Anticipation has been building in Lake Hāwea during the past few weeks before the official opening of the township’s first supermarket today (Tuesday October 22).
A woman who developed a debilitating chronic pain condition after breaking her foot has been stuck between ACC and the public system, with neither one taking responsibility for her rehabilitation.
Conversations around our changing future can be slanted with a negative bent these days, and the complexity of the issues can seem overwhelming.
Developers behind Coronet Village are reviewing the scale of the project as opposition mounts from locals.
Hot pools are back on the drawing board for downtown Queenstown.
Arrowtown-local Brent Wallace will attempt to be the first person ride the Skyline Luge for 24 hours. It’s all for a good cause, taking place from 10am on 1 November, raising funds on Gumboot Friday and I Am Hope.
Preservation of collections for museums is crucial. One way this can be achieved is through digitising the archives.
Life Education is running a Digital Detox Fundraiser this weekend, encouraging kids to take a break from their devices and help raise funds to continue Life Education in our region.
Thirty years ago today, Air New Zealand launched daily direct flights between Auckland and Queenstown.
A Queenstown hospitality frontline icon in his heyday, Englishman Roger Goddard learned the trade from the best, doing the hard graft, 16-hours, seven days a week, as a first class, fine dining waiter on cruise ships around the world.
Hikes in outdoor dining fees are hitting already struggling hospitality businesses hard according to their Association.
An unwitting Queenstown dad sparked a Police alert last Thursday after members of the public saw a man with a rifle lying in the grass near Queenstown Airport.
There’s a new market in town and its focus is on supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs. Queenstown Youth Market runs around once a month and is organised by MyFundAction Youth Development Centre (MYDC).
Golf equipment manufacturer, Callaway Golf, has signed on as a new sponsor for The New Zealand Open, held in Arrowtown.
Warmer weather welcomes many into the garden. However, it’s also the time when gardeners can be at risk of catching Legionnaires’ disease from bags or bulk loads of potting mix and compost.
A Queenstown hospitality business owner says the council is hiking the fees he pays to have a few tables outside by almost 1600 percent, and it "doesn't make much sense".
One of the world’s most anticipated earthquakes is the next major surface rupture of the Alpine Fault in the South Island of New Zealand.
Alpine ski Racing superstar Alice Robinson was crowned the 2024 Snow Sports NZ Overall Athlete at the organisation's annual awards.
Queenstown Writers Festival are offering keen readers the chance to own a bundle of 19 books by some of New Zealand's best authors.
The rafters of the Rippon Hall were ringing with rapturous applause on Sunday night as this year’s At the World’s Festival took its final bow to a standing ovation from a sell-out audience.
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