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For downhill mountainbikers, there is never a good time for a landslip to knock out Queenstown Bike Park, but the timing of last Friday’s once-in...

Someone could be severely injured or even killed due to the rising number of illegally operated electric motocross bikes on Queenstown trails. That...

Someone could be severely injured or even killed due to the rising number of illegally operated electric motocross bikes on Queenstown trails. That...

Mountain Scene Ready to fight: Gorge Road Jump Park designer and builder Nathan Greenwood is rallying support to save the park from demolition The future of Queenstown’s world-renowned Gorge Road Jump Park remains in the air after an eleventh-hour bid to save it from demolition. The Queenstown Mountain Bike Club’s licence to use the area officially expired a week ago, and the council wants to clear the site for use as a storage area for town centre infrastructure projects. B...

Mountain Scene By PHILIP CHANDLER Drinkers at Queenstown’s Atlas Beer Cafe have raised their pints to three deserving local causes over the past three months. With support from 16 breweries, $4 from every ‘karma keg’ pint sold went to the purchaser’s choice of either Happiness House, Kiwi Birdlife Park or Queenstown Mountain Bike Club — $4848 was raised all up. Pictured with their gift vouchers are, from left, Chiharu Kasahara and Robyn Francis from Happiness House ($2...