Tracey Roxburgh

One Queenstown hotel's ''No1 guest'' was given the VIP treatment on Friday morning, celebrating her 85th birthday and her 25th stay in the resort.

Plans to petition the Government to consider a much-discussed visitor levy in Queenstown are gathering steam, Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Adam Feeley said.

Queenstown may become the new home for the Otago Southland Karate Championships, after a successful first event on Sunday.

Construction on the multimillion-dollar Camp Glenorchy will begin next week.

What began as a bright idea over a few beers has quickly turned into a successful business, providing one Wakatipu community with ''heart''.

More than 20 years after the original consent application for the Five Mile development was lodged, the first businesses are set to open this week.

Australian and Chinese visitors were two of the driving factors behind increased passenger numbers at Queenstown Airport during September.

Queenstown Airport Corporation chief executive Scott Paterson has died following a short battle with cancer. He was 54.

Cutting red tape to make it easier and cheaper for some types of development in Queenstown Lakes are some of the key changes to the council's proposed district plan.

Former Queenstown bouncer Jonathan Dixon has been before the courts longer than the All Blacks have held the Webb Ellis Cup for the second time.

On Thursday, Countdown is due to finally open its Queenstown doors at the Five Mile retail centre.

A rare opportunity to see one of Queenstown's hidden gems is on offer for early ticket buyers for the annual Wakatipu Plunket Garden Tour.

A Chinese reality star has joined the campaign to keep drivers safe on New Zealand roads.

A closed-door meeting will be held in Queenstown on Monday to appoint a commissioner for Bridesdale Farm's resource consent hearing.

Queenstown custodians spent an hour on Sunday morning cleaning up a grisly find in the CBD - and those responsible may face a hefty fine.