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    Remembering the days of old

    Mark ‘Mr Inappropriate’ Wilson, is one of the panelists for next month’s Queenstown Chamber...

    Remembering the days of old

    If you’re craving some Queenstown Winter Fest nostalgia, this is one you don’t want to miss.

    Floating sauna on horizon

    An artist’s impression of floating sauna Thermae by Aluume. Image: supplied

    Floating sauna on horizon

    A floating sauna experience, currently under construction for Frankton Arm’s Queenstown Marina, has already been shortlisted for an architecture award.

    A’town primed for Cup challenge

    The cases feature a range of sports, but it is understood that rugby players make up a...

    A’town primed for Cup challenge

    Arrowtown couldn’t have nailed their prep better for tonight’s tough White Horse Cup challenge against Upper Clutha in Wānaka.

    Double sculls trifecta

    Charlie Manser, front, and Harry Lightfoot in Dunstan Arm Rowing Club colours this past season....

    Double sculls trifecta

    Is there something in the water?

    Natural Selection world premiere

    Natural Selection Bike Aotearoa inaugural winner Szymon Godziek, of Poland, pictured during a...

    Natural Selection world premiere

    Kiwis will get their first look at this year’s Natural Selection Bike Aotearoa next Wednesday morning when it premieres on Red Bull TV.

    Gravel grit

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Gravel grit

    Queenstowner Geoff Hunt has qualified for the UCI World Gravel Championships in Perth this October after a "tough day at the office" in the United States.

    Celebrity chef quits world-renowned Queenstown restaurant

    Vaughan Mabee

    Celebrity chef quits world-renowned Queenstown restaurant

    Internationally-renowned Queenstown chef Vaughan Mabee has left Amisfield.

    Finals for new ice hockey league

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Finals for new ice hockey league

    The national finals of New Zealand’s new Premier Ice Hockey League — partly aimed at developing up-and-coming players — take place at the Queenstown Ice Arena over the next three days.

    Ex-Queenstowner at world relays meet

    Photo: Getty Images

    Ex-Queenstowner at world relays meet

    Former Wakatipu High sprinter Hayato Yoneto’s in a mixed New Zealand squad competing in the 4x100 metres mixed relay event at the World Athletics Relays meet in Botswana this weekend.

    Runner’s remarkable comeback

    Jemima Tennekeoon in her first race in nine months — the Christchurch half marathon — after...

    Runner’s remarkable comeback

    Having been laid low with sickness for six months, Queenstown long-distance runner Jemima Tennekoon wasn’t sure she’d ever compete again.

    ‘Less taxing, and social, too’

    Photo: Philip Chandler

    ‘Less taxing, and social, too’

    Queenstown Pickleball Club’s recent Anzac-themed tournament proved there are no barriers to playing the sport in your 70s and 80s.

    Historic Queenstown cottage expect to fetch $4m-plus

    What is thought to be Queenstown’s second-oldest stone building is nowadays used as an Airbnb....

    Historic Queenstown cottage expect to fetch $4m-plus

    A former horse stables believed to be Queenstown’s second-oldest stone building is on the market and expected to fetch top dollar.

    Realtor jumps ship after 19 years with company

    Newly-minted Walker & Co agents Kirsty Sinclair and Adam Evans. Photo: Allied Media

    Realtor jumps ship after 19 years with company

    It's common for realtors to shift between agencies, however, the recent move by award-winning Queenstown agent Kirsty Sinclair raised eyebrows.

    ‘Time to walk the talk’ around council finances

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

    ‘Time to walk the talk’ around council finances

    Across the Queenstown-Lakes, the cost of living, with the impacts of fuel costs, is probably the biggest issue for many in our community right now.

    Inflatable dinghy busts Queenstown congestion

    Water-borne Queenstown commuter Charlie Phillips, pictured in his dinghy with daughter Lucy, does...

    Inflatable dinghy busts Queenstown congestion

    Living at the golf course end of Kelvin Heights, Queenstown Resort College chief executive Charlie Phillips said it could take him more than an hour to get to his CBD workplace.

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    Planned development at risk of landslip: engineer

    Inset: A visualisation of the landscape of the planned Fernhill Heights residential development,...

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    Planned development at risk of landslip: engineer

    A twice-failed fast-track proposal for a large residential development on a slope above a Queenstown suburb is ‘‘likely prone’’ to risk of landslips and rockfalls, an engineer has warned.

    Major spike in Shotover E. coli levels prompts alarm

    The Shotover wastewater treatment plant at Frankton. Photo: QLDC

    Major spike in Shotover E. coli levels prompts alarm

    A Queenstown community group is alarmed about a sharp spike in E. coli levels in the Shotover River, just downstream of the town's troubled wastewater treatment plant.

    Teen caught drink-driving on 10 metre trip in Queenstown

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    Teen caught drink-driving on 10 metre trip in Queenstown

    Jonty Parkes was celebrating his 18th birthday in Queenstown when he realised his car was in a 30-minute park.

    Southern MP hits back at Mike Hosking

    Queenstown-based government MP Joseph Mooney. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Southern MP hits back at Mike Hosking

    Southland MP Joseph Mooney has slammed broadcaster Mike Hosking over an allegation he was one of the ‘famous five’ MPs causing issues within the National Party.

    ‘Interim’ school bus timeline still unclear

    A school bus driver was sacked after asking police officers to warn students about their unruly...

    ‘Interim’ school bus timeline still unclear

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