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A quick browse of Cassie Roma’s LinkedIn profile will have most people thinking ‘what the hell have I been doing with my life?’

Dr Ellen Joan Ford is bringing her trademark energy, research insight and practical advice to the Westpac Women in Business Conference in Queenstown this month, with a mission to change the working world for the better.

Police and Jack’s Point representatives are on the hunt for the culprits responsible for chopping down up to 10 large, established black poplar trees by a popular walkway linking Hanley’s Farm with Jack’s Point, some left dangerously with their trunks half cut.

Lucky for some (if you were lucky enough to grab tickets before they sold out) - the 13th annual Westpac Women’s Conference is on Friday, 13 June.

Arrowtown Distillery Rifters has won the World’s Best Navy Gin award at the prestigious World Drinks Awards in London.

Two Central Otago men were arrested after Police found MDMA, cannabis, drug utensils and a knuckleduster during a search of a 31-year-old man stopped on Frankton Road for a routine drink driving check at 12.30am on 5 June.

Support for the Queenstown Lakes mayor and councillors dropped to just 17 percent, down from 44 percent a year ago, according to a survey commissioned by the council.

Electrify Queenstown will return for a third year, following the huge success of the 2025 event which built strong momentum across the region.

A temporarily unoccupied Kingston rental house was totally destroyed by fire and burnt to the ground during the early hours of this morning (11 June) with around 15 volunteer firefighters working through the night to get the blaze fully under control.

Young original up-and-coming artists around the country will get a chance to shine at the regional finals of Smokefreerockquest.

She’s full of life and laughs – a caring, compassionate heart on legs, legs that travel around this district helping others at a fair rate of knots.

The Environment Court has ruled the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) must fix issues with its troubled Shotover wastewater treatment plant.

In the heart of Queenstown, a new flame is lit. Caribe on Fire opened its doors a couple of weeks ago in a venue on The Mall — a new BBQ and café that pays tribute to the diversity, intensity, and warmth of Latin American culture.

Installation of a permanent UV treatment plant at the Two Mile Water intake is now complete, further upgrading the drinking water supplied to Queenstown, Fernhill, and Sunshine Bay residents.

Update 8.40pm: Power restored to all but five properties. More than 500 homes in Kelvin Heights are without power tonight, with the temperature a -1°.

Lakes District Museum & Gallery in Arrowtown is lighting up orange from 13-15 June in support of the World Vision 40 Hour Challenge, the nation’s largest youth fundraising event. 

Wilding conifers on Queenstown Hill will be chopped down and replaced by a mixed native and exotic forest, along with shrub and tussock grassland.

A Queenstown restaurant is the first ever from New Zealand to make it onto a prestigious "World's Best Restaurants" list.

Some Park Street residents say they're being unfairly penalised by an overnight parking ban aimed at freedom campers, and are demanding parking permits.

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