Publication
King hit
SHOCKED Pak’nsave Queenstown owner/operator Anthony King claims National’s election policy, forcing his supermarket to hive off into a different chain from Foodstuffs’ New World and Four Square outlets, will more likely result in dearer rather than...
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Clean break with history
MINOR Hotels Australasian director of operations Russell Cool’s pictured cutting the ribbon to officially open Avani Queenstown — formerly Oaks Shores Resort — with its GM Catherine Bone yesterday morning
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Our literary smorgasbord
QUEENSTOWNERS Alex Charlick, front, and Chris Harding are pictured part-way through their local ironman-distance ‘FEMALES’ challenge last Saturday — an event they’ll replicate in late March, which they hope others will join. See page 22 for the full...
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Residents blame culverts as flood waters wreak havoc on properties
A QUEENSTOWN resident evacuated from her family home in Fernhill last Thursday night says she’s ‘‘never seen anything like’’ the deluge that has wreaked havoc on her neighbourhood. Kiki Clarkeliechti was at the Arawata Tce home she lives in with her...
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Ayrburn’s slice of heaven
KIWI icon Sir Dave Dobbyn will play his first public gig in Queenstown in more than seven years, at Arrowtown’s Ayrburn, this November — see page 3 for more.
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Stepping up for fireys
QUEENSTOWN’S Cook Brothers Construction staff will embark on a 24-hour treadmill challenge at Frankton’s The Mill, from 8am tomorrow, aiming to raise $20,000 to support the Whakatipu’s volunteer fire brigades. Pictured ahead of the challenge are, from...
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End of an era
AFTER 15 years running The Fork and Tap, Arrowtown’s most iconic, and popular, pub, Jeannie Crawford’s decided it’s time for a change
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Open slather rural rules
MANY of the strict rules on rural housing development in Queenstown are being loosened in legislation replacing the Resource Management Act (RMA) Two new laws, which a select committee reported back on this week after 3000plus public submissions, are...
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Gridlock gripes grow
FRUSTRATION’S growing at delays in reopening a central Queenstown throughroad that’s causing gridlock on the nearby Gorge Rd arterial — especially now due to high volumes of skifield and school holiday traffic. Reopening Robins Rd — a vital link...
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Star-studded Essence
PICTURED with their two Michelin stars this week are Queenstown’s Essence staff, from left, sous chef James Newport, head chef Paul Froggatt and director of dining Giacomo Fabozzi. The restaurant, part of Roki Collection, is New Zealand’s first and...
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Glide time
QUEENSTOWN-BASED professional figure skater/ coach Elena Iarkhunova takes advantage of this week’s perfect conditions on Arrowtown’s volunteer-run Bush Creek outdoor rink.
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