Queenstown news and more...

Mountain Scene - Best All-Round Newspaper
20/06/2013

WinterFest buzz builds in chilly Queenstown

Winter fun: Hush Spa and Heaven's Sarah Bergin (left) and Gemma Nilson with a celebration of winter display in the Mountaineer building

The buzz is building in Queenstown ahead of the southern hemisphere’s biggest winter party kicking off. Queenstown’s Winter Festival begins tomorrow and town is primed – the first sign being a large temporary downtown ice rink constructed specifically for festival. The »»

0 comments

Queenstown DJ avoids jail for shot glass assault

Queenstown DJ avoids jail for shot glass assault

  A former Queenstown DJ who threw shot glasses at his former girlfriend – hitting her in the »»

0 comments

Queenstown revels in record shoulder season

Queenstown revels in record shoulder season

Queenstown’s shoulder season tourism is picking up.   According to just-released statistics, the resort enjoyed its best ever April with »»

0 comments

Queenstown Business

Expansion hits planning hurdle

Expansion hits planning hurdle

The Otago Regional Council is worried about “natural hazards” in the wider Jack’s Point development zone. ORC »»

0 comments

Queenstown Crime

Pornography case coming up

Pornography case coming up

A 53-YEAR-OLD Wanaka man is expected to appear in the Queenstown District Court next month, facing 21 charges of possessing »»

0 comments


Arrowtown and Wakatipu win rugby thrillers

Arrowtown and Wakatipu win rugby thrillers

The Arrowtown and Wakatipu Premiers rugby teams both had nail-biting wins in atrocious conditions last Saturday.  Arrowtown »»

1 comments

Boxer Sam is soaring

Boxer Sam is soaring

You pick a fight with Queenstown boxer Sam Connely at your peril. In less than three months, the light-heavyweight has won his »»

0 comments

Coming Up EventsMovies

Festival's theatre support

Festival's theatre support

The American Express Queenstown Winter Festival is this year providing a platform for the resort’s talented theatrical »»

0 comments

Business lunch to tackle tourism issues

Business lunch to tackle tourism issues

Queenstown’s natural beauty isn’t enough to sustain the burgeoning business-tourism sector, industry heavyweights »»

1 comments

Jack The Giant Slayer

Jack The Giant Slayer

Jack The Giant Slayer (M) (Contains fantasy violence)  Starring: Nicholas Hoult (About A Boy), Eleanor Tomlinson (Alice In »»

0 comments


Is Frankton becoming the new Wakatipu CBD?
Yes
No