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Not-for-profit Queenstown Trails has a new corporate sponsor to help it continue to develop the town's world-class trail network.

A local taxi driver was allegedly set upon by an Australian couple without any apparent motive, allegedly hit in the face by the woman and pushed up against his vehicle by the man. This and more in this week's Crimeline.

A 27-year-old Wānaka climber / snowboarder was airlifted to Southland Hospital after slipping backwards, falling over a steep cliff, dropping 20m then sliding another 30m into the Grand Couloir on the Remarkables.

Well-known local Darren Rewi has joined the race to be the next mayor of Queenstown Lakes.

A 10-year-old tourist died in Fiordland National Park due to "an accidental slip, during a happy family journey which had appalling consequences", a coroner says.

The future of freedom camping in Queenstown Lakes is now out for public consultation.

Capping local council rates would make the problem of paying for pipes and other infrastructure "worse not better", Labour leader Chris Hipkins says. Cabinet will year consider options to control rate rises, including capping, later this year.

An initiative aimed at enabling the tourism industry to make a positive contribution to the local environment has $100,000 to dish out.

Cromwell Police are appealing for information following significant damage caused to a rural cellular tower in the Lindis Pass-Tarras Road / State Highway 8 area.

It's been a punishing three years for Queenstown Lakes mayor Glyn Lewers and the district councillors - now you get the chance to vote them out, or back in, or stand yourself.

Keen skiers and snowboarders took their first turns in Soho Basin on Saturday, kicking off a new era for Cardrona Alpine Resort.

One of New Zealand’s most iconic buildings, the Cardrona Hotel, is on the market for the first time in more than a decade.

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.