Philip Chandler

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Journalist at Otago Daily Times

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30 marathons in 30 days

2 weeks 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 Michael Heyes is adopting an unconventional countdown to his 30th birthday on June 23. Up until the 22nd, the former Brit is aiming to run a marathon a day for 30 days running as a mental health fundraiser — that’s 1266km amidst some gnarly early winter weather.
Winning home at one with nature

2 weeks 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 Queenstown architectural designer is "beyond thrilled" to have received international recognition for the interior design and sustainability of her and her partner’s Bob’s Cove home. Carolin Friese has won the interior design and renovations category in the 2025 Biophilic Design Awards run by the Living Future Institute of Australia.
Fears over Queenstown office exodus

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

Queenstown CBD offices are joining the flight to Frankton, promoting fears for the town centre’s vitality. Wakatipu High moved campus from town some years ago, and the CBD’s banks have all decamped to Frankton. Last week, Colliers vacated an Athol St floor — about 30 residential real agents and support staff moved to Frankton, though the firm’s kept one floor for other staff.
Take a chance auditioning

3 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownAuditions for Queenstown’s Remarkable Theatre’s 2025 play, set in the unpredictable world of dating, are on this weekend. Described as "a laugh-out-loud comedy", Take a Chance on Me, by noted veteran Kiwi playwright Roger Hall, will run over eight performances during September at the Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall.
Native lizards in focus

3 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

An expert on New Zealand’s colourful native lizards — geckos and skinks — confesses she only started learning about them six years ago. Anna Yeoman, who is giving a Whakatipu Wildlife Trust-hosted talk about these unique reptiles in Queenstown next Wednesday, says "I love animals, love nature, love being out in the outdoors, but I just hadn’t even heard about them".
Rowers on world stage

3 weeks 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 17-year-old rowers are furiously training and fundraising to represent New Zealand at world under-19 champs this winter. They are Arrowtowner Harry Lightfoot and Queenstowner Seb Watson, who sensationally broke a record of about 20 years’ standing when they claimed gold in the U18 double sculls at this year’s national secondary schools Maadi Cup regatta.
Duo on caravan tour

3 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

Award-winning husband-and-wife duo Aro rock into Glenorchy and Queenstown for concerts next week on a caravan tour of the country with their two young tamariki. Aro comprises Charles Looker, whose first language is te reo Maori, and his wife Emily, who’s learnt the language. Having formed Aro in 2017, the couple have released two albums, two EPs and numerous singles, and last year won the Waiata Maori Music Award for Best Pop Album.
Bring on the drones

3 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownAn Australian-based company is pitching drone light shows for Queenstown over three months that’d not only be an amazing spectacle, but could potentially also drive big visitor numbers, especially during shoulder seasons.
Crown Terrace pad going under auctioneer’s hammer

3 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownIf Queenstown mortgagee auctions aren’t rare enough, so is the opportunity to buy just over 65 hectares of Crown Terrace land above Arrowtown. Marketed as "a legacy lifestyle estate", 108 Eastburn Rd, known as Kahu Heights, goes to auction at Ray White Arrowtown’s offices at 2pm tomorrow. The property is in two titles, one of 43.3ha and one of 22.3ha.
Family selling prime Queenstown section after 60 years

3 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

A sloping site for sale on Hallenstein St is arguably the best undeveloped "dress circle" site near Queenstown’s CBD. At 41 Hallenstein St, on Queenstown Hill’s lower flanks, it looks right down Beetham St for uninterrupted lake and mountain views, but at the same time it’s just a hop, skip and a jump to the CBD. At 625sqm it’s sandwiched between The Carlin Hotel and Habeke Apartments, and its northern boundary borders Kent St.The section’s been in the same family’s ownership for about 60 years.