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Frankton Track is likely to closed at times in 2026 and 2027 as a new pressurised wastewater pipeline is installed underneath it.

Teams from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), led by the Labour Inspectorate, have launched a sweeping compliance monitoring operation in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago.

Explainer - If you're coming to New Zealand as a tourist to check out some of our most famous attractions, get ready to pay a little more for the privilege.

There’s still time to join Royalburn’s Nadia Lim and Wet Jacket Wines owner Greg Hay on a RealNZ Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise this weekend (9-10 August) and support a good cause.

Police allegedly unearthed methamphetamine, utensils and a large knife when they stopped a 42-year-old local woman for a routine licence and breath alcohol check on Frankton Road last Thursday.

Two backcountry skiers had to be rescued in challenging conditions on Saturday evening – one from steep terrain high above the Doolans Basin near the Remarkables, the other from the south face of Black Peak, near Treble Cone.

After ten years in the position, Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) Chief Executive Mike Theelen has announced his departure from the organisation in February 2026.

It's a bloke-dominated run for mayor this time around.

One of New Zealand's best-known adventure rides is celebrating 60 years in business after evolving from a simple five-person riverboat into an iconic thrill-seekers' attraction.

Celebrated painter Dick Frizzell is coming to Queenstown to discuss his new memoir, Hastings, at the launch of the Queenstown Writers Festival 2025 programme.

Queenstown Lakes mayor Glyn Lewers used his casting vote to push through a major overhaul of the district’s water services, backing the creation of a new council-controlled organisation despite the majority of public submissions opposing it.

A team of tamed ferrets has been making short work of a long-eared problem in the battle against Queenstown's rampant rabbit population.

After three years of controversy and complaining, only two dozen people in Queenstown Lakes have put their names forward for October's council election so far.

Southern Lakes Heli-Ski has invested in 40 more avalanche airbag backpacks for guests on its trips, to supplement its safety programme, chief guide Tarn Pilkington says.

A 56-year-old Queenstown man allegedly punched a 50-year-old Australian tourist for accidentally turning the wrong way down one-way Buckingham Street in Arrowtown.

Sir Michael Hill has died. The founder of the well-known chain of jewellery stores was 86.

Local food help agencies have been inundated with demand, churning out record numbers of food parcels this winter, amid an unprecedented need to feed everyone from migrants awaiting visas to local families.

Two local Superheroes will be honoured on Saturday night (3 August) for their 25 years of tireless devotion to the Queenstown Fire Brigade, racing to call-outs at all hours, interrupting family camping trips and literally facing the heat on the frontline.

An inexperienced Australian alpine climbing couple had to be rescued from a steep snowy rockface near the summit of Mount Earnslaw, near Queenstown

Shoplifters made off with around $30,000 worth of goods from Pak’nSave Queenstown in the past 12 months, a whopping 99% increase.