Flying in mountainous terrain will be discussed during the Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) free AvKiwi safety seminar in Queenstown on Monday.
Banning campervans from car parks in the Queenstown CBD is being considered by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Tourism heavyweights and a battle of the builders could be on the card later this year, when a new, already highly anticipated, event debuts on the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival calendar.
More than 130 people attended a quiz night at Arrowtown's Athenaeum Hall on Wednesday, raising money for four Arrowtown volunteer firefighters who will take on Auckland's Sky Tower in May during the Firefighters Sky Tower Vertical Challenge.
Aurora Energy's new $6 million substation in Queenstown, designed to handle the resort's increasing electricity demand, was officially opened yesterday.
A consultation document on a new model of health care for the Wakatipu area is expected to be released next week.
It's not too late to audition for Showbiz Queenstown's upcoming season of Oliver! - provided you are an 11- or 12-year-old boy with an "unbroken voice".
With less than a month until the 2010 42Below Cocktail World Cup returns to Queenstown, the New Zealand team has been decided, their goal being to impress the all-star line-up of judges in this year's competition - which includes a former Dunedin man.
The 2008 Gibbston Valley Reserve Pinot Noir picked up the award for best pinot noir at the 2010 Sydney International Wine Competition on Saturday night.
The patron of the Wakatipu Trails Trust is urging the community to support a major fundraiser next month, to help raise $1.8 million towards completing the 109km Wakatipu Trail.
The circumstances leading to the death of Queenstown farmer Russell Albert Liggett last year will be examined by Coroner David Crerar in Queenstown this week.
With just six days until the Fresh Choice Southern Lakes Women's Triathlon at Lake Hayes, organisers are urging competitors to make the most of the time left for training.
A structure which resembles a mussel farm has appeared on Lake Hayes this week, but those thinking that shellfish are being cultivated in the lake could not be more mistaken.
An inquest into the death of Fenton William Tisdall, who died near Cromwell on December 31, 2005, was postponed in Queenstown this week at the request of the family.
Blasting work at the Nevis Bluff, on State Highway 6 between Queenstown and Cromwell, will cause extended traffic delays tomorrow.
New Zealand may rank highly when it comes to aviation security, but the country's airports are not immune to acts of terrorism, New Zealand Airline Pilots Association aviation security co-ordinator Captain Paul Lyons says
"When people arrive at airports, they shouldn't know what's going to happen to them," Aviation Security International editor Philip Baum said yesterday.
Queenstown Resort College is taking wine and spirit tasting to a new level, offering Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) intermediate courses, in a programme beginning next week.
The 31st running of the Donald Hay Classic Yacht Race will include a new breed of high-tech sports boat, which, it is hoped, will generate a new following for lightweight racing yachts.
The 72 ailing poplar trees on Lower Shotover Rd will be removed from tomorrow, according to Queenstown Lakes District Council network operations engineer Ian Marshall yesterday.