Guy Williams

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Guy Williams

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownThe Shotover Gorge Trail opens today Sunday after what the Queenstown Trails Trust calls seven years of "blood, sweat and tears". The 5.5km trail takes riders along the Lower Shotover Gorge — previously accessible only by jetboat — before crossing the Kimi-akau Bridge to Tucker Beach. Along the way, it passes through the historic, 108m Hugo Tunnel.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Guy Williams

Saturday, 12 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownThe 120 riders who completed the Tour of New Zealand charity cycle race near Queenstown yesterday had "ridden through paradise", its founder says. Peter Yarrell said the five-day, 450km ride down the South Island’s West Coast had followed the best roads in New Zealand.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Guy Williams

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownThe founder of Women’s Shed Queenstown still gets a kick out of watching her students’ confidence on "scary" power tools grow. About 18 months after starting carpentry workshops at the MenzShed Arrowtown premises in Preston Dr, Alex van Dam says her favourite part is watching the women go from nervous excitement the first time they pick up a tool to achieving a level of mastery.

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Guy Williams

The Queenstown Lakes District Council needed a legal letter from its airport company to strengthen the case for invoking emergency powers to directly discharge treated wastewater.Outspoken councillor Niki Gladding said the discharge plan was a "done deal" when presented to councillors at a confidential briefing on March 20, but it was clear council management remained unsure of the legal position.

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Guy Williams

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownJohn Glover has burst out of the gates early in his bid for the Queenstown Lakes mayoralty after three failed attempts to get on to the council. He had originally planned to announce his candidacy in July for October’s election, but the ongoing wastewater saga — and the number of people asking him if he was running, prompted him to throw his hat in now, he said.