Two countries, two earthquakes - the effects of the Canterbury earthquake in February 2011 and the Japan earthquake and tsunami the following month were devastating. Four years on, Tracey Roxburgh hears from experts about strategies for helping children cope.
A neighbour of a man missing with his 11-year-old stepson says he knew him ''reasonably well'' but he ''kept himself to himself''.
Arrowtown businessman Scott Stevens has won the Arrowtown by-election by a landslide, getting 756 votes.
A $298 million contract was signed this week for four public-private partnership schools, including the new Wakatipu High School, due to open in February 2018.
The new owners of Threepwood Homestead at Lake Hayes plan to restore and enlarge the historic building.
Despite some concerns within the Wakatipu community about a lack of consultation over proposed Special Housing Areas (SHAs) in the area, the Queenstown Lakes District Council says there is ''no obligation'' to consult with anyone.
Meet Mary Manssen, quite possibly New Zealand's answer to Supergran.
One of New Zealand's most experienced mountaineers is among five Queenstown climbers and a helicopter pilot who are helping on Mt Everest with rescues and recoveries in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake.
Arrowtown Buckingham Belles (from left) Diana Walton, Kelly Templer, Ali Roberts, Nichola Bentley, Angela McRae and Lizzy Wallace-Gibbs, enjoy the Arrowtown Tea Dance on Anzac Day.
They came in their thousands. Unprecedented numbers turned out in Queenstown on Saturday to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings and remember the fallen.
Queenstown Lakes District Council emergency management officer Trevor Andrews (left), with corporate services general manager Meaghan Miller and Otago Rural Fire Authority Southern Lakes deputy rural fire officer Jamie Cowan debrief following a multi-agency Civil Defence exercise in Queenstown on Wednesday.
After two years of planning and fundraising, Arrowtown's 92-year-old cenotaph has been restored in time to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings.
The day 5-year-old Ruby Jay Marris was buried in Oamaru, the Government announced it will fast-track measures targeting visiting drivers.
Developers of Queenstown's Mitre 10 Mega have been directed to pay Environment Court costs of $50,000 to the Crown.
Queenstown's council has been paid more than $16,000 by the National Rural Fire Authority, relating to the cost of fighting a fire at Cecil Peak a year ago.
Apolo club has been mooted for land near Queenstown, subject to resource consent and Overseas Investment Office approval.
Jetstar yesterday announced a 26% increase in its transtasman services to Queenstown this winter, equating to an increase of up to 33 flights a week.
Susan Stevens thought she was meeting people from Byron Bay to help them establish a rail trail.
A Queenstown-based based company launched 20 years ago was last night named the winner of the 2015 New Zealand International Business Awards.
The head of New Zealand's Rental Vehicle Association is calling for calm as the issue of tourist drivers reaches fever pitch in Queenstown.
