More than 600,000 international visitors are expected to arrive in New Zealand this winter, as tourism continues to rebound from the pandemic.
Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu National Volunteer Week is running between the 18th and 24th of June and honours the collective energies of volunteers across the country.
The up-and-coming young musicians of our region are getting ready to perform at the regional final of Smokefreerockquest. The annual event will happen this Friday in Wanaka and will showcase some of the phenomenal musical talent in the schools of our region.
Christchurch-based artist Darryn George’s exhibition, In the Garden Where We First Met, will be on display at Queenstown’s Milford Galleries until the end of June. The eye-catching artworks reflect his religious faith and his Ngāpuhi culture.
Fiords in temperate regions may account for 11% of the global marine organic carbon burial, writes academics Rebecca J McLeod and William Austin for The Conversation
Queenstown Lakes property market continues to slowly track in the opposite direction to much of New Zealand.
The last kilometre of the vertical race at the World Mountain Running Championship in Innsbruck, Austria, is something that Queenstown runner Sarah Douglas will forever cherish.
Local king of the concert Brendan Mulcahy is making a last ditch effort to save what’s been a popular community music festival and claw his way back after being left thousands of dollars out of pocket.
Arriving in NZ by ship at two, little Rezi Gousmett and her, then single, Latvian mum were refugees fresh from a post-World War II ‘Displaced Persons’ Camp’ in Germany.
If I had to describe myself, I would say that I am pretty unremarkable. I don’t possess any particularly ground-breaking or innovative qualities that set me apart from others in the world.
Public consultation has closed on two major plans which could change the face of housing in Queenstown.
Award-winning Wānaka PR consultancy Scope Media celebrates its 10th birthday this month. Founder and managing director Celia Crosbie talks about getting into business by accident, the pursuit of industry innovation and her tips for anyone starting out in business.
Yeyeong (Jenny) Jin, from South Korea and currently living and studying in the USA has been declared the winner of this prestigious event!
When it comes to making your business more inclusive and your workforce more diverse, a journey of a thousand miles really does begin with a single step.
It’s long been known in Japanese circles that the secret is in the sake, but hidden in the residue from sake production is the best-kept secret of all.
Police are urging drivers to be extra cautious, informed, and prepared heading into what is expected to be a very harsh and busy winter season on our local roads.
Impact100 Wakatipu proves the old adage that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
We’re Kimberly Whitelaw and Maranda Mitchell, founders of Whitelaw Mitchell – a boutique creative agency specialising in brand design, website development and strategic creative ideas.
More than 30 cabins owned by the Queenstown Lakes District Council are sitting empty, despite the region facing a rental housing crisis.
Wānaka’s Pembroke Pâtisserie team are still buzzing from being crowned New Zealand’s Best French Bakery in March.
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