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Rising star of the butchery world William Fletcher has earned a place at the grand finals of the National Butchery Awards.

Queenstown locals are being asked to help shape the future of one of the district’s fastest-growing areas - the Southern Corridor between the Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has been ordered to pay at least $235,000 in costs over its troubled Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant.

It’s the end of an era for two of Queenstown’s most iconic venues, The World Bar and Yonder.

Tickets are now on sale for the globally renowned At the World’s Edge Festival this October, marking its fifth anniversary with a programme that explores the complex relationship between music and nature.

Two-time Winter Olympic Games medallist Nico Porteous has announced he’s stepping back from Olympic competition and will no longer compete in freeski halfpipe.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) says it's already made progress in fixing issues with its troubled Shotover wastewater treatment plant, and is ahead of plans to significantly upgrade the plant by the end of the year.

Queenstown Lakes 2025 ski season is officially under way.

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.

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.

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.

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.