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    Autumn festival events ‘amazing’

    The Buckingham Belles perform during Saturday’s 40th Arrowtown Autumn Festival Street Parade....

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    Autumn festival events ‘amazing’

    It might have been the first Arrowtown Autumn Festival in recent years where the vista was framed by snow-capped mountains.

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    Third attempt at fast track successful

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    Third attempt at fast track successful

    It is third time lucky for an Australian developer whose fast-track application for a large residential suburb and skifield near Queenstown has been accepted after two failed attempts.

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    Government ‘misappropriating’ levy funds: deputy mayor

    Queenstown Lakes District deputy mayor Quentin Smith, of Wanaka. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Government ‘misappropriating’ levy funds: deputy mayor

    The  government is ‘‘misappropriating’’ funds from international visitors, the deputy mayor of the Queenstown Lakes says.

    It’s the height of lunacy

    Warren Cooper reflecting on his parliamentary career. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

    It’s the height of lunacy

    Former local mayor Warren Cooper says a council proposal to allow 24m-high buildings across a swathe of Queenstown’s CBD is ‘‘absolute lunacy’’.

    Robot geniuses off to Greece

    NZ reps: Jasper Eckford, second left, and Ollie Sharpe, flanked by coach/mentor Paula Hugens,...

    Robot geniuses off to Greece

    Two young Queenstown teens make up the only New Zealand team invited into a prestigious international robotics comp in Greece next month.

    Happiness hailed as key to 102-year life

    ‘Just be happy and don’t be greedy’: The late Margaret Reid, pictured on her 100th birthday at...

    Happiness hailed as key to 102-year life

    Queenstown identity Margaret Reid died last Sunday at the very ripe old age of 102.

    Order’s high honour

    ‘Like to give back’: Kirsten Dennison will receive a special honour from Hato Hone St John this...

    Order’s high honour

    It's an honour so prestigious it has to be approved by the King.

    Trail planting project seeded

    Out to make a big difference: At their first trail margins planting day, Little Difference...

    Trail planting project seeded

    A project to reforest the margins of the Queenstown Trails Trust (QTT) network has begun.

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    Procedures now available close to home

    Craig Ashton

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    Procedures now available close to home

    Upper Clutha and Queenstown residents will now be able to access publicly funded endoscopy procedures closer to home.

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    Warning over Queenstown cable car use

    The Queenstown Lakes District Council has raised concerns with a fast-track panel over Southern...

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    Warning over Queenstown cable car use

    A billionaire-backed cable car linking Queenstown and its airport risks becoming a ‘‘white-elephant’’ few locals use, the council has warned.

    Early starts guaranteed for Coronet Peak

    SnowFactory installation progresses as Queenstown's Coronet Peak gears up for an opening next...

    Early starts guaranteed for Coronet Peak

    Queenstown's Coronet Peak will be the first ski resort to open in New Zealand year in and year out thanks to new $2million-plus snowmaking technology, NZSki chief executive Paul Anderson says.

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    Sunshine Bay luxury hilltop lodge for sale

    Azur Lodge is on a secluded hilltop but still only three minutes’ drive from central Queenstown....

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    Sunshine Bay luxury hilltop lodge for sale

    A luxury hilltop lodge almost hidden away in Queenstown’s Sunshine Bay is for sale as a freehold going concern.

    Aussie ski market still buoyant

    NZSki chief executive Paul Anderson.

    Aussie ski market still buoyant

    Escalating fuel prices notwithstanding, NZSki’s boss is still confident good numbers of Aussie skiers and boarders will hit Queenstown slopes this winter.

    Visitor options open from new Walter Peak zone

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Visitor options open from new Walter Peak zone

    New visitor experiences are being planned for one of Queenstown’s most special pieces of land.

    Arrowtown 'becoming suburb of Auckland'

    Richard Newman. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA FILE

    'Status postcode' but Arrowtown risks ‘losing our community’

    Arrowtown is becoming ‘‘a suburb of Parnell’’, a real estate agent says, as its house prices climb to the highest in New Zealand.

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    Hub consent: fast-track a ‘kangaroo court’

    Queenstown Lakes District Councillor Samuel Belk. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA FILES

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    Hub consent: fast-track a ‘kangaroo court’

    A Queenstown Lakes district councillor has launched a broadside against the whole fast-track process, calling it a ‘‘kangaroo court’’.

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    Safety lapses in Queenstown jetboat crash

    Photo: Transport Accident Investigation Commission

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    Safety lapses in Queenstown jetboat crash

    Passengers who suffered deep cuts, bruising and a fracture when a Queenstown jetboat crashed into a canyon wall did not get a proper safety briefing, an investigation has found.

    Festival a tribute to the community

    Showing their colours ahead of the 40th Arrowtown Autumn Festival, which began yesterday, are...

    Festival a tribute to the community

    The Arrowtown Autumn Festival was officially opened for the 40th time in the historic village yesterday afternoon.

    Council extends Mt Iron freedom camping ban

    A sign made by a resident in Allenby Pl expresses their disapproval with the freedom camping...

    Council extends Mt Iron freedom camping ban

    A temporary ban on freedom camping at the foot of Mt Iron has been extended.

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    Three Queenstown sections sold in $100 million deal

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    Three Queenstown sections sold in $100 million deal

    An Auckland-based property development and investment firm has spent about $100 million on three strategic parcels of land in Queenstown.
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