''Sausagegate'' began at the Remarkables Town Centre yesterday afternoon as Prime Minister John Key dispensed free sausages about 100m away from two Wakatipu High School pupils selling the same product, trying to raise money for a school trip.
Footballsouth will be pushing for Queenstown to host a pre-tournament game before next year's 2014 Fifa U20 World Cup, featuring future stars of ''the beautiful game''.
Queenstown police are advising motorists to take ''extreme care'' on the roads today after the resort and surrounding communities woke up to a heavy blanket of snow yesterday.
Wakatipu High School pupils recently joined 35 schools around New Zealand to raise awareness, through a red ribbon day, of the plight of more than 200 Nigerian girls kidnapped by militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
Paradise Homestead, destroyed by fire on Friday morning, will rise again.
Three ''rock stars'' of the bird world won over school pupils, residents and visitors yesterday during a historic outing to Arrowtown.
Brace yourselves - snow is coming. Residents across Otago and Southland would be wise to stock up on firewood, dust off their winter woollies and have hot-water bottles at the ready.
A search is under way in Queenstown amid concerns for the safety of a local woman.
More than 100 snowguns were fired up on Coronet Peak on Wednesday, pumping snow across the trails for about 19 hours.
The family of the Indonesian student who died after being swept away while crossing a stream on the Milford Track say they hope steps will be taken so the tragedy is not repeated.
Ensuring the continued safety of all passengers and air operators in and around Queenstown is behind the Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) formal review of the resort's airspace classification, which the authority proposes to change to class C (controlled).
Transtasman capacity to Queenstown will be boosted by almost 50% next summer by alliance partners Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia.
A small number attended the launch, in Queenstown on Monday night, of the Otago Regional Council's regional policy statement, aimed at shaping the region's future.
A tramper was found safe and well in the Rees Valley yesterday after being reported overdue by two associates on Sunday evening.
The Southern Stampede ice hockey team is out to redeem itself this season after receiving a proverbial ''slap in the face'' last year.
It was unlikely any funding from the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) for the bulk of the Eastern Access Rd would be allocated before next July, southern planning and investment manager Ian McCabe said yesterday.
The first coloured police cars began active duty in the Southern district yesterday, aiming to lower the number of serious and fatal crashes in Otago and Southland.
It has taken three years of legal battles but Queenstown will get a Pak'n Save and Mitre 10 Mega store at Frankton Flats, after no appeals were lodged against approved resource consents.
Arrowtown businesswomen have joined forces to network and support each other through the Arrowtown Business Women's Group.
Three serious - potentially season-ending - injuries suffered during Arrowtown's 66-0 win over Matakanui-Combined put a dampener on celebrations on Saturday night.
