Work on new Queenstown hospital under way
Work on new Queenstown hospital under way
Amidst a health crisis, it’s apt that foundation works on Queenstown’s first surgical hospital started this week.
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My life (not) in lockdown in Sweden
My life (not) in lockdown in Sweden
Former Queenstown bar manager Julia Lonnerheden is now flying planes in her native Sweden – a country that’s attracted curiosity – and criticism – by not going into lockdown to try to stop the spread of Covid-19.
'Complete nightmare': Stuck in French Guiana lockdown
'Complete nightmare': Stuck in French Guiana lockdown
Arrowtown’s Nicholas Holmes thought he’d had enough drama in 2020, but now finds himself stranded in French Guiana in a coronavirus lockdown.
Opinion: Virus crisis isn’t all doom and gloom
Opinion: Virus crisis isn’t all doom and gloom
Imagine a tourist town with no tourists.
Urgent action needed on skills visas
Urgent action needed on skills visas
An urgent review of essential skills work visas is needed to protect local Kiwis from job losses, Queenstown’s mayor says.
New digs for workforce
New digs for workforce
A new residential development just off Lake Hayes Estate’s Onslow Road will house workers at Queenstown’s Southern Cross hospital.
Restored heritage cottage on the market
Restored heritage cottage on the market
A restored country cottage dating back to the very early 1900s is for sale in Queenstown’s Dalefield.
A right rumble in the ring
A right rumble in the ring
Queenstown’s premier pro wrestling event’s back.
'Green fairy' dishing out medicinal marijuana
'Green fairy' dishing out medicinal marijuana
An illicitly-operating ‘green fairy’ is distributing medicinal marijuana to about 150 people in Queenstown.
'Green fairy' dishing out medicinal marijuana
'Green fairy' dishing out medicinal marijuana in Queenstown
An illicitly-operating ‘green fairy’ is distributing medicinal marijuana to about 150 people in Queenstown.
'Frustrated and exhausted': Mum’s psych service fears
'Frustrated and exhausted': Mum’s psych service fears
The mother of a long-term patient at Queenstown’s mental health service says a slew of staff resignations in recent months could lead to another hospitalisation for her child.
High school expansion expected to start in May
High school expansion expected to start in May
Temporary classrooms will be put to use at Wakatipu High School next year while the three-year-old premises is expanded to accommodate another 600 pupils.
Homeowner questions consent process for hotel
Homeowner questions consent process for hotel
A Queenstown ratepayer’s upset a hotel developer’s going through the resource consent process without apparently satisfying council concerns.
Swimming club numbers keep sinking
Swimming club numbers keep sinking
Queenstown Swimming Club’s membership has plunged by more than half since the resort’s public pool closed for repairs.
Queenstown mental health 'chronically' under-resourced
Queenstown mental health 'chronically' under-resourced
It’s deeply ironic Queenstown’s “chronically” under-resourced mental health team is getting so little support from its employer, a top union official says.
Support for save dance school petition
Support for save dance school petition
A petition to save a popular Queenstown dance school is well on the way to its goal.
Museum needs $3.5m for quake work
Arrowtown museum needs $3.5m for quake work
Arrowtown’s Lakes District Museum could be history if a “daunting” $3.5 million isn’t stumped up for earthquake-strengthening and restoration work.
Shock closure of dance school 'a real bombshell'
Shock closure of dance school 'a real bombshell'
In what one parent calls “a real bombshell”, a well known South Island dance school was forced to shut up shop last week.
Shock dance school closure 'a real bombshell'
Shock dance school closure 'a real bombshell'
In what one parent calls “a real bombshell”, Queenstown’s largest and longest-standing dance school shut up shop this week.
'The Chinese have almost disappeared'
'The Chinese have almost disappeared from Queenstown'
A Queenstown businessman says he started the year believing the summer of 2020 would be the best ever for his business. Now he’s having second thoughts.