Trust’s charity drive delivers
Trust’s charity drive delivers
Three local charities will receive a slice of over $50,000, thanks to a newly-formed charitable trust and local businesses.
QMC founder’s 50-year legacy
QMC founder’s 50-year legacy
The late Dr Pat Farry’s immense contribution to rural medicine and general practice education stemmed from his experience as a Queenstown GP. Philip Chandler examines his enduring...
World on show
World on show
More than 3300 people are expected to attend the fourth annual Queenstown Multicultural Festival today, which this year coincides, fittingly, with Race Relations Day.
Second-hand to showstoppers
Second-hand to showstoppers
A community sustainable fashion event next Saturday promises a night of ‘‘upcycled couture and eco-chic extravagance’’, its organisers say.
Village unites for brigade
Village unites for brigade
Arrowtown Lifestyle Village’s recent annual Garden Party has broken its own fundraising record and boosted the village’s volunteer fire brigade coffers by $14,000.
Rivers will be roaring during race
Rivers will be roaring during race
For some thrilling jetboat racing at close quarters, the banks of Queenstown’s lower Shotover River will make a good viewing spot early afternoon this today.
Cricket club celebrates standouts
Cricket club celebrates standouts
A host of local cricketers have been recognised during last Friday’s Queenstown Cricket Club awards.
Disc golfer ‘a Queenstown phenom’
Disc golfer ‘a Queenstown phenom’
Local disc golfer Mikey Yu won last weekend’s 31st annual The Helicopter Line Queenstown Classic in the Gardens by a staggering 21 shots.
Chasing more Maadi magic
Chasing more Maadi magic
A record-sized Wakatipu High rowing squad’s heading to Twizel’s Lake Ruataniwha for the massive national secondary schools Maadi Cup regatta with a huge target on their backs.
Shotover St blockbuster for sale
Shotover St blockbuster for sale
A major Queenstown CBD commercial building with an all-up capital value (CV) of $36.4 million is for sale for the first time since it was built in the mid-to-late 2000s.
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Sir Rod Drury named New Zealander of the Year
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Sir Rod Drury named New Zealander of the Year
Sir Rod Drury’s legacy will be one of ‘‘vision and generosity — proving that success and service can grow together’’.
One airlifted in serious condition from highway crash
One airlifted in serious condition from highway crash
One person has been airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition following a crash which brought down powerlines south of Dunedin this morning.
West Coast mine paused, 40 jobs lost
West Coast mine paused, 40 jobs lost
Westland Mineral Sands says the move is temporary until market conditions improve.
QLDC picks ‘compromise’ solution for wastewater disposal
QLDC picks ‘compromise’ solution for wastewater disposal
The direct discharge of wastewater from Queenstown’s Shotover treatment plant into the Kawarau River has been chosen as a ‘‘compromise’’ solution.
Mt Iron housing development welcomed
Mt Iron housing development welcomed
A major housing development seeking fast-track approval at the base of Mt Iron is an ‘‘exciting new project that’s meeting the changing demands’’ of Wānaka, a community housing chief executive says.
Serious crash in Kawarau Gorge
Serious crash in Kawarau Gorge
A person has been critically injured in a crash affecting a major highway in Central Otago.
'Worst it's ever been': Call to involve public in deer control
'Worst it's ever been': Call to involve public in deer control
Concerns over an explosion of wild deer in South Westland have been raised at a West Coast Conservation Board meeting in Okarito.
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‘Bloody relieved’ council house sale money to go to reserve fund
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‘Bloody relieved’ council house sale money to go to reserve fund
A Lake Hayes resident says she’s ‘‘bloody relieved’’ by the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s change of heart over the proceeds of the sale of an Arrowtown property.
Fishing boat ‘splintered into a million pieces’
Fishing boat ‘splintered into a million pieces’
Crew from Greymouth fishing vessel Mako were rescued on Wednesday after the vessel ran aground on rocks just south of Barn Bay, about 70km south of Haast.
‘Nana Socks’ an ‘inspiration’
‘Nana Socks’ an ‘inspiration’
A Mataura woman who has just turned 100 still has a coal-fired boiler and shovels about six tonnes of coal a year, her family says.