Around 8000 people turned out to the 109th Lake Hayes A&P Show on Saturday. Held at the showgrounds above Lake Hayes near Arrowtown, the historic annual event is always a popular big day out for locals as they kick into the new year.
Work begins this Tuesday to chop down 44 trees and shrubs near Frankton bus station.
Wānaka freeskier Luca Harrington has claimed back-to-back Freeski Big Air World Cup wins with his second career world cup victory, in Austria over the weekend.
US Band Everclear were a goliath in the 1990s with hits like Father of Mine, Santa Monica and Wonderful, and this summer they're teaming up with some of Australia's finest rockers on the Summer Concert Series.
There has been an increase in campers staying overnight in previously prohibited areas - including people camping in streets and carparks - so far this summer, following the dissolution of this district’s freedom camping bylaw.
DOC’s Queenstown visitor centre will be temporarily operating from Glenorchy between 13-26 January 2025.
A 21-year-old Southland man was arrested for assault with a weapon after allegedly throwing a large beer handle glass at an 18-year-old Christchurch woman in a Ballarat Street bar, slashing her in the cheek and causing a nasty laceration. Read this and more in this week's Crimeline.
Noah has been revealed as the most popular baby name for boys born in New Zealand in 2024, coming in top for the second year in a row.
The Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter carried out 85 missions between Christmas Day and January 5 - with a significant number in Central Otago.
Queenstown homeowners can likely expect pay more council rates this year, as independent valuers work to reassess what their properties are worth.
More than 20 firefighters and ambulance staff attended a blaze that ripped through a Queenstown property's bedroom.
Queenstown Lakes residents and visitors are being encouraged to help save water, with hot and dry weather likely over the next few months.
Join us on Saturday, 11 January, for the 109th annual Lake Hayes A&P Show, proudly supported by Queenstown Airport - writes Kate Hamilton - President, Lake County A&P Society
Luca Harrington has won the FIS Freeski Big Air World Cup in Flagenhurt, Austria this morning.
Alice Robinson has started 2025 with a bang, claiming the thirteenth World Cup podium of her career with a third place finish at the FIS Giant Slalom World Cup held in Slovenia overnight NZT.
People are being warned not to swim at two popular Otago holiday spots due to bacteria levels.
Police were called to Wānaka's Dinosaur Park around midnight last night after 300 youths gathered there and multiple fights broke out.
Tis the season for horse racing in the region. It’s time to dust off your frocks and head out to the track to witness the popular sport.
About ten years ago, while working at Badrutt’s Palace Hotel in the Swiss town of St Moritz, I was shocked to learn a guest once requested an elephant be brought in to deliver a birthday gift to his wife. And the hotel made it happen, squeezing the elephant into the lobby.
Emily Rutherford says she feels "personally victimised" by iPhone's weather app.
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