Plea for fairness delivered to Parliament
A plea for volunteer firefighters to be covered by ACC was delivered to the capital yesterday.
Rescue chopper has special place in one rider’s heart
Rescue chopper has special place in one rider’s heart
You can bet Southlander Bruce Winter’s wife and eldest son will not be too far from his thoughts during a gruelling 230km bike ride today.
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‘Gap’ in care to be fixed
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‘Gap’ in care to be fixed
A new mental health and addictions service for young people in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago is expected to begin operating later this year.
Cocaine and $45k cash seized from Queenstown home
Cocaine and $45k cash seized from Queenstown home
Drugs including cocaine, MDMA and ketamine were found in a police swoop on a Queenstown property which also netted $45,000.
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Car giveaway canned after 2000 tickets sold
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Car giveaway canned after 2000 tickets sold
The man behind Queenstown’s inaugural Ayrburn Classic car show says a promised car giveaway did not happen because ticket sales failed to reach a certain threshold.
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Development may include Catholic church, primary school
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Development may include Catholic church, primary school
Queenstown's Ladies Mile development, approved by the government, may include a Roman Catholic church and Catholic primary school.
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Agreement kept secret by councils
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Agreement kept secret by councils
An agreement has been reached in the Environment Court around the faltering Shotover wastewater treatment plant, but both sides are keeping it under wraps.
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Thrown glass hit young woman’s face
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Thrown glass hit young woman’s face
A young Dutchman who threw a glass in a Queenstown bar that hit a young woman’s face says being stuck in New Zealand is "heavy punishment".
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Transport solutions wanted in reserve plans
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Transport solutions wanted in reserve plans
Submitters have urged the Queenstown Lakes District Council to think about the future of two Queenstown reserves, and factor in potential transport solutions to its reserve management plans.
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Swimmers should be wary in parts of river: report
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Swimmers should be wary in parts of river: report
Swimmers should be wary of taking a dip where wastewater flows into a Queenstown river, a council-commissioned report indicates.
Gorge Rd to be closed for a fourth time
Gorge Rd to be closed for a fourth time
The Whakatipu Transport Programme Alliance will return to Queenstown’s Gorge Rd this month to adjust a wastewater pipe laid just over 18 months ago.
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Distribution to hotel creditors considered ‘unlikely’
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Distribution to hotel creditors considered ‘unlikely’
Liquidators appointed to a luxury Queenstown hotel consider a distribution to creditors is "unlikely".
House 'extensively damaged' in Queenstown blaze
House 'extensively damaged' in Queenstown blaze
Fire crews have contained a blaze that has left a home "extensively damaged" in Queenstown this afternoon.
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Big plans for Events Centre
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Big plans for Events Centre
The Queenstown Events Centre is about to be super-sized.
Plans for 100 units above retail precinct
Plans for 100 units above retail precinct
Queenstown developer Kurt Gibbons is planning to build another 100 one-bedroom residential units — 86 of them A-frames — on land above the Country Lane retail precinct.
Best wastewater disposal option will emerge — Smith
Best wastewater disposal option will emerge — Smith
Acting Queenstown mayor Quentin Smith expects a compelling long-term option for disposing of the resort’s wastewater is likely to emerge in the coming months.
Wakatipu High School runner-up among public co-eds
Wakatipu High School runner-up among public co-eds
It's no wonder Wakatipu High School principal Oded Nathan’s smile is so wide.
Celebrating A’town’s ‘Unsung Hero’
Celebrating A’town’s ‘Unsung Hero’
Long-serving Arrowtown Community Preschool manager Jane Foster thought she was going for a quiet dinner at the New Orleans last week.
The cat comes back — eventually
The cat comes back — eventually
Queenstowner Deborah Coburn’s hoping there’s another family who might help her solve the mystery of her meandering moggy, Lucy.
He put the ‘Mac’ into Mactodd
He put the ‘Mac’ into Mactodd
Fifty years ago, Alan Macalister became just Queenstown’s third full-time lawyer when he started what’s today the resort’s largest locally owned law firm, Mactodd.
Should Queenstown pause development till infrastructure’s sorted?
As Queenstown's council continues to grapple with the resort's wastewater woes, and looks to potentially establish a new council-controlled organisation to deal with Three Waters, plans for developments - including a proposal for 100 residential units and six commercial buildings on an unserviced site at Frankton - show no sign of slowing