Potentially dangerous wilding pines, crack willows and unstable poplar trees will be in for the chop during clean-up work at Lake Hayes and Arrowtown over the next month.
One of Queenstown's environment-conscious holiday parks has been rewarded for its efforts, becoming an "EarthCheck certified destination" after registration from the global sustainability and environmental auditors.
A nationwide biodiesel-fuelled road show, organised by the Otago Polytechnic Centre for Sustainable Practice and supported by Biodiesel New Zealand and Queenstown's Nomad Safaris and Ziptrek Ecotours, will be launched in Auckland on Saturday.
There was "a collective sigh of relief" in Arrowtown yesterday with the news independent commissioners had decided "enough is enough".
A plan change enabling Wanaka's new Industrial B Zone to come into effect was adopted by the Queenstown Lakes District Council at an extraordinary meeting in Queenstown yesterday.
The next Queenstown Lakes District Council could consider consolidating all camp facilities at the Hawea side of the Albert Town Recreation Reserve and retaining the Clutha/Mata-Au side as a day use area only.
Properties on Beach St, between Brunswick St and Lake St, will today be connected to a temporary water main which will remain in place while a new permanent main is installed underground.
A "blasting of stardust" is to be expected from the "glittering array of acts" booked to perform at the ASB Jazz Club during this year's ASB Queenstown JazzFest, from October 21 to 25.
The overwhelming response to Lakes Leisure's health and fitness programme for residents needing to lose at least 20kg has led organisers to increase in the number of participants.
A "notoriously itinerant and mobile community" was the primary reason voter returns in the Queenstown Lakes District Council were lagging behind the rest of the region, electoral officer Jane Robertson said yesterday.
Lakes Leisure recreation co-ordinator Alana Talbot said 50 children aged between 5 and 12 had been taking part this week in junior and senior school holiday programmes, with the whole group coming together yesterday for the special event.
Commissioners' decisions on the future shape of Arrowtown will be discussed publicly by the Queenstown Lakes District Council on Monday.
The South Island's best young rugby players have converged on the Queenstown Events Centre to contest the South Island under-16 championship.
More than $95,000 has been granted to a total of 44 community organisations in the Queenstown Lakes district in the 2010 SkyCity Queenstown Casino Community Trust funding round.
Some of the Mainland's future All Black hopefuls were in action at the Queenstown Events Centre yesterday, on the first day of the South Island U-16 tournament.
Lakes district voters are being urged by the Queenstown Community Strategic Asset Group to sound out election candidates on the contentious alliance between the Queenstown Airport Corporation and Auckland International Airport Ltd.
Helping those over the age of 60 get more from their everyday living and recreation are key aims behind Lakes Leisure's "Leisurelys Programme", to be launched on Monday.
Queenstown police are looking for witnesses to "wanton damage" done in the Fernhill area in recent days, part of a spate of wilful damage in the resort.
"Phenomenal" snow conditions have prompted Coronet Peak to extend its season, allowing for up to an extra week of skiing and riding, or as long as conditions allow.
A new programme launched by Queenstown Resort College could see Queenstown businesses become the "face" of the resort's "rich culture, character and energy".
