Queenstown

Ultra-wealthy jet into Queenstown to snap up $5m-plus homes

Ultra-rich buyers arriving in private jets are zeroing in on Queenstown's priciest properties as new foreign house-buyer rules come into force.

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Fire ban for district amid hot conditions

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Fire ban for district amid hot conditions

Hot and windy weather has raised the fire risk in the Queenstown Lakes District to extreme, prompting Fire and Emergency New Zealand to suspend all fire permits in its Lakes zone for the next three...

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Miners seek to take out gold from the bank

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Miners seek to take out gold from the bank

Hopeful gold miners are having another crack at it in the Upper Clutha — this time on the banks of the river rather than in it.

$1.4m Queenstown homes arrive on back of truck

These homes were built in Christchurch before being trucked down then craned on to steep sections...

$1.4m Queenstown homes arrive on back of truck

Heralding a new type of construction for Queenstown, four adjacent, elevated homes have been trucked down from Christchurch.

Marathon guru samples 5km run

Peter Ciaccia, left, catches up again with Queenstown Parkrun organiser Chris Seymour

Marathon guru samples 5km run

A recent Queenstown Parkrun participant played a major role in developing the world’s largest marathon into what is today.

As good as gold

Bruce Patton, left, Chenin Madden and Mike Ramsay with their gold medal hauls from the recent NZ...

As good as gold

Three Queenstowners each hauled in four golds at the recent New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin — Mike Ramsay, 75, Chenin Madden, 47, and Bruce Patton, 83.

Ex-pro’s new Arrowtown coaching gig

New Arrowtown Prems assistant coach Tony Ensor

Ex-pro’s new Arrowtown coaching gig

A longtime former pro rugby player is enjoying reconnecting with the game by helping coach the Arrowtown Premiers.

Ex-Qtown pro’s pride and joy

Amateur winner Yuki Miya with the Bledisloe Cup and his coach, Ben Guilford, after Sunday’s...

Ex-Qtown pro’s pride and joy

Former Queenstown golf teaching pro Ben Guilford coaches the Christchurch amateur who made a splash at the New Zealand Open at Arrow-town’s Millbrook Resort late last week.

Cancer survivor’s comeback run

Bresita Paton gets ready for a run with her ‘‘training buddy’’— border collie Shelby — before...

Cancer survivor’s comeback run

After going ‘‘to hell and back’’, Bresita Paton is treating Saturday’s Motatapu Miners Trail Run as her comeback.

Axis relocates to Park

At the new clinic are Axis Sports Medicine staff, from left, Jo Joyce, Amy Neal, Julia Coleman,...

Axis relocates to Park

Growing demand and a need for more space are behind Axis Sports Medicine’s move to a new, purpose-built clinic in Frankton’s Remarkables Park.

Sherwood’s unique room refurb

Since the Queenstown Lakes district’s last revaluation in 2021, the value of residential housing...

Sherwood’s unique room refurb

A globally-recognised Melbourne-based architecture and interiors studio’s leading a room refurb at Queenstown’s Sherwood Hotel.

Hotel’s youthful new GM

Stoked with first GM appointment: New Crowne Plaza Queenstown hotelier Eloise Green

Hotel’s youthful new GM

When you’re 32 and your whole hotel experience has been in Australia, Queenstown’s Crowne Plaza’s not a bad place for your first GM gig.

Calling actors and directors

Remarkable Theatre president Sophie Kennedy tries a pint for size ahead of her drama society’s...

Calling actors and directors

Queenstown's Remarkable Theatre’s holding auditions this weekend for actors and directors for its annual Pint-Sized Plays, being performed in Frankton on May 6 and 7 and in Bannockburn on May 9.

Firey beginning to 40th festival

A photo shows participants in one of the early Arrowtown Autumn Festival street parades passing...

Firey beginning to 40th festival

The Whakatipu’s longest-running event is going to start with several thousand bangs this year.

Fundraiser opens up unique countryside

Fundraiser opens up unique countryside

A Queenstown school camp fundraiser next Saturday offers a unique opportunity to explore Branches Station’s rugged beauty.

Inspiring women sought for awards

Winner of the 2024 Inspirational Women Awards Tru Woman of the Year Dame Theresa Gattung

Inspiring women sought for awards

Inspirational women, from all walks of life, will be celebrated in Queenstown again this year.

X-ray report a false alarm

The Ministry of Health says X-ray machine in Queenstown posed no risk to the public

X-ray report a false alarm

A tip-off from a member of the public in Queenstown on Saturday about an apparently abandoned X-ray machine proved to be a false alarm, the Ministry of Health says.