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.
They say every dog has its day and yesterday nothing could have been more true as 84 of man's best friends took to the slopes of Coronet Peak in the Speight's Dog Derby.
With some of Queenstown's biggest nights on the way during the 2008 American Express Queenstown Winter Festival, the arrival of a marquee in the Ballarat St car park could not have come at a better time.
Tiny tots and their teddys took centre stage at the Kawarau Falls Station Pavilion in central Queenstown yesterday for a teddy bears' picnic to rival all others.
Queenstown has long been known as a party town.
Madness, mayhem, insanity, hilarity and entertainment galore was on offer this weekend during events for the 2008 American Express Queenstown Winterfestival.
There was a little something for everyone during the opening action at the 2008 American Express Queenstown Winter Festival, with events in town and up the mountain keeping all ages entertained.
It has begun. After weeks of waiting, the 2008 American Express Queenstown Winter Festival was launched last night and as the sun went down behind the mountains, the mood was palpable.
A project described as a "Herculean effort" which has "future-proofed" Queenstown's winter season was officially opened on Saturday in front of about 140 invited guests at Coronet Peak.
Those gathered on Earnslaw Park yesterday afternoon not familiar with the tradition that is the Queenstown Winter Festival's Day on the Bay, could be forgiven for scratching their heads and asking "Why?"
While thousands have flocked to Queenstown to celebrate the 2008 American Express Winter Festival, which began on Friday, this morning there will be a celebration of a different kind on the Remarkables.
The party in Queenstown may have officially started at 5.30 last night, but for 151 passengers on board Air New Zealand flight NZ1832, the celebration began at 9am yesterday, in Sydney's International Airport.
From Friday, a new presence will be felt in Queenstown after dark as the resort's community guides take to the streets.
