People are being warned not to swim at two popular Otago holiday spots due to bacteria levels.
Police were called to Wānaka's Dinosaur Park around midnight last night after 300 youths gathered there and multiple fights broke out.
Tis the season for horse racing in the region. It’s time to dust off your frocks and head out to the track to witness the popular sport.
About ten years ago, while working at Badrutt’s Palace Hotel in the Swiss town of St Moritz, I was shocked to learn a guest once requested an elephant be brought in to deliver a birthday gift to his wife. And the hotel made it happen, squeezing the elephant into the lobby.
Emily Rutherford says she feels "personally victimised" by iPhone's weather app.
Queenstown's Royalburn Station owners Carlos Bagrie and Nadia Lim are among several locals recognised in the 2025 honours.
A drug checking service has warned festival goers that partaking in risky drug taking could put a downer on their fun.
Police and other emergency services throughout New Zealand have attended eight fatal crashes over the holidays so far, where nine people have lost their lives.
Cardrona Alpine Resort plans to expand the Pines Carpark, adding to the suite of upgrades it is undertaking.
Christmas is done and the bins are full. But, not everything used at home can be disposed of in Queenstown Lakes District Council's red, yellow and blue bins - and some items are downright dangerous.
Some of the last remaining lakefront sections in the Southern Lakes are now on the open market.
The first group of riders for Natural Selection Bike has been confirmed, with a host of the world’s best mountain bikers set to compete in the international event.
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has published the final version of its annual report 2023-2024.
It is great to be back in Queenstown now Parliament has wrapped for the year.
The developer behind the massive expansion of Kingston has announced its first 25 sections will come to the market in early autumn 2025.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has banned fireworks in the Queenstown Lakes area and restricted open-air fires from 8am this morning until further notice.
At least a dozen people remain in hospital after a tour bus and two cars collided south of Queenstown.
Firearms, ammunition and drugs have been seized by police who executed a series of search warrants in Queenstown, Wānaka, Cromwell, Alexandra, Clyde, Hawea.
Locals and visitors driving into Queenstown and Wānaka will have access to lots of extra carparking to use for shopping and sightseeing this summer, and all within walking distance of the town centres and lakefronts.
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