A blueprint for delivering this district’s future Three Waters services is now awaiting consideration and acceptance from central government.
New Zealand's engineered post-Covid recession has pushed our wage growth to near the bottom of the world in recent years.
A video showing a group of backcountry skiers being caught in an avalanche in the Treble Cone backcountry yesterday has prompted a serious warning for backcountry enthusiasts.
Queenstown-based tourism giant RealNZ has been listed as a finalist in the 2025 New Zealand Tourism Awards.
Plans for Atlas High School have been rejected by the government’s Charter School Authorisation Board.
Cardrona Valley Road has re-opened following a serious crash yesterday afternoon. One person was critically injured, two people sustained serious injuries and a further two sustained moderate injuries.
Passengers took nearly two million trips on Queenstown buses over 12 months.
New Zealand ski racing superstar Alice Robinson has been crowned the 2025 New Zealand Giant Slalom National Champion on home snow at Coronet Peak for the third year in a row.
Recent calls from sections of the tourism industry to cut the international visitor levy (IVL) risk undermining one of the few bright spots in current government policies shaping the sector.
When MC Katie Bradford asked candidates at the Chambers’ Mayoral debate last week “Would you consider a moratorium on future development until our infrastructure issues are sorted?” there was an audible ripple of support just for the fact that she asked the question.
Love Queenstown and Love Wānaka Community Funds are distributing a combined $85k to a dozen local organisations working to protect and regenerate the natural environment.
Wealthy foreigners on a so-called "golden visa" will be allowed to buy a luxury home in New Zealand once more, with the coalition government confirming a new exemption to the foreign buyers' ban.
Plans for a Queenstown funicular, new ski field, convention centre and housing development will not be Fast-Tracked.
Award-winning writers, big personalities and a slew of talented southerners are all in the mix for next month's Queenstown Writers Festival.
Resource consent has been approved for the Wānaka Health Precinct joint venture between Roa and Kā Rūnaka (represented by Puketeraki Ltd and Ōtākou Ltd).
Much-loved Queenstown tourism business Nomad Safaris has new owners.
Two weeks after dropping the stacked first line up, Rhythm and Alps has announced Synthony returns to headline the festival's 15th anniversary.
In anticipation of a cycle trail along the Clutha River linking Wānaka and Cromwell, the Upper Clutha Tracks Trust (UCTT) is preparing a ‘gateway’ trail to Wānaka.
Organisers of the 102nd annual Arrowtown Horticultural Society’s Spring Flower Show are promising a “visual symphony of spring flowers” over two days next month with plants and flower stalls, white elephant stall, home baking, floral demonstrations, a free children’s workshop and surprise entertainment.
A pallet loaded with 1,248 cans of tomatoes was among $3000 worth of groceries donated to KiwiHarvest by Queenstown's PAK’nSAVE recently.
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