Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden says it is time the district had a "bum on a seat" around the Otago Regional Council table, as the district is one of the fastest growing in New Zealand.
For eight years, the name Aidan Winter has been synonymous with Arrowtown rugby, but that name will not appear on any team lists in 2013.
Skydive Queenstown Ltd has lodged an objection over the Queenstown Lakes District Council's decision to decline its direct referral to the Environment Court over a change of status for NZone's Jacks Point airfield.
Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson will this morning receive a "special message and a gift from the heart" from Fiordland residents opposed to two commercial construction projects proposed for national parks, before she visits Doubtful Sound.
A group has vowed to do "whatever it takes" to stop commercial developments proposed for the Fiordland and Mount Aspiring national parks - and says it will raise money from throughout the country to help the fight.
"Alcohol abuse" was to blame for almost every arrest made in Queenstown over the weekend, which included the detoxification of a 40-year-old Queenstown woman so drunk she could not stand or remember her address, police say.
A rallying cry has been issued to residents of Queenstown and surrounding areas to attend a public meeting in the resort on Sunday, organised by the Stop the Tunnel group.
Two businesses have joined forces with the Queenstown Lakes District Council to support the "Paper4trees" initiative in the region, which educates children about recycling and gives them a chance to exchange their recycling for native trees.
Commuters yesterday morning were caught out by black ice in the Wakatipu, a result of weekend rain and a frost on Sunday night.
Property sales are on the rise in Queenstown, with a 23% increase in the volume of house sales in the period from April to June compared with the corresponding period last year.
Another step is to be taken in the development of a multimillion-dollar sports and events facility for Wanaka, with a notice of requirement to designate land in the Three Parks Zone.
Tracey Roxburgh talks to chef Josh Emett about life, food and Gordon Ramsay.
A yet-to-be-released pinot noir has won a 12th blue-gold medal at the Sydney International Wine Competition for Gibbston Valley Wines.
Former Olympian Sarah Ulmer was momentarily lost for words yesterday afternoon, when asked by a Queenstown child if she "enjoyed the press attention" during her time representing New Zealand cycling.
You might call it karma. When Kirstin Roberts was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, Leesa Wardell (27) did everything she could to help her friend during the difficult journey.
Next weekend the Peak to Peak winter multisport event will be held for the 19th consecutive year, attracting some of the country's most high-profile multisport athletes.
Otago was the only South Island region where international guest nights increased in May, and Queenstown has been credited.
It has been a hectic year for Queenstown-based business Patagonia, which has been tantalising the tastebuds of locals and visitors to the resort for the past five years with hot chocolate, chocolate and ice cream, which can now be called award-winning.
Several expressions of interest have been received for the 2012 Westpac Queenstown Business Excellence Awards, last held in 2010.
In less than a month, all commercial jet-boat drivers operating on rivers will be required to have a driver's licence, and operators will be required to establish programmes of regular driver "competency checks", a move being welcomed by KJet director Shaun Kelly.
