Waterways services under fire
Queenstown’s council’s standing by its services on waterways, saying qualified staff are available every hour of the day.
Call for common-land fix
Call for common-land fix
A luxury Queenstown real estate agency’s querying why a top-end local residential enclave’s being treated as if it were productive farmland — undermining, as a result, the government’s new investor...
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Brewery goes into cold storage
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Brewery goes into cold storage
Queenstown’s Altitude Brewing’s opening a large cold-storage facility as an investment in beer quality, freshness and increased production levels.
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Queenstown Airport forced to fork over extra cash for land
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Queenstown Airport forced to fork over extra cash for land
Queenstown Airport ‘‘significantly underpaid’’ for land it compulsorily bought from a developer and has been forced to pay $44.5 million.
Queenstown's prime CBD store on the market
Queenstown's prime CBD store on the market
Queenstown CBD’s strongest retail location hits the market today.
1 million international passenger mark
1 million international passenger mark
Queenstown Airport was expected to welcome its one-millionth international passenger for the 2026 financial year (FY26) yesterday — the first time that milestone has been been reached.
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US billionaire buys exclusive Queenstown hotel
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US billionaire buys exclusive Queenstown hotel
An American billionaire with New Zealand hospitality and sporting interests — including the A-League-winning football team Auckland FC — has bought Queenstown’s Eichardt’s hotel.
World’s top winter athletes up for the challenge
World’s top winter athletes up for the challenge
An invitation-only event featuring some of the world’s top winter sports athletes will be held at Cardrona Alpine Resort in September.
‘Let’s not cap generosity’
‘Let’s not cap generosity’
Queenstown’s 45South Community Foundation’s critical of the government’s move to remove the tax exemption on donations over $100,000.
Quintet honoured
Quintet honoured
Five current or former Whakatipu residents have just made a VIP list.
Q’towner beats obstacles to win world title
Q’towner beats obstacles to win world title
A Queenstowner’s an age-group world champion in the sport of obstacle course racing (OCR).
Huge Bitcoin summit
Huge Bitcoin summit
New Zealand’s biggest Bitcoin-related conference will be held on Queenstown’s Coronet Peak next April.
From playing saxophone to property plays
From playing saxophone to property plays
Following a successful career as a sax player, including many summers busking by Lake Whakatipu, Queenstown’s Eliott Allemand’s become a sales agent with Arrowtown-based Luxury Real Estate New...
Arrowtown restaurant kitchen goes up in flames
Arrowtown restaurant kitchen goes up in flames
Firefighters from Queenstown and Arrowtown have contained a "heavily involved" kitchen fire at an Arrowtown restaurant.
Teen robbery near Queenstown school leaves victim 'extremely shaken'
Teen robbery near Queenstown school leaves victim 'extremely shaken'
A teenager has been arrested for allegedly robbing another teen in the Queenstown suburb of Shotover Country.
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Expansion plan gathers pace
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Expansion plan gathers pace
A Queenstown skifield is set to become New Zealand’s largest, as a long-mooted $150 million-plus expansion gathers steam.
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New high school for Queenstown greenlit
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New high school for Queenstown greenlit
Wakatipu High School’s principal has welcomed government funding for land for a second Queenstown secondary school.
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QLDC backs outsourced water safety provision
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QLDC backs outsourced water safety provision
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is standing by its services on waterways, saying qualified staff are available every hour of the day.
Rolling out the carpet
Rolling out the carpet
Enough hessian matting to cover eight rugby fields is being laid in Queenstown’s Kawarau River.
Call for help after alcohol stolen
Call for help after alcohol stolen
Queenstown police are asking for the public’s help to identify two men thought to be responsible for stealing alcohol from a beer garden behind a suburban cafe-restaurant.