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Residents in Arrowtown, Arthurs Point, Coronet Peak, Dalefield and Gibbston, along with Queenstown's ski fields, can expect fewer electricity outages after a major upgrade of a power line.

People driving around Otago, Southland and Canterbury in the coming two days need to be ready for some changeable and snowy winter weather, warns Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.

A "first-of-its-kind" $2 billion climate infrastructure fund has been announced by the government.

In this podcast host Brent Harbour chats to Winter Pride festival director Martin King, who tells us what to expect the 10-day event in Queenstown later this month.

Roughly a third of rabbit inspections in Otago communities were compliant last financial year, but the regional council says it is working with groups to help them coordinate their control efforts.

KiwiHarvest is calling for urgent ‘in kind’ support so it can move location to the vacant Whakatipu Community Hub Charitable Trust leasehold site at Frankton, after government funding cuts means the food rescue organisation can no longer afford its Glenda Drive site.

The daughter of an illegal Dutch wartime immigrant, Toni Okkerse grew up in Wellington where her grandfather was a well-known importer of cars and classic motorcycles.

Queenstown’s KiwiHarvest crew are scrambling to find new premises after government funding allocated to food rescue operations nationally was cut by more than $9 million.

It's official. Queenstown Lakes residents are paying the third highest rates in the country.

Two people have been rescued after being partially buried by an avalanche in the Remarkables mountain range.

It feels like there is a high-profile liquidation every other week. Media coverage has included stories on the collapse of tiny home companies, construction firms and homeware retailers, among many others. In just the past week, a failed pool company was under the spotlight.

Queenstown Lakes residents and visitors are being asked to delay non-essential travel as snow continues to fall across the Whakatipu Basin and up the mountains.

Japan’s World Cup rugby side is opting to inject more mental determination and grunt into its game, having just enlisted some motivational help from Queenstown high country shepherd Brian Dagg.

Southern Māori entrepreneurial excellence takes centre stage in Tāhuna Queenstown this September, with an inaugural regional cultural showcase taking place alongside prestigious business awards.

Queenstown Lakes needs more direct infrastructure funding before locals will fall in love with tourism again, says councillor Matt Wong.

Queenstown Lakes will get $100 million for roads over the next decade from the National Party's $24.8 billion transport fund, should they win the next election.

National is promising a suite of new roads and a rapid transit network for Auckland, using a mix of government funding and private equity.

The soft opening of the new Beaumont Bridge (on SH8 between Rae's Junction and Lawrence) was expected to be well supported on Sunday (July 30) but even Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency was surprised at the number of people who showed up to walk across the new link in the region’s road network.

Former Queenstowner Emma Timmis has broken the Guinness World Record for the greatest distance run on a treadmill in 48 hours.

Conservation organisation Southern Lakes Sanctuary is calling for the inclusion of feral cats in the NZ Government’s Predator Free 2050 strategy.