Fiordland businesses are calling for urgent action to address a critical housing shortage they say is limiting the region's economy.
Between them they can boast an impressive line-up of academic, sporting, cultural and humanitarian abilities and accomplishments, but they’re a humble bunch too, so Wakatipu High School’s five new student leaders are instead focused on everybody else.
New Zealand Open Tournament Director, Michael Glading has confirmed the news that leading Kiwi professional, Ryan Fox will miss the 103rd New Zealand Open due to his PGA tour commitments.
Queenstown Airport will pay shareholders an interim dividend of $5.3 million after a strong start to the current financial year.
It’s been my experience in my more than two decades of volunteering, that if you are feeling stuck, underappreciated, or have been told you are not ready to lead that big project or land that coveted promotion at work, it’s time to look outside of your role.
A stellar line up of pro and celebrity golfers will tee off at Queenstown’s Millbrook Resort next week for the 103rd New Zealand Open.
It’s a changing of the guard at the iconic Ivy Box art gallery on Queenstown’s lakefront.
In a major coup, Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow has secured one of the world’s most iconic WWII fighter-bomber aircraft for its Easter 2024 airshow.
Sometimes it just seems too hard to bike to work, but mud guards, pannier bags and wet weather gear clinched the deal for me to commit to biking, over driving or busing. Here are 7 reasons to love commuting by bike:
A strong field of more than 400 runners from 16 different countries took on the various gut-busting runs at the Shotover Moonlight, held on Queenstown’s Ben Lomond Station over weekend.
Wakatipu Community Foundation has a new chair as it targets the ambitious goal of becoming a billion dollar fund.
Queenstown ratepayers will pick up the bill for another $18 million budget blow out on the downtown bypass. Councillors yesterday approved the overspend, which brings the total cost of the 'shovel-ready' project to $128m, rather than opting to leave the road partially finished.
Kiwi numbers are increasing in a remote part of Fiordland for the first time in the history of their conservation, after recent aerial predator control operations.
A life of governance and community service started at 16 years old for sixth generation West Coaster Joanne Conroy – a woman who gets the job done.
Council’s planned new offices for 600 staff could be built with no debt, no rent, and leave money in the bank for cultural and community facilities. But not as proposed by QLDC’s Project Manawa – a project supposed to create our “community heart” in downtown Queenstown, through a complicated and costly land swap process and joint venture that would cost ratepayers forever rent and substantial debt.
The government is looking into allowing more overseas investment for build-to-rent housing, a leaked draft Cabinet paper shows.
Remarkable Theatre annual garden show will run this weekend, taking over Queenstown Gardens
Queenstown Lakes District councillors are being asked to approve funding for a future kerbside organics collection service.
Wānaka skier Adam Hall has finished in third place at the FIS Para Alpine Slalom World Cup race held in Sapporo, Japan.
La primera columna oficial para Nuestra Voz la dediqué a la crisis por falta de viviendas en Queenstown a mitad del año 2023, en pleno invierno.
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