Guy Williams

The heavens may have opened on the inaugural Queenstown International Marathon, but organisers say the sky is the limit for its future growth.

Two athletes with Dunedin connections blasted through the rain to win the inaugural Queenstown International Marathon on Saturday.

Unusually high snowfalls have made November a tough month for contractors working on a new base building at The Remarkables ski area.

If you are looking for accommodation in Queenstown this weekend, bring a tent.

The Chinese billionaire behind the controversial buy-up of the Crafar dairy farms and Lochinver Station says New Zealanders have nothing to fear from his investments in the country.

Fifteen years ago on Monday, Lake Wakatipu, swelled by 350mm of rain which fell in its catchment over three days, burst its banks and flooded Queenstown's central business district. Guy Williams looks back on the anniversary of that natural disaster and examines how the resort is protecting itself from another big flood.

Queenstown tourism operators have criticised what they call inflexible immigration rules for foreign workers and a lack of promotion of adventure activities, at a Tourism New Zealand (TNZ) roadshow in the resort.

Southern District Health Board is ''whistling in the wind'' by asking for feedback on its draft plan for the future of the area's health services, a Wakatipu health sector advocate says.

NZSki management has yet to decide whether to seal more of The Remarkables ski area access road this summer.

The Paradise Trust is back and open for business.

A Chinsese tourist has been charged with dangerous driving after being involved in two incidents near Queenstown yesterday.

The number of skiing and snowboarding injuries at the Queenstown Lakes district's four ski areas this winter was almost identical to last year's, data from St John's Queenstown station shows.

The death of a 51-year-old Arrowtown man, whose body was found on a walking track near the township on yesterday evening, has been referred to the coroner.

Kiwis players hoping to have a flutter on the Melbourne Cup yesterday were apparently worried their Chatto Creek lunch stop wouldn't have TAB facilities.

A three-year-old boy has been treated in hospital for dog bites after an incident in Lakes Hayes Estate, Queenstown, on Tuesday.

Southern District Health Board chief executive Carole Heatly is in for a grilling in Queenstown next week if yesterday's Grey Power meeting in the resort is any indication.