Famous Arrowtown tree planting re-enacted
Famous Arrowtown tree planting re-enacted
Thirty-three Arrowtown School students, aged 7 to 11, are telling the story of the planting of the first tree in the township’s famous Buckingham St avenue of trees.
High school’s first junior musical
High school’s first junior musical
Wakatipu High is staging its first ever junior musical next week.
Viewing Van Gogh on film
Viewing Van Gogh on film
A film screening in Arrowtown next Friday features one of the world’s greatest and most influential artists — post-impressionist Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh.
Adventurer breaks ice with resort visit
Adventurer breaks ice with resort visit
A world record-breaking Aussie adventurer/mountaineer visited the world’s adventure capital for the first time last week and was immediately dreaming of buying property here.
Muay Thai-ny but mighty
Muay Thai-ny but mighty
A young Queenstown fighter was singled out among his peers at a Muay Thai show last weekend, receiving the award for the ‘most beautiful Thai technique’ of the night.
Crossing the English Channel the hard way
Crossing the English Channel the hard way
A Queenstowner's off next week to undertake one of the world’s most famous open water swims — the English Channel.
Global glory for Waka U12s
Global glory for Waka U12s
The Wakatipu Basin under-12 rugby team was crowned champions of last weekend’s Global Games New Zealand Junior Rugby Festival, held in Queenstown.
Familiar name, unfamiliar occupation
Familiar name, unfamiliar occupation
He's a real estate rookie but not a Queenstown rookie.
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Developer blames red tape for subdivision price rise
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Developer blames red tape for subdivision price rise
A Queenstown developer who hoped to deliver house and land packages for less than $900,000 says that’s no longer possible.
Doctors set to reopen Arrowtown clinic
Doctors set to reopen Arrowtown clinic
Two longtime doctors are resuscitating Arrowtown’s medical centre, the closure of which two weeks ago was a bitter pill for many locals.
Lather coming over name?
Lather coming over name?
What's in a name?
'Stunt gone wrong': $44k for Queenstown chopper ride
'Stunt gone wrong': $44k for Queenstown chopper ride
An estimated $44,000 of public money to fly Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Christopher Luxon to the top of a Queenstown mountain is a publicity stunt "gone badly wrong", Labour says.
'Highest vote' campaign in Queenstown Lakes
'Highest vote' campaign in Queenstown Lakes
Voting papers for local body elections are being sent to all enrolled voters in the Queenstown Lakes district from today.
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Landlord fined $81k did not follow 'letter of the law'
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Landlord fined $81k did not follow 'letter of the law'
A Queenstown landlord slapped with $81,050 in penalties for illegally operating four boarding houses admits he did not follow the "letter of the law".
New waste management, minimisation plan adopted
New waste management, minimisation plan adopted
The QLDC has adopted a new waste management and minimisation plan, marking another step towards reducing waste and promoting sustainable resource use across the district.
Landlord fined more than $80k for breaches
Queenstown landlord fined more than $80k for boarding house breaches
A Queenstown landlord who operated four boarding houses illegally has been fined $81,050.
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‘Abysmal’ winter snowfall for southern skifields
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‘Abysmal’ winter snowfall for southern skifields
Winter snowfall has been "abysmal" for many southern skifields this year, particularly near Wanaka which had its second-lowest winter average snowfall on record.
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Council’s call to axe day one of tournament slated
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Council’s call to axe day one of tournament slated
A decision to axe the first day of a junior rugby tournament in Queenstown yesterday involving more than 1000 players has been labelled crazy, with organisers saying they had played in far worse...
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High Court to rule on street-food bylaw
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High Court to rule on street-food bylaw
An interim injunction hearing in the High Court at Invercargill this month will decide whether the QLDC will be able to enforce its bylaw for regulating pop-up stallholders.
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Change in rules may encourage investors
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Change in rules may encourage investors
A luxury home buyers’ agency owner says a change to New Zealand’s foreign buyer rules will not bring about a ‘‘rush’’ of new sales in the Wakatipu.