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The Queenstown branch of the Palestine Support Network Aotearoa (PSNA) is holding a rally in Earnslaw Park this Sunday, 10am.

National leader Christopher Luxon says negotiations to form a government are in the final stages.

Queenstown Citizens Advice Bureau has seen a 44% jump in workload from overseas visa workers facing everything from exploitation to massive visa processing delays with no income due to impractical and unworkable immigration rules, says manager Tracy Pool.

Work will hopefully start early next year creating one of the most majestic walking trails in the region beneath the craggy outcrops of The Remarkables, as part of plans to open up the covenanted QEII National Trust land on Remarkables Station.

Wānaka's Wastebusters is opening a new chapter with long-tenured zero waste inspiration Gina Dempster appointed new general manager.

With a majority of the votes, the pūteketeke Australasian crested grebe has been crowned Bird of the Century.

Queenstown Airport is gearing up for what is usually its busiest weekend of the year - Queenstown Marathon weekend, with 12,000 passengers expected to arrive from today, around 8500 of them domestic.

An extremely experienced hunter who died in Mount Aspiring National Park was negotiating steep terrain when he fell to 30 metres to his death.

Work to install protozoa barriers across the district is progressing well, says council infrastructure boss Tony Avery.

Young Wānaka and Queenstown snowsports athletes have been selected for the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games

As negotiations to form a government drag on, National may have to consider phasing in its planned tax changes gradually, or possibly announce deeper cuts in spending, a top economist says.

Concerns that initial concept designs for the new $50m Whakatipu Community Hub don’t truly reflect Queenstown’s cultural heritage and multicultural make-up have been “really disappointing” for the Community Hub Trust, but are being taken seriously.

Aurora Energy is future-proofing the electricity network and strengthening the electricity supply for the Queenstown community by upgrading the Queenstown zone substation.

A couple of young hospitality workers in their 20s have lost everything but the clothes on their backs after a devastating fire ripped through their Lower Shotover home near Domain Road early on Tuesday afternoon.

Food and farming entrepreneur Carlos Bagrie has been awarded one of the most prestigious accolades in global agriculture.

One of New Zealand’s largest conservation groups has launched a crowdfunding campaign to urgently protect the declining mohua/Yellowhead from an anticipated rat plague near Makarora.

Architectural concept designs for the proposed two stage, $50m Whakatipu Community Hub to be based in Five Mile, Frankton were revealed to prospective stakeholders at a progress update last week (November 2).

Some of the world’s wealthiest people will be jetting into Queenstown over the next six months with most luxury lodges and five-star accommodation already either booked out or heavily booked until early April.

Penthouses in the Lakeview development above Queenstown CBD will set you back between $9 million and $20 million.

A massive incentive group of 4,300 Chinese salespeople is descending on Queenstown in waves over six weeks for lavish five-day tours, estimated to inject $28m into our economy.