Couple double down for school foundation
Couple double down for school foundation
A Queenstown couple’s doubling their annual contribution to the Wakatipu High School Foundation (WHSF) to support the high school’s literacy and numeracy programmes.
Native lizards in focus
Native lizards in focus
An expert on New Zealand’s colourful native lizards — geckos and skinks — confesses she only started learning about them six years ago.
Voluntary roles proving hard to fill
Voluntary roles proving hard to fill
Queenstowners seem less willing to put their hands up for voluntary roles than before, a community arts stalwart says.
Take a chance auditioning
Take a chance auditioning
Auditions for Queenstown’s Remarkable Theatre’s 2025 play, set in the unpredictable world of dating, are on this weekend.
Duo on caravan tour
Duo on caravan tour
Award-winning husband-and-wife duo Aro rock into Glenorchy and Queenstown for concerts next week on a caravan tour of the country with their two young tamariki.
Rowers on world stage
Rowers on world stage
Two Wakatipu High 17-year-old rowers are furiously training and fundraising to represent New Zealand at world under-19 champs this winter.
Crown Terrace pad going under auctioneer’s hammer
Crown Terrace pad going under auctioneer’s hammer
If Queenstown mortgagee auctions aren’t rare enough, so is the opportunity to buy just over 65 hectares of Crown Terrace land above Arrowtown.
Police urge safety after crash, tickets
Police urge safety after crash, tickets
Last Thursday Cromwell Police attended a crash in the Kawarau Gorge which closed both lanes of the road for a short time.
From one rugged highland to another
From one rugged highland to another
It was a special day for 17 new New Zealanders after they were granted citizenship in a ceremony held at the Central Otago District Building in Alexandra last week.
Showcasing NZ designers in central
Showcasing NZ designers in central
It has been a month since a showroom designed to showcase and support New Zealand creators opened with a warm welcome by the people of Clyde, Yoyo co-owner Todd Hayvice said.
Retirement village garden shortlisted
Retirement village garden shortlisted
A group of green-thumbed residents at Aurum on Clutha in Clyde are finalists in the Retirement Villages Association (RVA) Sustainability Awards.
It’s curling time once again for coach Kissel
It’s curling time once again for coach Kissel
Coach Bruce Kissel is back on the ice in Alexandra for another winter of introducing hundreds of local school children to curling.
Initiative goes nationwide
Initiative goes nationwide
A Whānau Āwhina Plunket service that has its roots in Timaru is being rolled out nationwide.
Photographic artist appointed ONZM
Photographic artist appointed ONZM
Acclaimed photographic artist Dr Fiona Pardington has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to photography.
Olympic-level coach integral to the sport
Olympic-level coach integral to the sport
A man described as a pioneer of swimming in New Zealand says he was not a swimmer of note himself, and "sort of drifted into coaching".
‘Humbled’ to be recognised
‘Humbled’ to be recognised
When leaving Tonga over 20 years ago, Siesina "Sina" Latu could never have imagined the life she would build in Timaru.
Pasifika advocate work recognised
Pasifika advocate work recognised
A love of community and a love of rugby have been the driving forces behind a Timaru lawyer’s recent recognition.
Seadown water voted best-tasting
Seadown water voted best-tasting
Timaru’s Seadown water supply has been crowned the best-tasting in New Zealand as part of the 2025 IXOM National Water Taste Test competition.
Recognition thought to be a hoax
Recognition thought to be a hoax
Waimate’s Gary Rooney was so surprised to be included in the King’s Birthday Honours List he thought it was all a hoax.
Trailblazing designer made MNZM
Trailblazing designer made MNZM
New Zealand fashion designer Trish Gregory has been appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to the fashion industry.
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