Guy Williams

Rental agreements for two vehicles driven by Indian tourists were revoked within the space of an hour yesterday after police received reports of erratic driving on the Crown Range Rd near Queenstown.

Queenstown Airport will be staffed by immigration officers year-round for the first time as a result of a Budget funding boost.

A rating model for funding a proposed convention centre and options for tackling traffic congestion figure strongly in submissions to the Queenstown Lakes District Council's long-term plan.

Best-selling children's author Craig Smith is pitching his latest book idea directly to the masses.

TSS Earnslaw's slipway on Kelvin Peninsula is nearly ready for the vintage steamship's annual once-over.

Television commercial production in Otago and Southland has extended beyond its summer peak, boosting local operators.

Community division over a plan to develop an ecofriendly camping ground in Glenorchy has been laid bare at a resource consent hearing in Queenstown.

Polystyrene sheets blown off the Remarkables construction site last week did not pose an environmental hazard, skifield operator NZSki says.

A New Zealand Transport Agency review of its choice of location for replacing the Kawarau Falls bridge will be completed by the end of this month.

Liz (right) and Daniel Santos, who welcomed their twins Isabella (left) and Rohan into the world five days ago at Lakes District Hospital, helped celebrate the hospital's maternity unit's successful renewal of its accreditation as a ''Baby Friendly Hospital'' yesterday.

The inking of a deal to rebuild Wakatipu High School at Frankton is a significant milestone in its history, principal Steve Hall says.

Proponents of an alternative location for replacing the Kawarau Falls Bridge near Queenstown are claiming victory after a council decision on Thursday.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has put the onus on developers to provide an affordable housing component in subdivisions they propose under new special housing rules.

The axe has fallen on the privately-run Wakatipu Swim School - at least at Queenstown Alpine Aqualand.