The Wānaka Upper Clutha Community Board (WUCCB) is launching a regular series of events for locals to share views with their elected members.
An innovative peer-to-peer education programme has proven to be a successful model for improving mental health knowledge and skills, particularly amongst hard to reach and ethnically diverse communities, according to a new report released by Headlight.
Is this the future of transport in Queenstown? An electric driverless minibus is transporting passengers about 70 metres along Beach Street this afternoon, from outside Absoloot Hostel QT, before turning around and coming back.
The Shotover Moonlight Mountain Marathon and Trail Runs return for the 11th edition on the 17 and 18 February 2023.
Ruby Star Andrews has claimed the first World Cup podium of her career at the FIS Freeski Slopestyle World Cup held in California.
Motorists across the country can expect to see an increased police presence on our roads over Waitangi Day Weekend.
Beijing 2022 Olympian Finn Bilous has finished in fifth place at the second stop of the 2023 Freeride World Tour overnight held in Ordino Arcalís, Andorra. Bilous was the top performing Kiwi in what is his rookie Freeride World Tour season.
An array of Central Otago’s winemakers and food producers joined forces from 26 – 29 January to bring us Roam Central. The schedule included 19 events that were spread across 38 wineries and involved dozens of chefs and food producers.
Queenstown has been ranked 25th of the 100 most loved destinations in the world by the Tourism Sentiment Index (TSI).
Queenstown's main swimming pool Alpine Aqualand is closing weekends from 18 February due to a shortage of lifeguards.
Queenstowners can expect to see Beam electric scooters on the streets by the end of the month.
The 2023 NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival will run in Wānaka from 23 to 27 June, in Queenstown 29 to 30 June and online from 23 June to 23 July.
The ultimate mountain biking road trip is returning to Queenstown Lakes next month with the Crankworx Summer Series New Zealand.
Great Southern Television and Queenstown Lakes District Council have announced the four recipients selected for the 2023 Tāhuna Writers Retreat.
Barbara Bridger is the new chief executive of Central Lakes Trust (CLT).
The ten-day Queenstown Bike Festival has wrapped up after a hugely successful year.
An Australian who drowned in Lake Wakatipu at Glenorchy has been remembered as a "dependable friend" who dedicated his life to helping others.
New Wakatipu High School principal Oded Nathan is all about preparing students for “their future, rather than our past” and is well aware of the changing global landscape they’re heading into.
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