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Former high school principal Steve Hall is set to return to the industry and mountain where his career began, this time as The Remarkables’ new Ski Area Manager.

Iconic Arrowtown retail group Wallace & Gibbs will close two of its six stores, citing an ongoing hangover from the pandemic years.

Italian mountaineer Simone Moro headlines the NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival this year, talking about his achievements in high-altitude mountaineering and extraordinary rescue missions he's been involved with during his mountaineering career and as a helicopter pilot.

Suspicious activity in Kelvin Heights, a man pepper sprayed by police in a confrontation, a runaway van, youngster charged over graffiti, and a burned out vehicle in Shotover Delta all feature in this week's Crimeline.

It has taken 16 years of diligent work, but all the seeding conifer trees have now been removed from a massive stretch of backcountry near Queenstown.

A Dunedin astronomer is so excited by the prospect of witnessing a total solar eclipse on his doorstep, he bought his house 10 years ago with a view of it in mind.

Queenstown Lakes is forecast to have some heavy rainfall over the next couple of days, while Fiordland and the West Coast gets drenched.

Destination Queenstown, Queenstown Business Chamber of Commerce, and Queenstown Lakes District Council are this week hosting a delegation from Aspen Colorado, Queenstown's sister city in the United States.

Keep the traffic flowing. That's one of the main aims for the team behind Queenstown's now-$250 million State Highway 6 improvement project, which includes a full redesign of one of South Island's busiest junctions.

Queenstown cosmetic tattoo artist Victoria Wynn, who’s renowned for her natural and enhancing approach to brow tattooing, has been honoured with the prestigious title of Best Brow Tattooist in New Zealand 2024, at the New Zealand Blushed Cosmetic Tattoo Conference.

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s recent unsuccessful demand to have the central government repay the GST levied on property rates is the latest salvo in the battle over funding for local government in New Zealand.

Central Government announced today it has more than doubled the budget for Queenstown's SH6 upgrades - to an eye-watering $250 million.

Five weeks of rock stabilisation work near Queenstown’s Bungy Bridge gets underway early in April, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).

Some 140 tourism volunteers planted more than 2,500 native trees near Lake Hayes over just two days earlier this month.

Queenstown's troubled arterial road project will reach a construction milestone this month, with the reopening of upper Suburb and Dublin Street.

Queenstown Lakes businesses still face tough economic conditions despite visitor numbers returning to pre-pandemic levels.

The Department of Conservation (DOC) spent nearly half a million dollars on an operation to kill one stoat.

The tide appears to be turning against controversial plans to build new council offices in downtown Queenstown.

Foodstuffs says its Wānaka New World stores have decided to stay open across Easter Weekend in breach of the holiday's trading laws.

Queenstowners can expect some big changes for this year’s LUMA Southern Light Project festival, including a site redesign and a kids zone.