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Posted 10 May, 2024

“These are so great! When’s the next one?” “Do you hold these every month? You totally should!” These are common refrains heard by the events team at every Repair Cafe hosted by Sustainable Queenstown as part of their Resourceful Communities program. Our answer, we hold 4 events a year, but it doesn’t have to stop there!

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Posted 9 May, 2024

Bus patronage in Queenstown and Dunedin is at a six-year high.

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Posted 9 May, 2024

Me ha llamado mucho la atención la cantidad de mensajes online que he visto en las últimas semanas sobre gente buscando amigos o compañeros para hacer actividades, de gente que se siente sola y no sabe cómo enfrentar algún problema y acude a las redes sociales en busca de un consejo y de conexión con alguien de la comunidad.

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Posted 9 May, 2024

International student numbers are on the rise at local language schools amid a renewed interest to study English in beautiful surrounds.

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Posted 9 May, 2024

A group of three unprepared Auckland hikers were very fortunate to escape alive and unscathed last week after bad weather closed in trapping them in rugged steep terrain between the Brewster Hut and Brewster Glacier high in Mount Aspiring National Park.

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Posted 9 May, 2024

DarkSky International has announced the certification of Kawarau Gibbston as an International Dark Sky Park (IDSP) and recognises Kawarau Gibbston Dark Sky Park as a very special place on the planet.

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Posted 8 May, 2024

Sarah Wood, CEO of realestate.co.nz says the New Zealand's real estate market is a tapestry of complexity and resilience, particularly in regions like Central Otago, the Lakes District, and the West Coast which are defying the national trend.

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Posted 8 May, 2024

Garry Hall’s always been a good guy to have around.

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Posted 8 May, 2024

El Nino weather conditions in the past six months have left Central Otago winemakers smiling with good yields and excellent quality grapes, in anticipation of some delicious wines to come.

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Posted 8 May, 2024

There’s growing frustration in local health circles with no firm decisions being made on the future use of the current 34-bed Lake Wakatipu Care Centre rest-home located next to the Lakes District Hospital, which will be vacated later this year.

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Posted 7 May, 2024

The first few days of a week-long trial closing off traffic to Arrowtown’s quaint main street Buckingham Street and prioritising greater pedestrian use have drawn a mixed, in some cases strong, response.

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Posted 6 May, 2024

Monthly Horoscope – May 2024 Get Astrology Gift Cards

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Posted 6 May, 2024

Arrowtown’s own hometown, folk, ‘alt country’ style songwriter Holly Arrowsmith is still making powerful music waves with her single Desert Dove, now named one of just four finalists for Best Country Music Song in New Zealand’s top country awards Country Music Honours.

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Posted 3 May, 2024

She’s been the bright and shining frontline star of Queenstown’s tourism industry for 65 years, greeting visitors from around the world with her unique effervescence and style.

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Posted 3 May, 2024

More housing stock for the Queenstown Lakes District is progressing thanks to joint investment in supporting Three Waters infrastructure by Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and developers Kingston Village Ltd (KVL).

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Posted 2 May, 2024

Police have been dealing with some alcohol-fuelled aggression with fighting and late-night assaults occurring in downtown Queenstown this past week.

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Posted 1 May, 2024

An NZONE tandem skydive jumpmaster pilot and passenger landed safely at the landing area near Jack’s Point just before midday after a false alarm when a concerned member of the public reported a parachute down in the Drift Bay area.

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Posted 1 May, 2024

Retired Salvation Army Major John Richards’ heritage is one steeped in rich head of the lake history, growing up as a descendent of Kinloch’s famous farming and entrepreneurial Bryant family.

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Posted 1 May, 2024

Bus fares increase for teenagers through to 24-year-olds from today (1 May) amid concerns that many high school students rely on the public bus system to get to and from school.

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Posted 30 April, 2024

For Kahli Scott, storytelling is everything. As the manager of Film Queenstown Lakes, (the in-house film office for Queenstown Lakes District Council), as well as co-manager of Film Otago Southland, the wonderful world of shared stories is what she knows best - both in front of the screen, and what goes on behind it.

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