The world’s most exciting mountain bikers are set to test their skills in Queenstown. The inaugural Natural Selection Bike will be held on Mt Dewar on 15 February, 2025, featuring 30 men and women competing in downhill, slopestyle, and freeride.
Queenstown police uncovered a meth pipe, a knife and a 48gram bag of cannabis during a routine roadside stop.
A record number of runners will run the full 42km distance at the Queenstown Marathon next month.
It's not just the bestsellers who'll be at this year's Queenstown Writers Festival. The festival, which runs 31 October to 3 November, is presenting six talented local writers through The Sampler Session.
Anticipation has been building in Lake Hāwea during the past few weeks before the official opening of the township’s first supermarket today (Tuesday October 22).
A woman who developed a debilitating chronic pain condition after breaking her foot has been stuck between ACC and the public system, with neither one taking responsibility for her rehabilitation.
Developers behind Coronet Village are reviewing the scale of the project as opposition mounts from locals.
Life Education is running a Digital Detox Fundraiser this weekend, encouraging kids to take a break from their devices and help raise funds to continue Life Education in our region.
Thirty years ago today, Air New Zealand launched daily direct flights between Auckland and Queenstown.
Hikes in outdoor dining fees are hitting already struggling hospitality businesses hard according to their Association.
An unwitting Queenstown dad sparked a Police alert last Thursday after members of the public saw a man with a rifle lying in the grass near Queenstown Airport.
Golf equipment manufacturer, Callaway Golf, has signed on as a new sponsor for The New Zealand Open, held in Arrowtown.
A Queenstown hospitality business owner says the council is hiking the fees he pays to have a few tables outside by almost 1600 percent, and it "doesn't make much sense".
One of the world’s most anticipated earthquakes is the next major surface rupture of the Alpine Fault in the South Island of New Zealand.
Queenstown Writers Festival are offering keen readers the chance to own a bundle of 19 books by some of New Zealand's best authors.
A proposed 80km walking and cycling loop-track along the shorelines of Lakes Wānaka and Hāwea has the potential to become an iconic New Zealand track, believes the Upper Clutha Tracks Trust (UCTT).
Fast-Track plans for another 2800 homes along Queenstown's Southern Corridor are likely to cause a few headaches for transport planners.
Expect to see road crews and traffic managers out and about repairing and re-sealing highways and keeping road users safe around Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago from now onwards, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
Cromwell Volunteer Fire Brigade celebrates its 150th anniversary this weekend.
The Kingston Community Association is fundraising to support the construction of a pump track in the lakeside town - with a $13k prize raffle.
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