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Wānaka mountaineer Guy Cotter put pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions to good use by writing his memoir: ‘Everest Mountain Guide – The remarkable story of a Kiwi mountaineer’.

A celebration of southern Māori success in Tāhuna Queenstown this week culminated in acknowledging businesses and leaders from around the region at the KUMA Southern Māori Business Awards on Saturday night.

Queenstown's Gorge Road is set to close again from next Monday, 8 October, until 22 December for work on the town centre arterial stage one.

Queenstown homes and businesses have been given timeframes for the end of the boil water notice, prompted by the cryptosporidiosis outbreak.

Queenstown's cryptosporidiosis outbreak continues to grow with 40 people now confirmed to have been infected as a result of the cryptosporidium parasite.

Celebrated Kiwi violinist Benjamin Baker talks about his role as artistic director for the At the World’s Edge Music Festival, bring held in Queenstown from 7-20 Oct.

The contamination risks for Queenstown's water are not as "extreme" as a plan it gave to the water regulator described them to be.

Arrowtown Spring Flower Show was a huge hit across the generations as it celebrated its 100th anniversary on Friday. Here's a selection of photos from the event, held at Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall and organised by the Arrowtown Horticultural Society.

As tourists enjoy New Zealand's adventure capital, a growing number of Queenstown residents are sleeping in cars and tents due to a severe shortage of accommodation.

A Queenstown woman hospitalised for seven days with suspected cryptosporidium says she's worried about even showering in case she gets another severe bout.

Skyline Enterprises boss Geoff McDonald has defended the logging work done on Bob's Peak saying it was a "well managed, well audited and inspected operation".

Queenstown's cemeteries manager says no below-ground disturbance is visible at the cemetery hit by Thursday night's landslip.

The public health team investigating Queenstown’s cryptosporidium outbreak says contamination of the water supply might not be the cause.

Impact100 Wakatipu has named its five 2023 finalists in the running for $208,000 of grants.

From emerging businesses through to experienced Māori business owners who’ve been operating successfully for decades, the prestigious Te Kupeka Umaka Māori ki Āraiteuru (KUMA) Māori Business Awards are an expression of Māori creativity and entrepreneurship in the southern region.

Brecon Street in Queenstown has reopened to traffic and pedestrians. Yesterday, the street was awash with logs, mud and debris after a month's worth of rain in 24 hours caused a landslip on Bob's Peak, beneath Skyline.

Explainer - Cases of cryptosporidium in Queenstown are rising and boil water notices have been issued for the town and nearby Frankton. But what is cryptosporidium, how seriously can it affect a person, and what can people do to keep themselves safe? RNZ is here to clear it all up.

Two leading Kiwi academics specialising in dealing with North Asian markets will share their knowledge with Queenstown, Wānaka and Central Otago businesses next month.

Geotechnical engineers are assessing the slope on Skyline hill after forestry slash debris flooded down into Queenstown town centre last night.

A state of emergency has been declared for Queenstown as at 6.33am on 22 September, for an initial period of 7 days, as part of the response to the current weather event.