Tracey Roxburgh

A man on trial for indecently assaulting six girls under the age of 12 in a Queenstown swimming pool has denied all 13 charges brought against him.

A burst water main washed some gravel into new water pipes being installed as part of an upgrade to a notoriously dangerous intersection near Queenstown.

A Queenstown helicopter company which went into liquidation last week owes more than $2.1million.

The head of the New Zealand Taxi Federation has praised the Queenstown Lakes District Council's plans to introduce permits for small passenger vehicle service operators in the resort.

Skyline Enterprises Ltd has been granted consent to undertake one of the largest redevelopments in Queenstown's history.

A proposed tennis academy in a Queenstown special housing area will go before independent commissioners in April.

Police were called to help settle what they say was a civil dispute at a Queenstown helicopter base yesterday afternoon, the day after the company went into voluntary liquidation.

New parking permits, including those for small passenger vehicle services, will come into effect from October 1 in the Queenstown Lakes District.

A Queenstown Lakes District Council committee will discuss commissioners' recommendations for stage two of the proposed district plan today, but no formal decisions will be made until next month.

Worksafe is making inquiries after a large Hiab toppled on a building site in Queenstown yesterday afternoon, trapping a man under timber.

A man has been taken to hospital after he became trapped under timber when a machine tipped at a Queenstown construction site today.

Holiday home owners may need a resource consent to rent out their properties for short-term stays in the Queenstown Lakes District in future.

The price for having tables and chairs outside restaurants in the Queenstown Lakes will double by year-end, and increase again next year.

Another 156 dwellings have been mooted along Ladies Mile in a proposed special housing area.