A couple of young hospitality workers in their 20s have lost everything but the clothes on their backs after a devastating fire ripped through their Lower Shotover home near Domain Road early on Tuesday afternoon.
Food and farming entrepreneur Carlos Bagrie has been awarded one of the most prestigious accolades in global agriculture.
One of New Zealand’s largest conservation groups has launched a crowdfunding campaign to urgently protect the declining mohua/Yellowhead from an anticipated rat plague near Makarora.
Architectural concept designs for the proposed two stage, $50m Whakatipu Community Hub to be based in Five Mile, Frankton were revealed to prospective stakeholders at a progress update last week (November 2).
Some of the world’s wealthiest people will be jetting into Queenstown over the next six months with most luxury lodges and five-star accommodation already either booked out or heavily booked until early April.
Penthouses in the Lakeview development above Queenstown CBD will set you back between $9 million and $20 million.
A massive incentive group of 4,300 Chinese salespeople is descending on Queenstown in waves over six weeks for lavish five-day tours, estimated to inject $28m into our economy.
“These are our people, tread lightly as you go.” That was the message from Councillor Craig Ferguson to contractors about to begin the painstaking work to restore Queenstown Cemetery.
Queenstown CBD business owners and commercial landlords say they still have no workable solutions with Queenstown Lakes District Council set to pull the pin on its scheduled removal of downtown commercial rubbish collection hubs from November 20.
Shotover Jet is inviting young sportspeople living in Queenstown Lakes to apply for sponsorship through its 2024 Te iti Kahuraki programme.
Former Southlander Eliot Crowther’s homecoming couldn’t have been better as he pointed to the sky and celebrated victory on the Remarkables at the end of the 2023 SBS Bank Tour of Southland’s fourth stage.
Migrants from India, the Philippines and China are adding extra heft to the country's annual population growth, latest figures from Stats NZ show.
An elderly man scammed out of $20,000 got his cash back in a last-minute airport search, thanks to fast action by police in Gore.
The newly minted Wānaka Airport Liaison Committee (WALC) met recently for the first time, heralding a new approach to planning for the airport’s future.
Demand continues to outstrip supply in the Queenstown Lakes property market.
Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago’s free-wheeling love affair with biking have seen the region listed as the ninth ‘best value’ holiday hotspot in the world by Lonely Planet.
KiwiHarvest and Lakes District Museum are the two major winners from the Impact100 Wakatipu grant awards.
Queenstown Lakes' population grew by an estimated 3,900 people in 12 months, as it once again became New Zealand’s fastest-growing territorial authority area.
Chopper rescue crews flew 2,121 missions across the lower South Island over 12 months.
The Wānaka Upper Clutha Community Board (WUCCB) says it has concerns for the Upper Clutha if an international airport is developed in Tarras.
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