An online petition started by a Glenorchy woman opposed to the Department of Conservation granting a concession to Milford Dart Ltd for its $150 million, 11.3km tunnel, has more than 1000 signatures - just two days after it was started.
The 32-strong New Zealand Army Band has confirmed it will perform at the Arrowtown 150 Years of Gold celebrations at Labour Weekend.
More than 100 people gathered in a woolshed in Glenorchy yesterday - a fitting place to launch a book about Rees Valley Station owner Iris Scott's life as a High Country Woman.
Michelin-star New Zealand chef Josh Emett will share some of his tips and tricks next week during a special fundraiser for Remarkables Primary School.
A former TVNZ newsreader will lend his voice to Queenstown's Anzac Day concerts this year - a World War 2-themed show, being staged as a radio show, performed in front of a live studio audience.
Submissions have opened on the Queenstown Lakes District Council's controversial representation review, which proposes to remove the Arrowtown ward councillor, to be replaced with a community board.
Frankton Flats Zones and the Queenstown Airport noise boundaries will be subject to further Environment Court hearings in Queenstown from today following the adjournment of the matters in January and February.
A Queenstown businessman has predicted someone "is going to die" on Thompson St if traffic-calming measures are not put in place soon, after two accidents in the same place in four days.
Concept drawings for a proposed private school in Queenstown will be discussed in Auckland this morning, feedback from the community having indicated both a need and a desire for a new school.
A planned project by the Office of the Auditor-general (OAG) to "seek learnings" from the controversial strategic alliance between Queenstown Airport Corporation and Auckland International Airport Ltd in 2010 has been deferred.
The Arrowtown Bulls will go head to head with the Maniototo Maggots at Jack Reid Park this year, in one of the most highly anticipated games of the Central Otago premier rugby competition in recent times.
Preferential and unsecured creditors owed money by Pounamu Prime Ltd, owned by bankrupt developer Dan McEwan, of Auckland, are unlikely to be paid, the six-monthly receiver's report says.
Milford Dart Ltd will present its response to the Department of Conservation hearings panel on its controversial proposal to construct a $150 million, 11.3km tunnel through two national parks at a hearing in Queenstown next week.
Amisfield Wine Company's vines are beginning to show their heritage and, with the 10th harvest under way, the future is looking bright for the Arrowtown-based business.
Thirty-one teams of four set off from Milford Sound yesterday morning as the inaugural Godzone adventure race began under the Bridal Veil Falls.
A $6 million upgrade of Milford Sound's main harbour has begun - the most significant investment by the Milford Sound Development Authority since the original tourism development more than 20 years ago.
The final Queenstown Farmers Market for the 2011-12 summer was held at the St Peter's Church grounds on Saturday - but it may be back sooner than expected.
Next year's New Zealand PGA Pro-Am has been confirmed for February 28 to March 3.
Works from more than 40 artists will go on sale this weekend during the Queenstown Art Society's Mad Easter Sale - with nothing priced over $500.
Hundreds of rugby fans gathered at the Queenstown Events Centre on Saturday to see the Great Rugby Road Trip when it stopped in the resort.
