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Police have warned a 29-year-old Queenstown man who allegedly presented an imitation firearm in a burst of road rage at another driver while caught in Frankton’s frustrating traffic gridlock on Tuesday evening.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has awarded a total of $467,000 in grants to support local events and community initiatives

A 23-year-old Dutchman allegedly grabbed another guest at a local backpackers’ hostel on Saturday night squeezing his neck, slapping him then thrusting him into a headlock, demanding $2000 with threats of a beating before soon after brandishing a 15cm kitchen knife.

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.