Wānaka snowboarding superstar Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has won her second X Games medal in as many days, claiming the Pacifico Women’s Snowboard Big Air silver medal.
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has successfully defended her X Games Slopestyle gold medal at the prestigious, invite only event this morning in Aspen.
A young tramper who disappeared off the map and the exceptional search operation which swiftly returned him to his family.
Vape sellers in Queenstown and across Central Otago have passed the don't-sell-to-minors test with flying colours.
Alpine ski racer Alice Robinson has finished in 8th place at the FIS Giant Slalom World Cup held in Italy overnight.
“Volunteering is great for the soul” says Queenstown’s Simon Hayes. He should know. He does a lot of it.
Queenstown Lakes District Council and Otago Regional Council have confirmed that toxic algae is present in some waterways around Queenstown.
Police have released the name of the man who died in the water at Glenorchy last Thursday, 19 January.
People with the drive and insight to help address local effects of climate change are invited to join Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) independent Climate Reference Group (CRG).
Warning signs have been erected at the waterfront in Glenorchy after two people drowned in near identical circumstances, just six days apart.
A wildfire off Skippers Road spread across 12 hectares but was contained before it reached the historic Baldersons Cottage.
Kiwi snowboarding powerhouse Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won the LAAX Open Slopestyle World Cup in Switzerland.
The man missing in the water at Glenorchy has been located deceased by the Police National Dive Squad.
Fire crews have contained the Skippers Road blaze this morning after it burned across about 12 hectares.
Builders working next door and neighbours scrambled to get a decent blaze under control on a St Andrew’s Park section late this morning
Queenstown council's GM of property and infrastructure Peter Hansby has died suddenly over the summer break.
One of the country's largest craft breweries has run out of carbon dioxide and has more than 60,000 litres of unfinished beer waiting for carbonation.
The Christmas dust has settled, the New Year has begun and summer is well and truly underway. Many Queenstown hospitality businesses are reporting pre-covid levels of customers and Queenstown airport supports this sentiment with international passenger arrivals surpassing 2019 numbers. This summer is set to be the busiest one in several years, and it appears staffing shortages are slowly turning around – so what’s expected for the rest of the seaso
Local and visiting drivers are being urged to be cautious and aware when driving on some of the Wakatipu’s narrow backcountry gravel roads after a few unreported incidents and one accident.
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