Walker goes solo, 17 years later
Walker goes solo, 17 years later
Pre-dawn winter training runs paid off for Queenstown lawyer Michael Walker when he competed in the Coast to Coast’s The Longest Day for the first time in nearly two decades.
‘Freedom’ on Lake Wakatipu
‘Freedom’ on Lake Wakatipu
The world’s largest boat club has been given the all-clear to launch in Queenstown.
Booth business on the block
Booth business on the block
It's a bit different from the average business on the market.
Internships honour GM
Internships honour GM
Queenstown Lakes District Council’s employed two interns in a new programme honouring former property & infrastructure GM Peter Hansby, who died just over three years ago.
Peek at Project Tohu
Peek at Project Tohu
Locals will be able to get a taste of Arrowtown’s newest trail network for the first time next month.
Coup for gallery
Coup for gallery
Arrowtown's Astor Bristed gallery has scored a coup.
No action taken
No action taken
Maritime New Zealand is not taking action against Skippers Canyon Jet in relation to a jet boat incident near Queenstown a year ago that left four passengers injured.
Taxi driver tensions explode at Queenstown Airport
‘I’ll bury you': Violent threats as taxi driver tensions explode at Queenstown Airport
Months of tension between Queenstown Airport taxi drivers have culminated in one threatening another’s wife, saying he’ll “smash her teeth in”, leaving the woman “scared witless”.
Green light for fast-tracked Homestead Bay housing
Green light for fast-tracked Homestead Bay housing
A development of thousands of homes in Homestead Bay near Queenstown has been given the green light.
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$650m price tag for Queenstown wastewater solution
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$650m price tag for Queenstown wastewater solution
Disposing treated wastewater from Queenstown’s troubled Shotover treatment plant over a swathe of the Crown Terrace could cost up to $650 million, a council report says.
$7.22m dividend announced
$7.22m dividend announced
Queenstown Airport has announced an interim dividend of $7.22 million to its shareholders, $5.42m of which will go to the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
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Claim screen hub gains overstated
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Claim screen hub gains overstated
The developer behind plans for a massive Queenstown film studio has been accused of exaggerating its economic benefits.
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Queenstown tourist numbers surge
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Queenstown tourist numbers surge
Queenstown has moved past pre-Covid tourism numbers and continues to be a key driver of the country’s tourism recovery.
Driver fatigue thought to be behind Lake Hayes crash
Driver fatigue thought to be behind Lake Hayes crash
Driver fatigue is thought to be the cause of a crash near Lake Hayes yesterday that left two Australian tourists injured.
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New TV show pits local chefs in cook-off
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New TV show pits local chefs in cook-off
Take 10 chefs, let them go wild with their creations and you have the ingredients for a Queenstown-based TV reality cooking competition that starts screening this week.
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Drink-driver given community detention term
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Drink-driver given community detention term
A Lake Hāwea builder has been sentenced to community detention after copping his fourth drink-driving conviction.
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Funding for Wakatipu school expansion expected
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Funding for Wakatipu school expansion expected
Wakatipu High School should receive initial funding this year for its long-awaited expansion, its principal says.
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Not easy being council boss, but ‘real privilege’
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Not easy being council boss, but ‘real privilege’
Outgoing Queenstown council chief executive MikeTheelen leaves with no regrets.
Heat gun sparked golf course blaze
Heat gun sparked golf course blaze
A still-hot heat gun left near a wicker basket caused a fire that badly damaged the Frankton Golf Centre, a Fire and Emergency NZ report says.