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80-year-old strongman deadlifts 80kg, 80 times

Rachel Anderson-Evans (left) and Tash Hamilton say they are proud of Nelson Horrell and the...

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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

American Bill Foley has taken over historic Eichardt’s Private Hotel and adjoining The Grille....

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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

No obstacle too great: Marijn Wouters sizing up an obstacle during this title-winning run at the...

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

Summit host: Bitcoin Basin founder Nell Hunter. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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

Change of tune: Property’s become the new forte of sax-playing Queenstowner Eliott Allemand....

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...

Youths charged after stolen vehicle torched near Winton

Youths charged after stolen vehicle torched near Winton

Two youths are due in court after a recent spate of vehicle-related crime around Winton, including one incident in which a stolen vehicle was set on fire.

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Expansion plan gathers pace

An artist’s impression of the gondola bottom station in the Doolans Basin area of The Remarkables...

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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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Call for Ōreti Beach to close at night

Brothers Elliot, 9 (left), and Angus, 11, Lawrie, of Otatara, inspect the damage caused by...

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Call for Ōreti Beach to close at night

Residents calling for an end to night-time access to Ōreti Beach have the ‘‘absolute sympathy’’ of Invercargill Mayor Tom Campbell.

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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.

Man sentenced over sex act in Oamaru public toilet

Man sentenced over sex act in Oamaru public toilet

An Oamaru man performed a sex act while watching a 15-year-old boy using a public toilet, the court has heard.

Arrowtown restaurant kitchen goes up in flames

Fire crews at the scene. Photo: Tracey Roxburgh

Arrowtown restaurant kitchen goes up in flames

Firefighters from Queenstown and Arrowtown have contained a "heavily involved" kitchen fire at an Arrowtown restaurant.

'Zebra child': Timaru family's global search for diagnosis

Nesa Morey with 5-year-old Armani. Photo: Supplied

'Zebra child': Timaru family's global search for diagnosis

A Timaru family say they were forced into a worldwide search for a medical diagnosis for their young son after New Zealand doctors initially dismissed his symptoms as autism.

Whale disentanglement off Bluff a first

A southern right whale entangled in a blue cod pot line. PHOTOS: DOC

Whale disentanglement off Bluff a first

The successful freeing of a southern right whale off the Bluff coast was a ‘‘particularly complex’’ operation, the Doc says, as new details of the first-of-its-kind rescue emerge.