
The police say a missing man has not been located, despite a large-scale search of the Rob Roy Stream area yesterday (Tuesday, February 11).
He’s helped guide thousands of aircraft safely in and out of Queenstown, even the US President’s Air Force One, and faced the heat helping fight hundreds of local fires, clocking an impressive track record of protecting and saving lives over 40 years.

Construction of the 32km Kawarau Gorge Trail, which links Bannockburn to the Gibbston Valley, has officially passed the halfway mark.

The husband of an Invercargill woman found dead at Lake Hāwea last year has been charged with her murder.

huddl, an initiative designed to support community groups in the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago regions, is offering free training workshops in February to help local non-profits upskill and stay updated on key legislative changes.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is seeking community feedback on its draft Events Policy.

A large-scale search is underway this morning (Tuesday, 11 February) as police and Wānaka Search and Rescue (SAR) continue their work to locate a man reported missing in a river in Mt Aspiring National Park

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New data shows luxury property sales across the country have dropped by more than 50 percent in the last four years.

Wānaka skiers and snowboarders continue their world class form, with both Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Luca Harrington taking to the podium yet again last week.

Kingston's Peter Ottley has served the community as volunteer firefighter for 13 years but now he needs help himself from ACC, it isn't there.

The line-up for Natural Selection Bike has been confirmed following a huge Friday afternoon of competition at the Dream Ticket event qualifier in Queenstown.

Queenstown skier Alice Robinson admits she's probably been a bit braver this season, hoping that will help her at the World Championships in Austria over the next week.

Sustainable Queenstown, in collaboration with our friends at Wānaka Wastebusters, is bringing the Repair Revolution back for another year. The first event of the year is on Saturday, 15 February, at the Salvation Army in Frankton.

Police and retailers are clamping down on shoplifters locally after what has become a huge problem in Queenstown and Wānaka, large numbers of overseas visitors, as well as Kiwis and local residents, to blame, police say.

Twenty-five top freeride mountain bikers will hit the Wynyard Jump Park this Friday as they compete for a spot in the Natural Selection comp.

NZ Mountain Safety Council (MSC) is calling on hikers and trampers to prepare thoroughly to avoid being caught out by the weather as Waitangi Day approaches.

The daughter of an Olympic skier-high country farmer father, and artist mother, Brigit van der Kaag was bound to be adventurous, resourceful and headed for the snow.

Food For Love Wānaka and Queenstown's arts and culture centre Te Atamira were two of the big winners in Central Lakes Trust's latest grant funding round.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has placed Otago’s alpine area into a restricted fire season from 8am this morning, (Wednesday, 5 February) until further notice.
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