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    Sports retailers go the distance

    Outside Sports founders John and Judy Knight. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

    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

    Rotary duck race organiser Tim Wilshire. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

    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

    Arthurs Keys, 10, son of Gibbston Valley Wines chief winemaker Christopher Keys, helps Central...

    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

    The Winterstellar Charitable Trust’s popping up some of its astrophotography in O’Connells...

    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

    Showing off Fergbutcher’s awards at the Great New Zealand Sausage Competition in Auckland are,...

    Spicy sausage scores big

    Arrowtown's Fergbutcher has proof its sausages are a cut above.

    Flying high in Queenstown for 35 years

    PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    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

    Richard McLeod, CEO of hospo software supplier Loaded, says operators will benefit from his...

    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

    The first-ever winners of the Bayleys Brecon St Grunt are, from left, Shayne Jagger, of Dunedin,...

    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

    Queenstown Cricket Club manager Emma Campbell. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

    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

    An artist’s impression of one of The Ayr Residences’ landscaped courtyards. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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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

    A unique home for sale at Queenstown’s Drift Bay. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    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

    Photo: file

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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

    Construction activity fell sharply. Photo: ODT Files

    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

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    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

    Dillon McDermott. Photo: RIP.ie

    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

    This Ferrari Monza 750 will be one of the star attractions at the 2026 Ayrburn Classic. PHOTO:...

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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

    Blair Impey. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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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

    Destination Queenstown chief executive Mat Woods (left) and AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand co...

    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.
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