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Porter takes aim at airport on land claim
Posted 25 February 2013
High-profile business director Alastair Porter has taken aim at Queenstown Airport and accused the corporation of unbalanced PR spin over a land battle.
Developer slams Queenstown Airport
Posted 25 February 2013
Developer Alastair Porter has accused Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) of misleading the public over a land battle.
Cooking competition talent earns guest judge's praise
Posted 28 January 2013
Josh Emett, of MasterChef and Rata restaurant fame, and New Zealand's only Michelin star chef, praised the talent of competitors in the Market Chef competition at Remarkables Park on Saturday.
Big expansion plan gets nod
Posted 21 November 2012
A plan change clearing the path for Frankton's Remarkables Park town centre to expand means applications for the retail centre to double in size will be filed this week.
Market back tomorrow
Posted 26 October 2012
The Remarkables Market will return this weekend for its third summer season, which will again feature the Market Chef competition from November 10 as well as a new addition, the "produce exchange table".
Free coffee as Remarks market returns for summer
Posted 26 October 2012
Queenstown’s popular Remarkables Market returns this weekend, offering free coffee to the first 15 buyers. It opens tomorrow from 8.30am to 1pm – and will continue every Saturday until March 30.
It’s going to be a Remarkable harvest
Posted 19 July 2012
A major Queenstown shopping precinct has joined forces with a local school to give them land for a community garden.
Frankton 1500-pupil school site confirmed
Posted 13 July 2012
A new school for about 1500 Queenstown pupils will be built on 8ha of land the Ministry of Education has bought at Frankton from Remarkables Park Ltd, but the ministry says the school is not expected to open until at least 2017.
High school to open in Frankton town centre
Posted 13 July 2012
The wait to see where Wakatipu High School's site will be is finally over, after the Education Ministry announced it would be on a Remarkables Park site.
Any old vehicles, boats? Car fair coming soon
Posted 18 June 2012
Streets cluttered with parked cars for sale could be a thing of the past, with the launch of the Remarkables Car Fair later this month.
Goodies galore at the market
Posted 13 June 2012
One of the largest numbers of stalls on a single market day will provide plenty of shopping opportunities at Remarkables Park this month when the Remarkables Market reopens its doors as part of the Queenstown Winter Festival programme.
Car fair to clean up Queenstown streets
Posted 6 June 2012
A major Queenstown firm has launched a monthly car fair in a bid to stop the town resembling a backpacker car lot.
Nerve-racked Lee wins Queenstown chef comp
Posted 2 April 2012
Leave aside TV’s MasterChef competition, Queenstown’s already crowned its best amateur chef.
Close contest for market chef crown
Posted 2 April 2012
Queenstown's best amateur chefs put their cooking skills to the test at the weekend as they battled for the Remarkables Market Chef crown.
Market Chef final this weekend
Posted 28 March 2012
After a summer of Saturday morning culinary showdowns, the Remarkables Market Chef competition will reach its finale on Saturday.
Resort 'best' for scanner
Posted 9 March 2012
Overwhelming economic evidence shows the best location for a diagnostic CT scanner for Central Otago is Queenstown, a resort developer says.
Autumn events agenda packed
Posted 5 March 2012
After hosting a summer's worth of community-focused events, Remarkables Park is looking forward to even more in its autumn calendar.
'Death threat' trees to be cut
Posted 29 February 2012
The developers stumping up an interest-free loan of $320,000 to Queenstown's district council for felling dangerous trees on council land are praising the council for forward thinking in allowing the deal to proceed.
Wool shed adds feel-good factor
Posted 29 February 2012
The unmistakable aromas of the farm bring back memories for Westport-raised singer-songwriter Mel Parsons, who arrives in Queenstown with two actresses for an innovative show of original music, theatre and comedy one week today.
Developer loans for logging
Posted 28 February 2012
Queenstown's council will borrow more than $320,000 from a developer to remove trees from a picturesque river bank.
Halls alive with sound of music
Posted 20 February 2012
Showbiz Queenstown opened auditions at the weekend for scores of children and adults hoping to take the stage for the new production of The Sound of Music.
Sykes to call the beat for ‘Sound of Music'
Posted 16 February 2012
The fiancee of one of Queenstown’s most-loved musicians has the conductor’s baton for one of the world’s most popular musicals.
Cyclocross taking off in resort
Posted 15 February 2012
The Queenstown Mountain Bike Club plans to run a five-part cyclocross series this winter, buoyed by the success of Queenstown's first cyclocross race last year.
Hot tip: The Bitches' Box and Mel Parsons' Woolshed Tour
Posted 10 February 2012
A winning combination of original music, theatre and comedy will delight heartland New Zealand audiences, including Queenstown, on March 7
Site for new high school revealed
Posted 24 January 2012
The first indication the Education Ministry has a site earmarked for a new Queenstown high school was inadvertently revealed in an Environment Court hearing yesterday.
Theatre group back in black
Posted 19 January 2012
Remarkable Theatre is back from the brink of financial collapse and about to present its third production in Queenstown Gardens.
Late start but retail trading picking up
Posted 21 December 2011
Retailers in regional Otago centres report mixed fortunes in the last week before Christmas. After reports of a late start to Christmas shopping, trade appears to be finally picking up.
Deal to speed up Frankton roading
Posted 19 December 2011
A land swap has been agreed in principle to allow the construction of the Frankton Flats eastern access road and the Glenda Drive-State Highway 6 roundabout to progress.
Figures boost for retailers
Posted 16 December 2011
Retailers are looking forward to a strong Christmas season after news that spending in Otago in recent weeks is well up on the corresponding period last year.
Gentlemen, start your engines
Posted 16 December 2011
Rilean senior project manager Trevor Meikle, Queenstown Motor Group managing director Ken Cummings, Kenton Investments project director Pat Cummings and architect David Stringer get ready to celebrate completion of Southern Motor Group’s new car dealership’s Frankton showroom.
Remarkables cook-off to find top chef
Posted 2 December 2011
Organisers of the Remarkables Market are on the lookout for Queenstown's hidden culinary talents, launching the market's inaugural Chef Competition next weekend.
Markets galore in Queenstown – and free coffee too
Posted 14 October 2011
Frankton’s European-style food, art and crafts market returns next weekend – and earlybirds can nab a free coffee. The Remarkables Market is back for a second summer, kicking off on Saturday, October 22. It runs from 8am to 1pm and will last almost six months through to Easter next year.
Remarkables Market back for summer
Posted 14 October 2011
The second summer of the popular Remarkables Market will begin next weekend, with the opening market of the 2011-12 season being held on October 22.
Markets set to take off
Posted 10 August 2011
Helicopter rides will be offered at the Mid-Winter Remarkables Market, part of the Queenstown Resort College Downtown Sessions Festival in the 2011 Winter Games NZ, beginning on Friday.
Special events planned at Remarkables Market
Posted 25 March 2011
The first of three special events at the Remarkables Market in Queenstown will be held tomorrow, in conjunction with Earth Hour day.
Healthcare plan reactions differ
Posted 5 March 2011
Representatives of the Queenstown Medical Centre (QMC) and the Wakatipu Medical Centre (WMC) were asked for their reactions to the Southern District Health Board's model for a "one-stop shop" integrated health centre.
Remarks Park’s one-stop health shop at Frankton
Posted 4 March 2011
On the same day authorities announce a new one-stop model for Wakatipu healthcare, Remarkables Park and Queenstown Medical Centre have unveiled plans for an integrated medical services facility.
Finally – SDHB unveils its proposed health fix
Posted 4 March 2011
Authorities are pushing for a radical new healthcare model in Queenstown, mixing GP and clinical options with hospital services at a single site.
'Health centre' to replace hospital
Posted 4 March 2011
There will be no hospital in Queenstown.
That's the decision of Southern health bosses who yesterday announced they want to build a "a one-stop family heath centre" instead.
Healthcare facility suits policy intent
Posted 4 March 2011
Having a multimillion-dollar private medical facility working with the public health sector would be in line with the Government's policy direction of "better, sooner, more convenient" healthcare, the developers say.
Claim Rousseau 'hellbent on privatisation' in Queenstown
Posted 4 March 2011
Proposals suggesting tighter access to the Lakes District Hospital in Frankton from July and a new public-private health centre to eventually replace the cash-strapped hospital could face a rocky road to realisation.
Economy of resort 'likely to expand'
Posted 28 February 2011
Although "nobody in Queenstown wants to prosper at the expense of Christchurch businesses", the resort's economy is "likely to expand" in the aftermath of Tuesday's deadly earthquake, says Queenstown Chamber of Commerce chairman Alastair Porter.
Cupid shoots his arrow at Remarkables Market
Posted 14 February 2011
Lucky Queenstowners Mikel Arriet and Alana Reid walked away with hampers bursting with local goodies from Remarkables Market on Saturday (12 February) after winning its Valentines Shop and Win competition.
Festival calling in at Queenstown
Posted 14 February 2011
Queenstown will host the world premiere of Rita and Douglas, which tells the story of a brief but passionate affair between two of New Zealand's renowned artists, during the 2011 Festival of Colour.
Florist Opens at Remarkables Park Town Centre in time for Valentine’s
Posted 10 February 2011
As cupid hides around the corner in anticipation of February 14th, florist and gift shop Renaissance has opened its doors at Remarkables Park Town Centre in time for the big day.
Coming out of the woods
Posted 21 January 2011
The popular Teddy Bears' Picnics return to Queenstown and Wanaka on Saturday, January 29, towards the end of the Summerdaze Festival.
Teddy Bears' Picnics in Queenstown and Wanaka
Posted 20 January 2011
Queenstown and Wanaka teddies and their excited owners are preparing for plenty of gadding about with the popular Teddy Bears’ Picnics being staged in Queenstown and Wanaka on the 29 and 30 January, Summerdaze event organiser Nicole Fairweather said.
New Christian school being built
Posted 29 December 2010
A new Christian years 1 to 8 school, incorporating an early childhood centre, is under construction at Frankton after the Education Ministry approved state integration of the Southern Lakes Christian School.
Buyers swarm to shops for sales in Lakes District
Posted 27 December 2010
Bargain hunters descended on central Queenstown and Frankton yesterday for the annual Boxing Day sales. At Remarkables Park near Frankton, only a handful of parking spaces were available as visitors and residents arrived to hunt for cut-price deals.
Extra Markets for festive season
Posted 15 December 2010
A bumper selection of Christmas goodies will be offered when the Remarkables Market, the Queenstown Farmers' Market and the Creative Queenstown Arts and Crafts Market hold special festive sessions.
Read all about it
Posted 10 December 2010
Arrowtown book buyer Miranda Spary continues her regular column about her recommendations for a good read and life as she sees it . . .
Close to Home: Camera Cruise
Posted 9 December 2010
Markets exist individually
Posted 3 December 2010
The new Saturday Remarkables Market will clash with the returning Queenstown Farmers' Market and the resort's weekly arts and craft market, but Remarkables Market may appeal to customers who would not venture into town in any case, the farmers' market organiser says.
Remarkable choice when market opens next month
Posted 24 November 2010
Remarkables Park will officially launch its European-inspired summer weekend market on December 4, with traders advised to register early to guarantee their place.
Proposal to run jet ferries to park
Posted 19 October 2010
Jet ferries from Queenstown to Remarkables Park are hoped to be up and running by this time next year, Remarkables Park chief executive, Alastair Porter says.
Ferry link moves step closer in Queenstown
Posted 18 October 2010
A resource consent for a jet boat ferry linking downtown Queenstown and the Frankton shopping centre should be lodged by year's end, complimenting strong growth in the area, says Remarkables Park boss Alastair Porter .
Five Mile hub's viability slammed
Posted 16 October 2010
Some long-time Queenstown retailers say resurgent Five Mile development plans are overblown and the product of developers looking for a quick buck. The development has a chequered past and is best known for the large unfinished underground carpark left after the initial development went into receivership in 2008.
Porter Group releases major retail development strategy
Posted 15 October 2010
Queenstown's largest developer Porter Group Limited, developer of Remarkables Park and Shotover Park, has released a major retail development strategy for the expansion of their existing developments to service Queenstown and the Central Otago region.
Resort pitches for Chinese students
Posted 5 August 2010
The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) wants to cash in on some of China's 20 million students, in the hope some will come to study at the expanded Queenstown campus.
Expansion Programme Underway at Remarkables Park will more than double size of Town Centre
Posted 8 July 2010
The next stage of major development at Remarkables Park Town Centre is well underway.
Campus expansion part of development
Posted 8 July 2010
Accommodation for up to 500 students and staff at the Southern Institute of Technology campus is being planned for the second stage of the Remarkables Park Town Centre development.
Greg Ross talks to Queenstown property developers
Posted 5 July 2010
The Guide to Great Locations™ features a conversation with local property developers about the Queenstown property market, and what they think the future holds for the future of the area.
Porter slams road block
Posted 24 June 2010
Remarkables Park and Queenstown Lakes District Council are at loggerheads over a proposed road giving alternative access to the busy shopping centre.
Hearing on airport adjourned
Posted 23 June 2010
Proposed night flights at Queenstown Airport would have "significant and widespread adverse noise effects" for residents in Frankton, Kelvin Heights, Jacks Point and Lake Hayes Estate, a hearing in Queenstown was told yesterday.
Supporters raising funds for St John in appeal week
Posted 23 June 2010
ASB bank staff at Remarkables Park Town Centre have hit the ground running to raise money for the annual national "Flash-a-Light for St John" appeal this week.
Longer Queenstown Runway to smooth daunting descent
Posted 23 June 2010
The white knuckle descent into Queenstown Airport is set to become a little less daunting, as work begins on a runway extension. (duration:4′ 10″ )
Five Mile project buyer revealed, Remarkables Park expands
Posted 18 June 2010
Development prospects near Queenstown's airport are hotting up at the Five Mile site, while neighbouring Remarkables Park is expanding.
Dirt on the runway
Posted 17 June 2010
Remarkables Park boss Alastair Porter says his deal with Queenstown Airport Corporation is a three-way win.
Remarkables Park busy with sales, construction, new website
Posted 16 June 2010
Queenstown development Remarkables Park is progressing rapidly with residential sections selling at pre-recession prices, new tenants signing leases and a new website attracting interest.
Major Queenstown Developer Launches New Website
Posted 15 June 2010
Remarkables Park Limited launches remarkablespark.com to provide extensive information about its dynamic urban development in Queenstown.
Campus adds six full-time courses
Posted 9 June 2010
Enrolment numbers at the Southern Institute of Technology (Sit) Queenstown campus have tripled, prompting the tertiary education provider to add another six full-time courses to answer demand.
Hospital needs 'business focus'
Posted 5 June 2010
Government favors public-private partnership to improve viability.
'Building 13' may boost SIT campus
Posted 17 May 2010
New building for Remarkables Park is the next step in the Town Centre development.
Work to start on $9m Frankton shopping centre
Posted 30 March 2010
New retail building at Remarkables Park Town Centre will begin in two weeks.
Judge criticises Queenstown Lakes council for wasting time
Posted 26 March 2010
Judge criticises council for wasting time in a case that has lasted more than 10 years.
Queenstown on 'steady growth projection'
Posted 17 March 2010
'Interest has definitely picked up - Queenstown had a good winter (2009) and Queenstown has again had a good summer, which appeared to have given people a lot of confidence locally and nationally' Alastair Porter
Buliding work gets back into high gear
Posted 16 March 2010
Remarkables Park Director Alastair Porter predicts Queenstown is back on a steady growth projection.
5-star retirees' village planned
Posted 16 March 2010
An $80 million, five-star retirement village development has been granted resource consent for land at Remarkables Park.
Park Life Picks Up
Posted 25 February 2010
Increased demand is fuelling a development spree around Frankton's Remarkables Park shopping centre.
Show Sponsorship a Chance to Give Back to the Community
Posted 10 February 2010
Remarkables Park Town Centre and Remarkables Park Ltd have announced their sponsorship of Oliver! before auditions for the Showbiz Queenstown musical are held this weekend.
Developers slam land Tax proposal
Posted 21 January 2010
Outraged developers in Queenstown have blasted a proposal before the Government suggesting radical changes to the tax system.
Runway extension ready to fly
Posted 17 December 2009
Work has started on a Queenstown Airport runway extension.