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Standing for Mayor has been so energising and I have just loved getting to talk face to face with our many and diverse whanau and communities. Earlier this week I had a great hui with the Pasifika community. Which after the last census and according to Te Puni Kokiri this district is the fastest growing Pasifika population in Aotearoa NZ, growing annually at 7.4%, The Māori community is not far behind at 6.9%.

‘If you stop, you drop’, is Ella Wilson’s motto, and at 82, her life is sure testament to this.

Queenstown Police are warning against vigilante actions as they investigate reports that a group of ‘Queenstown-based individuals’ have been trying to ‘catfish people’ who are attempting to contact minors online.

Santiago Bonhomme has been selected as one of the winners of Christchurch City Libraries National Poetry Day Competition, taking home a prize in the adult category for his poem The World War Has Not Yet Reached the South Island.

Extinction Rebellion’s Pierre Marasti gives his final climate report to Otago Regional Council, addressing councillors, ahead of the October elections.

Looking for a fun way to get active and connect with the community? The Lightfoot Initiative is thrilled to announce a special, free workshop: Learn 2 Ride: Beginner and Confidence Bike Lessons for Women.

A Queenstown principal believes plans to axe 10 dedicated school buses will have severe impacts on student attendance and could put children in danger travelling to and from school.

A downtown carpark on the former Queenstown Performing Arts Centre site will be closed for the next two-and-a-half months, reopening before Christmas with almost double the number of spaces.

Gibbston Valley Wines' long-standing CEO Greg Hunt is leaving the business.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is calling on the community to have a say on the draft Blue Green Network Plan .

Two young Ashburton men allegedly caused havoc while filming themselves doing it, sparking a fire alarm at 8.30pm on Saturday, 20 September, at Nomads Backpackers.

A Queenstown councillor and a mayoral candidate say the task of finding a new chief executive should stop, arguing it should wait until after local body elections.

She’s been investing in the development of hundreds of curious little Arrowtown minds during almost 40 years at the helm of the popular and flourishing Arrowtown Preschool.

Queenstown and Wānaka snowsports athletes and professionals are in the frame for the 2025 Snow Sports NZ Annual awards.

Pulling together a production in a week sounds pretty challenging, but it’s what 45 young people with the help of Stage Antics will do these school holidays. On Friday and Saturday, they will bring the show Sister Act JR. to the stage, performing at the Memorial Centre.

Looking for a relaxed way to get outdoors, meet people, and have some fun? Join Happiness House’s Frisbee Golf Social Group!

Kawarau Gorge Trail remains on schedule for an early 2026 opening but people using it before then are damaging its surface.

One of New Zealand’s rarest manu has renewed hope in its fight against extinction after Saturday night’s annual RealNZ Conservation Ball.

Queenstown’s ferry service will now run every hour from 8.15am to 9.45pm seven days a week.

The world’s original and longest-running women’s adventure race, the Merrell Spring Challenge, returned with its 19th edition in the spectacular landscapes of Glenorchy, Dart, and Rees Valleys on Saturday.