Queenstown

Tension brewed between taxi drivers at a staging area in the St John carpark where taxis wait to...

‘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

The Shotover wastewater treatment plant at Frankton. Photo: QLDC

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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

Disruptions will likely continue though as airlines deal with a backlog of flights. File photo:...

$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

Ayrburn near Arrowtown. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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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 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

Taste of Art contestants (from left) Tommy Hope and Dani Pushkar from Auckland’s Tala, Josh...

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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

Wakatipu High School principal Oded Nathan. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

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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’

"I’ll miss the staff the most", retiring Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Mike...

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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

The cause of a fire at the Frankton Golf Centre last year has been revealed. PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH

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

Turning the first sod at the Lakeview site yesterday are (from left) Queenstown Lakes District...

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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.

QLDC initiates road safety video for international tourists

Queenstown Lakes District Council has teamed up with local police to create videos for tourists promoting safe driving in the region.

Sky’s the limit for urban plan

The 42.2ha Alpine Meadows development is now in its second stage, once complete the development...

Sky’s the limit for urban plan

The controversial urban intensification plan was approved last week by the Queenstown Lakes District Council to allow for higher and more dense urban planning.

Quintessential Kelvin Heights

Very few Kevin Peninsula properties boast dual access from both top and bottom

Quintessential Kelvin Heights

A prime development site in Queenstown’s high-end Kelvin Heights is attracting good interest due to dual access off both Peninsula Rd and Willow Pl — along with a substantial, modern boathouse.

Remarkables Park townhouses a fast sell

A section of the recently-completed Kawarau Villas.

Remarkables Park townhouses a fast sell

The project team behind the Kawarau Villas terrace housing complex, just below Frankton’s Remarkables Park, suspect it’s currently Queenstown’s fastest-selling development.

Runners entering hurt locker

Kerryn Stewart, left, and Bethany Rogers training around Arrowtown last Sunday. PICTURE: JAMES...

Runners entering hurt locker

At least four Queenstowners are tackling New Zealand’s premier ultra-trail running event this weekend — the Tarawera 100-miler (163km this year) in and around Rotorua.

The Milburn trifecta

Noa Milburn dominates last Sunday’s men’s final against Jack Hansen Ratter from Christchurch....

The Milburn trifecta

Three local tennis-playing brothers, who’ve all been the best in New Zealand for their age, have now each won the prestigious Queenstown Open men’s title in successive years.

Having a ball in Q'town

NZ Breakers majority owner Marc Mitchell at Queenstown’s Ayrburn last week

Having a ball in Q'town

Queenstown's clearly on the radar of the New Zealand Breakers basketball franchise’s new majority owner.

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