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Turning 100 this month, Yorkshire-raised Margaret Reid has lived in Queenstown for almost 70 years after 10 years of post-war OE landed the gutsy little Brit here, where she fell in love while housemaiding at Eichardt’s Hotel.

The Lightfoot Initiatives' Amanda Robinson discusses the Aotearoa Bike Challenge, her own experience with cycling, and the potential that lies in pedal-powered commuting for a greener tomorrow.

If you want to know the benefits of “Buddying” ask Big Buddy Siobhan Adcock and her Buddy George Robbie.

Queenstown Lakes councillors will be asked to consider delaying the ten-year financial plan, due to the blowback from Three Waters cancellation.

Queenstown Lakes councillors are being asked to approve a further budget increase of $17.65 million for stage one of the Town Centre Arterial Road project. This takes the overall budget to $128.02m, up from the original $88m.

Proponents of Arrowtown’s controversial Olive Leaf Centre, next to St Patrick’s Catholic Church, are open to listening to the community about what they would like to see on the land, Centre Trust chair Colin Bellett says.

A $68 million electric bus depot is one of the big ticket items that will need funding as Queenstown looks to improve and decarbonise its public transport over the coming decades.

Seven thousand golf shots, four holes-in-one and more than $6000 raised for charity - it's incredible what you can do in 24 hours with some support from your mates.

My love affair with biking got off to a rocky start. I grew up in a hilly Dunedin, and it wasn’t until I was about 10 that I learned to ride. I cut my teeth on pedalling myself dizzy up steep roads and wobbling down again. Despite regular crashing, nothing matched the soaring freedom of roaming by bike.

Queenstown's Alice Robinson has finished in second place at the FIS Giant Slalom World Cup held in Andorra overnight.

In his fourth attempt to hoist the silverware, Wānaka’s Hamish Elliott clinched a nail-biter in this year’s Elite men's field to claim the 42nd Kathmandu Coast to Coast Multisport World Championship title.

Queenstown Business Chamber of Commerce and Queenstown Airport will again partner in 2024 for a series of events featuring prominent leaders.

The first phase of beautifying some of the region’s Chorus telecommunication cabinets is now complete, with plans already underway for more to be painted this year.

With Australian golfing legends Peter Thomson, Kel Nagle, Ian Baker-Finch, Rodger Davis, and more recently Brendan Jones on the list of past New Zealand Open champions, there is clear evidence that the New Zealand Open is a tournament that Australia’s top golfers love to play in and love to win.

After a childhood roaming the dramatic landscapes at Karekare on Auckland’s West Coast, and now living in a 1960s crib at the foot of the mountains in Arrowtown, its no wonder local artist Jasmine Clark has a penchant for pondering sculptural forms and spotting patterns in nature.

Vulnerable ratepayers may be pushed to the brink of bankruptcy due to escalating rates rises to pay for Three Waters upgrades, Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan says.

Electric buses will replace Queenstown's whole Orbus fleet starting in 2028, but Dunedin will get them first. Otago Regional Council, which runs the Orbus services, has confirmed today that the first fleet of e-buses will appear on Dunedin’s streets this month, February 2024.

India Meets Ireland is a performance that showcases the colourful contrast and musical magic created by these two cultures through their ragas and reels.

In an historic moment for the world of extreme sports, the inaugural World MTB Awards (WMA) is set to take place in Queenstown next week.

He grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, surrounded by the love, good food and wine that goes with the warmth of a large Italian extended family, so it was inevitable that Domenic Mondillo would excel in hospitality.