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A man who lived in an illegal boarding house in Queenstown says landlord James Truong instructed tenants to hide from MBIE inspectors as attention on the property grew.

Queenstown Lakes District mayor Glyn Lewers and other members of the Otago Central Lakes Health Services and Assets Project have welcomed Health NZ’s clinical services review, which begins this month.

A new multi-use Buckler Burn trail and bridge linking the Glenorchy township to the Whakaari Conservation Area is now open for locals and visitors.

A Queenstown Lakes District Council application to discharge wastewater into the Shotover River has been escalated to the Environment Court.

A couple of good blokes are being hailed as heroes by a delighted local bride to be – one of them her fiancé, after her precious engagement ring was miraculously located under ice on top of the Crown Range.

KiwiHarvest’s 'Souperheroes' campaign has provided over a tonne of soup, stews, and curries to charities in Queenstown Lakes - including three in Wānaka - since launching in May.

Following a six-month search across Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas, Queenstown's cultural centre Te Atamira has a new director.

Not-for-profit Queenstown Trails has a new corporate sponsor to help it continue to develop the town's world-class trail network.

A local taxi driver was allegedly set upon by an Australian couple without any apparent motive, allegedly hit in the face by the woman and pushed up against his vehicle by the man. This and more in this week's Crimeline.

A 27-year-old Wānaka climber / snowboarder was airlifted to Southland Hospital after slipping backwards, falling over a steep cliff, dropping 20m then sliding another 30m into the Grand Couloir on the Remarkables.

Well-known local Darren Rewi has joined the race to be the next mayor of Queenstown Lakes.

While he admits he comes close, having launched multiple businesses mostly with very little know-how, Guy Hughes insists he’s not “a serial entrepreneur”.

Think you’ve got a wild question? You’re not alone. DOC’s Customer Service Centre has revealed the top wildlife-related queries flooding its inbox and phone lines this year.

A 10-year-old tourist died in Fiordland National Park due to "an accidental slip, during a happy family journey which had appalling consequences", a coroner says.

The future of freedom camping in Queenstown Lakes is now out for public consultation.

Fresh off the back of the release of Double Parked Season Two and sold-out tours around Aotearoa and across the ditch, comedian Chris Parker will bring his one-man show to Queenstown this month.

Capping local council rates would make the problem of paying for pipes and other infrastructure "worse not better", Labour leader Chris Hipkins says. Cabinet will year consider options to control rate rises, including capping, later this year.

This winter, Remarkables Park Town Centre is proud to introduce a new community initiative designed specifically for the men of the Wakatipu.

Asked to sum up this term in one word, I thought ‘sludge’, both literally (I think we all know the reference there) and metaphorically. In behavioural economics, metaphorical ‘sludge’ refers to friction. It’s the deliberate or unintentional barriers that slow people down or quietly exclude them. In the corporate world, it protects profit. In local government, it results in the status quo.

Property values ticked lower in the June quarter amid high stock levels and cautious buyer sentiment, although more affordable areas are showing price gains.