The house market has flattened out with diminishing demand expected to continue, as interest rates and other costs remain high, according to the latest QV House Price Index.
Sustainable Queenstown’s Slow Fashion Campaign is back!
James Shaw, the outgoing Green Party co-leader and former Climate Change Minister, is on The Outlet Queenstown Podcast this week. Ahead of his appearance at Aspiring Conversations in Wānaka Shaw talks to pod host Brent Harbour about the complexities of global climate solutions and individual responsibilities.
Wānaka welcomed more than 44,000 people to the 87th Wānaka A&P Show this weekend.
Queenstown Lakes workers say they feel like 'second class citizens' in the expensive region, with housing, activities, shopping, food and drinks beyond their reach.
Landlords will once again be able to claim tax deductions for interest on residential investment property from the start of next month.
I have lived in Queenstown since 1977, when the population was approximately 7,000 (give or take) but I left for greener pastures in the early days, because rents were high and wages low and one couldn’t get ahead. Australia paid more, but winters were something not to miss if you were addicted to snow. There wasn’t that much of it (snow), to be honest. No snow making and not much precipitation. The lifestyle and mountains were a draw, but the money wasn’t enough. Sound familiar?
Queenstown Police want help in their hunt for brazen young scammers who’ve been targeting their victims through Facebook Marketplace locally.
We believe in the transformative power of the arts to spark conversations, challenge perceptions, and connect people.
Naughty Val Miller got lots of locals all riled up thinking the tennis courts and bowling green were about to be disposed of when she posted a photo of the Casino Hotel at Lake Annecy and pretended it was a new hotel planned for the Queenstown Gardens (it does look very like our beautiful part of the world!!).
Although the notion of a government’s “first 100 days” in office is constitutionally meaningless, it has become part of the modern political lexicon.
Stroll down the Buckingham Street courtyard in Arrowtown and you’ll stumble across its latest art installation, Crescendo, a three-and-a-half metre white granite sculpture by Jack Stobart, founder and director of Birdwoods Gallery.
People waiting for flights at Queenstown Airport this morning, had to be rescreened after a passenger inadvertently entered the domestic departures lounge without passing through security screening
Fine wool growers behind some of the country’s most iconic Merino brands will be vying for a coveted industry award at the Wānaka A&P Show this week.
Players and spectators at the New Zealand Open have helped leading wealth management firm and tournament sponsor Craigs Investment Partners raise nearly $25,000 for charity at Millbrook Resort.
It was the early 70s, small town lure of quaint, untouched Arrowtown that drew a young teacher from the ‘Naki south, but a go-getter blonde farmgirl from the Young Farmers Club who kept him here.
Kawarau Gorge is buzzing with activity as construction of the 32km Kawarau Gorge Trail kicks into high gear, according to the Southern Lakes Trails trust.
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has lifted water restrictions in Arthur’s Point, Lake Hāwea and Luggate. There are currently no restrictions in place across the district.
Queenstown's Mayor Glyn Lewers joins host Brent Harbour for a discussion about the fiscal hurdles facing QLDC and strategies to overcome them.
Queenstown ski racer Alice Robinson has finished in ninth place at FIS Super G World Cup held in Norway overnight.
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