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A Wānaka father who died while trying to save his son from strong currents at the mouth of the Rees River in Glenorchy on Friday afternoon, 13 January, has been identified as Linkin Kisling, 48, by Stuff.

Olympic star Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has landed on the podium in her first major event back since she dominated the snowboarding competition scene last season.

A man missing in Lake Wakatipu was yesterday located deceased by the Police National Dive Squad.

Nearly five tonnes of unprocessed Queenstown recycling was sent to landfill last Wednesday.

New Zealand has been dealing with supply issues for carbon dioxide (CO2) for quite some time now, but this has all started to come to a head over the past two weeks as the Kapuni liquid carbon dioxide processing plant has temporarily closed down.

Kiwi country-pop music sensation Jackie Bristow and renowned jazz entertainers Nairobi Trio are among a stellar line-up of entertainment confirmed for this month’s inaugural Roam the Valley Wine & Food Festival.

Otago's Lakes and Central fire zones moved to a Prohibited Fire Season at 8am this morning, Thursday, 12 January, until further notice.

Over the hill in Wanaka the annual Craigs Aspiring Art Prize will take place this weekend. The annual event attracts artists from throughout New Zealand and offers a top prize of $20,000. It’s the main fundraiser for Holy Family Catholic School.

The Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade celebrates 160 years on the job this year with its meticulously filed records, dating right back to the early days, now safely stored in the Lakes District Museum archives.

Growing up in Te Anau from the age of two, Hank Sproull, who’s just celebrated 50 years in aviation, was fascinated by light aircraft and hangars from a very young age.

Queenstown Lakes residents are now only allowed to use sprinklers between midnight and 6am. Water restrictions have been introduced as the district bakes under sizzling summer temperatures - hitting 30degC today.

Construction of Queenstown's landmark Lakeview Te Taumata development is expected to begin later this year. The first stage of the 10-hectare development, on former campground land off Man Street, was granted resource consent in December by the Ministry for the Environment as part of the Covid -19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020.

Queenstown's Orbus service will run on a reduced timetable for at least another five months.

Summer in Queenstown is epic. Think long days, warm temperatures, BBQs and rivers and lakes to swim in; it’s the perfect recipe for putting a big smile on everyone’s face. Throw in a healthy dose of bike riding, and you’ll soon see how awesome the Queenstown Trail network is and you are likely to discover something new about this incredible place we live in.

The Queenstown Gardens has been a central and much loved part of Queenstown for just over 150 years.

Queenstown gets accused of being ‘out of this world’ expensive. The good news is that, while visitor need to shell out for the hotels, if they don’t have a local option fixed up, and while restaurants and tours can be pricey, there’s plenty to enjoy in Queenstown that doesn’t cost a cent. So with the holidays here, tuck these away for when visitors arrive, hoover up the best of the fabulous freebies, and save the money for something special…

In these times of rising living costs holidays can be out of the question for many families, but if you’re heading to, or live in, the Queenstown-Lakes, Central Otago region they don’t need to break the bank.

Rail royalty has returned to the tracks at Kingston with the re-introduction of a much-loved heritage gem, The Kingston Flyer vintage steam train, to the list of popular local tourist attractions.

This January Te Atamira is hosting Squiggla, a series of workshops that are a gymnasium for creative thinking. Aimed at adults, the programme encourages creative thinking through free-flow mark-making. It’s all about visual exploration and creative discovery without the pressure of copying anything or ‘making art’.