Volunteer shortage hits Canshop
Queenstown Canshop needs more volunteers.
Guy Williams
Deep freeze tests drivers across Whakatipu
Deep freeze tests drivers across Whakatipu
Icy roads across the Whakatipu this week are making the daily commute a white-knuckle ride, and disrupting bus services to Fernhill and Sunshine Bay.
Homegrown events up for awards
Homegrown events up for awards
Two Queenstown sports organisers have been named finalists in the New Zealand Event Awards.
Hot demand for hot pot
Hot demand for hot pot
A new Chinese restaurant in central Queenstown has been so busy in its opening days, its owner needs more staff.
Grant strikes the right note
Grant strikes the right note
The Queenstown & Southern Lakes Pipe Band has received "much-needed" funding from the Otago Masonic Charitable Trust to replace ageing uniform items.
Snapper’s global silver medal
Snapper’s global silver medal
Queenstown's Meagan Wilken is the second-best wedding photographer in the world.
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Resilience of skifield plan queried
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Resilience of skifield plan queried
The Department of Conservation has questioned whether the proposed expansion of The Remarkables into the Doolans Basin would make the Queenstown skifield more resilient in the face of climate change.
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Flood-plagued walking track section to be lifted, armoured
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Flood-plagued walking track section to be lifted, armoured
A section of walking track at the southern end of Lake Hayes will be raised and reinforced to protect it from flooding.
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Project leaders rapt with level of ‘bat chat’
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Project leaders rapt with level of ‘bat chat’
The volunteers behind a community project to monitor long-tailed bats in Glenorchy plan to use the data to protect the bats’ habitat.
Marathon man joins Comrades club
Marathon man joins Comrades club
Queenstown Parkrun co-founder Chris Seymour has just returned from his "longest and most difficult-ever run" — the 86km Comrades Marathon in South Africa.
Gold, grit and forbidden love
Gold, grit and forbidden love
Sophie Rogers’ second novel returns to the 1860s Central Otago gold rush era of her first novel, but delves deeper into the marginalised people of the era.
Lot 6 land row heads back to court
Lot 6 land row heads back to court
Property developer Remarkables Park (RPL) is appealing a Land Valuation Tribunal decision despite its finding the company’s been underpaid for land, known as Lot 6.
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Stallholders hope for positive outcome for everyone
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Stallholders hope for positive outcome for everyone
One of Queenstown’s longest-serving food stallholders hopes recent talks with council staff will lead to a better outcome for everyone.
Rates rise cut after ‘searing testimony’
Rates rise cut after ‘searing testimony’
A 9.9% average rates rise is locked in for the Queenstown Lakes district after councillors unanimously approved the 2026-27 annual plan on Thursday.
'No drama': Balloon pilot makes unplanned landing
'No drama': Balloon pilot makes unplanned landing
A hot-air balloon with 10 passengers on board made an unplanned, but controlled, landing in Queenstown’s Lake Hayes Estate this morning.
Take debate offline: mayor
Take debate offline: mayor
A “town hall” meeting about the implications of fast-track proposals for the Wakatipu would be more constructive than a social media slug-fest, Queenstown Mayor John Glover says.
Charities enter the dragon’s den
Charities enter the dragon’s den
The organisers of a Dragon’s Den-inspired fundraising event this coming Tuesday hope to make it an annual fixture.
Golden hour on offer
Golden hour on offer
Queenstown flightseeing company Air Milford is introducing a winter-time scenic flight timed to showcase the ‘golden hour’ before sunset.
Unearthing Walter Peak’s past
Unearthing Walter Peak’s past
A "split-second" decision led Ashley Tikitiki to turn her curiosity about the place where she lives into a history book.
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Judge halts cancellation of $21 million station sale
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Judge halts cancellation of $21 million station sale
The $21 million sale of a high country sheep and beef farm on the shores of Lake Wakatipu was nearly scrapped but now will be decided in court.