Friend doing honours as skifields open to blue skies
Alexa Macdonald had something more than her skifield pass giving her access to the opening weekend of the Queenstown and Wanaka ski season.
Apprentices go head-to-head
Apprentices go head-to-head
Twelve of the southern region’s top apprentice tradies put it all on the line in Queenstown on Saturday.
Reserve forestry plan feedback wanted
Reserve forestry plan feedback wanted
People are encouraged to share their thoughts on a draft forestry management plan for Queenstown Hill Reserve.
NZONE scoping Kingston drop zone
NZONE scoping Kingston drop zone
Queenstown skydiving operator NZONE could move south to Kingston.
Arrowtown distillery on top of the world
Arrowtown distillery on top of the world
An Arrowtown distillery is officially on top of the world.
‘Why can’t Momoa live here?’
‘Why can’t Momoa live here?’
The National-led government’s South Island minister believes lifting the foreign buyer ban for $5million-plus Queenstown residential properties makes sense.
Carlos rows into the record books
Carlos rows into the record books
Queenstown's Carlos Bagrie can now add Guinness World Record-holder to his list of achievements.
Arrowtown artist’s full-picture life
Arrowtown artist’s full-picture life
Arrowtown artist Jane Burdon likes film star Mae West’s quote, "you only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough," because she lives by it.
Banksy’s home in Queenstown
Banksy’s home in Queenstown
A Queenstown couple believe their art gallery at Frankton’s Country Lane is the only one in New Zealand with works by English street artist Banksy on the walls.
Queenstown’s beauty queen
Queenstown’s beauty queen
A Queenstowner is off to China at year’s end to represent New Zealand at the Mrs United Nations International pageant.
Local Bitcoiners present to MPs
Local Bitcoiners present to MPs
More than 20 coalition government MPs heard about Bitcoin last week from a Whakatipu-led delegation invited to Parliament by local MP Joseph Mooney.
Altitude to unleash bugged-out brew
Altitude to unleash bugged-out brew
A Queenstown brewer is, quite literally, upping the ant-e.
Co-working space for ‘misfits’
Co-working space for ‘misfits’
A co-working space for "doers and dreamers" has opened in Frankton.
New brand for longtime hotel
New brand for longtime hotel
QT Queenstown is about to expand.
Take a bow, Marley
Take a bow, Marley
A Queenstown rower who’s competed for New Zealand in under-19 world champs for the past two years is now also a United States national university champion.
Skating past the Caitlin confusion
Skating past the Caitlin confusion
You can call her Judy.
Waka’s pace-setting fullback
Waka’s pace-setting fullback
Give the ball to ‘Vegas’.
Remarkables Park villas in high demand
Remarkables Park villas in high demand
A two-level terrace housing project in Queenstown’s Remarkables Park appears to be hitting the sweet spot with the market.
Big development land sale
Big development land sale
Two neighbouring residential properties close to Queenstown’s CBD have sold for mega-bucks in a sign development sections are becoming attractive again.
Queenstown open for skiing action on Saturday
Queenstown open for skiing action on Saturday
It is not too shabby for an opening day.