Queenstown
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
Foreign workers say they can't afford to leave Queenstown cabins
The future of a council-owned holiday park is under review, but foreign workers say they can't afford to live anywhere else in the town. Video
Foreign workers in Queenstown cabins can't afford to leave
The future of the council-owned Lakeview Holiday Park is under review as part of a new Queenstown Master Plan, but foreign workers say they have nowhere to go. Video, Audio
Opponents claim Queenstown gondola expansion could be fire risk
A $100 million project to double the size of Queenstown's landmark gondola ride has been challenged as a deadly fire risk. Audio
Arguments heat up around Queenstown gondola upgrade
100-million dollar project to double the size of Queenstown's landmark gondola ride has been challenged as a fire risk. Audio
Queenstown gondola suffers malfunction
Passengers on Queenstown's Skyline gondola were left hanging in midair yesterday after a cabin dislodged from the conveyor system.
Cartoon: The Famous Five Eyes
Some very, very important people arrived in Queenstown yesterday, reportedly for a meeting of the Five Eyes spying alliance. Toby Morris gives his take on what the secretive club's getting up to.
