, planning to turn it into a 264-bed "premium backpackers".

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    Receivers recover $33,000

    Kevin Carlin. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Receivers recover $33,000

    Receivers have recovered $33,000 from the estate of late Queenstown developer Kevin Carlin.

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    Hundreds at risk of losing permits

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    Hundreds at risk of losing permits

    A warning shot has sounded for mooring owners in the Queenstown Lakes area, with hundreds of permits at risk over outstanding resource consents, the council says.

    Sale of Cecil Peak farm still on cards

    Queenstown’s Cecil Peak Station, which had a ‘‘guide price’’ of $60 million, was taken off the...

    Sale of Cecil Peak farm still on cards

    Despite one of Queenstown’s most recognisable landscapes being taken off the market late last year, negotiations are continuing.

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    Company hoping to add two more craft to fleet

    The owner of Queenstown’s Hydro Attack wants to add two more semi-submersible ‘‘shark’’ boats to...

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    Company hoping to add two more craft to fleet

    Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, two more semi-submersible "shark" vessels may soon be added to Lake Wakatipu.
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