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Queenstown Lakes district Mayor Glyn Lewers is fighting for Wānaka, Cromwell and Queenstown to have its own constituency under the Otago Regional Council representation review.

He’s played in more than 60 bands in 60 years in New Zealand, USA, Solomon Islands and Queenstown where the sultry tones of Nigel Hirst’s saxophone have even spontaneously jammed with back-up guitarists for Joe Cocker and Paul McCartney. He’s performed with Kenny Rogers and toured with Billy T. James.

Wakatipu Community Foundation (WCF) and the Queenstown Business Chamber of Commerce have launched a BforGood (Business for Good) Programme, + both the Chamber and Wastebusters have surveys out now.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) will next week open its inaugural annual trust and satisfaction survey to the wider community to participate.

After the success of its second edition in October 2023, the Queenstown Multicultural Festival (QMF) will return on Saturday, 15 March, at the Queenstown Events Centre.

The husband of an Invercargill woman found dead at Lake Hāwea last year has formally pleaded not guilty to her murder.

An investigation has been launched into the death of a man on State Highway 6 after he was struck by a vehicle last night.

Wearing just her togs, Liana Smith swam an incredible 46km from Glenorchy to Queenstown non-stop last week, spending almost 17 hours in chilly waters of Lake Whakatipu.

Arrowtown Charitable Trust has launched a fundraising campaign to help restore Arrowtown’s Category 3 listed Butler’s Wall and is seeking donations from the community and visitors.

West Australian Ryan Peake has completed a remarkable story of redemption with a pulsating one-stroke win at the 104th New Zealand Open.

Arrowtown economist Benje Patterson won the Motatapu Marathon in a blistering time of just over three hours.

The government has announced changes to make it easier for local councils to finance the infrastructure needed to support local housing growth.

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged with serious offences after assaults in a Queenstown park.

Queenstown businesses and households are invited to explore practical ways to save money, become more energy efficient, and decarbonise with the return of Electrify Queenstown in May.

Fire and Emergency NZ investigators want to speak to three teenagers who were seen in the vicinity of Sunday’s large scrub fire on the hillside near Lakes Hayes Estate, Shotover Country and Kawarau Heights.

A restored historic mining tunnel on the new Shotover Gorge Trail has been officially unveiled.

International tourist spending has returned to pre-Covid levels, while domestic tourism has dipped, according to the latest figures.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has confirmed the sale of the final block of its Commonage land at the base of Queenstown Hill for $33 million.

His name may have been synonymous with Queenstown’s renowned Gourmet Express Restaurant for 25 years, but Richard Hanning also worked his way up through the ranks as a teenage apprentice for leading national hotel chains.