Fire at Queenstown bar brings town to standstill
A fire has broken out at a central Queenstown bar this morning, with smoke seen pouring from windows of the Speights Ale House. Central Queenstown has been brought to a…
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Queenstown bank ram-raided
A man has been caught on camera after a Queenstown bank was ram-raided late last night, near where people were eating and drinking. A video by witnesses shows the man…
Housing crisis: Queenstown rips at the seams
Housing The rush back to pre-Covid activity is putting immense strain on the housing and rental markets in Queenstown, reports Matthew Scott in the first part of a series on…
Housing crisis: Queenstown rips at the seams
First published MAR 6, 2023 Updated 6 hours ago Housing The rush back to pre-Covid activity is putting immense strain on the housing and rental markets in Queenstown, reports Matthew…
Driverless shuttle hits the road in Queenstown
Queenstown made a bit of Kiwi history this week when, for the first time in the country, an “autonomous shuttle” bus started cranking on an ‘‘open public road’’ — Lower…
Fresh inquiry into death of man hit by golfball in Queenstown
The Coroner is carrying out a fresh investigation into the death of a man hit by a golf ball during a birthday celebration in Queenstown after the man’s family petitioned…
Queenstown accommodation crisis: Call on council to ‘pull finger out’
A former mayoral candidate disputes Queenstown’s council is doing all it can to help solve the resort’s acute accommodation crisis. Jon Mitchell, who stood unsuccessfully in last year’s election, tells Mountain…
Winery venture a step too far for neighbours in exclusive street near Queenstown
Debbie Jamieson/Stuff An entrance to a proposed winery off Hogans Gully Rd, near Arrowtown. Plans to build a winery and restaurant on one of New Zealand’s most exclusive streets has…
Attempt to restrict Airbnb in Queenstown Lakes fails in Environment Court
Debbie Jamieson/Stuff A council attempt to place new restrictions on Airbnb-style short term accommodation providers has failed. An attempt to restrict homestay accommodation providers such as Airbnb in and around…
Local focus for new Queenstown cafe
Coffee Afloat isn’t just showboating. Having made the move to Queenstown from Lake Dunstan earlier this month, the floating cafe has big plans to establish a community along the Sugar…