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9/02/2012
GY Races hoof it toward 50th

GY Races hoof it toward 50th

The man who won the Glenorchy Races’ first ever start can’t believe it’s still »»

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Fire danger warning prompts ban

Dangerously dry conditions have triggered a fire ban in the Queenstown Lakes district from midnight tonight.  Last month was Queenstown’s driest December since 1980, with only 9.2mm of rain.  Queenstown Lakes District Council principal rural fire officer Gordon Bailey says the »»

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Sweet summer sounds

Sweet summer sounds

The Winehouse at Gibbston is to host six intimate concerts from some of New Zealand’s finest »»

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Queenstown’s special ring for circus performer

Queenstown’s special ring for circus performer

A Queenstowner who ran away to join the circus has come back. Simon West, 25, last month joined »»

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Artist’s picture-perfect routine

Artist’s picture-perfect routine

Dalefield painter Gus Watson reveals his burning desire for perfection ahead of his popular annual »»

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Citizens Advice is back in black

Queenstown’s Citizens Advice Bureau has slipped back into surplus after a funding blip caused a loss last year.  The community organisation is back in the black by $2242 after last year’s red ink of $4501, caused by a timing quirk in Central Lakes Trust’s $12,500 grant. »»

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Head forever in the clouds

Head forever in the clouds

Queenstown paragliding pioneer Rene Schwaller celebrates 25 years of winging it this month.  »»

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10-year-old’s  awesome golf round

10-year-old’s awesome golf round

Queenstowner Danielle Bailey is only 10 but already a golfer to watch out for.  Earlier this »»

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You are our salvation

You are our salvation

Christmas cheer packages will be given to 50 Queenstown families this week.  The Salvation »»

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Our people of the year

Our people of the year

Celebrating Queenstown’s great, good and bizarre »»

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