A board of directors has been appointed for Destination Southern Lakes, the organisation which will lead the region's tourism industry into a regenerative future.
The district’s first Women’s Fly Fishing Forum will take place this Saturday, 9 September, to celebrate women in fly fishing and promote the sport to more women.
Queenstown's council boss Mike Theelen has been given a pay rise bringing his salary to more than $415,000.
It was full-on action in the steeps of The Remarkables Alta Chutes yesterday with skiers and snowboarders competing in The North Face Frontier 4* freeride event, as part of the 2023 Winter Games NZ.
The property market is New Zealand’s largest industry, adding NZ$41.2 billion a year to gross domestic product. But there is a debate over how we tax houses – particularly those sitting empty despite the ongoing housing crisis.
The final event of the 2023 FIS Park and Pipe Junior World Championships went down yesterday (Monday, 4 September) with the Big Air Finals.
Cutting-edge technology is being trialled to monitor conditions within two district recreation reserves - Ben Lomond in Queenstown and Mount Iron in Wānaka.
Winter Pride director Martin King says the targeting of a festival event by queer-phobic graffiti reinforces why Pride is so important.
Kiwi skier Fynn Powell put his knowledge of The Remarkables to good use on Sunday as he won The North Face Frontier 2-star.
Otago tourism agencies have spoken out against the proposed airport at Tarras, concerned about the "overtourism" they say would be created from a third airport in the immediate region.
Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago highways have a big season of summer maintenance and repairs ahead, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Glenorchy residents are grappling with how to protect their community from flooding and liquefaction.
The Winter Games NZ FIS Australia New Zealand Cup alpine ski racing programme finished successfully at Coronet Peak yesterday, with the second of two Slalom races.
It seems the Wakatipu could be lacking a bit of girl power when it comes to some traditionally male-dominated sports, but there are moves afoot to rectify that.
A hazelnut ice cream that took five years to perfect has won the country's top prize.
Teenager Lucia Georgalli became the first New Zealander to win a snowboard Junior World Championship title, at Cardrona yesterday.
A group opposed to a proposed airport at Tarras says it is gearing up to fight the plan all the way to the courts.
New Zealand’s Worldloppet International Cross Country Race programme is set to get underway on Saturday, 2 September, at the Snow Farm above the Cardrona Valley.
Are Queenstown Lakes' road speed limits too high? Councillors will tomorrow be asked to approve consultation on plans to slash speed limits across the district, including on major roads, unsealed tourist routes, and around schools, town centres, cemeteries, playgrounds, and active travel routes.
American World Cup ski racer Ava Sunshine has claimed the top spot in the women’s FIS ANC Giant Slalom race held at Coronet Peak yesterday, while Switzerland's Fadri Janutin took the win in the hard fought men’s race.
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