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PHOTO: BONNIE ZAREH A Pink Ribbon breakfast’s being spiced up in Queenstown tomorrow.

The late Rob Boult. PHOTO: SUPPLIED An apparel pioneer, a developer, a racing car collector and driver and an ideas man.

Stephen Hebbend undertakes his ninth Queenstown to Invercargill chopper appeal bike ride tomorrow. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Tommorow's annual Westpac Chopper Appeal Bike Ride from Queenstown to Invercargill — a Lakes District Air Rescue Trust fundraiser — probably has more more meaning for Queenstown’s Stephen Hebbend than any other rider.

Queenstown features as the backdrop of short film Double Everest, part of next week’s Big Bike Film Night. PHOTO: CALLUM WOOD The story behind a part-time Queenstowner who spent 33 hours on his bike here last year completing a rare feat is one of the feature films in next week’s Big Bike Film Night.

Tori Keating. PHOTO: ARCHIVE Ladies, bring out your bras.

Queenstown volunteer fireys, from left, Julien Facci, Lee Winter, Claire Jones, Jesse Johnson, Mark O’Sullivan and Sam Stafford-Bush at the National Firefighter Challenge prizegiving in Wellington. PHOTO: HOLLY ALDRED Two Queenstown volunteer fireys will be feeling a different type of heat this October.

Dave Goosselink directing Spamalot actors Michelle Moynes and Shannon Pennefather during a rehearsal last Sunday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED As a news industry veteran he might come across as straight-laced, but Dunedin’s Dave Goosselink’s a vital cog in one of the funniest shows Queenstown’s ever staged.

With the worker digs shortage remaining dire, Queenstown skifield operator NZSki’s increasing its supply of staff housing.

Devilskin lead singer Jennie Skulander, centre, with, from left, Paul Martin, Nic Martin and Tony ‘Nail’ Vincent. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Arrowtown's Athenaeum Hall won’t know what’s hit it.

Queenstowner Dave Beeche CNZM pictured with Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann. PHOTOS: GOVERNMENT HOUSE Two Queenstowners officially have four new letters to add to their names.

Another wet and stormy weekend is ahead for New South Wales as widespread rain and thunderstorms are set to batter much of the state.

On Landers Chat today PD is up at Zingari talking to Highlanders Hugo Plummer and Max Hicks, who have been turning out for unbeaten Zingers over the last few weeks.

While the wintry temperatures are set to continue over the weekend, it will not be as cold as Thursday night.

Air Vanuatu has entered voluntary liquidation, prompting Virgin Australia to increase its flights to the Pacific nation.

Photo: RNZ TVNZ breached its collective agreement with the E tū union when deciding on discontinuing programmes, the Employment Relations Authority has ruled.

A man in critical condition after rolling his car has been flown to Christchurch Hospital after suffering a spinal injury, police say.

Andy Serkis will direct the first of the two films. Photo: Reuters Wellington will be the production hub for two new Lord of the Rings films, Screen Wellington head of attraction Mark Westerby says.

Locals were seeing double outside a Weston grocery store yesterday.

The 2024 New Zealand Doc Edge programme was revealed on Thursday at Maui Studios in Waltham. 

Photo: Dan Bailey, supplied via RNZ Jonathan Beau Hall was not qualified to sign off engineering designs for 946 properties around the country but he did it anyway, forging the signatures of two chartered professional engineers.