Guy Williams

Detailed plans are being prepared for the upgrade of Frankton’s Lakes District Hospital, although building work is not expected to start until the end of the year.

Queenstown's broken-down carpooling scheme is getting an overhaul.

A visit to Queenstown by Chief District Court Judge Jan-Marie Doogue next month has no connection to long waiting times for criminal trials in the resort, a spokeswoman says.

The Routeburn-Kinloch Rd will close overnight as a result of flooding in the Dart River, the Queenstown Lakes District Council says.

A man has been rescued from near the Routeburn Track after activating his locator beacon this morning.

Queenstown Airport is embarking on a $2.7million project to expand its car parking and change its internal roading in a bid to improve traffic flows.

The Civil Aviation Authority is saying little about its investigation into a skydiving accident near Queenstown at the weekend that left two men seriously injured.

Queenstown's $30million sewage treatment plant is operating, although teething issues have extended its commissioning process by a month.

The number of visitors spending their Chinese New Year holiday in Queenstown is expected to be on a par with last year after several years of double-digit growth.

The rollout of ultra-fast broadband (UFB) to more than 20 towns in Otago and Southland cannot come soon enough for some businesses.

Plans for a $30 million private medical facility in Frankton have been unveiled.

Organisers are expecting a sellout for Sunday's Colour Burst event in Queenstown.

Installing new pipelines on the Kawarau Falls bridge sooner rather than later will save ratepayers' money, a council report says.

Compatriots of a Czech tramper who fell to his death on the Routeburn Track last winter have left a plaque in his memory near the spot where he died.

Trampers may be able to tackle the Rees-Dart walking circuit from next month, more than two years after river erosion made a section of the Dart Valley impassable.

Air New Zealand has cracked the million  mark for domestic passengers to Queenstown Airport.

A motorcyclist was injured when he crashed on the Coronet Peak Rd, near Queenstown, today.

Two drunk male tourists were dealt with by police for unsocial behaviour in central Queenstown overnight.