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Fresh off the back of the release of Double Parked Season Two and sold-out tours around Aotearoa and across the ditch, comedian Chris Parker will bring his one-man show to Queenstown this month.

Capping local council rates would make the problem of paying for pipes and other infrastructure "worse not better", Labour leader Chris Hipkins says. Cabinet will year consider options to control rate rises, including capping, later this year.

This winter, Remarkables Park Town Centre is proud to introduce a new community initiative designed specifically for the men of the Wakatipu.

Asked to sum up this term in one word, I thought ‘sludge’, both literally (I think we all know the reference there) and metaphorically. In behavioural economics, metaphorical ‘sludge’ refers to friction. It’s the deliberate or unintentional barriers that slow people down or quietly exclude them. In the corporate world, it protects profit. In local government, it results in the status quo.

Property values ticked lower in the June quarter amid high stock levels and cautious buyer sentiment, although more affordable areas are showing price gains.

An initiative aimed at enabling the tourism industry to make a positive contribution to the local environment has $100,000 to dish out.

Cromwell Police are appealing for information following significant damage caused to a rural cellular tower in the Lindis Pass-Tarras Road / State Highway 8 area.

It's been a punishing three years for Queenstown Lakes mayor Glyn Lewers and the district councillors - now you get the chance to vote them out, or back in, or stand yourself.

Keen skiers and snowboarders took their first turns in Soho Basin on Saturday, kicking off a new era for Cardrona Alpine Resort.

Mental Health by Katherine Froggatt

One of New Zealand’s most iconic buildings, the Cardrona Hotel, is on the market for the first time in more than a decade.

A Queenstown Landlord chose to ignore tenancy rules housing 22 mainly migrant workers in a five-bedroom house, converted garages and a shed, the Ministry of Business and Innovation says.

Police have warned a 29-year-old Queenstown man who allegedly presented an imitation firearm in a burst of road rage at another driver while caught in Frankton’s frustrating traffic gridlock on Tuesday evening.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has awarded a total of $467,000 in grants to support local events and community initiatives

A 23-year-old Dutchman allegedly grabbed another guest at a local backpackers’ hostel on Saturday night squeezing his neck, slapping him then thrusting him into a headlock, demanding $2000 with threats of a beating before soon after brandishing a 15cm kitchen knife.

A visitor levy, gondolas, congestion charging, privately-funded public hospitals, more housing, an upgraded electricity network, and a supercharged business and tech sector are all now on the table.

She may be small in stature but even the tallest and bulkiest of Wakatipu High School Year 7 boys knew not to mess with wee Mrs Gazzard.

Wānaka residents have pressed government ministers and health chiefs for answers on why they are paying for blood tests, travelling to Dunedin for basic scans and waiting months for children to see psychiatrists, at a packed public meeting in the Otago town.

Four Queenstown Lakes’ tourism and hospitality businesses will be going through a technology bootcamp over the next six months to streamline their operations and inspire others to do the same.

New Zealand Poet Laureate Chris Tse is set to appear in Queenstown for a special one-night performance this August.