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Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade secretary Katherine Lamont has been honoured with Fire and Emergency NZ’s special Judges Award for going above and beyond with her national firefighters’ petition seeking equal ACC rights for thousands of unpaid volunteer firefighters.

Shotover Jet is proud to support young local sporting talent through its Te Iti Kahuraki Athlete Programme. Now in its fourth year, the programme continues to uplift rangatahi from the Queenstown Lakes region, helping them pursue their dreams both on and off the field.

You’ll be able to cool yourself down this summer – Kiwi icons The Black Seeds will join the lineup for Rhythm & Alps. The New Year festival includes an array of artists to bring in 2026, and guitarist and lead singer of the band, Barnaby Weir, is excited to be a part of it.

Police are reiterating stern warnings to anyone thinking they’ll take the risk to drink and drive after a teenage driver, who allegedly crashed into a fence on Littles Road, allegedly blew three and a half times over the legal adult limit.

Police are warning cyclists, walkers and motorists to be ‘extra vigilant’ along state highways and roads with summer approaching and the new Kawarau Gorge Trail on the way, after an American cyclist was seriously injured at Gibbston last Monday (3 November).

This November, Child Cancer Foundation is once again inviting Kiwis to bring meaning and heart into their homes with the launch of its annual tea towel fundraiser, featuring a beautiful new pōhutukawa-inspired design.

She grew up in the rugged Wakatipu backcountry – resilient and independent, ready to give anything a go, so it’s hardly surprising that Mandy de Vries (Herron) now runs an innovative, award-winning tourism business in Fiji.

NZONE Skydive is celebrating its 35th anniversary as the country’s first commercial tandem skydiving operator and a cornerstone of New Zealand’s adventure tourism industry.

KnowYourStuffNZ is back in town! The drug harm reduction charity helping Kiwis stay safer on a night out is returning to Queenstown and Wānaka with a new season of free, legal, and confidential drug checking clinics.

A cyclist has been seriously injured after being hit by a car near Queenstown.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and the Three Lakes Cultural Trust (TLCT) are playing creative matchmaker this November — pairing local creativity with unexpected spaces and places across the district.

The Royal New Zealand Air Force is planning on a big turnout of its aircraft for next Easter’s Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow.

A man has been remanded in custody following a search warrant at a property in Glenorchy. This morning, the Otago Lakes Central Organised Crime Team executed a search warrant as part of an ongoing Operation, targeting the supply of Methamphetamine within the community. 

Josie Shapiro is the bestselling author of Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts, which won the inaugural Allen & Unwin Fiction Prize and was named one of the best books of 2023 by The Spinoff and The New Zealand Listener.

As the clean-up from last week’s storm continues, Fire and Emergency is asking farmers and lifestyle block owners in Otago and Southland to pause and plan before starting to burn debris.

Queenstown firefighters had to use the ‘jaws of life’ to cut a seriously injured Kiwi driver from his vehicle after emergency services responded to a head on crash on the Glenorchy Road just before 3.30pm on Monday (Labour Day).

A large slip has blocked and closed the Rees Dart Track near Dart Hut and Saturday’s (1 November) planned Routeburn Track opening will be reviewed with DOC and rescuers warning backcountry enthusiasts to beware of a heightened spring avalanche risk and the real risk of tree fall.

Vaudeville is a genre of live theatre dating back hundreds of years, which can feature a range of acts from music and comedy to pantomime, dancing and multifarious skills.

If you want to get the job done, Kerry Dunlop’s your man.