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.
Will Queenstown Lakes District Council have to refund all the freedom campers it has fined since 2021? That's one of the questions that remains unanswered after the High Court last week ruled QLDC's Freedom Camping bylaw is invalid.
The Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Service responded with critical care for 1,883 patients across the lower South Island in the past financial year, reflecting the ongoing high level of demand for the service, the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust reported this week.
A conservation charity and helicopter firm have teamed up to offer eco-focused travellers the chance to roll up their sleeves and contribute to Queenstown Lakes conservation.
Impact100 Wakatipu revealed the five finalists vying for $201,000 in grants this year.
Queenstown Lakes District Council's chief executive Mike Theelen has been given a whopping 15% pay rise. He now takes home $479,486 per year.
A local in-home accommodation provider got more than they bargained for after a 49-year-old male North Island guest allegedly threatened them on Saturday.
Queenstown Lakes District Council's (QLDC) decision to adopt the Freedom Camping Bylaw 2021 has been ruled invalid, following a judicial review challenge by the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association (NZMCA).
Santana Minerals is rapidly advancing its scoping study into the Rise and Shine gold exploration area near Bendigo, and is on track to submit a consent application in February 2025.
There was some good natured carnage at The Remarks on Saturday as hundreds of skiers and boarders raced in the mass-run-start Red Bull Home Run.
Queenstown's white hot housing market has cooled slightly in 2024, while the pressure on rentals has also eased.
A new Coronet Peak gondola is not a Trojan Horse to enable a massive housing and commercial development, says one of its backers.
A further six mpox cases have been confirmed over the past week linked to the recent Winter Pride Festival outbreak.
An Auckland hospitality entrepreneur hopes to flip the New Zealand culture of 'no tipping' at bars and restaurants.
Queenstown's council has pushed the button on a $2.4 BILLION spending plan, including an immediate average rates increase of 15.8%.
Sexually explicit teenage images, a vicious assault, and bothersome drink drivers have been concerning Police this week, while NZSki staff earn praise from alpine rescuers.
Local employers and their migrant staff are waiting up to four months to get Accredited Employer Work Visas approved or renewed, forcing many to simply walk away, Queenstown Citizens Advice Bureau manager Tracy Pool says.
A coroner is calling for better protections for the public at a hazardous swimming spot in Glenorchy after two men drowned less than a week apart.
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