New overnight parking restrictions could soon be introduced to some of Queenstown’s lakefront roads, including Park Street and Lake Esplanade.
New Zealand's travel bonanza event is being held in Rotorua this week, but the thousands of business meetings being held can't hide the fact that our airline capacity is still underdone.
Police seized ketamine, cocaine, MDMA, LSD, cannabis, and psilocybin, and $45,000 in an operation targeting illicit drug dealing in Queenstown.
Progress is on track for two new Wānaka retirement villages, which will eventually increase retirement accommodation in the township by more than 220 residences.
Four thousand surgeries have now been performed at the Southern Cross Central Lakes Hospital since it opened three years ago.
Queenstown trampoliner Max Trembath has earned a spot at the Freestyle Trampoline World Championships in Spain.
A large-scale search and rescue operation is continuing today in Milford Sound, for a man who has been missing since late on Sunday night.
Cardrona's new Soho Express chairlift is spinning. Doppelmayer is in final testing mode of the high-speed six-seater chairlift ahead of handover later this month.
Bike rack use on ORC’s Orbus services in Queenstown resumes day and night from today, 1 May.
The traffic gridlock in Wānaka during parts of Easter is being reviewed by Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC), which has suggested Three Parks may not be a suitable site for large events.
A Queenstown resident was kicked in the head by a stranger while taking photos of the sunrise on Kawarau Falls Bridge.
Creatives, cultural leaders, businesses and community groups from across the motu are being invited to attend a new four-day creative and cultural hui taking place this June.
Motorists can expect 10 minute delays on SH6 between Queenstown and Cromwell as NZ Transport Agency begins its autumn rockfall scaling programme.
A North Island man remains in a critical condition after falling three storeys from the balcony of a Frankton Road Airbnb last Saturday.
With the ski season approaching Police are warning of rental property scammers on the prowl and say prospective renters should “take all care” to confirm that those renting property are who they say they are.
A North Island man in his early 20s is still in a critical condition in Christchurch Hospital after falling three storeys from the balcony of a Frankton Road Airbnb property on Saturday.
Friends of Queenstown Gardens has cautiously welcomed plans to replace five hectares of wilding conifer trees but say the devil will be in the detail.
One of Queenstown's most popular hospo businesses has hit the market.
A coronial hearing will hear from a witness claiming John Beckenridge and his stepson Mike were helped to escape after they disappeared in Southland a decade ago.
There are two new faces at the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust, which is responsible for creating more affordable housing in the district.
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