Tracey Roxburgh

The name may have confused some, but anyone who has walked through the doors of Arrowtown's newest eatery has been left in no doubt the owners are on to a winner.

Tony Somerville, of Kaka Point was a crowd favourite during the Arrowtown Preschool Trolley Derby on Saturday.

Trolleys have been primped, primed and are ready to roll in Arrowtown today, in the Arrowtown Community Preschool's two-yearly trolley derby.

After four years at the helm of the Queenstown Trails Trust, chief executive Kaye Parker has decided to step back.

Ma'a Nonu has finally spoken - and he is intent on putting his troubled time at the Highlanders behind him.

Friday is a day 10-year-old Brayden Gardyne is not likely to forget in a hurry.

Jendi Paterson is not particularly fond of the name ''Sandy''.

The mortgage market is ''continuing to fail the next generation of new home buyers'' according to the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust chairman David Cole, who says ''starter loans'' or housing bonds need to be considered at a national level.

The quick actions of a head chef saved a 35-year-old Queenstown restaurant and bar from being destroyed by fire on Sunday night.

Three Irish men will appear in the Queenstown District Court this afternoon facing violence, assault and disorderly behaviour charges, stemming from an incident in Queenstown early yesterday in which a pool cue was used in an assault.

While the champagne corks were popping at Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden's home on Saturday night after a successful election campaign, Ms van Uden is making it clear from the outset she will not be seeking a third term.

The Arrowtown Endowment Fund could be used to assist funding the proposed $1.78 million Arrowtown Community and Sports Centre (ASCS), a report to the Queenstown Lakes District Council says.

Prime Minister John Key says a new scare over dairy products exported to China has come at the worst possible time, but he has downplayed concerns it will further sour New Zealand's reputation in China.

Southern police have taken the unusual step of posting a $20,000 reward in the hope of finding Simon James Garrick, last seen by his family a year ago.

Kinloch man Al Angus defended his position in the challenge for the Queenstown Lakes mayoralty during a mayoral forum in Wanaka yesterday.

More than 900 women flocked to the area around Gibbston at the weekend for the premier event of the 2013 Spring Challenge.