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A pedestrian and cycle bridge across a busy section of State Highway 6 in Queenstown is a step closer after winning the backing of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.

New Zealand’s tourism industry is working hard to combat any fall-out with international visitor markets from the devastating cyclone and flooding which has ravaged parts of the North Island.

A boomer Queenstown and Wanaka snow season last year has some Australians scrambling to book their winter ski holidays way earlier than usual.

People in Queenstown Lakes District will have an opportunity to help save up to three lives at the end of this month, with New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) set to host its first mobile blood drive in the district region since 2019.

Tickets for Luma 2023 went on sale this morning, March 1.

Ruby Star Andrews and Ben Barclay have both achieved career best World Championships results in Freeski Slopestyle at the 2023 FIS Freeski World Championships being held in Georgia.

Snowboarding phenomenon Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has claimed the silver medal at the FIS Snowboard Slopestyle World Championships held in Georgia.

Something magical is happening in the garden at Frankton Library from March 4. Six beautiful Lilliput Library boxes decorated by local volunteer artists will pop up to reveal books written in languages from every continent in the world. They will give our richly diverse community access to books in their own language and all readers with the opportunity to connect with other cultures.

ACC is reporting that e-bike-related injury claims reached a new high last year with the 60 – 74 age bracket with the highest number of reported injuries. In the Queenstown Lakes District, claims have risen over the past five years from approximately ten up to 89. Locals and councillors have recognised a rise in traffic on bike paths, which has contributed to the increase in claims.

When you’re the eldest of nine kids it’s all about pitching in and being organised, something Jan Maxwell has modelled her life on. A busy mother of five, Jan grew up in Gore in a happy blended family, after her first father died when she was five. Theatrics and music were in the blood with Jan’s mother a talented ballerina and choreographer.

This March Starkwhite Queenstown is opening a must-see exhibition titled SAFE which promises as many surprises as questions.

First Thursdays Queenstown is a free community event that celebrates the diversity of arts and culture in Queenstown. This Thursday 2 March join in for a fun and friendly art crawl across six exhibition spaces showing a wide range of work.

Scores of trees between One Mile and Sunshine Bay are among hundreds facing the axe across Queenstown Lakes.

The hearts of Queenstown hospitality operators have been moved with compassion for those in the north left in the fall-out of the recent devastating floods and Cyclone Gabrielle.

Our community often recognises Hato Hone St John as a major health supplier in New Zealand. Providing 90% of emergency and non-emergency ambulance coverage, first aid at public events, first aid training and the St John Youth programme for tamariki aged between six and 18 years.

Queenstown Lakes residents able to support the relief effort following the devastating Cyclone Gabrielle can now donate directly to one of worst hit areas.

Don't be concerned if you hear gunshots or see police running around 516 Ladies Mile. The toxic mould has not become sentient.

The constant pressures of working seven days amid a severe labour shortage have been starting to take their toll, mentally and physically, on some local business owners and staff with local doctors now calling for more resources.

Some of the world’s best Olympic and world championship sailors will be strutting their stuff on Lake Wakatipu from Friday with the launch of the New Zealand International Moth Association National Championships being held here for five days.