For 54 hours between Friday and Sunday, 1-3 November, budding entrepreneurs from the Queenstown Lakes region and beyond, will meet up to learn how to pitch, test and launch their big ideas to the world at its next Techstars Startup Weekend.
How do you make your business as resilient as possible and prepared for success in a changing world?
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.
Queenstown teenager Madeleine Disbrowe has been crowned the women FIS Australia New Zealand Cup Freeski Big Air champion.
Celebrate local talent and artistic excellence at ‘Hullabaloo Artists at Arrowtown’.
In this sustainability issue of Southern Lakes Business, it’s inspiring see so many businesses embracing sustainability, ensuring Queenstown Lakes district is a thriving destination and a great place to live, now and in the future.
Organisers and the Alexandra community are celebrating a record breaking weekend at the 67th Contact Alexandra Blossom Festival.
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.
More than 300 people attended a protest march in Wānaka on Saturday (September 28), despite having only a day’s notice of the event.
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.
A new landmark Queenstown hotel has been given the green light by fast-track planners.
Impact100 Wakatipu revealed the five finalists vying for $201,000 in grants this year.
The Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA) has backed a decision by the Queenstown Lakes District Licensing Committee (DLC) to issue a special licence for the Rhythm & Alps music festival last summer.
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.
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