A visitor levy, gondolas, congestion charging, privately-funded public hospitals, more housing, an upgraded electricity network, and a supercharged business and tech sector are all now on the table.
Wānaka residents have pressed government ministers and health chiefs for answers on why they are paying for blood tests, travelling to Dunedin for basic scans and waiting months for children to see psychiatrists, at a packed public meeting in the Otago town.
Four Queenstown Lakes’ tourism and hospitality businesses will be going through a technology bootcamp over the next six months to streamline their operations and inspire others to do the same.
New Zealand Poet Laureate Chris Tse is set to appear in Queenstown for a special one-night performance this August.
Wastewater being discharged into Queenstown's Shotover River could breach national ammonia limits, Otago Regional Council says.
Are you a budding entrepreneur with a big idea, but need a little extra push to get it off the ground?
Alpine experts say a young German backpacker is lucky to be alive after straying off the Ben Lomond Track, falling, and being forced to spend the night out in the trees above Fernhill early last week.
Queenstown Lakes District Council wants to push its controversial river wastewater consent directly to the Environment Court.
Soho Basin is ready to rock and will open to the public once another 10-15cms of snow falls.
Attracting more Chinese tourists to New Zealand, including during the off-season, was a major part of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s trade agenda during his visit to China last week. As Tourism Minister Louise Upston put it: “we welcome anyone, from anywhere, anytime”.
Queenstown Lakes District Council has devised a new plan to manage freedom campers.
Ski tourers, mountaineers and trampers are being warned that there’s already a real avalanche risk in our region.
Drunken antics, a man hiding a cannabis grinder down his trousers, a downtown assault and drink drivers all feature in this week's Crimeline.
Bus fares for children will be reintroduced to Orbus from late September, while adults will pay slightly more.
From sweeping alpine vistas to intricate macro shots of fungi, ferns, and forest-floor textures, Queenstown Lakes photographers have shone at this year’s Otago’s Lens on the Wild World photography exhibition.
Shimmering high on the Queenstown horizon, an expansive off-map ski basin that, for years, existed only in whispers and long-term plans is finally ready to be revealed.
Global Games, the powerhouse behind some of New Zealand’s most vibrant junior sports festivals, is teaming up with Queenstown Football Club to launch a brand-new event, the Queenstown International Football Cup, set to put the resort town firmly on the footballing map.
A community group opposing plans for major developments around Ben Lomond says shipping more than a million people up the mountain each year is "completely unsustainable".
After seven years of growing community impact, the Wakatipu Community Foundation has officially rebranded as the 45South Community Foundation.
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