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Elected members from the three Otago councils forming a joint committee to negotiate a regional deal with central government will now be able to access reports and sit in on public-excluded sessions, following clarification at a fractious meeting this week.

Construction of a major new Queenstown trail could begin as soon as this summer, if funds can be raised.

Pete Yarrell may have interviewed Louis Armstrong for TV, hit Sir Cliff Richard in the face with a tennis ball and almost toppled a former Prime Minister off his political perch, even received a QSM. But you won’t find this 81-year-old from Lake Hayes boasting about any of that.

Queenstown Airport will pay at $18.8 million dividend to its shareholders after a strong financial year.

Amisfield was among six restaurants that scored the highest at the Good Food Awards and also took the coveted restaurant of the year title.

Award-winning comedian Tom Sainsbury is coming to town – twice! This Friday he’ll be tackling Kinross with his show, Can’t Dim This Shine, before performing Lessons Not Learnt in October in Arrowtown.

The second meeting of a joint committee negotiating a regional deal for Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes with central government was abruptly adjourned on Monday (August 18) amid debate over conducting much of the discussion behind closed doors.

A paid parking trial planned for Punakaiki Pancake Rocks and Franz Josef Glacier is being closely watched in Wānaka, with the local tourism boss noting it should be considered in the wider context of other charges facing visitors.

The age for New Zealand's working holiday visas should be raised to 50 to help hike international visitor numbers, a tourism operator says.

How would you like to use and enjoy Widgeon Park in the future? That’s the question on the colourful Queenstown Lakes District Council flyer that dropped into my actual letter box this week.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is asking the community to share their thoughts on a draft Development Plan for Arrowtown Riverside Reserves, a network of public reserves that line the Haehaenui Arrow River.

Queenstown Lakes Community Action leaders are frustrated testing has been scaled back around the controversial Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant.

A palatial 1920s building near Clyde is on the brink of a lavish new chapter, painstakingly restored from years of mould, rodents and neglect.

Tasman police are appealing for information to identify victims of a Wānaka couple’s elaborate fraud scheme, which used false cancer claims to swindle more than $1M and fund a “lavish lifestyle” until their arrest yesterday (Thursday August 14).

While much of Queenstown’s history focuses on stories of the men of the time, author Lauren Roche is focusing one of the most influential women of the time – Julia Eichardt.

Queenstown Airport is celebrating its 90th birthday, making it one of New Zealand’s oldest commercial airports still operating on its original site.

An Australian tourist leaves the country today with an expensive dent in his wallet after he was clocked at 168kmh in his rental vehicle, three passengers on board, last week.

Kiwisaver provider Simplicity is to spend hundreds of million dollars on building up to 600 long-term rental houses in Queenstown.

Two new seasonal visas announced by the government have been welcomed by local operators.

Queenstown’s queen of cat care and one of the resort’s most renowned art dealers, Invercargill-born Julia Milley has had strong ties with this area since she was four.