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Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) seventh annual Quality of Life survey is now open for residents to give feedback on how they feel about life in the district.

Central Lakes Trust (CLT) has backed 18 projects across the region with grants totalling almost $1.3m in its latest funding round, including $18k for Queenstown's Diwali festival

The CEO of a ‘healthcare district’ planned for Wānaka’s Three Parks says he remains focused on delivering the hospital and health precinct despite missing out on the government’s ‘fast track’ process.

Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) CEO Glen Sowry has announced he will be retiring from his role in June 2025.

Queenstowners surveyed are overwhelmingly in support of continuing to build the new Dunedin Hospital, even if the budget blows out to $3 billion.

Nine Queenstown Lakes projects have been selected for the Government's new fast-track development pathway. They include NZSki's project to expand The Remarkables into the neighbouring Doolans basin; Coronet Village Ltd's plans for a gondola and housing off Malaghans Rd; and Hanley's Farm developer RCL's plans for a further 2800 sections in Homestead Bay.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) mayor Glyn Lewers says he is “very positive” the Dunedin Hospital will be built, and also “encouraged that there is a medium to long term focus of the needs in inland Otago”.

The regions are in the brace position as Air New Zealand cuts more flights and capacity on routes. Changes include swapping out larger jets for much smaller twin engine turboprop planes on some Queenstown and Dunedin flights: That means more than a hundred fewer seats on a flight.

Police are on the hunt for a young man wearing black jeans, a black jacket and white shoes after a security guard was allegedly viciously assaulted outside 1876 Bar.

Police are extremely concerned about an increase in visiting overseas drivers being clocked at excessively high speeds locally, some from certain nationalities even trying to bargain down the steep instant $630 fine.

Forming the ‘missing link’ in the extensive Queenstown Trails network, the Wharehuanui Trail linking Arrowtown to Arthurs Point is set to open this weekend.

More than $150,000 was raised at RealNZ's Conservation Ball annual to support the translocation of takahē into the Rees Valley.

The University of Otago has announced plans to create a strong and permanent presence in Queenstown Lakes.

Problems with Dunedin Hospital highlight that New Zealand needs to develop a more mature approach to large, important projects, Infrastructure New Zealand says.

Finley Melville Ives and Luke Harrold claimed the gold and silver medals respectively at the FIS Australia New Zealand Cup (ANC) Freeski Halfpipe competition held at Cardrona Alpine Resort yesterday.

Two of the dominant players in New Zealand’s supermarket sector – Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island – have failed in their quest to officially join forces.

A World War I grenade was dropped off at Wastebusters in Wānaka on Saturday, prompting a call to the Army.

Simon Flood is the new chair of the board that runs Queenstown Airport. The former Merrill Lynch funds manager has been a business leader, investor and financial analyst for almost 30 years.

Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan has announced he will be resigning at Labour Weekend.

The opening of Queenstown's $128 million bypass has been pushed back to late January - and that won't be the end of the downtown roadworks.