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A weekend of dance is coming to Queenstown from Friday and it will be packed with workshops, performances, parties, and an underlying message of wellbeing. Jive & Thrive offers events to suit all levels of dance, including those who have never danced, and will support Headlight, which is a Queenstown-based mental health charity.

It's official. Queenstown Lakes residents are paying the third highest rates in the country.

A skier who was caught in an avalanche in the Remarkables backcountry yesterday says it happened in an instant.

Two people have been rescued after being partially buried by an avalanche in the Remarkables mountain range.

Organisers of Queenstown's hugely-popular Mardi Gras are bringing their massive Bay Dreams festival to town.

Author Franciska Soares writes in an attempt to document the loves and lives of communities that have been neglected.

A small Cromwell zero fossil fuel cherry orchard, already a world leader as possibly the first fully commercial electric farm, has been turning heads internationally after importing NZ’s first autonomous electric tractor.

It feels like there is a high-profile liquidation every other week. Media coverage has included stories on the collapse of tiny home companies, construction firms and homeware retailers, among many others. In just the past week, a failed pool company was under the spotlight.

Queenstown Lakes residents and visitors are being asked to delay non-essential travel as snow continues to fall across the Whakatipu Basin and up the mountains.

Japan’s World Cup rugby side is opting to inject more mental determination and grunt into its game, having just enlisted some motivational help from Queenstown high country shepherd Brian Dagg.

For close to two years First Thursdays Queenstown has brought a monthly free and family-friendly event celebrating the diversity of arts and culture to Queenstown.

Southern Māori entrepreneurial excellence takes centre stage in Tāhuna Queenstown this September, with an inaugural regional cultural showcase taking place alongside prestigious business awards.

Queenstown Lakes needs more direct infrastructure funding before locals will fall in love with tourism again, says councillor Matt Wong.

Queenstown Lakes will get $100 million for roads over the next decade from the National Party's $24.8 billion transport fund, should they win the next election.

National is promising a suite of new roads and a rapid transit network for Auckland, using a mix of government funding and private equity.

The soft opening of the new Beaumont Bridge (on SH8 between Rae's Junction and Lawrence) was expected to be well supported on Sunday (July 30) but even Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency was surprised at the number of people who showed up to walk across the new link in the region’s road network.

The Wānaka branch of the Chamber of Commerce network has this week unveiled a new brand identity and name.

He’s been one of the region’s leading Search and Rescue [SAR] volunteers and a top NZ heli-ski guide with 42 years’ experience. With a CV stretching the length of the South Island, Russell Carr’s never been one for ‘just another day at the office’.

Taste of Art, or TART, is a new group of artists that seek to innovate the cultural field in Queenstown. Their aim is to create new events that don’t currently exist in the local art scene and to connect with the community through their artistic activities in public and inclusive spaces.

It’s been a highlight of Queenstown’s ski season for 21 years, delighting many a weary, homesick skifield worker longing for Mum’ s hearty home cooking, but Wakatipu Presbyterian Church’s annual free-for-all Pasta Café is just as much a hit with the locals.