Queenstown Lakes News

Contrary to rumours, today's Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow has not been cancelled because of bad weather.

If inspectors from the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment were in Wanaka yesterday, almost every retailer in the resort will face fines for breaching Easter trading laws.

Warbirds Over Wanaka organisers are anxious to dispel any rumours this weekend's show has been cancelled owing to poor weather.

Just in case anyone had forgotten the biggest warbirds airshow in the southern hemisphere starts on Saturday, six racing jet aircraft flew low, slow and quietly over Wanaka's lake frontage yesterday afternoon.

Wanaka camera shop owner Steve Worley (left) has been chosen as chairman of the town's newly-formed community patrol group.

A Primary School board of trustees chairman Mike Thomas says the school's governance woes are behind it after two of its board members resigned.

A popular comedy event will return to this year's 40th Queenstown Winter Festival.

It has room for bombs and missiles but not so much for a change of clothes.