Philip Chandler

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Electric tram seen as solution to traffic congestion

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

A public transport expert believes Queenstown’s chronic traffic congestion — in Frankton Rd, in particular — can be solved by a modern electric tram carrying up to 200 passengers. Chris Harris proposes the tram run along part or all of the No 1 bus route between Remarkables Park and the airport at one end and Fernhill Rd at the other end.
Piratical disc golfers

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

Saturday, 19 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownThe father of disc golf in the Whakatipu was delighted to play with a fun group of golfers named in his honour on a recent return visit. James ‘Jaguar’ Smithells marked out the country’s first disc golf course in the Queenstown Gardens in 1996. That was ahead of the Queenstown Disc Golf Club’s (QDGC) first Classic tournament.
Young riders taking on the world

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownTwo Wakatipu High students will be the youngest pony riders representing New Zealand at the world under-18 team champs in Belgium in August in the equestrian discipline of Mounted Games. Year 11 student Sophie Eade, 15, and year 10 Georgia Dee, 14, are part of a five-person team picked after an arduous selection process going back to trials in Christchurch last December.
Industrial sector a very high performer

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownA real estate services company is singling out Queenstown’s industrial sector for defying national trends due to very strong demand and extremely limited supply.
Teens tussle for Arrowtown title

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

Saturday, 19 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownArrowtown Golf Club recently hosted an epic, birdie-filled final to decide its senior club championship title. Toby Gallie, 16, experiencing matchplay for the first time, was up against the more fancied Noah Novacek, 17, in the 36-hole final. "They played some insane golf," club pro Keeley Johnson says.
Teen a middle distance sensation

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownJames Weber’s announced himself as a middle distance runner to look out for. First, the 16-year-old Wakatipu High student won gold last month in the under-18 men’s 3000 metres at the national track and field champs in Dunedin.
Ten years of The Tiers

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownTen years on, Queenstown developer Will Taylor can look back with satisfaction at a high-spec local apartment development that’s just a few years from completion.
Gallery super-sizes

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownQueenstown's Milford Galleries has taken over the long-vacated former McKenzie & Willis showroom in Gorge Rd to dramatically lift its profile in the resort. It’s shifted from low-traffic Earl St in the CBD, where it’s been for 23 years, to a high-profile position which also offers off-street parking.
Making ‘approachable’ music

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownAnne Rodda, the director of this Easter’s Whakatipu Music Festival, wants locals and also visitors filling up Queenstown this weekend to know there’s another side to the resort "than only adventure sport and bike riding and wine".
Boosting granny flats ‘good news’

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler |Tracey Roxburgh

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownGovernment's plan to waive building and resource consents for granny flats up to 70 square metres is good news for Queenstown as it’ll increase housing stock, a local planner says. Another local planner agrees, but warns development contributions will still have to be paid to council, which last year raised them by more than 300%.