Tourist dies after being hit by bus
Tourist dies after being hit by bus
Queenstown police are appealing for witnesses after a Taiwanese mother of two adult children was hit and killed by a bus in Fernhill Rd, Queenstown, on Tuesday night.
James Beech
Riders raise more than $1m for heart research
Riders raise more than $1m for heart research
Some of New Zealand's leading physicians completed their 2117km cycling marathon on Sunday night and the National Heart Foundation is more than $1.1 million closer towards a $5 million cardiovascular research fund as a result.
Queenstown on high
Queenstown on high
Destination Queenstown has entered a joint venture with a Bollywood film company to shoot high-definition footage of the resort from the air.
Blazing trail with funding events
Blazing trail with funding events
Proceeds from a fun run, walk or bike ride, and a flying fox adventure operator's first locals day, will go towards the Wakatipu Trails Trust's bid to meet government funding for the proposed Wakatipu Trail.
Rees trust set up to promote history
Rees trust set up to promote history
A heritage trust in honour of a Queenstown founding father, a society to connect the descendants of early settlers with the resort, and an annual festival were unveiled during the 150th anniversary of the arrival of European pioneers in the Wakatipu on Saturday.
Lodge's rededication end of long enterprise
Lodge's rededication end of long enterprise
The rededication of the historic Freemasons lodge, in Arrowtown, was the culmination of a seven-year labour of love, the group said.
South Island debut for artist
South Island debut for artist
The first solo exhibition in the South Island by Matakana artist Virginia Leonard opens at Artbay Gallery in Queenstown on Friday.
Wilding pines battle continues
Wilding pines battle continues
A dozen workers from the Queenstown Lakes District Council, the Department of Conservation and high country stations removed about 400 mature and seedling wilding pines from Walter Peak and Cecil Peak stations last Monday.
Trainees put in crash test
Trainees put in crash test
A trio of young doctors from Dunedin will be plunged into a life-or-death situation in Frankton on February 22.
Rees' descendant delighted by event
Rees' descendant delighted by event
A descendant of one of Queenstown's founding fathers says she is thrilled Wakatipu children will participate in the Queenstown Pioneers' Arrival Celebration this weekend.
Boost for Otago cycleway proposals
Boost for Otago cycleway proposals
Cycle trails across Otago will bring almost $10.4 million in construction work to the province and many millions more in tourism-related earnings if approved.
Golf: Decision on NZ Open next month
Golf: Decision on NZ Open next month
Where next year's New Zealand Open will be held is expected to be announced by late March, or sooner, and negotiations to return the event to The Hills are continuing.
Site for school sought
Site for school sought
The Ministry of Education is staying tight lipped about its search for land for a new high school in Queenstown.
Triumphant chef returns with bronze
Triumphant chef returns with bronze
Blanket Bay junior chef Joseph Clarke wears the bronze medal he won at the Hans Bueschkens World Junior Chefs Challenge in Chile last week.
Neo-soul diva aiming high
Neo-soul diva aiming high
Neo-soul artist Sacha Vee has her sights set on an international recording career and comes to Queenstown tonight with the goods to prove it.
Dutch brothers take on flax thatch challenge
Dutch brothers take on flax thatch challenge
Two Dutch brothers are showing New Zealand there is a sustainable use for flax by thatching the roof of a building at Queenstown Top 10 Holiday Park Creeksyde this week.
Questions asked about district's cultural attraction for tourists
Questions asked about district's cultural attraction for tourists
Are there no cultural, heritage and educational attractions for tourists to visit in Queenstown, or are the existing sights not promoted enough?
Plan change over noise 'unavoidable'
Plan change over noise 'unavoidable'
The increasing risk of conflict between noise sensitive residents, accommodation operators and bar owners is "Queenstown's Achilles heel", Queenstown Lakes district councillor John Mann says.
'Blind date' books wrapped up for Valentine's Day
'Blind date' books wrapped up for Valentine's Day
Queenstown Library is encouraging Wakatipu residents to curl up with a mystery book for Valentine's Day.
Hearing on plans to move church
Hearing on plans to move church
Plans to move the 139-year-old Millers Flat church from the historic St John's Presbyterian Church site to a site behind Adams Cottage, on Arrowtown's Buckingham St, will be heard in Queenstown on Friday, February 19.