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Well-known Queenstown winemaker Jen Parr is pragmatic when reflecting on the resilience of the viticulture industry after the pandemic. “Personally, I don’t think the challenges of the past few years are unique to NZ wineries. I guess it depends on whether you are talking about pandemic challenges, or those that nature throws our way. Dancing with Mother Nature is part of being a wine grower and the seasonal challenges in Central Otago are somewhat kinder than in other parts of NZ – usually.”

People with the drive and insight to help address local effects of climate change are invited to join Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) independent Climate Reference Group (CRG).

An investigation is underway after two Queenstown helicopters nearly collided in mid-air.

Warning signs have been erected at the waterfront in Glenorchy after two people drowned in near identical circumstances, just six days apart.

A wildfire off Skippers Road spread across 12 hectares but was contained before it reached the historic Baldersons Cottage.

Kiwi snowboarding powerhouse Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won the LAAX Open Slopestyle World Cup in Switzerland.

The man missing in the water at Glenorchy has been located deceased by the Police National Dive Squad.

Fire crews have contained the Skippers Road blaze this morning after it burned across about 12 hectares. 

Builders working next door and neighbours scrambled to get a decent blaze under control on a St Andrew’s Park section late this morning

Queenstown council's GM of property and infrastructure Peter Hansby has died suddenly over the summer break.

One of the country's largest craft breweries has run out of carbon dioxide and has more than 60,000 litres of unfinished beer waiting for carbonation.

The Christmas dust has settled, the New Year has begun and summer is well and truly underway. Many Queenstown hospitality businesses are reporting pre-covid levels of customers and Queenstown airport supports this sentiment with international passenger arrivals surpassing 2019 numbers. This summer is set to be the busiest one in several years, and it appears staffing shortages are slowly turning around – so what’s expected for the rest of the seaso

For anyone who loves Mid-Century architecture, or who is now back at work but still dreaming of those summery by-the-pool vibes, head to Starkwhite to soak up Australian painter Paul Davies’ art work. Davies has three paintings in an exhibition titled Whispering Gums: Recent Australian art and will be visiting Queenstown to give an artist talk on Saturday 21st of January.

They’re spending anything from $5000 to $10,000 on couple elopements through to hundreds of thousands of dollars on grand weddings, as Queenstown’s popular wedding industry bounces back with a boom.

Local and visiting drivers are being urged to be cautious and aware when driving on some of the Wakatipu’s narrow backcountry gravel roads after a few unreported incidents and one accident.

It’s only a hop, skip and a jump from Queenstown and Garston Hops is welcoming anyone interested in visiting its rapidly growing 15 hectare hop gardens to a special open day this week (Wednesday, January 18). What started over a beer for Garston farmer James McNamee prior to the first experimental plantings in 2016, has grown into what is believed to be the southern most commercial hop gardens, and Southland’s first.

From the end of this week the Queenstown Bike Festival will take over town for ten days. Each day is jam-packed with biking events for all skills and ages, and events include racing, jump jams, a photography competition, and a variety of unique activities. The location of the events will be scattered around Queenstown, and include Coronet Peak, Skyline and Cardrona.

A successful artist for 32 years and a born creative, Gus Watson wasn’t always on the trajectory to a creative career. The youngest son of a well-known Invercargill lawyer, Gus was headed for a legal career, just like his grandfather, father and two brothers before him.

Saturday's Lake Hayes A&P Show is proof that the sun is shining on Queenstown's events sector again.

Competition for rental accommodation in Queenstown is so fierce, workers are resorting to sleeping in cars again, while others opt to leave town.