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Queenstown and Wanaka’s summer mountain biking seasons are coming to a close. Cardrona and Coronet closed at the start of this month and Skyline’s season officially ended this past weekend. The trails have been abuzz with bike enthusiasts in the first season with borders open since Covid-19.

There’s been a large spike in search and rescue call-outs in the southern region since January, with a significant number thought to have been in the Queenstown Southern Lakes area.

In the lead-up to a busy ski season of partying Queenstown Police are warning young women especially to have a plan and be vigilant when alcohol is involved, with a number of sexual assault-related charges laid in recent times.

The imaging telescope on the super pressure balloon launched from Wānaka earlier this month has captured its first incredible images of space.

The Wānaka A&P Show has donated $30,000 towards ongoing support for Cyclone Gabrielle-affected farmers and rural communities.

Police arrested three men yesterday after a major operation targeting a Central Otago-based drug syndicate.

Organisers of the 8th Te Anau Tartan Festival held over Easter weekend are recovering and celebrating after their biggest and best event ever.

Housing Minister Megan Woods says there are no quick-fixes to Queenstown's "decades-in-the-making" housing crisis.

From the original 1967 multi-coloured ‘bubble car’ gondolas to the white 1987 issue currently being auctioned off for local charity, the famous Skyline Gondola is, and will always be, an iconic slice of Queenstown’s rich tourism history.

A landmark Queenstown property that pays homage to Modernist architect Frank Lloyd Wright is on sale for the first time.

Malfunctioning pyrotechnics caused a New Year's Eve blaze on an American billionaire's Queenstown property, according to a FENZ fire investigator.

Kiwis' attitude towards international tourists appears to be on the mend, after the quiet pandemic years released the building pressure caused by unprecedented growth in visitor numbers.

NASA successfully launched its rugby-stadium-sized, heavy-lift super pressure balloon (SPB) from Wānaka Airport on Sunday.

People living in Arrowtown, Arthurs Point, Crown Terrace, Dalefield, Gibbston, Lake Hayes and Shotover Country can now have their say on who represents them around the council table as voting begins in the Arrowtown-Kawarau Ward by-election.

NZSki owner Trojan Holdings has bought the Routeburn Classic through its events company, Ultimate Event Productions Ltd.

There's almost $9.5 million up for grabs for charitable causes from the Central Lakes Trust.

A person died yesterday at Queenstown Bike Park following a medical event.

Police searching for missing woman Suzanne Frew have located a body on Highview Terrace, Queenstown.

Have you listened to the latest episode of The Outlet Podcast - the talk of Queenstown?

NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival has an exciting mix of international explorers and storytellers, as well as some local legends, lined up entertain adventure-loving audiences in Wānaka and Queenstown between 23 and 30 June.