An initiative to support community and non-profit organisations has launched a community needs assessment survey.
Queenstown Writers Festival is returning for another year and has a fresh new look.
Hiking the international visitor levy to $100 may deter some travellers who are already facing increased costs to come to New Zealand, tourism businesses say.
Aussie folk, indie pop duo Angus & Julia Stone are in town for Snow Machine festivities, which officially kicked off on Tuesday.
Queenstown Police seized more illicit drugs after targeting “alleged local drug suppliers” in raids earlier this week amid what they say has been an increase in drug use.
Gary Mullings is a busy man. He may have supposedly ‘retired’ at 49 after working in multiple careers and successfully launching and selling multiple businesses, but somehow Gary’s entrepreneurial eye never closes.
Aotearoa's door charge is about to get a whole lot more expensive, and there questions over exactly what the money will be spent on and whether it will be worth it.
Two members of Wānaka’s Better Building Working Group have spoken at the Registered Master Builders Association Constructive Conference in Wellington, taking the group’s message of smarter building to a wider audience.
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Welcoming Week - a celebration of diversity and inclusion - begins this Friday, 6 September, and runs until next Sunday, 15 September.
Downtown Queenstown businesses shouldn't be asked to pick up the bill for upgrades that have driven locals away.
How did Roost evolve from a humble garage startup to a multi-award-winning mortgage brokerage? Mark Pullar and Toby Stanley are guests on the Outlet Queenstown podcast this week, talking about the journey behind the company's success, from the early days of launching in 2017 to now a 15-member team, earning accolades like the Queenstown SME of the Yea
Kokomo Murase (Japan) and Cameron Spalding (Canada) have earned the crowns at the Winter Games NZ FIS Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup.
People are being asked to report rook sightings during spring, when the pest birds are most active.
It's enough to make you a little green with envy. Gorgeous designs for Queenstown Lakes houses have seen local architects clean up at the regional finals of the Architectural Designers New Zealand competition, on Friday.
Wānaka’s local athletes held their own in the hugely competitive field in Saturday's qualification round of the FIS Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup, to the delight of the home crowd who lined the top of the Cardrona Alpine Resort course.
Time to don your tartan and pop on your dancing shoes this weekend – Cargo Collective are hosting their first Ceilidh.
Some big news out of Wellington last week, which presents a big opportunity for Queenstown and the wider region.
Wao Summit returns in October and for the first time is dedicating an entire day in both Queenstown and Wānaka to the building sector.
Queenstown Police are warning people buying goods from Facebook buy and sell sites and purchasing crypto currencies to be very vigilant after locals have been taken for a ride by scammers.
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