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The conflict in the Middle East has prompted increased interest in multi-million-dollar New Zealand properties, the head of a luxury real estate company says. Changes to the so-called Golden Visa came into effect a year ago, and Immigration Minister Erica Stanford recently updated the investment that had been made so far.

There’s something quietly powerful about a song that everyone in the room already knows.

Belgian international pianist and composer Daniel Verstappen returns in April. He will perform at Te Atamira and create music inspired by his travels, at Sublime Studio in the Waitaki Valley.

Australians warned – Sling shot fired: two young Australian men were arrested for wilful damage and formally warned after Police received a report of what sounded like a possible shot being fired through a glass window at 9pm on Tuesday, 7 April, following a parking dispute at a downtown Queenstown Airbnb property.

Artist Kasia Hebda will present a two-day immersive weekend workshop to give your creativity strong technical foundations.

A business association says Easter Sunday trading rules are confusing and need an overhaul. Restrictions on alcohol sales have just been eased, so that venues that could already open over Easter can now sell alcohol to customers without the requirement they buy a meal.

She’s been a natural at hospitality since she was thrown in the deep end of the deep fryer in Queenstown in 2015 launching a new fish and chip venture with husband Erik Arndt, former King Country farmers always keen to take on something new.

Winter hasn’t arrived yet, but for many in our community, the financial worry already has.

Proud to be celebrating the 40th year of community spirit, Arrowtown Autumn Festival will bring amazing food, wine, arts, music, sporting events and more to town in April.

An overseas man in his 50s and his female passenger miraculously escaped uninjured when the black Audi they were in plummeted 100m to 120m down the steep rocky, tussock drop off the Crown Range Summit lookout car park at around 3.30pm on Tuesday, 31 March.

We all know our district is a leading tourist destination, and we all feel the impact of record numbers coming to the jewel in New Zealand’s tourism crown.

She’s owned and operated seven restaurants and bars in a career spanning more than 30 years – a multi-tasking maestro, managing to maintain a calm, welcoming smile while juggling multiple hospo roles.

We all know the feeling of reaching into the fridge and finding a fossilised carrot or a slushy courgette.

Mental Health by Katherine Froggatt

Queenstown has always attracted people who think a little bigger. Entrepreneurs chasing bold ideas, creatives seeking inspiration, and professionals building something meaningful while surrounded by mountains that remind us why we slow down and take a breath.

Queenstown Golf Club has teed up a new source of energy - the Kelvin Peninsula’s abundant sunshine.

Police are hunting for two men over a disorder incident in a Frankton store in which a store worker was left “extremely shaken”. They’re appealing for the public’s help in identifying these two men pictured during the alleged 24 January incident earlier this year, who they’d like to speak to.

The Aotearoa Surf Film Festival (ASFF) will be in Queenstown and Wānaka this week. It’s the 14th year for the touring surf film festival, which is held annually at the end of summer.

For one weekend only, one of Central Otago’s most spectacular high-country landscapes will open to the public, offering hikers a rare opportunity to summit two peaks while supporting life-saving breast cancer research.

He’s forged himself a highly successful career in snow, his expertise in demand worldwide, all due to pursuing a passion for skiing 50 years ago, which became a passion for snow safety.