Queenstown ratepayers will pick up the bill for another $18 million budget blow out on the downtown bypass. Councillors yesterday approved the overspend, which brings the total cost of the 'shovel-ready' project to $128m, rather than opting to leave the road partially finished.
Council’s planned new offices for 600 staff could be built with no debt, no rent, and leave money in the bank for cultural and community facilities. But not as proposed by QLDC’s Project Manawa – a project supposed to create our “community heart” in downtown Queenstown, through a complicated and costly land swap process and joint venture that would cost ratepayers forever rent and substantial debt.
The government is looking into allowing more overseas investment for build-to-rent housing, a leaked draft Cabinet paper shows.
Queenstown Lakes District councillors are being asked to approve funding for a future kerbside organics collection service.
Wānaka skier Adam Hall has finished in third place at the FIS Para Alpine Slalom World Cup race held in Sapporo, Japan.
The Lightfoot Initiatives' Amanda Robinson discusses the Aotearoa Bike Challenge, her own experience with cycling, and the potential that lies in pedal-powered commuting for a greener tomorrow.
Queenstown Lakes councillors will be asked to consider delaying the ten-year financial plan, due to the blowback from Three Waters cancellation.
Queenstown Lakes councillors are being asked to approve a further budget increase of $17.65 million for stage one of the Town Centre Arterial Road project. This takes the overall budget to $128.02m, up from the original $88m.
Proponents of Arrowtown’s controversial Olive Leaf Centre, next to St Patrick’s Catholic Church, are open to listening to the community about what they would like to see on the land, Centre Trust chair Colin Bellett says.
A $68 million electric bus depot is one of the big ticket items that will need funding as Queenstown looks to improve and decarbonise its public transport over the coming decades.
My love affair with biking got off to a rocky start. I grew up in a hilly Dunedin, and it wasn’t until I was about 10 that I learned to ride. I cut my teeth on pedalling myself dizzy up steep roads and wobbling down again. Despite regular crashing, nothing matched the soaring freedom of roaming by bike.
In his fourth attempt to hoist the silverware, Wānaka’s Hamish Elliott clinched a nail-biter in this year’s Elite men's field to claim the 42nd Kathmandu Coast to Coast Multisport World Championship title.
Queenstown Business Chamber of Commerce and Queenstown Airport will again partner in 2024 for a series of events featuring prominent leaders.
With Australian golfing legends Peter Thomson, Kel Nagle, Ian Baker-Finch, Rodger Davis, and more recently Brendan Jones on the list of past New Zealand Open champions, there is clear evidence that the New Zealand Open is a tournament that Australia’s top golfers love to play in and love to win.
Vulnerable ratepayers may be pushed to the brink of bankruptcy due to escalating rates rises to pay for Three Waters upgrades, Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan says.
Electric buses will replace Queenstown's whole Orbus fleet starting in 2028, but Dunedin will get them first. Otago Regional Council, which runs the Orbus services, has confirmed today that the first fleet of e-buses will appear on Dunedin’s streets this month, February 2024.
In an historic moment for the world of extreme sports, the inaugural World MTB Awards (WMA) is set to take place in Queenstown next week.
Popularity has long come with a price for Queenstown as New Zealand’s most popular holiday destination, but long-time businesspeople say the current housing crisis is the worst they’ve ever seen.
Sex toys. Live ammunition. Dead animals. Kitchen knives. Vape pens. You'd be surprised what Queenstowners put in their recycling bins.
The parents of a 12-year-old Queenstown girl who’s been battling cancer for eight months have been overwhelmed by the huge generosity and support pouring their way to help fund urgently needed, expensive international cancer treatment.
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