Tradies’ vehicles hit – Smash-and-grab break-ins

Five local men have been arrested by the Queenstown CIB on alleged cocaine charges in the last two weeks, with Police warning such activities will not be tolerated. Sergeant Blair Duffy says the five men were arrested for the alleged sale and supply of cocaine – a Class A drug.

With a spate of property fires around the Wakatipu Basin in recent months, the most recent destroying a tiny house at Glenorchy last Wednesday, Fire and Emergency NZ staff are warning people to take basic precautions.

He was a pretty skinny cat himself, but Colin Cloudesley was best known in Queenstown for his Fatz Cat Restaurant (Ristorante Italiano), knowledge of Italian food, and Italian impersonations, despite having not an ounce of Italian blood in his veins.

On Wednesday, 29 April, Altrusa will be holding their annual Quiz night.

In a positive step for Queenstown's event scene, Ayrburn's 2026 series including the Ayrburn Car Classic, Carl Cox, and The Dudes has achieved an average of 80% diversion from landfill. This means that four-fifths of the waste generated at these popular gatherings was kept out of dumpsites through recycling, composting, or other reuse methods, rather than being buried and forgotten.