Sports retailers go the distance
Sports retailers go the distance
Having weathered the ups and downs of Queenstown retail for 30 years, Outside Sports founders Judy and John Knight are fittingly celebrating their milestone at a function tonight.
Sunday’s the day to get quacking
Sunday’s the day to get quacking
All in the interests of charity, rubber ducks will be elbowing out their real-life equivalents on Queenstown’s Horne Creek this Sunday for Rotary Club of Queenstown’s annual duck race.
Celebrating a grape’s great impact
Celebrating a grape’s great impact
Growers, residents, wine makers and enthusiasts recently toasted at least 40 years of pinot noir winegrowing in Queenstown’s Gibbston.
'Fitting way to honour' much-loved Southlander
'Fitting way to honour' much-loved Southlander
A donation to Coastguard Queenstown has been made in memory of a much-loved Southlander who died unexpectedly earlier this year.
Space for creativity
Space for creativity
A unique pop-up exhibition is about to launch across the Queenstown Lakes, and it is one organisers hope will create a "lasting ripple effect".
Spicy sausage scores big
Spicy sausage scores big
Arrowtown's Fergbutcher has proof its sausages are a cut above.
Flying high in Queenstown for 35 years
Flying high in Queenstown for 35 years
Launched in Queenstown 35 years ago, the owner of New Zealand’s first commercial tandem skydiving operation is celebrating the milestone this week.
Boosting hospo profitability
Boosting hospo profitability
A Queenstown-based hospitality software company’s teamed up with a highly-regarded hospo coaching business to lift profitability and performance in today’s tough trading environment.
Ultrarunner’s lucrative 25 seconds
Ultrarunner’s lucrative 25 seconds
A local ultrarunner who is used to running for hours surprised himself by taking out the inaugural Bayleys Brecon St Grunt charity event — racing up and down Queenstown’s Brecon St steps — in a...
Cricketers hoping to play ball
Cricketers hoping to play ball
If the fickle weather plays ball, Queenstown’s cricketers will do likewise over the next week.
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Foreign interest expected in pricey Queenstown properties
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Foreign interest expected in pricey Queenstown properties
Amongst high-end Queenstown properties, three sections at the Ayrburn hospitality precinct are likely to be some of the most prized.
Sculptural home hugs lake
Sculptural home hugs lake
A sculptural, architectural home on the shore of Lake Whakatipu, at Drift Bay, is on the market for the first time.
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Wealthy Queenstowners fight the power
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Wealthy Queenstowners fight the power
Residents of one of Queenstown’s wealthiest neighbourhoods fear a proposed power transmission line will not only be a visual blot, but a hazard risk due to fault lines in the area.
Man fined $22,000 after building encroached on road
Man fined $22,000 after building encroached on road
A Queenstown man has been fined more than $22,000 after illegally erecting a building on a public road without council approval.
Tributes for man who died
Tributes for man who died
Tributes to an Irishman who reportedly died in a fall from a balcony in Queenstown have appeared in Irish newspapers.
Irish man dies in Queenstown accident
Irish man dies in Queenstown accident
Tributes are flowing for an Irish man who died after an accident in Queenstown last week.
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Ayrburn Classic car show up for award
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Ayrburn Classic car show up for award
Arrowtown's Ayrburn developer Chris Meehan is "beyond thrilled" his hospitality precinct’s car show is up for an international award after only its first year.
Two injured in head-on crash near Queenstown
Two injured in head-on crash near Queenstown
Two people are injured, one seriously, after a head-on crash near Queenstown this afternoon.
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Group to work on minimising alcohol harm
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Group to work on minimising alcohol harm
A decade after it was last established, the Queenstown Alcohol Accord has been dusted off and reformed.
Three-person attraction swings into action
Three-person attraction swings into action
The South Island’s first three-person adventure swing has opened at the AJ Hackett Kawarau Bungy Centre near Gibbston.