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A team of NIWA scientific divers have successfully searched for a freshwater freak of nature in Otago’s alpine lakes.

Southern landscapes have provided crucial training grounds for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during a nine-day air drop exercise aimed at honing skills for the real thing.

Sustainable Queenstown’s first ever Refashion event last month had audiences asking for bigger, better, more!

Teenage boozing, drink driving, and a school holiday roading blitz all feature in this week's Crimeline.

The Wao Film Festival is back, promising an unparalleled cinematic experience that celebrates the marvels of the natural world while shedding light on pressing environmental issues. Taking place from Thursday, 9 May to Sunday, 12 May, the festival invites audiences to immerse themselves in captivating films that inspire a deeper connection with nature.

Sounds like EVERYONE is furious about the Quarter Billion Dollar FOUR YEAR traffic “development” (“disgrace” or “disaster” would be more appropriate).

The 2024 Queenstown Lakes District Council Waste Minimisation Community Fund (WMCF) is now open.

Most local hospitality and restaurant operators have welcomed the option of 90-day trial periods now extended to all employers, no matter what their size, as another tool to help attract and retain quality staff.

Award-winning folk artist Amiria Grenell is coming to Queenstown in support of her new album, The Winter Light.

Four hundred runners will take on the gut-busting Routeburn Classic this weekend, running the 32km alpine trail through Fiordland & Mount Aspiring National Parks.

Christchurch-based group the River City Jazzmen will be heading to Wānaka this weekend.

Building more and more roads cannot be the answer to our congestion and climate problems, says Otago Regional Councillor Alexa Forbes.

A high-profile Queenstown Dad and daughter duo have been named as finalists in the APRA Best Children’s Song category of the New Zealand Children’s Music Awards for their hilariously fun rendition of a stinky, farting, hoof-hearted’ wonky donkey.

A Dunedin couple say it is unfair how hard they have had to fight to overturn a parking breach after being scammed in Queenstown.

Former high school principal Steve Hall is set to return to the industry and mountain where his career began, this time as The Remarkables’ new Ski Area Manager.

Iconic Arrowtown retail group Wallace & Gibbs will close two of its six stores, citing an ongoing hangover from the pandemic years.

Italian mountaineer Simone Moro headlines the NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival this year, talking about his achievements in high-altitude mountaineering and extraordinary rescue missions he's been involved with during his mountaineering career and as a helicopter pilot.

Suspicious activity in Kelvin Heights, a man pepper sprayed by police in a confrontation, a runaway van, youngster charged over graffiti, and a burned out vehicle in Shotover Delta all feature in this week's Crimeline.

It has taken 16 years of diligent work, but all the seeding conifer trees have now been removed from a massive stretch of backcountry near Queenstown.

She was there when the first parapenters landed in the playground, at the helm in the search for the stolen school bell, and consoling children when Wicky the school cat ate a classroom’s pet mice and goldfish.