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Health officials are warning Queenstown residents that hand sanitizer is ineffective against the crypto bug, as the number of cases increases again.

Queenstown's mayor expects to have timings for UV treatment against cryptosporidium to be installed in the Two Mile plant by the end of next week.

Queenstown hospitality businesses are scrambling to find ways to remain open without using tap water due to the town's cryptosporidium outbreak.

Health officials have still not found the source of a gastro illness in Queenstown and say there is no clear pattern to food or water.

This spring, Biketober is back for the second year to celebrate all things pedal-powered. Run by not-for-profit Wao Aotearoa, the annual Southern Lakes Festival of Cycling will transform the month of October with workshops, races, family events, film nights and more.

It's vast, open and empty – but locals in Tarras say it's not the right place for a new international airport that will encourage unbridled tourism growth.

The first Youth Mental Health First Aid Aotearoa courses are under way this month in the Southern Lakes, before being rolled out across New Zealand.

Queenstown restaurant owners are angry about the delay in being warned about an outbreak of cryptosporidium in the tourist town.

The boil water notice for many Queenstown and Frankton neighbourhoods issued yesterday by Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) remains in place until further notice.

Skiers and snowboarders will be zooming into Shadow Basin up The Remarks on a new chairlift next ski season.

Wao Aotearoa's annual climate festival will feature more than 40 different events, workshops, films, pop-ups, and tours taking place throughout Wānaka, Queenstown and Glenorchy.

It's Mental Health Awareness Week. In this episode of the Outlet Podcast Queenstown, host Brent Harbour talks to Headlight CEO Anna Dorsey about the work the charitable trust is doing to support communities to foster mental wellbeing.

Team Europe were crowned 2023 Obsidian Team champions after a convincing win at the Backcountry Freestyle Challenge.

Queenstown Lakes District Council has this evening issued a boil water notice after at least eight people were taken ill with a diarrhoea bug, caused by a microorganism.

A month out from Election Day, the four leading parties' finance spokespeople came together for the ASB Great Debate in Queenstown to pitch their spending and visions for New Zealand's future.

Expect the mysterious, the morbid, and insights into the deeply personal act of memoir writing at the 2023 Queenstown Writers Festival.

A survey of residents and businesses in the Upper Clutha released today has revealed strong opposition to the proposed international airport at Tarras.

By 2051, Queenstown's daily population in the peak tourist season is expected to almost double to 204,000 people. There will be 78,000 residents and around 126,000 tourists according to the estimates. With that in mind, the agencies responsible for the Whakatipu Basin's public transport network are developing a 30-year plan to meet demand and give people a solid alternative to cars.

Police have released the name of the woman who died in a crash near Kingston last month.

Outlet Podcast host Brent Harbour talks to cancer survivor Jake Bailey, who's in Queenstown this week giving free speeches on resilience, ahead of mental health awareness week