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    Vegas beckons young basketballer

    Waitaki Boys’ High School basketball player Boston Cathcart has been selected for the Aotearoa...

    Vegas beckons young basketballer

    Waitaki Boys’ High School basketball player Boston Cathcart is going global.

    Valley riding high as premier A netball takes a break

    Rata beat Mossburn 47-27. PHOTO: ODT FILES.

    Valley riding high as premier A netball takes a break

    Valley Ahi edged Athletic with a fourth quarter comeback in the latest round of the North Otago Netball premier A netball competition.

    Saturday slot to stay

    The cases feature a range of sports, but it is understood that rugby players make up a...

    Saturday slot to stay

    A Saturday time slot for the annual first XV rugby fixture between St Kevin’s College and Waitaki Boys’ High School is here to stay.

    Exciting rugby in prospect in annual Blood Match

    Waitaki Boys’ High School First XV vice-captain Chase Kennedy (left), captain Ned Newlands-Carter...

    Exciting rugby in prospect in annual Blood Match

    It is the match that splits Oamaru in two.

    A topping good pizza

    Queenstown’s Biga owner Ionatan Dmoch shows off some of the skills that netted him a second place...

    A topping good pizza

    A Queenstowner is the vice-world champion in contemporary pizza-making.

    Queenstown firefighters' ‘left-field’ property play

    Queenstown volunteer fire brigade’s chief fire officer Terry O’Connell. Photo: supplied

    Queenstown firefighters' ‘left-field’ property play

    With fewer firefighters living in central Queenstown, the local volunteer fire brigade’s come up with an "out-of-the-box" solution.

    Deep freeze tests drivers across Whakatipu

    Icy roads, especially in Fernhilll, Sunshine Bay and Queenstown Hill, are making driving, and...

    Deep freeze tests drivers across Whakatipu

    Icy roads across the Whakatipu this week are making the daily commute a white-knuckle ride, and disrupting bus services to Fernhill and Sunshine Bay.

    Transtasman flights get winter boost

    Air New Zealand has introduced a thrice-weekly winter service between Queenstown and Brisbane....

    Transtasman flights get winter boost

    Air New Zealand has added an extra 16,500 seats between Queenstown and Brisbane for this winter.

    Water company formed

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    Water company formed

    The Queenstown Lakes district’s water services company has been legally established this week after the council approved its constitution and transition agreement.

    Fundraiser teeing off for little fighter

    Queenstown cancer survivor Dylan Yallop, 5, is facing a second cancer battle after his stage 4...

    Fundraiser teeing off for little fighter

    A family friend of a 5-year-old Queenstowner battling the recurrence of an aggressive cancer is determined to raise $100,000 from a golf fundraiser in Arrowtown next month.

    Lions roar into action

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    Lions roar into action

    Queenstown Lions Club’s donated $5000 to Wakatipu Toy Library to help its urgent appeal to raise $60,000 to fund its relocation.

    Sleuths unearth mining legacy

    Queenstown Hospice Shop retail manager John ‘Boggy’ McDowell’s pictured with two silver-plated...

    Sleuths unearth mining legacy

    Two priceless pieces of the United Kingdom’s mining history are winging their way home, thanks to some serious sleuthing efforts by Queenstown Hospice Shop staffers.

    Volunteer shortage hits Canshop

    Some of CanShop Queenstown’s dedicated volunteers — from left, Betty Hanan, Rosemary Chin,...

    Volunteer shortage hits Canshop

    Queenstown Canshop needs more volunteers.

    Snapper’s global silver medal

    This shot of a couple on Cecil Peak last year is from Meagan Wilken’s acclaimed portfolio of...

    Snapper’s global silver medal

    Queenstown's Meagan Wilken is the second-best wedding photographer in the world.

    Students’ creativity to the fore

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    Students’ creativity to the fore

    Eight year 6 to 8 students at Queenstown’s small KingsView School took part in the Frankton school’s inaugural wearable arts parade last Friday.

    Grant strikes the right note

    From left, Otago Masonic Charitable Trust member Gary Lonsdale, band president Bruce McLeod,...

    Grant strikes the right note

    The Queenstown & Southern Lakes Pipe Band has received "much-needed" funding from the Otago Masonic Charitable Trust to replace ageing uniform items.

    Hot demand for hot pot

    Queenstown’s Tao Su in Zhangliang Malatang restaurant in Stratton House, Beach St. Photo: Guy...

    Hot demand for hot pot

    A new Chinese restaurant in central Queenstown has been so busy in its opening days, its owner needs more staff.

    Life continues after Fergburger

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    Life continues after Fergburger

    After lying low for a few years, the longtime former GM of Queenstown’s Fergburger empire is now running local budget accommodation property, LyLo.

    Three Q'town crowns

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    Three Q'town crowns

    Queenstown Future Hospitality Group has done it again.

    Brand’s new HQ

    Apparel brand ilabb’s moving to larger Shotover St premises. Photo: supplied

    Brand’s new HQ

    The boss of Queenstown-based action sports-inspired apparel brand, ilabb, believes its flagship new two-level store opening this weekend will super-charge its profile.
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