The government has announced changes to make it easier for local councils to finance the infrastructure needed to support local housing growth.
Two teenagers have been arrested and charged with serious offences after assaults in a Queenstown park.
Queenstown businesses and households are invited to explore practical ways to save money, become more energy efficient, and decarbonise with the return of Electrify Queenstown in May.
Fire and Emergency NZ investigators want to speak to three teenagers who were seen in the vicinity of Sunday’s large scrub fire on the hillside near Lakes Hayes Estate, Shotover Country and Kawarau Heights.
A restored historic mining tunnel on the new Shotover Gorge Trail has been officially unveiled.
International tourist spending has returned to pre-Covid levels, while domestic tourism has dipped, according to the latest figures.
An Alexandra hunter who died on a solo trip near Glenorchy may have chosen to continue on a challenging route due to a hunting competition, a coroner has ruled.
Two Dunedin men are facing charges relating to importing ecstasy and ketamine through Queenstown Airport.
Queenstown Airport will pay a $7 million to its shareholders this month, reflecting a strong start to the year.
Famous Queenstown burger joint, Fergburger has apologised to a customer after an order receipt contained a racial slur.
Competition is heating up in the elite field for this year’s Motatapu mountain bike race with National U23 and U19 Cross Country National Champions Maria Laurie and Eddie Adams the latest athletes to add their names to the start list.
Property investors looking for a way to spread the risk on their portfolio may be turning in increasing numbers to short-term rentals, one investor group suggests.
Much weaker than anticipated ground conditions at the road work site near Queenstown’s Kawarau river bridge means a week’s more work, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) says.
Overnight parking has been banned at Queenstown Events Centre to improve access for its users.
Poland’s Szymon Godziek and Cami Nogueira from Argentina laid down incredible runs to earn the top podium spots at the inaugural Natural Selection Bike Aotearoa.
Former All Black captain Richie McCaw is one of the sporting greats taking on the New Zealand Open Pro-Am later this month.
Liger Leadership Academy founders Trevor Gile and Agnieszka Tynkiewicz-Gile have been recognised for their significant contributions to education in Cambodia.
Queenstown's Alice Robinson has made history overnight, securing New Zealand’s first-ever FIS Alpine Ski Racing World Championships medal with a silver in Giant Slalom.
Otago Regional Council’s Natural Hazards team will be in Glenorchy today and tomorrow (13 and 14 February) to talk face to face with the community about the Draft Head of Lake Whakatipu Natural Hazards Strategy.
Eighteen takahē were released on to 18,000ha of leasehold land in the Rees Valley near Queenstown yesterday, after three years of major predator control operations.
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