Felicity Wolfe

There are not many vineyards with horses, cattle and chickens roaming around but that may change as discerning wine buyers increasingly look for organic and environmentally friendly wines.

After a lot of debate, the Arrowtown Village Association has decided to "stand back" from the Plan Change 29 Arrowtown boundary issue, but will register its interest with a neutral submission.

There is still "no time frame" on when the final reports on the hydroslide at Alpine Aqualand will be ready for the Queenstown Lakes District Council and the public.

Wakatipu residents are urged to dust off their pink frocks and watch a couple of great movies to show their support for breast cancer awareness next month.

The setting up of a standardised trip intention system across New Zealand, to save lives and cut the cost of searches, is being investigated. Felicity Wolfe reports.

Judges are talking tough in Queenstown District Court as they deal with "an epidemic" of drink-driving around the Queenstown Lakes District.

This year's Arrowtown Trolley Grand Prix is shaping up as a battle of the super-heroes after the announcement that Batman has entered the race.

Batman, aka Luke Calder, said the high-tech Batmobile, which won the recreational division of the inaugural grand prix, was under "secret construction" in his workshop.

Cake, party hats and the happy memories of a generation of children were shared at Wakatipu Kindergarten's 20th anniversary celebration on Wednesday.

Having fulfilled requirements set by the Lottery Grants Board and various community trusts who offered funds towards the construction of the Gibbston River Trail, the small Gibbston community is now waiting anxiously for the money to arrive.

A monster sale attracted more than 300 bargain hunters and was a mammoth success for a Queenstown contractor who had run out of space in his yard.