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It is great to be back in Queenstown now Parliament has wrapped for the year.

The developer behind the massive expansion of Kingston has announced its first 25 sections will come to the market in early autumn 2025.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has banned fireworks in the Queenstown Lakes area and restricted open-air fires from 8am this morning until further notice.

At least a dozen people remain in hospital after a tour bus and two cars collided south of Queenstown.

Firearms, ammunition and drugs have been seized by police who executed a series of search warrants in Queenstown, Wānaka, Cromwell, Alexandra, Clyde, Hawea.

Locals and visitors driving into Queenstown and Wānaka will have access to lots of extra carparking to use for shopping and sightseeing this summer, and all within walking distance of the town centres and lakefronts.

A 26-year-old Marlborough man failed to front up in court on Monday after being charged with allegedly punching a taxi driver and an Uber driver multiple times, hurling racial abuse at one and threatening to beat and shoot him.

Native grasses only, mind you. Back by popular demand, the Whakatipu Reforestation Trust will host summer evening sessions at the Jean Malpas Community Nursery in 2025.

Queenstown's MP Joseph Mooney has welcomed the Coalition Government’s new fast-track consenting regime.

He’s one of New Zealand’s most successful tourism entrepreneurs, having headed up and owned renowned Kiwi tourism operations, but Mark Quickfall didn’t need a business degree to get there.

An Otago man who killed Royalburn Station's head butcher in a head on crash has been sentenced to three years and eleven months in prison in the Invercargill High Court.

More than 10,000 people are expected to fly into Queenstown Airport this weekend and also the weekend before NYE.

Kinross’ wine garden is filled with sweet sound on Sundays throughout summer – and part of autumn. Musicians perform weekly from 3pm at the picturesque winery. It’s a family-friendly environment with a play area and sandpit, as well as a snack menu full of pizzas, platters and small bites.

Te Hau Toka Southern Lakes Wellbeing Group is offering five free or low-cost Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Aotearoa courses between January and March 2025, aimed at empowering adults across the Southern Lakes region to support youth mental health.

Mud, peace and quiet, basketballs - they're all on Queenstown Primary School's list to Father Christmas.

MP Joseph Mooney travelled to Dharamshala, India, last week to meet the 14th Dalai Lama.

It's $40 million over budget, still not finished after three years, and one of the most unpopular projects in Queenstown's history. Councillors sat down on Thursday to discuss where they went wrong on the controversial Queenstown Arterial Road Project - about 1km of road costing $128m.

Get ready for an exciting day of grass volleyball, community spirit, and sun-soaked fun at the Otago Volley Fest on 27 December at Pembroke Park in Wānaka.

Te Atamira has curated a fun-filled arts and crafts programme for the kids during the summer school holidays. Kicking off on 19 December with the Christmas programme, it’ll continue in the New Year from 8 January.

Police have revealed Invercargill woman Karen White died as a result of injuries she sustained in a significant assault.