Unleashing biking’s potential
By TRACEY ROXBURGH
A new report commissioned by a Queenstown tech entrepreneur shows biking could be worth almost $210 million to the resort’s economy by...
Neutral stance
By TRACEY ROXBURGH
Queenstown mayor Jim Boult says he’s not endorsing any of the people who’ve put their
hand up to take his job on.
Nominations officially...
Exploring Matariki’s meaning
While New Year’s often thought of as a European institution, a time of fireworks and parties, Maori have been celebrating Te Tau Hou, the...
Homeowner traumatised
By GUY WILLIAMS - PIJF court reporter
An ARROWTOWN woman has been left traumatised after a drunk, disorientated man tried
to smash his way into her...
Woods’ big mission
By LUCY WORMALD
It's a big job, but Destination Queenstown’s (DQ) new CEO’s excited to be part of the resort’s Covid recovery.
Although only five days...
Mānawatia a Matariki
By TRACEY ROXBURGH
Seventy Arrowtown School kapa haka performers are due to take centre stage in the village this afternoon.
The pupils, all aged between nine...
Leaky costs bite
By PHILIP CHANDLER
About a quarter of Queenstown council’s proposed rates increase stems from ‘leaky-building’ claims, for which one bust ex-developer’s largely responsible.
Of the proposed...
‘Launch fireworks’ fundraiser
By TRACEY ROXBURGH
Queenstown's pyrotechnic guru’s hunting for someone to push start on next month’s Welcome to Winter fireworks display, simultaneously raising money for a...
Demand for hostel long-stays
By CASS MARRETT
Some Queenstown hostels are bearing the brunt of the rental shortage by acting as temporary accommodation for seasonal workers.
But one hostel boss...
It was an unforgetta-bull sale
By CASS MARRETT
A Queenstown Angus stud’s achieved a record price for South Island bull sales this year.
Kincardine Angus Stud — the district’s only Angus...
Urgent need to home wild cats
By CASS MARRETT
Queenstown cat rescue charities are racing against the clock to find homes for more than 100 homeless moggies.
Queenstown Community Cats (QCC) trustee...
‘More than just a public holiday’
By LUCY WORMALD
Matariki celebrations began over the weekend in Glenorchy with a day of learning matauranga Maori (Maori knowledge) and te reo Maori.
Run by local...