Guy Williams

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Reporter at Otago Daily Times

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On the run with the rising sun

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | Guy Williams

Gibbston's George Boanas reckons he’ll soon need his fifth pair of shoes as he runs the length of Japan. The 26-year-old set off from the southern tip of Kyushu on May 2, and reckons he’ll knock off the 2400km journey to the top of Hokkaido early next month. Hugging the west coast as he traverses the country’s three main islands, and mainly following walking paths and minor roads, he’s now in Akita prefecture, near the top of the main island of Honshu.
Government-backed Frankton film studio fizzles out

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 plug has been pulled on a government-backed motion capture and production studio in Frankton’s Remarkables Park. Target3D New Zealand was planning to open the studio as a key tenant of the Queenstown Research & Innovation Centre after getting approval for a $2 million loan from a government regional development fund.
Back to basics for star celebration

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. RegionsQueenstownArrowtown's Matariki celebrations will have a more homespun feel than in recent years. In a return to its origins as an Arrowtown Preschool event, the preschool’s teamed up with the township’s primary school and kōhanga reo group to hold a low-key celebration for children and their families this coming Monday.
New class block to cope with roll growth

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. RegionsQueenstownQueenstown's newest primary school is already getting a new classroom block to accommodate faster-than-expected roll growth. Construction of a 12-teaching space expansion at Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau in Hanleys Farm was expected to start in about 12 months, Education Minister Erica Stanford announced at the school yesterday.
Wiping of phone ‘idiotic’, judge says

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

A Wānaka woman committed an "act of unpardonable folly" by wiping the contents of her phone while under suspicion of importing psilocybin, a judge says. However, Judge Raoul Neave granted Skye Marie Spencer, 33, a discharge without conviction in the Queenstown District Court this week on the grounds a conviction would have a disproportionate impact on her employment and immigration status.
Residents survey reveals ‘distrust’

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

Better communication, more genuine consultation and greater transparency are key lessons from a survey of Queenstown Lakes residents, councillors say. "Stinging" and "sombre" were some of the adjectives they used at a council workshop yesterday to describe the results of the survey, which was released last week.
Friend doing honours as skifields open to blue skies

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

Alexa Macdonald had something more than her skifield pass giving her access to the opening weekend of the Queenstown and Wanaka ski season — an excuse note from her friend’s mum to the skifield manager. Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Cardrona Alpine Resort all opened to blue skies and calm conditions on Saturday.
Apprentices go head-to-head

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. RegionsQueenstownTwelve of the southern region’s top apprentice tradies put it all on the line in Queenstown on Saturday. Apprentices from Otago, Southland, Central Lakes and Gore tested their skills in a practical challenge at Carters in front of more than 80 friends and family. They were among nearly 100 apprentices taking part in the challenge at the same time in centres throughout the country.
Queenstown

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

Arrowtown artist Jane Burdon likes film star Mae West’s quote, "you only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough," because she lives by it.
NZONE scoping Kingston drop zone

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. RegionsQueenstownQueenstown skydiving operator NZONE could move south to Kingston. Its parent company, Australian adventure tourism operator Experience Co, has been talking to the township’s community for nearly a year about shifting from its Jack’s Point airstrip to one on Kingston Station. Its current site, where it has operated since 1990, sits on land owned by Australia-based RCL Group.