Motorcyclist seriously injured in Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd crash
A motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries in a crash on Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd near Mt Crichton this afternoon.
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Developer likely to pay for intersection
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Developer likely to pay for intersection
An intersection linking State Highway 6 and the new Homestead Bay development is expected to be paid by the developer, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says.
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Bridge closure lamented
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Bridge closure lamented
A former long-time Queenstown tourism operator says he is "absolutely mortified" over the indefinite closure of the historic Skippers Bridge.
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The classics and the new on show together
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The classics and the new on show together
Queenstown's Ayrburn Classic motoring extravaganza will be three times bigger than last year’s inaugural event, the organiser says.
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Backers of $730m Queenstown development hit ground running
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Backers of $730m Queenstown development hit ground running
Developers of the $730million Homestead Bay housing proposal — approved yesterday — are not wasting any time in getting started, staging an open day at the site tomorrow.
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Queenstown homestead swapped for Christchurch mall
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Queenstown homestead swapped for Christchurch mall
A Christchurch shopping mall has been swapped for a lavish Queenstown homestead and garden.
International field for scenic run
International field for scenic run
More than 500 runners — a post-Covid record — are this Saturday tackling various distances in what’s arguably New Zealand’s most scenic mountain run.
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.
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Physical work set to start on Lakeview Te Taumata project
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Physical work set to start on Lakeview Te Taumata project
After more than six years of planning, physical work is about to start on Queenstown’s $3billion Lakeview Te Taumata project.