The founders behind The Headwaters Eco Lodge in Glenorchy, Debbi and Paul Brainerd, have been named among the most transformative leaders in sustainable business.
The MEPV is aimed at protecting migrant workers in New Zealand from exploitation.
Total grants awarded by the Central Lakes Trust have now exceeded the $155 million it was seeded with.
Councillors have urged Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) staff to find a replacement for the district’s old Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) as quickly as possible.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of our communities, and their passion, skills and abilities are as diverse as their backgrounds.
Music fans and the Whakatipu Basin community are in for a treat next Easter as Queenstown’s Whakatipu Music Festival presents a week-long smorgasbord of workshops and performances 14-21 April 2025.
Vegetation starting to dry out is a key factor in Central Otago and Upper Waitaki fire zones entering a restricted fire season this week.
A draft strategy detailing how Queenstown Lakes communities can prepare and adapt to natural hazards will go out for public feedback this week.
Queenstown's mayor Glyn Lewers is guest on the last-ever Outlet Queenstown podcast this week.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors hit the mats at Queenstown Events Centre on Saturday for King of the South 7.
They’ve clocked up almost 60 years between them in the classroom at Arrowtown School, wiping away many a child’s tears, soothing grazed knees and gleaning immense joy from encouraging little minds to stretch and grow.
The first residents are moving into Arrowtown's new neighbourhood, the 68-home Tewa Banks development.
Queenstown finally has its own edition of popular boardgame Monopoly, just in time for Christmas.
She’s milked cows, driven school and tour buses on remote dusty roads and rubbed shoulders with Hollywood elite, not to mention the four kids she’d had by age 25. For Helen Hillary, it’s all just a case of “knuckle down and do what you can”.
A coroner has decided not to open an inquiry into the deaths of three men in a helicopter crash near Wānaka in 2018.
Police are on the hunt for Christopher Mitchell, who Police believe is in the Invercargill area, but may have travelled to Queenstown.
Solar power company SolarZero has been put into liquidation, leaving some customers worried about the contracts they have signed with the company.
No cops, no names, no judgement - just free, legal drug-testing and advice.
Mental health campaigner Glen Thurston is the guest on this week's The Outlet Podcast talking through the barriers that stop firearms owners reaching out for help.
Major planning work is underway for The Remarkables ski field expansion into the Doolans.
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