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Trail design to start after consent issued

Part of Queenstown's network of biking trails. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Trail design to start after consent issued

Designing a new bike and walking trail between Queenstown’s southern suburbs and Frankton will start immediately now resource consent has been granted for its main section between the Kawarau Falls...

One family, two heads

2023 head student Annika Thornton and her brother, 2025 head student, McKellar Thornton. PHOTO:...

One family, two heads

It's rare for two high school head students to come from one family.

Top-of-the-range subdivision hits the market

An artist’s impression of what Karamata Peak could look like. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Top-of-the-range subdivision hits the market

Expressions of interest are being sought for the first 23 sections in a pre-eminently-positioned luxury enclave atop Queenstown Hill.

Kōhanga dream taking shape

Among the Te Puna Ako o Tahuna playgroup children who will become kōhanga reo students next year...

Kōhanga dream taking shape

A group of parents working to establish the Whakatipu’s first kōhanga reo in decades has started a fundraising drive to fit out its building.

New Zealand reps at home in Arrowtown

Sporting internationals Polly and Hugo Inglis always relish returning to Arrowtown. PHOTO: PHILIP...

New Zealand reps at home in Arrowtown

Arrowtown is the second home to two siblings who’ve both played international sport.

Fire guts Frankton golf building

A fire that has gutted the Frankton Golf Centre building is being investigated.

Saved boy, so ‘died for his love of living’: fiancee

Saved boy, so ‘died for his love of living’: fiancee

The fiancee of an Australian man who "gave away his life" for a young boy "to continue on living" said it was her truest honour to receive a New Zealand Bravery Award on his behalf.

Queenstown school bus decision in ‘near future’

This is what 120 or so pupils waiting for Fernhill and Sunshine Bay public buses would look like...

Queenstown school bus decision in ‘near future’

A decision on the proposed axing of nine Whakatipu school bus services is due "in the near future".

Queenstown hotel's $30m five star makeover

The new Coronet Ridge Resort will be barely recognised as the former Nugget Point Hotel. PHOTO:...

Queenstown hotel's $30m five star makeover

The former Nugget Point Hotel, a modern resort when it opened in the late ’80s, is about to start a new life as the five star-plus Coronet Ridge Resort.

Companies fined for role in landslip

The aftermath of a landslip which covered part of a Queenstown cemetery in September 2023. PHOTO:...

Companies fined for role in landslip

The three companies responsible for a landslip near Queenstown’s Skyline gondola in 2023 must pay more than $700,000 in fines and reparation for their role in the calamity.

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Judge gives mother ultimatum

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Judge gives mother ultimatum

A Kingston mother of five with a history of dishonesty offending has narrowly escaped prison.

'Highly careless': Companies fined over role in Queenstown slip

Slip debris covers Reavers Lane in Queenstown after heavy rains. Photo: RNZ

'Highly careless': Companies fined over role in Queenstown slip

A major Queenstown tourism operator and two contractors have been sentenced for contributing to a landslip that inundated a residential street, forcing dozens of evacuations during record rainfall.

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Using sale proceeds to pay debt ‘absolute joke’

Queenstown council’s being widely criticised for not putting some of the $2.761m it’s made from...

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Using sale proceeds to pay debt ‘absolute joke’

The widow of a prominent former Queenstown developer is furious the district council is putting money from selling an Arrowtown property into reducing debt rather than restoration projects in the...

Broker always lending a hand

Broker always lending a hand

In a list of unsung Queenstown heroes/heroines, you’d have to put Rebeca Barnes near the top.

From copper to hemisphere

A painting on copper by Gretchen Albrecht, ‘The Golden Door’, which is part of an exhibition...

From copper to hemisphere

Whakatipu art enthusiasts have an opportunity to see the latest work by one of New Zealand’s most renowned practitioners.

Supporting technology talent

Technology Queenstown summer interns, from left, Alisha Messingham, Liam Tietjens, Alice Davis,...

Supporting technology talent

In a new initiative by Queenstown’s tech development agency, seven local students are undertaking paid four-week technology internships these summer holidays.

From casino to cocktails and pizzas

A render of Queenstown’s new Wharf Bar, expected to open in the Steamer Wharf building next week....

From casino to cocktails and pizzas

A new waterfront bar featuring panoramic views of Lake Whakatipu will be the largest in Queenstown, its owner says.

Cricketers finals bound

Among Wakatipu High First XI cricketers playing in the First XI Cup finals are Tony Gallie, left,...

Cricketers finals bound

Wakatipu High’s First XI begin the biggest cricket tournament the school’s ever qualified for at Lincoln, near Christchurch, next Wednesday.

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Queenstown building boom continues

Construction activity fell sharply. Photo: ODT Files

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Queenstown building boom continues

A building boom has continued in Queenstown, while housing growth has been less rapid in the rest of Otago.

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Man busted with child porn returning from 50th wedding anniversary trip

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Man busted with child porn returning from 50th wedding anniversary trip

An Alexandra man who amassed thousands of child pornography files was caught at Queenstown Airport returning from a trip with his wife to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.

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