German engineer crashed concept car on Crown Range Road
A German vehicle development engineer crashed a test sports car on the Crown Range Road, while driving three times the recommended speed limit.
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Wastewater may exceed ammonia bottom lines: ORC
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Wastewater may exceed ammonia bottom lines: ORC
Treated wastewater being discharged into the Shotover River may be exceeding national bottom lines for ammonia, the Otago Regional Council (ORC) says.
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Queenstown crime drama 'huge hit' overseas
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Queenstown crime drama 'huge hit' overseas
A second series of Queenstown-based TV murder-mystery drama A Remarkable Place to Die is set to be shot in the resort from this November till the end of April.
Plan to bowl TV house for bougie boutique hotel
Plan to bowl TV house for bougie boutique hotel
A ‘landmark’ boutique hotel is planned to replace a two-level 1960s character which served as the police station for locally shot TV crime thriller One Lane Bridge.
Lawyer puts hat in the ring
Lawyer puts hat in the ring
A Queenstown commercial lawyer with a track record of community involvement is standing for council at October’s elections.
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QLDC asks for Shotover discharge to be heard by court
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QLDC asks for Shotover discharge to be heard by court
The battle over whether Queenstown’s council should be able to discharge wastewater straight into the Shotover River could be heading to the Environment Court.
Patchwork repairs ‘waste of money’
Patchwork repairs ‘waste of money’
A longtime resident in Queenstown’s Sunshine Bay believes a council contractor’s wasting tens of thousands of dollars by not properly repairing a slumping road.
Village people hail ground breaking
Village people hail ground breaking
Twenty years after developers bought land immediately south of Kingston township for a subdivision, the first dirt has just been broken.
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Council gives nod to gambling application
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Council gives nod to gambling application
A new Queenstown gambling application has been approved by councillors despite a recommendation to turn it down in order to minimise harm.
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Dismissal of team leader unjustified, ERA finds
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Dismissal of team leader unjustified, ERA finds
A Queenstown team leader who lashed out at his managers over workplace changes has been awarded $10,000 after being wrongfully sacked.
MP moves to find space on lifestyle block
MP moves to find space on lifestyle block
Southland MP Joseph Mooney has traded in Queenstown suburbia for a Central Otago lifestyle block, but he is staying within his Southland electorate.
158 carparks proposed for Queenstown freedom campers
158 carparks proposed for Queenstown freedom campers
Queenstown Lakes District Council has devised a new plan to manage freedom campers.
Youth trust’s comeback trail
Youth trust’s comeback trail
The coming 30th anniversary of legendary Queenstowner Bruce Grant’s death has galvanised a trust set up in his name to lift its support for local youth.
Ward’s bodies of artwork
Ward’s bodies of artwork
There's never been a Queenstown art exhibition like it.
A decade of learning and leadership
A decade of learning and leadership
Shotover Primary School sure loves a birthday party.
Trust invests in future philanthropists
Trust invests in future philanthropists
Central Lakes Trust has provided a $50,000 grant to the 45South Community Foundation, formerly Wakatipu Community Foundation, to support the growth of local philanthropy and youth engagement across...
Super-charging Tech Queenstown
Super-charging Tech Queenstown
Technology Queenstown (TQ) recently appointed five new trustees to help guide the Whakatipu’s tech sector development agency.
Hospo precinct complete
Hospo precinct complete
With next Saturday’s opening of opulent, Chinese-inspired restaurant, Billy’s, based around a restored homestead, Queenstown’s Ayrburn hospitality precinct’s complete.
Squash squeezed out, again
Squash squeezed out, again
Squash New Zealand and Squash Otago are backing Queenstown Squash Club’s plea for council to incorporate courts in its $46million plans to up-size the Events Centre.
‘Let’s focus on Saturday first’
‘Let’s focus on Saturday first’
A White Horse Cup challenge against Upper Clutha next Saturday, then a likely home semifinal the following Saturday.