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The biggest snow sports event in the Southern Hemisphere is primed to run from this Friday 23 August, in Queenstown Lakes.

Rocco Jamieson (Wānaka, 18) has won the first stop of the 2024 FIS Australia New Zealand Cup (ANC) Snowboard Slopestyle series at The Remarkables Ski Area on Saturday.

The first major subdivision on the northern side of Queenstown's Ladies Mile finally has the planning green light.

Sam Hadley has been crowned men’s New Zealand Giant Slalom National Champion for the first time in his career today at Coronet Peak.

A new population of takahē are thriving in on Greenstone Station near Queenstown, one year after being released.

A former colleague of the pilot killed in a helicopter crash in Cairns says he wasn't reckless, and the circumstances don't make sense.

Ski racing superstar Alice Robinson has been crowned the New Zealand Giant Slalom National Champion for the second year running at today's race held at Coronet Peak.

Libraries in the Queenstown Lakes District are going to a fine-free model, removing overdue fines for all users to help eliminate financial barriers and encourage even greater accessibility to all library resources.

Southland-born Samoan-Scottish painter Lyle Penisula will share works exploring his identity from next week at Te Atamira.

Can structural changes at the governmental and business levels truly drive decarbonisation and promote sustainable behaviours? Join Outlet host Brent Harbour as he chats with Wao general manager Monique Kelly about the upcoming WAO Summit.

Leading Queenstown hospo tech business First Table has launched a new feature which displays real-time availability for all its partner restaurants.

Breaking into cars, threatening bus drivers, repeat disqualified driving, weed but no warrant, and some late night drink driving were all part of the local beat for Police during the past week.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has been working with the community to develop a three-year Welcoming Plan for the district to ensure that all newcomers are able to thrive.

We are being told the health system is in crisis, “on the brink of failure” – spending beyond its budget, waiting times getting longer, suffering from widespread staff shortages.

QLDC could so easily fix the risk in its draft Long Term Plan that it loses supermajority shareholder control of Queenstown Airport without any community consultation. But instead of addressing this risk, Council’s “correction/clarification” of my Lakes Weekly Bulletin (LWB) article sought to obfuscate, misinform and divert attention from the serious issues raised. Issues about which Council’s LWB response was silent.

No fancy hospitality school launched longtime Queenstown restaurateur Tony Robertson’s 45-year career.

An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to subdivide land for a housing development at Frankton-Ladies Mile Highway in Queenstown.

“Game-changing”, “awesome” and “transformational” are just some of the things that past participants have said about how Wastebusters’ new programme changes the way they shop for and plan their weekly meals. Welcome to Every Bite.

Council staff are working through more than 340 submissions on McDonald’s application to open a restaurant and drive-through on the outskirts of Wānaka.

Queenstown Lakes mayor Glyn Lewers says the council needs more than just new debt tools to pay its whopping $1.5 BILLION water bill.