Otago Regional Council will consider whether to discontinue free children’s bus fares, increase adult fares from $2 to $2.50, and several other public transport changes at its meeting this week.
Global Games, the powerhouse behind some of New Zealand’s most vibrant junior sports festivals, is teaming up with Queenstown Football Club to launch a brand-new event, the Queenstown International Football Cup, set to put the resort town firmly on the footballing map.
Women-led businesses are everywhere in Queenstown - paving the way for an innovative future.
Queenstown primary school Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau is set to expand thanks to a multi-million boost from Central Government.
A community group opposing plans for major developments around Ben Lomond says shipping more than a million people up the mountain each year is "completely unsustainable".
Let’s face it - insurance isn’t exactly dinner party conversation material. But if you have people who rely on you (hello, mortgage… hi, kids), it’s something worth getting right. And spoiler alert: googling “cheap life cover NZ” isn’t the same as getting proper advice.
With $110 million in sales collectively in just two years at Millbrook Resort, including a record-setting $9m transaction, you’d think Mel Carter was all about the hard sell.
You can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl – especially if that girl is Laura King.
Based in Alexandra, Dash Design and Print has its origins in the gold rush days of the 1860s, when the Stevens family founded the Dunstan Times and the Alexandra Herald.
Choppy’s impressive aviation background includes diverse roles as a helicopter pilot and instructor in, search and rescue, firefighting, agricultural flying, precision work, and passenger transport.
My name is Hana Kim, and I’m the director of Utsugi Hospitality and the owner of Tinco Café, a small café located in the Kmart foyer in Queenstown Central.
Skyline are on a mission to deliver real fun to global communities, and behind the scenes there’s a team of diverse, passionate individuals.
After seven years of growing community impact, the Wakatipu Community Foundation has officially rebranded as the 45South Community Foundation.
Persistent thieves have been hitting local supermarkets and petrol stations across the Queenstown Lakes District, many just unable to resist that sweet chocolate treat or high-end Bluff oyster.
Queenstown Airport is warming up for the winter rush of around 750,000 passengers over the next few months.
Rising star of the butchery world William Fletcher has earned a place at the grand finals of the National Butchery Awards.
Queenstown locals are being asked to help shape the future of one of the district’s fastest-growing areas - the Southern Corridor between the Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu.
Parenting is definitely no walk in the park. For many, the early years are full of challenges, adjusting to the new normal and learning on the fly.
He tried farming and the freezing works before the lure of ‘good fun’ landed Ross Lawrence his dream job as a liftie at Whakapapa in 1984.
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