Queenstown
Queenstown celebrates new $22m bridge
Queenstown people are delighted with a new bridge that will ease congestion for locals and tourists alike. Audio
Lasers to be used to better understand lake snot
Researchers are building a laser microscope to try to work out what is causing South Island lakes to become choked with lake snot.
Queenstown public not worried by $2 bus teething problems
The $4 million initiative got off to a rocky start with at least two buses not arriving, including one which broke down. There were also reports of new drivers who did not know where they were going.
…Queenstown's $2 bus launch suffers teething problems
Some buses are not showing up and others are breaking down.
New Queenstown rental rules target absentee owners: 'We are not against Airbnb'
The Queenstown Lakes mayor is attempting to reassure home owners after the council unanimously agreed to a short-term rental clampdown.
Queenstown cracks down on Airbnb
The Queenstown Lakes District council has voted to slash the number of days people living outside the town centre can rent out their homes on short-term platforms like Airbnb. The council says there's… Audio
Queenstown Council to vote on Airbnb cuts
A battle is brewing between the Queenstown Lakes District Council and Airbnb operators.
Queenstown council moves to ease housing crisis
More than 2000 new houses may soon be built in Queenstown after a vote from the local council.
Amazing Grace: a hopeless fanboy talks to Grace Jones
The news that Grace Jones is coming here in March hit the nation with considerable force. Fanboy Grant Smithies got to talk to her in 2011. She was 'utterly charming'. Video
InSight - Queenstown's tech weekend
This weekend the popular tourist town looks inward, investigating how it can become more liveable and how it can prepare for the future. Specialist speakers will discuss technology, science and ideas… Audio
Queenstown considers radical solutions as housing dreams fade
Brett Paterson, 32, who grew up in the resort town, is among those who have tried but failed to buy a section as prices spiral out of reach. Audio
Queenstown council intervenes after house prices fail to cool
Queenstown's council is considering more radical solutions to the town's housing crisis after the Government's Special Housing Areas failed to bring down prices. RNZ's Otago-Southland reporter Ian… Audio
Average house in Queenstown now worth $1.1m
Queenstown house values have shot up 20 percent in the past year, and for the past quarter the resort town has outstripped the Auckland region for the highest average price nationwide. Audio
Labour pledges to boost Queenstown housing
Labour's promising to build 1000 homes in Queenstown if it's elected in September, in a bid to deal with the town's housing shortage.
Remarkables ski field investigates power supply after outages
The operator of the Remarkables ski field has launched a review of its power supply after suffering three major power cuts in five weeks.
Authorities told Auckland solutions won't work for Queenstown
Creative solutions are needed to tackle rising house prices in the resort town, a local housing trust chair says. Audio
"More ideas" needed for Queenstown's housing woes
Tourism is booming in Queenstown, but that's putting the strain on the resort town's workers, many of whom can't afford to live there. Locals want more done to tackle rising house prices, despite the… Audio
Queenstown paper begins campaign targeting drink drivers
Queenstown's Mountain Scene takes on recidivist drink-drivers, promising to publish the names of those convicted of drink-driving for at least the rest of the year. The paper's editor, David Williams… Audio
Forensics begin in Queenstown following car explosion
Forensic examinations will begin at dawn at the scene of a car fire in Queenstown in which a person has died. Our producer Alex Perrottet has the latest. Audio
The Future of our Regions: Queenstown
We continue our series looking at the future of our regions and today it's Queenstown Lakes, an area predicted to grow even faster than Auckland in the next decade. Jesse talks to Queenstown lakes… Audio
