Queenstown Lakes mayor Glyn Lewers says the council faces penning the “toughest Long Term Plan in its history”, as it struggles with the $800 million blowback of Three Waters.
New Tourism and Hospitality Minister Matt Doocey says he has a clear message for tourist towns, businesses and organisations: “We want to grow tourism ... but with social licence”.
he government is being accused of quietly expanding the reach of its public service cuts to pay for promised tax breaks.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has launched a marine safety inquiry into an accident involving the scenic cruise vessel M.V Fiordland Navigator.
A 28-year-old man has been arrested and charged with Excess Blood Alcohol Causing Death, over the crash that killed Royalburn Station butcher Outrega Anderson.
A 10-year-old girl has died after being swept down the Marian Creek in Fiordland National Park today.
Wānaka snowboarder Lucia Georgalli has won silver at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea.
The RealNZ tourist vessel, The Fiordland Navigator, broadcast a mayday call after running aground in Doubtful Sound yesterday evening at 6.15pm.
The ‘people’s poet’ Hone Tuwhare has inspired four acclaimed printmakers to create a visual connection with the written word.
The dates for the 2024 NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival have been released and filmmakers and writers are invited to enter their work in the annual mountain film and book competitions.
The search is on for one local rangatahi (young person) to join a national mentoring programme designed to develop the leadership capability of young Māori across Aotearoa New Zealand.
He grew up tough as a Crown Terrace farm boy, destined for a life on the edge as an extreme adventurer - a journey that’s seen Jock Jeffery conquer undiscovered peaks from Pakistan to Peru, and sled through outer Greenland.
It’s shaping up to be a good season for foodies with a number of food truck events popping up around Queenstown. An array of food trucks take over the picturesque Red Barn each Thursday evening, and Country Lane from noon on the last Sunday of every month during summer. Sweet and savoury options are available as well as live music – the events have a family-friendly atmosphere.
It’s an age-old problem that Queenstown councils have faced for decades, ever since the Wakatipu’s now world-renowned beauty and charm has been luring visitors from around the world.
Queenstown Bike Fest 2024 "has been a blast" so far, says organiser Emmerson Wilken. The 10-day festival got underway on Friday with a Lake Jump at Steamer Wharf, with bikers pulling backflips and other tricks into Lake Wakatipu from a ramp, in front of a raucous crowd.
Alice Robinson has claimed a third-place finish at the FIS Giant Slalom World Cup held in Jasna, Slovakia overnight (NZT).
Kiwi icons the Topp Twins have been confirmed as the lead entertainment act for this year’s anticipated Wānaka A&P Show.
Host Brent Harbour talks to Suzanne Prentice, the Southland-based Trustee of the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust, and Graeme Gale, Managing Director of Helicopters Otago Ltd, that delivers the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter service.
Hundreds of thousands of litres of partially treated human effluent spilled into a Queenstown swamp before it was stopped.
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