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Third attempt at fast track successful
It is third time lucky for an Australian developer whose fast-track application for a large residential suburb and skifield near Queenstown has been accepted after two failed attempts.
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Criticism of cable car project rebuffed
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Criticism of cable car project rebuffed
The company behind the billionaire-backed Queenstown cable car proposal has hit back at concerns from the local government, saying it is still early days in the process.
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Autumn festival events ‘amazing’
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Autumn festival events ‘amazing’
It might have been the first Arrowtown Autumn Festival in recent years where the vista was framed by snow-capped mountains.
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Government ‘misappropriating’ levy funds: deputy mayor
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Government ‘misappropriating’ levy funds: deputy mayor
The government is ‘‘misappropriating’’ funds from international visitors, the deputy mayor of the Queenstown Lakes says.
It’s the height of lunacy
It’s the height of lunacy
Former local mayor Warren Cooper says a council proposal to allow 24m-high buildings across a swathe of Queenstown’s CBD is ‘‘absolute lunacy’’.
Robot geniuses off to Greece
Robot geniuses off to Greece
Two young Queenstown teens make up the only New Zealand team invited into a prestigious international robotics comp in Greece next month.
Happiness hailed as key to 102-year life
Happiness hailed as key to 102-year life
Queenstown identity Margaret Reid died last Sunday at the very ripe old age of 102.
Order’s high honour
Order’s high honour
It's an honour so prestigious it has to be approved by the King.
Trail planting project seeded
Trail planting project seeded
A project to reforest the margins of the Queenstown Trails Trust (QTT) network has begun.
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Procedures now available close to home
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Procedures now available close to home
Upper Clutha and Queenstown residents will now be able to access publicly funded endoscopy procedures closer to home.
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Warning over Queenstown cable car use
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Warning over Queenstown cable car use
A billionaire-backed cable car linking Queenstown and its airport risks becoming a ‘‘white-elephant’’ few locals use, the council has warned.
Early starts guaranteed for Coronet Peak
Early starts guaranteed for Coronet Peak
Queenstown's Coronet Peak will be the first ski resort to open in New Zealand year in and year out thanks to new $2million-plus snowmaking technology, NZSki chief executive Paul Anderson says.
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Sunshine Bay luxury hilltop lodge for sale
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Sunshine Bay luxury hilltop lodge for sale
A luxury hilltop lodge almost hidden away in Queenstown’s Sunshine Bay is for sale as a freehold going concern.
Aussie ski market still buoyant
Aussie ski market still buoyant
Escalating fuel prices notwithstanding, NZSki’s boss is still confident good numbers of Aussie skiers and boarders will hit Queenstown slopes this winter.
Visitor options open from new Walter Peak zone
Visitor options open from new Walter Peak zone
New visitor experiences are being planned for one of Queenstown’s most special pieces of land.
Arrowtown 'becoming suburb of Auckland'
'Status postcode' but Arrowtown risks ‘losing our community’
Arrowtown is becoming ‘‘a suburb of Parnell’’, a real estate agent says, as its house prices climb to the highest in New Zealand.
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Hub consent: fast-track a ‘kangaroo court’
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Hub consent: fast-track a ‘kangaroo court’
A Queenstown Lakes district councillor has launched a broadside against the whole fast-track process, calling it a ‘‘kangaroo court’’.
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Safety lapses in Queenstown jetboat crash
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Safety lapses in Queenstown jetboat crash
Passengers who suffered deep cuts, bruising and a fracture when a Queenstown jetboat crashed into a canyon wall did not get a proper safety briefing, an investigation has found.
Festival a tribute to the community
Festival a tribute to the community
The Arrowtown Autumn Festival was officially opened for the 40th time in the historic village yesterday afternoon.
Council extends Mt Iron freedom camping ban
Council extends Mt Iron freedom camping ban
A temporary ban on freedom camping at the foot of Mt Iron has been extended.
Should building heights double in Queenstown’s CBD?
A PROMINENT Queenstown property investor has criticised a council ‘variation’ allowing 24m-high buildings across a large section of the CBD — up from the current maximum height of 12m — which has come in response to a government directive to provide more height and density in certain locations. In Queenstown, it’d apply across a swathe of the CBD fronting upper Shotover St, lower Man St, Memorial St, Stanley St and Henry St.