Following a meeting involving 50 representatives from helicopter companies, rural landowners, the Department of Conservation (Doc) and Land Information New Zealand this week, "positive progress" had been made on the issue of helicopter consents in the Queenstown Lakes district.
Several attempts yesterday to debate two media statements issued recently by Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Duncan Field were thwarted by mayor Clive Geddes.
The Arrowtown Bulls rugby team travels to Wanaka tomorrow with a keen sense of history - knowing a win over Upper Clutha will give them the Central Otago premiership for the first time.
Queenstown skifields are continuing to lead the way in development and innovation, with The Remarkables about to make history this weekend.
Almost 200 responses have been received by the Southland District Council on the Te Anau Discussion Document, regarding possible changes for the basin in the Southland District Plan.
Consent has been granted for a large multipurpose development in the heart of Queenstown, covering fivetitles and including a commercial building with residential elements, visitor accommodation, restaurant and retail.
The Southern Stampede ice hockey team skated off the ice victorious on Saturday night after winning two from two against the Dunedin Thunder in Queenstown on a weekend which included an ill-tempered incident, in which an angry Queenstown player threw his helmet at a group of Dunedin supporters.
The property development sector in Queenstown is facing "significant change" and development properties are generally regarded as being "in over-supply", but the wider property market appears to be "relatively robust", an observer says.
A slip estimated to contain 30,000cu m of rock above the Shotover River is considered "imminent", but there will be no intervention to bring down the unstable material, Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Duncan Field said yesterday.
Six Queenstown ice skaters are hoping intensive training over the past fortnight will pay dividends this weekend, as they compete in the Otago-Southland ice skating championships in Queenstown.
Charging along a "10-pin bowling alley" attached to a horizontal bungy trying to beat your mate to score a pushover try may seem like kids play, but organisers of the All Blacks Roadshow say that and several other rugby-themed games are aimed at grown-ups.
Queenstown Airport's new navigational system has signifi-cantly reduced the number of flights being diverted or cancelled during minimal weather conditions.
The death of Te Anau toddler Shane Holden Price last year had reinforced the "absolute necessity" of parents supervising their children when they were in or near water, Coroner David Crerar said.
The Cadbury Moro Slopestyle series, for freestyle skiers and boarders, begins for the 10th year at the Remarkables today.
Doctor from around New Zealand will be in Queenstown for the next four days at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners' annual conference.
The Lakes District Hospital at Frankton will be able to buy a portable ultrasound scanner after receiving a $47,643 grant from the Central Lakes Trust.
Queenstown cafe, restaurant, pub, club and catering operators will get a head start on future requirements for food safety management next month.
For the 15th consecutive year, some of New Zealand's best multisport athletes will race from the Remarkables ski area to Coronet Peak, in the North Face Peak to Peak this weekend.
Gibbston Valley Station's proposed development, which would see the station erect a Vintner's Village, visitor and residential accommodation, totalling 104 units, is now out for public notification.
There was a mermaid, a pirate, a penguin and a whole lot of fun to be had at Queenstown's Alpine Aqualand yesterday afternoon during the Wild About Water Pool Party.
