Grey Power denounces rates hike
Grey Power denounces rates hike
Double-digit rates rises must not become the “new normal”, the president of Grey Power North Otago says.
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Samoan Language Week in full swing
Samoan Language Week in full swing
Learning about legends, history, screen printing and sharing traditional food, music and songs were all part of the Oamaru Pacific Island Trust (OPIT) cultural group programme to celebrate Samoan...
Queenstown thrills on and off stage
Queenstown thrills on and off stage
He’s found his niche on-stage in Queenstown while also discovering an interesting life off-stage.
AWE-inspiring event line-up
AWE-inspiring event line-up
Tickets are now on sale for a Southern Lakes chamber music festival that’s attracting internationally-acclaimed musicians as well as remarkable homegrown talent.
School Tahitian exchange deepens
School Tahitian exchange deepens
A three-year relationship between Wakatipu High and a Tahitian college strengthened last week.
Kids’ art inspires sculptures
Kids’ art inspires sculptures
Queenstown steel fabricator Paul Haswell’s running an online auction for the KidsCan charity for two sculptures he’s displaying at Frankton’s Country Lane.
4WD club helps SAR
4WD club helps SAR
Wakatipu Search and Rescue’s (SAR) added another string to its bow.
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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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Mayor accused of jumping gun on amalgamation
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Mayor accused of jumping gun on amalgamation
Invercargill city councillor Ian Pottinger believes Mayor Tom Campbell jumped the gun when he told a mayoral forum last week the council preferred amalgamation.
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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.
Waterways services under fire
Waterways services under fire
Queenstown’s council’s standing by its services on waterways, saying qualified staff are available every hour of the day.
Arrests after vehicle break-ins
Arrests after vehicle break-ins
Police have arrested and charged two youths following a recent spate of vehicle-related crime in Winton.
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.
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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80-year-old strongman deadlifts 80kg, 80 times
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80-year-old strongman deadlifts 80kg, 80 times
An 80-year-old Winton man who deadlifted an 80kg weight 80 times in a day said it would have been easier if he hadn’t pulled a hamstring.
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Community transport plans shelved
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Community transport plans shelved
A proposed Wānaka to Hāwea shuttle has been shelved due to difficulties funding the project.
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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.