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Tempting as it is to roll your sleeves up and take a sledge hammer to those old bathroom tiles, if you don’t have a detailed plan, some serious skills and a lot of free time, your DIY bathroom renovation could well end up with you crying in front of a wonky new mirror.

There’s a whopping $12 billion in the construction pipeline for Queenstown Lakes, according to the latest figures from Pacifecon. That comprises 508 projects across all sectors, with residential builds making up 21% of that number, and 18% of the value.

Central Otago has become an increasingly popular place for those looking to build their dream homes. At the heart of this growth is a local team that’s passionate about homes and genuinely cares about the people they build them for: Chris and Renee, the owners of Signature Homes Central Otago.

Interiors are in the blood for Hub Design Interiors’ Carmen Hubber, her Queenstown interior design company now boasting multiple New Zealand and Australasian awards, some of the region’s most luxurious, high-end homes among them.

With recent population growth in the Queenstown area, the building industry has been busy developing new homes and apartments to cater to this demand.

Hidden away in tranquil beech forest near Mt Creighton are two rural retreats that recently scooped national architecture awards.

On 27 June, 2019, Queenstown Lakes District Council declared a climate and ecological emergency in response to an intergeneration call to action from our community.

From its beginning in 2010, Remarkables Market has had a sustainability focus and continues work on its ‘Journey Towards Zero Waste’ finding new ways to reduce and remove items from the waste stream.

When it comes to the increasingly complex world of business tech, it is always good to know someone has got your back.

Ekos is a leading sustainability and environmental consultancy made up of two teams, carbon management and nature-based solutions.

At Kinloch Wilderness Retreat, sustainability is woven into everything we do, guided by our core values: Intelligence, Thoughtfulness, Environment, Community, and Fun.

The link between a Kiwisaver fund and the future of energy efficient housing isn’t an immediately obvious one.

Love Queenstown is a giving platform that invites our visitors and visitor industry to support the protection and regeneration of the environment at the heart of our home.

Love it or hate it, business has power. And though the force of commerce has historically been associated more with exploitation than regeneration, the tides are changing and bringing new ideas to shore.

Five tonnes of GIB board, at least a couple of tonnes of metal, 400kgs of cardboard, and as much left over plastic as possible.

The Headwaters Eco Lodge is a business ahead of its time, leading the way in sustainability by operating to world-class regenerative design principles since it opened in 2018.

Wayne Stiven is a man with many responsibilities. As Queenstown Airport’s Head of Assets and the Airport Emergency Service, he leads a team looking after everything from the runway to the rubbish.

Three words sum up Arthur Lee’s approach to making affordable housing more sustainable and liveable. He wants to do things smarter, simpler and smaller.

More than $150,000 was raised at RealNZ's Conservation Ball annual to support the translocation of takahē into the Rees Valley.

Two of the dominant players in New Zealand’s supermarket sector – Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island – have failed in their quest to officially join forces.