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Queenstown Lakes District Council has voted to restrict freedom campers to 141 carparks across the district following a summer of complaints about rubbish, overcrowding and late-night partying.

It’s time to fluff up your feathers and mark your calendars – the Rotary Queenstown Annual Duck Race is back!

The Wakatipu Anglers Club is excited to announce the details of their annual fly fishing course, a notable event eagerly anticipated by angling enthusiasts and novices alike.

Queenstown's new mayor has pledged to stay grounded in the community's wishes and to empower councillors to perform at their best.

Queenstown Medical Centre’s new clinic at Remarkables Park was formally opened on Monday night [October 6], marking a significant milestone in local primary healthcare development.

Queenstown Lakes District Council spent more than $1.8 million on repairs to its troubled Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant before racking up almost $600,000 in legal bills over compliance failures.

Three car pile-up Lower Shotover Bridge – Flying object Chimney fire at Eichardt’s Airbnb guests save the day

Police are warning motorists to take extra care with a number of drivers clocked speeding at over 140km/hr in the last few weeks, school holidays and extra international drivers on local roads due to Chinese Golden Week.

Wakatipu Search and Rescue and Alpine Cliff Rescue volunteers have been called out to at least a third more, close to twice their usual number of rescues and searches in what’s been one of their busiest extended winter periods in some years.

The last film screening in Arrowtown Creative Arts Society’s (ACAS) Winter Film Series will be Dale Frank, Nobody’s Sweetie. On Friday, 24 October, following the film, there’ll be a Q&A with director Jenny Hicks.

Citizen Advice Bureau

He’s hosted Taylor Swift, Hugh Jackman and Sir Peter Jackson at his place, Sir Ian McKellen called it his favourite place on earth, and Internet billionaire Kim Dotcom was among many famous people wanting to buy it.

A local breast cancer survivor is calling on people the people of Otago to step up and volunteer for Breast Cancer Foundation’s Pink Ribbon Street Appeal, taking place on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 October.

International stars of the chamber music scene converged on Wānaka this weekend for the opening of At the World’s Edge Festival.

Queenstown will sparkle brighter than ever on Friday, 11 October 2025, as the Bhartiya Samaj Queenstown Charitable Trust hosts the 10th annual Diwali – Festival of Lights.

A new case of measles has been found in Queenstown. The case has no known links to the four cases in Northland.

Vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw is resuming its regular sailings from Queenstown to Walter Peak on Wednesday after a five-month engine overhaul.

Hato Hone St John (HHStJ) ambulance service has experienced its busiest winter on record, with July and August marking the two heaviest months for ambulance callouts in the service’s history.

Mental Health by Katherine Froggatt

Backcountry rescue experts are concerned for the safety of any recreational hikers heading up the likes of Ben Lomond at present with a real threat of mini avalanches if they venture out onto snow-covered cornices.