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The rush to claim spots in huts on New Zealand's Great Walks saw 140,000 bed-nights booked on the days their booking opened.

A Queenstown hotel has been fined $22,000 for illegally selling recreationally caught crayfish and failing to keep records.

His distinctive, handcrafted silver jewellery has celebrated many a special occasion around the world – a creative gifting discovered in 1968 in desperation for money to get home from his OE.

One of the most endangered bird species in Aotearoa is getting a helping wing from Queenstown tourism business RealNZ.

July marks the global movement of Plastic Free July, encouraging individuals to be part of the solution to plastic pollution and refuse single-use plastic items for the entire month (and beyond). Why? So we can have cleaner lakes, rivers, oceans, and communities.

A man who lived in an illegal boarding house in Queenstown says landlord James Truong instructed tenants to hide from MBIE inspectors as attention on the property grew.

Queenstown Lakes District mayor Glyn Lewers and other members of the Otago Central Lakes Health Services and Assets Project have welcomed Health NZ’s clinical services review, which begins this month.

A new multi-use Buckler Burn trail and bridge linking the Glenorchy township to the Whakaari Conservation Area is now open for locals and visitors.

A Queenstown Lakes District Council application to discharge wastewater into the Shotover River has been escalated to the Environment Court.

A couple of good blokes are being hailed as heroes by a delighted local bride to be – one of them her fiancé, after her precious engagement ring was miraculously located under ice on top of the Crown Range.

KiwiHarvest’s 'Souperheroes' campaign has provided over a tonne of soup, stews, and curries to charities in Queenstown Lakes - including three in Wānaka - since launching in May.

Following a six-month search across Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas, Queenstown's cultural centre Te Atamira has a new director.

Not-for-profit Queenstown Trails has a new corporate sponsor to help it continue to develop the town's world-class trail network.

A local taxi driver was allegedly set upon by an Australian couple without any apparent motive, allegedly hit in the face by the woman and pushed up against his vehicle by the man. This and more in this week's Crimeline.

A 27-year-old Wānaka climber / snowboarder was airlifted to Southland Hospital after slipping backwards, falling over a steep cliff, dropping 20m then sliding another 30m into the Grand Couloir on the Remarkables.

Well-known local Darren Rewi has joined the race to be the next mayor of Queenstown Lakes.

While he admits he comes close, having launched multiple businesses mostly with very little know-how, Guy Hughes insists he’s not “a serial entrepreneur”.

Think you’ve got a wild question? You’re not alone. DOC’s Customer Service Centre has revealed the top wildlife-related queries flooding its inbox and phone lines this year.

A 10-year-old tourist died in Fiordland National Park due to "an accidental slip, during a happy family journey which had appalling consequences", a coroner says.

The future of freedom camping in Queenstown Lakes is now out for public consultation.