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Steve Rout was born with entrepreneurship in his blood. His parents Dick and Clarice Rout left a Hamilton dairy farm to operate U-Drive jetboats in Queenstown for two years. They never left - eldest Steve born on the day the old Bungy Backpackers maternity home opened in 1958.

Cardrona Alpine Resort has announced work will begin on a six-seater high-speed Soho Basin chairlift this summer.

Royalburn Station is opening to the public for the first time this summer to raise funds for charity.

Opinion: James Higham, Professor of Tourism, Griffith University, writing for The Conversation

One of New Zealand’s largest conservation groups has released a ground-breaking biodiversity report today – the first of its kind in New Zealand. Southern Lakes Sanctuary (SLS) is launching an interactive geographic information system (GIS) map – developed by Wildlands Consultants – which provides a comprehensive breakdown of wildlife species that existed in the Queenstown Lakes District, pre-human arrival.

Police ticketed more than 30 drivers during an operation targeting high-risk driving behaviour in Queenstown Lakes yesterday.

It’s summer and our pristine lakes and rivers beckon, inviting that long-awaited cool off plunge, soak, or spot of waterskiing. However, increasingly we’re being warned to think before we sink as levels of pollution from the likes of e-coli and toxic algae can threaten the safety of our popular recreational spots.

It's been almost a decade since Matty Yates and Scott Stevens called time on Queenstown nightclub Tardis and began brainstorming ideas for its Cow Lane premises.

Queenstown Airport's masterplan for $350 million of changes over the next decade has now been finalised.

New Zealand's 118,000 net migration gain in a year is unsustainable, and infrastructure needs to be better managed to support growth, says Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

In this episode, host Brent Harbour talks to Queenstown Business Chamber of Commerce CEO Sharon Fifield and board chair Angela Spackman the board chair. They look at business confidence in Queenstown, some of the challenges ahead, and how businesses are feeling about the summer season.

Alison Pavlovich, Senior lecturer in the School of Accounting and Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, writing for The Conversation

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has continued her dominance in women’s snowboarding, claiming the win today at the FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup in Edmonton, Canada, in a star-studded field.

Luke Harrold has claimed the silver medal at the FIS Freeski Halfpipe World Cup held at Secret Garden Resort in China, on Saturday.

The US is now only one flight away from the South Island. A United Airlines Dreamliner 787-900 landed at Christchurch Airport direct from San Francisco just after 10am today.

Cullen Rhind claimed the inaugural V5000 title at The WILD in Arrowtown on Saturday, with adventure racer Ali Wilson second overall. And well-known Arrowtown economist Benje Patterson finished second in the men's race and third overall.

The boil water notice for remaining parts of Queenstown has been lifted.

Queenstown Lakes has returned to a restricted fire season until further notice.

His incredibly realistic paintings inspired by the land he loves have brought him high acclaim around the world and his comedic dad jokes are among the best too. Renowned Queenstown artist Graham Brinsley, who could bring literally anything to life on canvas, lost his three-year battle with cancer in his kids’ arms on 1 December, aged 60.

Queenstown's mayor believes the water regulator overstepped the mark during the resort town's cryptosporidium outbreak, unnecessarily impacting some communities.