Bert Haines

By PHILIP CHANDLER Eat your heart out, Queenstown. To feed business into the resort’s beleaguered CBD, aninaugural ‘Queenstown Long Lunch’ is being held in The Mall on March 19. Up to 300 diners will be seated down the length of The Mall,...

By TRACEY ROXBURGH It starts with a kiss. By the end of it, the motliest-looking corps de ballet you’ll ever likely see should count themselves lucky not to have pulled a hammy, or worse. The Remarkables Men’s Ballet troupe is back on...

By MATTHEW MCKEW Despite a last-minute name change, a new Queenstown hospo joint’s set to open on schedule next week. Future Bars bought iconic steak and seafood restaurant, Britannia, two years ago, closing its doors in March for a fancy makeover —...

After almost 35 years as an iconic steak and seafood restaurant in Queenstown Mall, Britannia is changing course. Operator Future Bars, which also owns Rhino's Ski Shack below, is closing it at the end of this month then turning it...

It's going to be a dance-off. In a shock move, the Remarkable Men's Ballet troupe have split ranks, with the Sugar Fairies set to lay down the gauntlet to the Plum Fairies during Sunday's Queenstown Christmas Show. Showing perfect poise during...

Queenstowner Bert Haines has stepped down as captain of the New Zealand Ice Blacks after five years at the helm. The Canadian-born ice hockey player is also hanging up his skates for the Stampede, at least at a competitive level. The...

Ice Blacks kick off their first ever Queenstown international tournament tonight with nine local boys on the roster. The New Zealand ice hockey team take on Australia's Mighty Roos in the Trans-Tasman Challenge three-day series. Captain Bert Haines, who plays for...

Three Queenstowners have been selected for the Ice Blacks ahead of the world championships in Auckland in April. Bert Haines retains his captaincy of New Zealand's national ice hockey team, while forward Callum Burns and goalie Aston Brookes also make...

Fifty sections at one of Queenstown’s newest subdivisions sold within three hours on Saturday. Melbourne-based developer RCL Group released stage two of its 1750-section neighbourhood Hanley’s Farm. It's next to golf course and neighbourhood Jack’s Point, between the base of the...