A miner's camp in Macetown is being organised by the Department of Conservation (Doc), to let people follow in the footsteps of gold prospectors as part of the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold in Central Otago.
TSS Earnslaw crew are wearing Edwardian dress during special return cruises from Queenstown Bay to Frankton Arm this week, before the centennial celebrations get a full head of steam with the first re-enactment of the Earnslaw's maiden voyage tomorrow, 100 years to the day.
Gibbston and Central Otago wineries have excelled on the international stage, including Queenstown proprietor and film star Sam Neill's Two Paddocks, which scored the ultimate "gold outstanding" accolade in London.
The war on Wakatipu wilding pines continues, work to control them planned on the slopes of Ben Lomond above the old Fernhill Loop Track.
An earthquake near Haast with an intensity categorised as "strong'' was felt as far away as Queenstown late this afternoon
The steady stream of electronic waste dropped off by the community in Frankton is expected to become a tidal wave as more Wakatipu homes, hotels, schools and businesses upgrade their televisions for the digital switchover.
All that glisters in the new exhibition in the Lakes District Museum really is gold.
Flickering ghost-like images of people and places from the Wakatipu's past will be seen by the public for the first time in decades in free screenings celebrating the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold in Arrowtown.
Queenstown Jazzfest is taking live music to the masses, in a debut street parade to be held in the middle of the three-day festival at Labour Weekend.
At least three male staff members at a Queenstown cafe will go topless on October 26, to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The drivers flown to Dunedin Hospital after their head-on collision in the Kawarau Gorge on Wednesday remained in stable condition last night, police and the Southern District Health Board said.
Poll Tax (2012), an oil, metal leaf, collage and shellac on art board piece, is one of 14 artworks by Arrowtown artist Jenny Mehrtens on display in "Miners' Gold", her debut exhibition for Amisfield Winery from Monday.
A profile of one of the world's most controversial contemporary artists will open an exhibition of limited edition prints from two of his series in Arrowtown next Friday.
Two drivers, a man and a woman, were airlifted to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries last night after their vehicles collided head-on in the Kawarau Gorge about 5.30pm.
An Australian man's first attempt at woodwork, re-creating the TSS Earnslaw on which he and his wife honeymooned almost 40 years ago, has won three prizes in a woodwork competition in Queensland.
The airports of Christchurch and sister city Adelaide have announced they will work together to secure a direct air service between the two cities in a deal tipped to pump millions into the South Island economy.
Kelvin Perriman had to contend with a a skifield accident and a three-vehicle crash at Arrow Junction in his first few days in charge of St John Queenstown at the beginning of this month.
Limited edition works by controversial British artist Damien Hirst are in demand more than a week before they are due to be shown in an Arrowtown art gallery.
Tourism New Zealand and Christchurch International Airport have launched a culinary guide catering for halal travellers.
A top Queenstown hotel has set an example of how to correctly dispose of toxic electronic waste by contracting Wanaka Wastebusters to recycle 200 old televisions through the RCN e-Cycle depot in Frankton.
