No commute, more family time: The big company letting workers move away - and take their city wages with them
Xero senior project manager David Michl now works from his home office in Wanaka.
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Lake Wakatipu incident: Man to pay $20K reparation
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'It's time to move on': Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult won't seek third term
'Good leaders understand that they're there for a period.'
Queenstown mayor not seeking third term
Queenstown mayor Jim Boult announced this afternoon he won't be seeking a third term.
Apple products stolen from NZ Post deliveries
Apple Homepod Mini, Apple i-Pad, Apple Macbook laptop, and an Apple pen were taken.
Airport decision far off but opposers want questions answered
Both sides say they want a sustainable future.
Queenstown hotel faces butler shortage ahead of tourist arrivals
The owner has been working to find a solution that didn't involve looking overseas.
Weather records tumble in dry and warm March
Queenstown recorded its warmest March in 150 years.
'Pretty excited': First dusting of snow for the year falls
Ski fields in Queenstown woke to a nice surprise this morning.
Plug pulled: Lake near lowest level in 30 years
Last decent rainfall in Wanaka was 46 days ago.
Temperatures over 20C across NZ ahead of cold shift, snow
Temperatures are expected to drop nationwide later this week.
Queenstown Airport hits back over extortionate rent claim
Glen Sowry alleges tenant erected fence on more than twice the area being paid for.
'Shell-shocked': Airport's 750 per cent rent increase 'extortion'
"If that's not extortion, I don't know what is."
Milford Track death: Experienced tramper worked as a lodge attendant
He was suitably experienced and carried a personal locator beacon and a two-way radio.
Rich-listers invest in RealNZ as it gears up for tourism rebuild
Rich-listers among new investors in big tourism player gearing up for opening borders.
'Broken up with alcohol': Celebrant vows to quit drinking after new driving ban
Queenstown marriage celebrant vows to stop drinking after another driving offence.
Opinion: To New Zealand, with love from Queenstown
The adventure capital has been slammed like no other town.
Lake Dunstan Trail smashes expectations as cyclists flock to Clyde
The trail saw as many riders January, hoped for in a year, as cyclists flock to Cylde.
Divers recover body from river canyon in Milford Sound
The tramper intended to climb the Devil's Armchair but was reported missing on Monday.
Recovery of missing tramper's body begins
The tramper intended to climb Devils Armchair near the northern end of Milford Track.
Hamish Clark: The sting in the Covid tail, South Island learning to live with the virus
Canterbury combined has more Covid cases than Auckland.
Kinky Kerikeri's healthy appetite for sex toys - and the three towns that outrank it
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Would you like a private jet with your suite? $1bn worth of luxury planned for Queenstown
As Aotearoa begins to open up, our southern tourist hotspot has some good news.
Complaint about $75m Queenstown campground sale rejected
Construction of new development to be phased in seven stages, taking more than a decade.
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Queenstown transtasman flights still a way off
First transtasman flight to Queenstown is eight weeks away.
He Tāngata: How Kinloch Wilderness Retreat rode out a pandemic
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Queenstown hillside cabin sites snapped up by buyers
Twenty-eight sites priced between $385,000 and $575,000.
Covid vaccine passports, mandates may go as NZ woos tourists
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'You took my soulmate from me': Widow's message to crash driver
"You took my soulmate from me," his wife told the driver.
High-speed jet-boat crash: Driver on drugs, alcohol - four injured
Kawarau River jet-boat driver had two party drugs and high levels of booze in his system.
'We're just stoked': Border reopening, kick-start fund lift spirits
Those crossing the Tasman can start arriving from April 13.
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