Wealthy foreigners on a so-called "golden visa" will be allowed to buy a luxury home in New Zealand once more, with the coalition government confirming a new exemption to the foreign buyers' ban.
Plans for a Queenstown funicular, new ski field, convention centre and housing development will not be Fast-Tracked.
Award-winning writers, big personalities and a slew of talented southerners are all in the mix for next month's Queenstown Writers Festival.
Resource consent has been approved for the Wānaka Health Precinct joint venture between Roa and Kā Rūnaka (represented by Puketeraki Ltd and Ōtākou Ltd).
Much-loved Queenstown tourism business Nomad Safaris has new owners.
Two weeks after dropping the stacked first line up, Rhythm and Alps has announced Synthony returns to headline the festival's 15th anniversary.
In anticipation of a cycle trail along the Clutha River linking Wānaka and Cromwell, the Upper Clutha Tracks Trust (UCTT) is preparing a ‘gateway’ trail to Wānaka.
Organisers of the 102nd annual Arrowtown Horticultural Society’s Spring Flower Show are promising a “visual symphony of spring flowers” over two days next month with plants and flower stalls, white elephant stall, home baking, floral demonstrations, a free children’s workshop and surprise entertainment.
A pallet loaded with 1,248 cans of tomatoes was among $3000 worth of groceries donated to KiwiHarvest by Queenstown's PAK’nSAVE recently.
With peak ski season partying downtown and Snow Machine Festival just a few weeks away, Police are warning those dabbling in party drugs like MDMA are “effectively putting their health in the hands of a drug dealer”.
As a parting gift to Queenstown, Cr Esther Whitehead has recorded 23 individual podcasts with the mayoral candidates and would-be councillors. Inside Voices goes live on YouTube today.
Police are keen to hear from anyone with information, or who saw anything suspicious on Ryan Loop Road, Jack’s Point, overnight last Tuesday after two vehicles were broken into and damaged.
Gibbston’s brand-new music festival The Valley has unveiled a stellar line-up for January 2026.
Elected members from the three Otago councils forming a joint committee to negotiate a regional deal with central government will now be able to access reports and sit in on public-excluded sessions, following clarification at a fractious meeting this week.
Construction of a major new Queenstown trail could begin as soon as this summer, if funds can be raised.
Queenstown Airport will pay at $18.8 million dividend to its shareholders after a strong financial year.
Amisfield was among six restaurants that scored the highest at the Good Food Awards and also took the coveted restaurant of the year title.
The second meeting of a joint committee negotiating a regional deal for Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes with central government was abruptly adjourned on Monday (August 18) amid debate over conducting much of the discussion behind closed doors.
A paid parking trial planned for Punakaiki Pancake Rocks and Franz Josef Glacier is being closely watched in Wānaka, with the local tourism boss noting it should be considered in the wider context of other charges facing visitors.
The age for New Zealand's working holiday visas should be raised to 50 to help hike international visitor numbers, a tourism operator says.
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