Wānaka Bowling Club team off to flying start
Wānaka Bowling Club team off to flying start
Fine weather and tough competition meant another successful Men’s Fours Classic Tournament to start the new year for the Wānaka Bowling Club.
Food truck leads to restaurant for Wanaka couple
Food truck leads to restaurant for Wanaka couple
A new restaurant is on the horizon for Wanaka with the flavours of one of the town’s popular food trucks.
Pleasing to see generally positive behaviour across the community
Pleasing to see generally positive behaviour across the community
Wānaka continues to experience high volumes of traffic and pedestrian activity in and around the town, although this has eased significantly since the New Year period.
Sit back and relax — it’s platter season
Sit back and relax — it’s platter season
Olivia Caldwell finds the perfect platter at Paddons Paddock in Wānaka.
No sign of right signs
No sign of right signs
The company behind a new Queenstown spa called The Bathhouse appears to be defying a judge’s ruling to slightly rejig its name to avoid possible confusion with that of a local restaurant.
Parent slams son’s school over Treaty stance
Parent slams son’s school over Treaty stance
A Queenstown parent is strongly critical his son’s school has recommitted to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, now the government has allowed schools to opt out.
QMC pulling plug on hacked portal
QMC pulling plug on hacked portal
Poor communication and "mixed messaging" is behind Queenstown Medical Centre’s (QMC) decision to dump beleaguered patient portal provider Manage My Health (MMH), CEO Ashley Light says.
Airport’s 3 million mark not likely ‘until the end of decade’
Airport’s 3 million mark not likely ‘until the end of decade’
The records continue to tumble at Queenstown Airport, although its boss reckons ‘the big one’ won’t be reached till the end of the decade.
Q’town’s unlikeliest breakfast chef
Q’town’s unlikeliest breakfast chef
Reflecting on the colourful life of longtime Invercargill mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt, who died last week, aged 78, you can probably indirectly blame me for his famous stint as a Basil Fawlty-type...
Long time between drinks for old mates
Long time between drinks for old mates
In October 1995, Queenstowner Craig ‘Ferg’ Ferguson, then a part-time coach driver, had a long session on the wines with fellow driver Mark ‘Horse’ Schultz, whom he’d bump into around the country.
Slip cuts Rees-Dart tramping route
Slip cuts Rees-Dart tramping route
A slip on a section of track in the Dart Valley has severed the popular Rees-Dart tramping circuit for the second time in 11 years.
Population growth a ‘double-edged sword’
Population growth a ‘double-edged sword’
When we think of the Queenstown-Lakes, images of adventure sports and stunning landscapes spring to mind.
Finding her ‘tribe’ in Q’town
Finding her ‘tribe’ in Q’town
You could call her a Covid refugee. Fascinating "early 50s" business consultant Sacha Adair tells Philip Chandler why she’s relocated to Queenstown and explains why she visited the Homestead Bay...
Best in show
Best in show
Three volunteers were singled out for recognition at last Saturday’s 110th ZQN Lake Hayes A&P Show — Alexandra farmer John Sanders, who was made a life member, president Kate Hamilton, who’s...
Apt winner of golf fundraiser
Apt winner of golf fundraiser
Considering last Sunday’s 36th Altrusa International Queenstown Charity Golf Tournament mostly fundraised for the Frankton volunteer fire brigade, there couldn’t have been a more fitting winner.
Outstanding community contributor
Outstanding community contributor
A former Queenstowner who died just after Christmas, aged 87, is being remembered as a kind-hearted servant of the community, a hard worker and a great cook.
Scholarships awarded
Scholarships awarded
Six more talented Wakatipu High School students have been given Kate Moetaua Foundation scholarships, which continue the legacy of the much-loved WHS teacher, who died in 2018.
Highland hoedown to celebrate bard’s birthday
Highland hoedown to celebrate bard’s birthday
The 267th birthday of Scotland’s most famous poet will be celebrated with a proper knees-up in Arrowtown next Saturday night.
Playhouse finds perfect home
Playhouse finds perfect home
Countless Whakatipu children for years to come will benefit from a special gift from the Whakatipu’s Mitre 10 Mega.
Leaving hotel ‘in very good hands’
Leaving hotel ‘in very good hands’
Ex-Sofitel Queenstown GM Jeremy Samuels, who last week took over running Sofitel Adelaide, quips he’s questioned why he’s left as the hotel’s enjoying record-breaking business.