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Mental Health by Katherine Froggatt

Queenstown has always attracted people who think a little bigger. Entrepreneurs chasing bold ideas, creatives seeking inspiration, and professionals building something meaningful while surrounded by mountains that remind us why we slow down and take a breath.

Police are hunting for two men over a disorder incident in a Frankton store in which a store worker was left “extremely shaken”. They’re appealing for the public’s help in identifying these two men pictured during the alleged 24 January incident earlier this year, who they’d like to speak to.

The Aotearoa Surf Film Festival (ASFF) will be in Queenstown and Wānaka this week. It’s the 14th year for the touring surf film festival, which is held annually at the end of summer.

For one weekend only, one of Central Otago’s most spectacular high-country landscapes will open to the public, offering hikers a rare opportunity to summit two peaks while supporting life-saving breast cancer research.

He’s forged himself a highly successful career in snow, his expertise in demand worldwide, all due to pursuing a passion for skiing 50 years ago, which became a passion for snow safety.

It’s easy to forget how quickly clothing has become disposable. What used to be bought, worn, repaired and passed on is now often replaced without a second thought… and that shift is exactly what ReFashion Queenstown is hoping to challenge.

A series of free public seminars across Central Otago and the Southern Lakes will give communities the opportunity to hear directly from leading eye specialists about age-related macular degeneration (MD)—the leading cause of blindness in New Zealand.

The Royan New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) is coming to Queenstown at the start of April with a show for the kids.

The Otago Nuggets are making a quick stop at the Remarkables Park Town Centre ahead of the NBL season and they’re inviting you to join them for a free, high energy morning of hoops, games and giveaways.

Police are appealing to drivers in the lead-up to Easter and the school holidays to make sure they’re well rested before a long journey, haven’t been drinking, keep to the right speed, and allow plenty of room to react when following

An independent future review of Wānaka Airport recommends it retains a focus on general aviation, while allowing limited regional air connectivity, following extensive community engagement over the past year.

She helped deliver hundreds of babies in almost 15 years as a midwife, starting at the old Sydney Street Queenstown Maternity Home, (later Bungi Backpackers), during the boom times of the 1980s and 90s, up to eight mums often packed into the five-bed home.

As World Water Day approaches, WAI Wānaka is encouraging residents and visitors to pause and consider a simple but powerful question: What would you pay to keep your favourite swimming spots clean and safe?

Theatre show SELENE, a story about the goddess and the dark side of the moon, is coming to town. A radical explosion of ancient myth, it’s about how we grow up defined by our bodies, the light (and dark) sides of us, and all the wild stuff inside of us.

If you want to know the benefits of “Buddying” Ask Big Buddy Darren Ryan and his Buddy Jett Ketchel.

All outdoor fires are banned in the Wakatipu and entire Lakes Fire Zone from today (Thursday, 12 March) amid serious concerns about the fire risks in the current dry conditions with three significant vegetation fires in the Wakatipu alone in the last fortnight.

Jack’s Point residents say traffic has “dramatically increased” exiting Jack’s Point during peak hour with neighbouring Hanley’s Farm residents diverting there to use Jack’s Point’s safer and normally less clogged exit onto the State Highway.

He’s saved many lives in his time and risked his own a few, just for the thrill of a good ride, but these days one of Queenstown’s original 1970s rafting guides and tandem paragliding pilots, John ‘J.R.’ McCormack, is an artist, kicking back eating whitebait on the West Coast.

A proposed gold mine is on the fast-track list. Proponents says it will bring jobs and money to the region, but opponents say it will be an economic 'short-term sugar hit... with long-term consequences'.