Traffic was backed up to almost the BP Roundabout corner yesterday after a bad car accident at the Kelvin Heights intersection with State Highway 6 on the Queenstown to Kingston Road just before 4pm.
Queenstown councillor Niki Gladding has been removed from two committees, after speaking out early over the Shotover wastewater issue.
A significant fire broke out last Thursday morning at Frankton's Whakatipu Recycling Centre. Initial investigations suggest the fire may have been caused by a battery being run over by a loader pushing up material.
One of the greatest rock climbers of all time is set to headline the speaker line-up at the 23rd NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival.
Councillors were briefed on Thursday, 20 March, where officers stated they would be engaging with iwi, rūnaka, and the community in the coming days, with a media stand-up scheduled for Wednesday, 26 March, to inform the wider public of the intention to use emergency powers. The following are my personal views on the situation.
New Zealander Finley Melville Ives has unfurled an explosive run in Switzerland to be crowned men's freeski halfpipe world champion.
Luca Harrington has made history by becoming the first Kiwi to be crowned the FIS Freeski Big Air World Champion.
A Queenstown councillor who revealed a confidential council plan to discharge treated sewage into the Shotover River may be stripped of her responsibilities.
A water protection group is weighing seeking an injunction to prevent Queenstown Lakes District Council from discharging treated sewage into the Shotover River.
Motatapu organisers and athletes are donating more than $15,000 to local charities.
Otago Regional Council (ORC) is asking people to share their views on public transport priorities for the next ten years, including a rise in bus fares.
Queenstown tourism giant RealNZ has made a move to tap into the emerging Chinese ski tourism market.
Drug arrests, a bit more than a fist bump, a Kiwi speedster, running the gauntlet on our roads, and alpine rescues are in the mix this week.
Protesters picketed a Queenstown wastewater plant as they called on the council to scrap plans to discharge treated sewage into a local river.
Queenstown Medical Centre has announced it will relocate its Arrowtown clinic to a larger, new purpose-built facility at Remarkables Park later this year.
A local has told Queenstown Lakes District Councillors the streets were becoming "toilets and rubbish pits", due to freedom camping.
All shops across Queenstown Lakes can continue trade on Easter Sunday.
A highly technical Remarkables climbing rescue, air rescues, drunken antics downtown and a Dutch drink driver at Gibbston this week.
A 30-year-old overseas visitor, yet another to be lured by the beautifully stunning but highly dangerous Brewster Glacier, was fortunate to be rescued before nightfall after falling 5m to 6m in steep and rocky terrain in Mount Aspiring National Park on Saturday afternoon.
A national petition calling for more ACC support for volunteer firefighters has more than 14,000 signatures in the first 48 hours.
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