'I feel completely unheard': Anger at months long wait
An alleged sexual assault victim says she is traumatised and planning to make a formal complaint after waiting months to be interviewed by Queenstown police.
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Uber-rich spoiled for choice in resort
$5k a night and more: Uber-rich spoiled for choice in Queenstown
Queenstown’s super-home owners are increasingly throwing open their large doors to holidaymakers prepared to pay $5000 a night or more to stay in the resort.
Golden friendship soured by creek access stoush
Golden friendship soured by creek access stoush
Rules around paper road access to Moke Creek on Queenstown’s Ben Lomond Station seem murkier than ever as a dispute between long-time friends continues.
Gymnastics club finds temporary home
Gymnastics club finds temporary home
The Queenstown Gymnastics Club may have found a new home.
Cast aside, Lesley gets an apology
Cast aside, Lesley gets an apology
Arrowtown resident Lesley Morel has received an apology from Lakes District Hospital after being bumped from a fracture clinic six days after she broke her elbow.
Another multi-storey apartment block for central street
Another multi-storey apartment block for central street
Queenstown's Fryer Street is rapidly becoming an apartment-lover’s haven.
Booking app gets customers in door during lulls
Booking app gets customers in door during lulls
Three mates are on a mission to get bums on seats in Queenstown pubs and eating spots during quiet times, while giving punters bargain deals on food and drinks in return.
'A bit of a joke really': Son's frustration over investigation
'A bit of a joke really': Son's frustration over investigation
The son of a Queenstown man missing for more than a decade says he’s relieved the ordeal is finally over – but he’s frustrated at how long it took to get answers.
Ditch the car, take a…. car?
Ditch the car, take a…. car?
Car-sharing companies successfully operating in other growing cities are eyeing Queenstown but need council support before opening here.
Flu jabs rationed in Queenstown
Flu jabs rationed as demand spikes in Queenstown
Demand for flu jabs has kept Queenstown doctors and pharmacists under the pump, as a surge of people rush to protect themselves against nasty winter illnesses.
Air quality as bad as 'anywhere in Australasia'
Air quality as bad as 'anywhere in Australasia'
An air quality expert says readings in an Otago town are "pretty damn high" and as bad as "anywhere in Australasia".
Lynchpin of community dies
Lynchpin of community dies
A Queenstown community activist, historian and former journalist died recently.
SDHB 'letting Lakes District down'
SDHB 'letting Lakes District down'
The Southern District Health Board is under fire for failing to boost mental health services in Queenstown.
Respected firefighter, driver dies
Respected firefighter, driver dies
A popular Queenstown firefighter and bus driver has died while snorkelling off Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Breath-taking film at Queenstown festival
Breath-taking film at Queenstown festival
With just one breath, Queenstown freediver Kathryn Nevatt can explore the beauty that lies deep beneath the water’s surface.
Glenorchy Road builder dies
Glenorchy Road builder dies
A minister who died last month built half the stunningly-scenic road between Glenorchy and Queenstown when he was a teenager.
Mayor’s big six-year shift
Mayor’s big six-year shift
During a visit to Queenstown’s US sister city, Aspen, Philip Chandler talks to mayor Steve Skadron and finds out why their summer’s now bigger than winter.
Pest-trappers vexed by vandals
Pest-trapping volunteers vexed by vandals
Voluntary pest-trapping on hills above Arrowtown is being undermined by someone vandalising traps.
Major changes in Frankton masterplan
Major changes in Frankton masterplan
A draft masterplan for Frankton has been published and it signals monumental change for the Queenstown suburb over the next three decades.
Queenstown tech firm’s US expansion
Queenstown tech firm’s US expansion
A Queenstown software business has opened a United States office to assist its global expansion plans.