Christina McDonald

Self-taught photographer Trey Ratcliff, who has more than three million online followers, has moved to Queenstown.

After seeing New Zealanders end up thousands of dollars in debt or not receiving payment from tourists who leave the country following motor accidents, a Queenstown police officer has appealed for drivers to ensure they have adequate insurance.

In a workshop crowded with medieval castles, giant tree stumps and a Cinderella carriage, icicles are forming.

A computer and phone scam, which a cyber security consultant says has a "malicious element", has been targeting a Lake Hayes Estate resident up to twice a day.

Mike Heasman's love of the international festival scene has meant he has not seen a summer since 2006, but he considers it one of the privileges of working internationally.

Multisport athlete Steve Gurney has shared the secrets of his sporting and personal triumphs with young aspiring athletes and sports enthusiasts from Queenstown schools.

The Wakatipu Kids Games, which will be run parallel to the Olympics, are putting schoolchildren through their paces ahead of competition days in July and August.

Technical equipment to be used during the Winter Festival is so advanced some of it is unique to the South Island, and was acquired after "a bus, a train and another bus" a stopover in Hong Kong, a business visa and a fleeting visit to China.

With the opening of a fourth room at the Montessori early learning centre in Queenstown, the "long waiting lists" for kindergartens and pre-schools had definitely been "pruned right back", owner Guy Hughes said.

Natural snow and a drop in temperature has ensured Coronet Peak will open tomorrow, its proposed opening date.

The Millbrook Country Club is seeking resource consent to subdivide an area of about 5ha for 20 residential allotments, four access lots and a reserve, as part of the Millbrook West staged development.

The film crew which has been shooting around the Wakatipu and in central Queenstown called it a wrap last Thursday.

Eleven local singer-songwriters took a break on Saturday from preparations for this week's Songstars competition shows to fly in style - in a helicopter.

A health expo organised by Age Concern attracted about 50 on Friday.