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More than 7000 people will descend on Queenstown for the epic Snow Machine in September. But festival organisers want locals to join the week-long party too, and are offering discounts for Queenstown residents and throwing a huge downtown night party.

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Posted 21 July, 2025

Sounds Air is cutting two regional services, saying it's facing 'out of control' costs despite strong bookings.

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Posted 19 July, 2025

Police have charged an alleged gang member with suppling cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis plants after a raid in Queenstown.

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Posted 18 July, 2025

Tourism firm Southern Discoveries has upgraded its specialist emergency survival equipment to become AF8-ready.

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Posted 18 July, 2025

Simon Telfer, the current chair of the Wānaka Upper Clutha Community Board (WUCCB), has announced he will stand again for the board at this year’s local body elections.

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Posted 17 July, 2025

Police are warning ‘lock up’ with night-time car thieves striking around the Wakatipu again – a Porsche Taycan and Range Rover stolen in Arrowtown and valuables from a vehicle at Hanley’s Farm, all within the last 10 days.

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Posted 17 July, 2025

Queenstown's biennial celebration of business brilliance is back - bigger, bolder, and more inspiring than ever.

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Posted 17 July, 2025

The Gibbston valley concert has a new home over the hill in Wānaka.

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Posted 17 July, 2025

Police are concerned about an obvious increase in cocaine use in the Queenstown area, reflected in the latest monthly wastewater results, and warn all drug users that there’s no guarantee what they’re buying hasn’t been cut with potentially poison additives.

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Posted 16 July, 2025

Have you ever had the feeling that driving from A to B in your hometown is not as simple and risk free as it should be? I have. Many times, hence, the need to keep up with the latest 5 star safety rating in your family vehicle when commuting around this district.

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Posted 16 July, 2025

Decades of dramatically misjudged healthcare demand is forcing thousands to travel beyond Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes for hospital treatment each year, including for half of all births, a health group says.

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Posted 16 July, 2025

The rush to claim spots in huts on New Zealand's Great Walks saw 140,000 bed-nights booked on the days their booking opened.

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Posted 16 July, 2025

A Queenstown hotel has been fined $22,000 for illegally selling recreationally caught crayfish and failing to keep records.

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Posted 16 July, 2025

His distinctive, handcrafted silver jewellery has celebrated many a special occasion around the world – a creative gifting discovered in 1968 in desperation for money to get home from his OE.

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Posted 16 July, 2025

One of the most endangered bird species in Aotearoa is getting a helping wing from Queenstown tourism business RealNZ.

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Posted 15 July, 2025

A man who lived in an illegal boarding house in Queenstown says landlord James Truong instructed tenants to hide from MBIE inspectors as attention on the property grew.

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Posted 15 July, 2025

Queenstown Lakes District mayor Glyn Lewers and other members of the Otago Central Lakes Health Services and Assets Project have welcomed Health NZ’s clinical services review, which begins this month.

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Posted 14 July, 2025

A new multi-use Buckler Burn trail and bridge linking the Glenorchy township to the Whakaari Conservation Area is now open for locals and visitors.

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Posted 12 July, 2025

A Queenstown Lakes District Council application to discharge wastewater into the Shotover River has been escalated to the Environment Court.

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Posted 12 July, 2025

A couple of good blokes are being hailed as heroes by a delighted local bride to be – one of them her fiancé, after her precious engagement ring was miraculously located under ice on top of the Crown Range.

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