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.
Queenstown Airport is warming up for the winter rush of around 750,000 passengers over the next few months.
Rising star of the butchery world William Fletcher has earned a place at the grand finals of the National Butchery Awards.
Queenstown locals are being asked to help shape the future of one of the district’s fastest-growing areas - the Southern Corridor between the Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has been ordered to pay at least $235,000 in costs over its troubled Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant.
It’s the end of an era for two of Queenstown’s most iconic venues, The World Bar and Yonder.
Tickets are now on sale for the globally renowned At the World’s Edge Festival this October, marking its fifth anniversary with a programme that explores the complex relationship between music and nature.
Two-time Winter Olympic Games medallist Nico Porteous has announced he’s stepping back from Olympic competition and will no longer compete in freeski halfpipe.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) says it's already made progress in fixing issues with its troubled Shotover wastewater treatment plant, and is ahead of plans to significantly upgrade the plant by the end of the year.
Queenstown Lakes 2025 ski season is officially under way.
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