Countless hours of practice by Remarkables Primary School pupils appears to be paying off in preparation for the South Island regional jump jam championships this Saturday and the programme creator is impressed by the standard of performance.
After a five-year wait, a Domino's pizza franchise is getting ready to open in Queenstown next month.
Cecil Peak Station Ltd is seeking resource consent for up to 7250 commercial helicopter landings a year across seven sites, providing landings for all helicopter operators within the Lakes District.
Helmet removal could be added to hang-glider and paraglider pilot first aid training, following the release of formal written findings into the death of a Wanaka speed wing flier last year.
A Saturday night special is on its way to Gibbston, with the fourth Summer Concert Tour to feature three classic rock bands - two of which are performing for the first time in New Zealand.
A southerly blast forced the closure of some Queenstown and Wanaka skifields yesterday, others were only only partially open but the snow was welcome.
A Dunedin researcher is ''close'' to discovering a diagnostic test which could help identify people at risk of Alzheimer's disease.
More than 100 people filled St Peter's in Queenstown yesterday morning to celebrate 150 years of Anglican worship and ministry in Queenstown.
Queenstown's only dedicated bike resort was officially opened for year-round biking yesterday, offering 40km of trails constructed over about 450ha.
AJ Hackett Bungy has resurrected plans to establish a commercial bungy jump in a valley behind Queenstown Hill.
More than 70 musicians from the United States, Australia and New Zealand will entertain visitors and residents in Queenstown over Labour Weekend, during the inaugural Queenstown International Jazz and Blues Festival which replaces the previous Queenstown Jazz Festival.
This Saturday, some of Queenstown's fittest, fastest and and most motivated residents will compete in a 13km uphill slog, raising money for Daffodil Day.
Two people who have directly felt the consequences of addiction to synthetic cannabinoids, or legal highs, will speak at a free public information session in Queenstown next week.
In 1863 Arrowtown School opened its doors for the first time, in a wooden building on the former Royal Oak hotel site.
Love was in the air yesterday when Auckland couple Lynley Bendall and Ally Wanikau married on a special flight between Queenstown and Auckland.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council's backing this week of plans for an Arrowtown Community and Sports Centre has Murray Bennett, of Kelvin Heights, mighty pleased.
The dream ended for the Wakatipu premier rugby team on Saturday afternoon, when it was taken apart by a classy Maniototo side in the final of the 2013 Central Otago rugby championship.
A British tourist who pinched a police officer's bottom was among several people arrested in a spate of alcohol-fuelled incidents in Queenstown at the weekend.
Incumbent Vanessa van Uden is seeking re-election as Queenstown Lakes Mayor.
While recreational skiers may have their concerns about conditions at Coronet Peak, elite ski racers in Queenstown for Winter Games NZ are giving the course a thumbs up.
