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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.

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).