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Tuesday 25th September, 2018
Both Queenstown's mayor and the boss of NZSki have hit out at the resource consent process, with the mayor suggesting some of Queenstown's biggest tourism attractions may not have gone ahead in today's climate.
Mayor Jim Boult and NZSki chief executive Paul Anderson have spoken at a Property Council market outlook panel in the resort, saying bureaucrats seem scared to make decisions.
Thursday 20th September, 2018
He's battled countless blazes, attended plane crashes and car smashes, but after 25 years Lee-Roy Mullings still loves working alongside his firefighting
mates.
The forty nine year-old Arrowtown resident has been presented with a medal acknowledging quarter of a century of volunteering with the town's fire brigade.
Wednesday 19th September, 2018
Just eleven customers remain without power in Glenorchy following Monday's big snow dump in the Queenstown Lakes region.
This footage, shot by a local resident, shows the volume of snow which fell in Glenorchy earlier in the week.
Aurora Energy says it battled extreme conditions to try and restore power to three thousand properties.
Heavy snow fell on trees, causing branches and power lines to fall on Glenorchy Road.
The township was cut off for a day while crews cleared the blocked road and it reopened to both lanes of traffc on Tuesday night.
Tuesday 18th September, 2018
Hundreds of people remain without power following yesterday's heavy dumping of snow in the Queenstown area.
The heavy snow began early yesterday and continued until about noon.
It loaded tree branches, bringing some down on to power lines and others across roads.
Crews battled extreme conditions yesterday to restore power to three thousand properties.
Lines company Aurora Energy has confirmed six hundred and fifty people don't have power today, including nearly four hundred customers in Glenorchy, due to difficulty getting though.
Monday 17th September, 2018
Their bodies shook and their faces turned blue as New Zealand's best free-divers kept holding their breath in Queenstown over the weekend.
And for one competitor, it was a chance to show off her home region to her fellow free-divers.
Monday 17th September, 2018
Southerners have received a dose of reality today after basking in summer-like weather at the weekend.
Snow and heavy rain has fallen in parts of the South including Queenstown and Central Otago.
Friday 14th September, 2018
A Councillor has argued Crate Day isn't a Kiwi institution at a hearing to consider submissions on a proposed public alcohol ban in Queenstown.
The claim was made by Councillor Penny Clark in front of the resort's alcohol ban bylaw 2018 hearing panel at the Queenstown Lakes District Council's chambers.
Thursday 13th September, 2018
About thirty Queenstowners braved the cold and took the plunge to raise awareness of mental health today.
Dressed in fluoro colours, they heard from guest speakers about the R U Okay? campaign before diving into the icy depths of Lake Wakatipu.
Monday 10th September, 2018
Local identities are preparing to don their skates and hit the ice - although hopefully not literally - to raise funds for the Queenstown Ice Skating Club.
The fourth annual Stars on Ice event will be held in the resort at the end of the month.
Monday 10th September, 2018
She's sparkly, sassy, and she will survive.
Queenstown’s Winter Pride festival turned emotional at the Pride in the Park event, as a Queenstown teen drag queen made her debut in front of a cheering audience.