Otago Daily Times: Queenstown Lakes

The long-running Merino Muster cross-country ski race at Snow Farm, near Wanaka, will take on new significance from next year, after being sanctioned as a Worldloppet Ski Federation event.

Whether it was luck or something else, members of the Judkins family of Lake Hawea were counting their blessings yesterday.

More young people than usual turned out for the Southern Lakes Festival of Colour this year, but where were the blokes?

The executive of the Queenstown Lakes District Council has a new look, with chief executive Adam Feeley confirming three of his eight senior managers will come from outside the council.

Snow forecast for later this week will be just the icing on the cake for Wanaka skifields.