Guy Williams

Queenstown mountaineer Mark Woodward has climbed Mt Everest for a record 10th time for a New Zealander.

Forest & Bird has reached a settlement with the Otago Regional Council over its granting of a consent for the destruction of a wetland at the Remarkables ski area.

A man was punched in the face as he sat in a car in central Queenstown this morning.

Opposition to a funding boost for the Queenstown Lakes district's regional tourism organisation was the biggest talking point at an annual plan submissions hearing yesterday.

Many freedom campers who visited "hubs" in the Queenstown Lakes district over the summer used the free services then camped illegally, veteran holiday park operators say.

One of New Zealand's most promising snowboarders drove his mother's car drunk, then ran away after being stopped by police.

More than 150 people in Queenstown have joined forces to show their support for those with mental health problems.

Work is under way to determine the best means of achieving a "step change" in capacity along Queenstown's key arterial route.

The lure of gold from the 1860s led to the building of gold mines, remote settlements and remarkable feats of engineering in the hills and rivers around Queenstown.

A 4-year-old girl struck by a car in Jack's Point near Queenstown three weeks ago is making "positive progress'', police say.

Passengers should have confidence landing at Queenstown Airport, despite its runway's safety areas being the minimum length allowed, the Civil Aviation Authority says.

A 5% visitor levy proposed for the Queenstown Lakes district strikes a balance between "what we'd really like and what we think is practical", Mayor Jim Boult says.

A 5% visitor levy would raise $22.5 million a year for easing the burden of infrastructure on Queenstown Lakes district ratepayers, the council says.

A second attempt to find a contractor to log the Coronet Forest is under way.

A direct bus service between Lake Hayes Estate and Queenstown may be launched later this year.

An operator has been named for a 182-room hotel proposed for Remarkables Park in Queenstown.