Another Hillary has a head for heights
Another Hillary has a head for heights
A grandson of Sir Edmund Hillary is spending the summer in Queenstown building his fitness for a year of adventure in the Antarctic, the Himalayas and Alaska.
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Hollywood actress calls Q'town pizzeria 'a must visit'
Hollywood actress calls Q'town pizzeria 'a must visit'
Reese Witherspoon has given a Queenstown eatery the kind of publicity money can't buy, with a major shout out on her Instagram.
'Homesick' chef smashed portacom
'Homesick' chef smashed portacom
A Japanese chef who punched a workmate and smashed a portacom using a golf club in Glenorchy last week appeared "homesick'', Judge Bernadette Farnan said.
Developer failed to file GST returns
Developer failed to file GST returns
A former Queenstown property developer was yesterday sentenced to 120 hours' community work for failing to file GST and income tax returns for five years.
Historic plane may come home
Historic plane may come home
The plane "that built Queenstown'' and is now lying derelict in Bangladesh might be brought back to the Lakes District.
Sorry to burst your balloon: landing no drama after all
Sorry to burst your balloon: landing no drama after all
They stood in their dressing gowns and looked to the skies.
Parking permits approved, enforcement from October
Parking permits approved, enforcement from October
New parking permits, including those for small passenger vehicle services, will come into effect from October 1 in the Queenstown Lakes District.
Through the rainbow
Through the rainbow
More than 600 people took part in the Colour Burst event at the Queenstown Events Centre yesterday.
Spate of unprovoked attacks in Queenstown
Queenstown violence victims: Woman on crutches, 60-year-old man
A woman on crutches was pushed over and a 60-year-old man shoved into Lake Wakatipu during a spate of unprovoked assaults in Queenstown at the weekend.
Queenstown working on local visitor tax
Queenstown working on local visitor tax
Queenstown will push on to bring in its own tax on tourists on top of a $35 government levy that will come in from the middle of the year.
'Cavalier and arrogant': New details on Q'town flight debacle
'Cavalier and arrogant': New details on Q'town flight debacle
Passengers have reported spending $120 on taxis and missing a day's work after an Air NZ flight to Queenstown wound up back in Auckland.
School extension likely next year
School extension likely next year
A building extension to increase Wakatipu High School’s capacity by 50% could start in a year’s time, principal Steve Hall says.
Flight to Q'town turns into 5 hour 'shambles'
Flight to Q'town turns into 5 hour 'shambles'
Passengers on board an Air NZ flight bound for Queenstown are accusing the airline of treating them "like cattle" after a five-hour debacle left them right back where they started.
Council’s speed limit trials unenforceable
Council’s speed limit trials unenforceable
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has admitted it made a blunder when installing temporary speed limits around the district in the past year, as the changes do not comply with the law and...
Many obstacles to hotel construction
Many obstacles to hotel construction
Announcements of $50 million hotel projects in Queenstown have become so commonplace they barely rate as news any more. But how many will actually get out of the ground? Guy Williams asks a 35-year...
Q'town man launches world first deer milk beauty product
Q'town man launches world first deer milk beauty product
Milking deer could open up a new high-value dairy industry for New Zealand, reckons Queenstown entrepreneur Graeme Shaw, who is launching a world first, locally made deer milk skincare range.
High hopes for tourism policy school
High hopes for tourism policy school
A new tourism summit bound for Queenstown has been the catalyst for moves to strengthen ties between academics and the sector, the resort's tourism boss says.
Chairlift replacement under way
Chairlift replacement under way
A crane and helicopter are being used at Coronet Peak to remove towers associated with the four-seat Coronet Express.
Resort hosts Waitangi celebrations for first time
Resort hosts Waitangi celebrations for first time
Ngai Tahu shared its Treaty of Waitangi commemorations with people living "in the interior" for the first time yesterday.
Queenstown to host new tourism summit
Queenstown to host new tourism summit
Twenty leading tourism experts will converge on Queenstown for a new, two-day tourism summit next month.