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8/09/2010

Queenstown sisters caught in double whammy quake and flight scare

All shook up: Sisters Jesse (left) and Charlie Wilson

An horrific earthquake and an aborted aeroplane landing gave two Queenstown sisters more than enough shocks last weekend. St Joseph’s pupils Jesse Wilson, 11, and Charlie, 8, flew out last Friday to stay with Charlie’s godmother in Christchurch. Both were rudely awoken in their »»

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St Moritz hotelier and Sofitel win big gongs in Sydney

St Moritz hotelier and Sofitel win big gongs in Sydney

Queenstown’s longest-serving hotelier and only five-star hotel have come up trumps in prestigious accommodation excellence awards.  At »»

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Darby, Kerr in Coromandel beach fight

Darby, Kerr in Coromandel beach fight

Queenstown millionaires John Darby and George Kerr have stirred up a sand storm over a pristine Coromandel beach. The Jack’s Point duo want »»

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Queenstown Business

Cardrona skifield closed due to water problems

Cardrona skifield closed due to water problems

Cardrona Alpine Resort has been forced to close for an indefinite period to avoid potential health and safety issues from its »»

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Queenstown Local Life

Locals return from Fiji charity challenge

Locals return from Fiji charity challenge

Big-hearted Queenstown hotel staff are back in the resort after a quick trip to Fiji for charity.  Ten resort employees »»

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Queenstown Crime

It’s only a little bit of harmless shoplifting

It’s only a little bit of harmless shoplifting

A 21-year-old Englishman was outraged when cops caught him leaving the Night ‘n’ Day store in Camp Street with »»

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Classic All Blacks confirmed for World Cup match

Classic All Blacks confirmed for World Cup match

Queenstown is getting a Rugby World Cup game.  A match between the Classic All Blacks and a French Barbarians team has been »»

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Queenstown Olympian blitz’s students in skimpy gear

Queenstown Olympian blitz’s students in skimpy gear

Winter Olympian and Queenstown Resort College student Sarah Murphy has fended off skimpily-clad opponents at the 2010 NZ Uni Snow »»

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Sports index

Gig of the Week EventsMovies

Tommy Ill's Queenstown debut

Tommy Ill's Queenstown debut

Crazy Kiwi rapper Tommy Ill plans to turn Dux de Lux upside down when he kicks off his debut tour in Queenstown.  The »»

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Queenstown in the pink

Queenstown in the pink

Queenstown will be tinged with pink when the eighth annual Gay Ski Week NZ gets underway this Saturday.  About 900 gay men »»

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Going the Distance (with trailer)

Going the Distance (with trailer)

Rating: 4 / 5 stars  By Sally Burgess, Technical Manager  Erin (Drew Barrymore) and Garrett (Justin Long) meet at a »»

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