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Twilight Opera in the Garden is returning for its fifth year, featuring a superb programme. On Sunday, performers will deliver a mix of the most musical favourites of classic opera and big voice standouts from modern shows, often described as popera. There’ll be something for everyone at this year’s show.

Around 200,000 hectares of land located at the head of Lake Whakatipu has officially been certified as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary.

Frankton man Thomas George Murdoch has been named as the victim of a fatal crash near Queenstown on Thursday, 30 January.

An Air New Zealand flight from Queenstown to Auckland was delayed this morning after mist was seen coming from the engine.

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has taken the win at the FIS Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup in Aspen.

Elite athletes, weekend warriors, first-time competitors and junior runners are set to line up for Queenstown's iconic Motatapu off-road events in less than a month.

A distance of 82km – the length of Lake Whakatipu – is what local marathon swimmer Liana Smith will attempt to swim this month. Without a wetsuit and unassisted, no less. It’s the first time someone’s attempted this swim in such a way.

South Islanders saw a fireball break through the atmosphere near Wanaka overnight (31 January) with a loud sonic boom.

The Wānaka Festival of Colour will return this year for the 11th time. The bi-annual festival will be hitting the streets from 29 March – 6 April, celebrating all things arts and culture.

Locals will have to wait a little longer to find out whether the ‘golden arches’ are coming to Wānaka.

Queenstown's mayor has been talking to the government about the option of a congestion charge on tourists driving around town.

The busy summer season is here! For Queenstown, that has always meant many new visitors coming to town to enjoy the long days and outdoor activities.

It's 1.1km long and has cost a whopping $128 million. Queenstown's much-maligned new arterial road opens today, more than three years after work began on the Covid-19 'Shovel-ready' project.

A drunken imposter gets feisty, multiple car burglars try their luck, a deliberately lit fire at Jack’s Point and more people rescued from the outdoors this week.

Australian golfing star Lucas Herbert, a standout star on the LIV Golf circuit with Ripper GC, is set to make his return to Queenstown for the New Zealand Open.

Wānaka housing project that will provide affordable rentals to seniors has received a $100,000 grant from a local trust that assists people in need in the Upper Clutha.

A great, great nephew of one of Queenstown’s first two doctors, his mother also one of the Wakatipu’s renowned Dagg farming family, Bruce Douglas was born to work the land.

Arrowtown resident Nick Fifield is sharing the stories of the goldmining town’s pioneering history through a new audio tour app.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s state-of-the-nation address yesterday focused on growth above all else. We shouldn’t rush to judgement, but at least one prominent financial commentator has concluded the maths behind the goals “just doesn’t add up”.

Police want to speak to this man, who they believe can assist with an ongoing enquiry in Queenstown.