Tracey Roxburgh

Just over two hours before a Chinese national killed two motorcyclists, a motorist reported her "erratic'' driving behaviour to police via a *555 call.

A prime Queenstown waterfront site, occupied by stables many years ago, could be used for a $6 million, three-storey development.

Six English people living in Queenstown will be asked to cover the cost of fighting a fire at Cecil Peak earlier this month.

A family business in Wanaka faces an uncertain future after the Alcohol and Regulatory Licensing Authority (ARLA) yesterday ruled the owners had four months to either lease the bar area or sell the business after drugs were found on the premises.

Stage two of the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail got a $1 million boost yesterday after it was announced it is getting a 2014 Lottery Significant Projects Fund grant.

Wakatipu LandSAR has been able to buy six lithium-ion batteries for use in hand-held radios after a request for assistance from the Queenstown Lions was accepted.

The glasses are polished, the menu decided, the lawns have been cut and the boat has been shined.

Budding entrepreneurs from Wakatipu High School hope tomorrow's visit to Queenstown by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will directly benefit children with cancer.

About two hours before a Chinese woman killed two motorcyclists, a motorist reported her ''erratic'' driving behaviour to police via a *555 call.

The Southern District Health Board will today be asked to endorse the development of a health campus at the Lakes District Hospital site in Queenstown, designed to meet the future needs of the resort.

The Otago Regional Council will test the Arrow River in the next 10 days to ascertain if didymo is present after a sample taken from the irrigation system at The Hills golf course tested positive.

A former Queenstown resident is starting to get noticed in Melbourne as he collaborates with Australian street artists in what is believed to be a world-first project.

A Queenstown tourism heavyweight says operators in the resort are unlikely to be widely affected by the stalling of Outdoors New Zealand (ONZ) audits.

A Queenstown coffee roaster has claimed top honours in the New Zealand Coffee Awards again.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has yet to decide whether to prosecute or recover more than $16,000 from the group of people believed to be responsible for a fire on Cecil Peak on Sunday night.