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The Department of Conservation is urging people to stop feeding kea following a spate of preventable road deaths of the parrot.

A "concerning number" of drivers are being caught at more than 20kmph over the limit, says the lower South's top road cop, with some doing "horrendous" speeds.

Winter Pride organisers are changing it up for 2024 with the return of Pride in the Park and many more laid back social events on the calendar.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is launching the Winter Wellness Series to promote wellbeing and help build a sense of community.

Queenstown tech start-up Chomp Food Safety is expanding its focus in Australia, with co-founder Paul Wilson relocating to Queensland.

Tourist towns and rural communities were hit hard by border closures and lockdowns in the Covid-19 pandemic. People living in Queenstown Lakes, Central and Fiordland areas faced not only the prospect of a catching a deadly virus but also the economic impact of job losses and businesses going under, not to mention isolation and actual illness. But if there is a silver lining from the suffering, it's found in the response from the communities and many charities, groups and agencies that supported them.

There's less than a week to go until the DFS Queenstown 2024 Winter Fireworks light up the night sky above the bay.

Feral cats are causing the deaths of countless native taonga, conservationists say. The apex predators are different to purring pet moggies or strays. They can weigh up to 7kg and feed on everything.

Queenstown Primary School’s $1million-plus property redevelopment was officially opened this week after two years of hard work, but it’s straight back to fundraising a further $400,000 for the remaining projects in the school’s 10-Year Plan.

How many tourists should Queenstown Lakes welcome each year? That's the question facing a team of researchers from Griffith University as they begin a project to create an 'optimal visitation model'.

Queenstown Airport is installing new safety measures to stop aircraft that overshoot its short runway.

An Otago lines company says it cannot give "cast-iron" assurance that selling Aurora Energy will get a premium price - but expects it will be well sought after.

Police have now confirmed the names of the two people who died in a crash on Malaghans Road on Thursday. They were Simran Shiuagani Mala, 25, and Jamie William Pitman, 35, both from Frankton, Queenstown.

Arrowtown-based Hugo Charitable Trust has donated a whopping $735,000 to cover the restoration of the historic gold mining tunnel on a new Queenstown trail.

The atmosphere was electric in the centre of Arrowtown (Kā-Muriwai) for the Matariki Arrowtown Kā-Muriwai festivities.

Two people died in a two-vehicle crash on Malaghans Road, Queenstown, last night. It's the second fatal accident on the road in the past four years.

Ignited firecrackers thrown amongst breakfast patrons, credit card thefts and fraud, and an angry bar patron have kept Police busy this past week.

Cold Chisel, Icehouse, Bic Runga and Everclear will all play the Gibbston concert in Queenstown this summer.

Queenstown Lakes ratepayers face a whopping 15.6% average increase for 2024-25. Mayor Glyn Lewers says the historically high hike is unavoidable as council is required to balance its budget, under pressure to fund three waters and other factors.

Technology Queenstown has received nearly 200 applications for its CEO role. Founder and Chair Roger Sharp says there has been interest from both local and international candidates since it launched the search just a week ago.