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Parenting is definitely no walk in the park. For many, the early years are full of challenges, adjusting to the new normal and learning on the fly.

A climber who fell between 200m and 300m off a ledge down a very steep, rocky face while descending Mount Aspiring in darkness on Tuesday evening is “very, very lucky to be alive”, rescuers say.

Destined to be a leader, he was appointed ‘Sergeant Major’ for his Greymouth High School Cadets in 1959 “in charge of training the kids”. By 2001, albeit on a somewhat grander scale, former Queenstown Lakes Mayor Clive Geddes was pretty much doing the same.

One of Queenstown’s firefighting Superheroes, Bobby Lamont, who has more than 25 years’ service under his kit, is one of five experienced specialist Kiwis seconded to the United States to help fight wildfires.

The young talent of our region was on display at Wakatipu High School last week as students took on HADESTOWN Teen Edition.

A beloved community centre which has served as a second home to tens of thousands of Queenstowners is on the hunt for a new home of its own. Happiness House - which offers free food, low-cost clothes, advocacy and spaces for social connection - has learned it must vacate its premises of two decades near Queenstown Gardens by 2028.

A member's bill that would extend ACC cover to volunteer firefighters has been drawn from the biscuit tin.

Since opening Patagonia Tāhuna Queenstown, we’ve wanted it to feel like a gift to the community.

Three youths will face charges in the Youth Court in relation to a ram raid at Big Barrel liquor store in Remarkables Park around 2.30am yesterday (Wednesday, 22 July), the second in Remarkables Park in eight months.

Kiwi Park Queenstown has officially revealed the name of its rare brown kiwi chick, Tuku Iho, during a traditional Māori naming and blessing ceremony held with local iwi.

She’s breathed new life into Arrowtown’s ANZAC commemorations, flashed her frilly knickers during countless knee highs, and as an award-winning hair stylist Rosemary Chalmers has got it cut and dried.

Police and emergency services are urging drivers of the risks of driving on slippery alpine roads, with black ice and frosty roads plaguing the district in recent weeks and more than a dozen crashes, one causing the death of a visiting Hong Kong driver.

The premise for DJ Hot Dub Time Machine is pretty simple; play hits across the decades, starting in the 50s and coming all the way through to present day.

Police are investigating the cause of a fatal accident between a bus and a car on the Crown Range Road about 10.15am yesterday (15 July) with the road closed for the rest of the day and into the evening.

In a world where technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, staying connected can feel increasingly challenging, particularly for older members of our community.

One of New Zealand’s leading Queenstown skiers in the 1970s, Fraser Skinner soon discovered a niche for organising events, from his Winter Classic Ski Race and Winter Festival Mardi Gras to that first hairy, fishnet-clad stocking emerging from the stretch limo in the inaugural 70’s Drag Race.

Inspired by the spirit of downtown cabaret shows in New York, Paris, and Berlin, the Tiny Room Concert Series combines music and comedic narratives to delight and entertain.

Kiwi actor Sir Sam Neill has died, his family has announced. "It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life."

Queenstown will host what is believed to be the first event of its kind in the region this July, bringing together local business owners, creatives, students, technologists and AI practitioners for a community-led AI hackathon.

Five people have been injured after the Queenstown Shotover Jet crashed into rocks on the Kawarau river. Emergency services were called to the scene at about 3:15pm.