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Popularity has long come with a price for Queenstown as New Zealand’s most popular holiday destination, but long-time businesspeople say the current housing crisis is the worst they’ve ever seen.

Sex toys. Live ammunition. Dead animals. Kitchen knives. Vape pens. You'd be surprised what Queenstowners put in their recycling bins.

Ayrburn will celebrate the Chinese New Year over the next fortnight, bookended by two not-to-be-missed noodle markets.

Volunteer South invites anyone involved in recruiting volunteers to join them in February for their Volunteer Engagement workshop.

With Wakatipu High School’s roll expected to hit maximum capacity of 1625 by 2027, principal Oded Nathan says “time is of the essence” for the Ministry of Education to decide on options for secondary education in the basin.

Simple Minds, Texas, Pseudo Echo and Collective Soul played to a crowd of more than 12,000 at the annual Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert on Saturday. Here's a selection of photos from the day.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has lifted water restrictions in Arrowtown, Frankton, Hanleys Farm, Kelvin Heights, Lake Hayes, Luggate, Quail Rise and Wānaka.

The parents of a 12-year-old Queenstown girl who’s been battling cancer for eight months have been overwhelmed by the huge generosity and support pouring their way to help fund urgently needed, expensive international cancer treatment.

A plan to transform Queenstown Lakes' growing tech sector into a billion-dollar industry has been unveiled by newly-established technology development agency, Technology Queenstown (TQ).

It’s been an historic day for New Zealand at the Winter Youth Olympic Games with two Central Otago freeski athletes winning gold and silver in the halfpipe.

Snow Sports NZ athlete Alice Robinson has finished in second place at FIS Giant Slalom World Cup held in Kronplatz, Italy overnight.

Tegan Ariel Chen has been named as the 10-year-old girl who died after falling into Marian Creek in Fiordland.

A cruise ship which ran aground on rocks in Fiordland's Doubtful Sound last week will restart trips on Tuesday afternoon.

This year’s Aotearoa Bike Challenge kicks into gear this Thursday, 1 February, with The Lightfoot Initiative’s calendar of new events and incentives for the Queenstown Lakes community to get cycling - to help cut congestion, reduce emissions, and increase their wellbeing.

Nico Porteous has claimed the silver medal in a hotly contested X Games Men's Ski SuperPipe at the Aspen X Games.

The Summer Concert Tour will head to Gibbston Valley this weekend, bringing with it sweet sounds from Simple Minds, Texas, Collective Soul and Pseudo Echo. The Queenstown leg is the last in a trio of shows, with the other two taking place in Taupō and Hamilton this past weekend. It’s the 14th year of operation for Dean Calvert and his wife, Amanda, who started this back in 2011.

After a six-year hiatus, Aspiring Conversations returns to our beautiful backyard from 4-7 April, hosting 14 events across three venues to stimulate the mind and feed the soul.

The Hill family has donated $90,000 to support the preservation of native wildlife and biodiversity in the region.

This Waitangi Day high profile, local kaumatua Darren Rewi is calling for all parties to continue to engage in dialogue and work through any differences on Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty) peacefully.