In 12 months' time, New Zealand will be in the grip of Rugby World Cup fever, and Destination Queenstown is encouraging everyone to spread a viral campaign, aiming to get friends and family to visit the resort.
More than 100 people attended last night's Queenstown Lakes District Council mayoral and council election debate in the Queenstown Memorial Hall.
The Department of Conservation is planning to begin aerial applications of nontoxic pre-feed baits in Waitutu Forest, in the Fiordland National Park, today if weather conditions permit.
Voters are being urged to attend a public meeting in Queenstown this week, to hear from candidates in what is seen as one of the most important elections in many years.
Mayoral elections in Otago's "heartland" this year have attracted 14 candidates. The Otago Daily Times continues its series profiling the candidates, with Queenstown reporter Tracey Roxburgh putting questions to Vanessa van Uden.
Queenstown's three mayoral candidates are unimpressed with the council's projected debt level of more than $400 million in the next nine years and say a harder line needs to be taken on spending.
After nine years representing ratepayers on the Queenstown Lakes District Council, Gillian Macleod has decided it's time for some "fresh blood".
Queenstown Lakes District voters have a choice of three mayoral candidates this year.
Queenstown may have missed out in its bid to host a Rugby World Cup match next year, but it has been chosen as the venue for a game that could be a classic.
A $2.9 million nine-lot subdivision, known as Mill Green, is under way at Millbrook Resort.
For the first time, Destination Queenstown is using a television advertisement to encourage New Zealanders to visit Queenstown this spring and summer.
Applications have opened for the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, with an expanded prize pool of more than $NZ100,000.
People needed to be aware about the inherent dangers of providing credit card details, or personal details, to strangers either by email or online, Kingston and Frankton Community Constable Zoe Albon said.
Lakes Leisure is calling on local sports clubs to make their booking requests for sport facilities under Lakes Leisure management.
No final decision will be made with respect to issuing further Queenstown Airport shares to Auckland International Airport Ltd, or entering into a shareholders' agreement, while proceedings are before the court, the Queenstown Lakes District Council has promised the High Court at Christchurch.
The Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) has raised issues over the size of the Queenstown Lakes District Council's projected debt in its 2009-19 long-term plan - estimated to reach about $400 million.
A $1.5 million streetscape upgrade, including infrastructure and lighting improvements in the Queenstown CBD, is scheduled to begin this month and continue until March next year.
Construction of a $4 million, 1470sq m building to house a new baggage area at Queenstown Airport will begin on Monday and is scheduled to open on December 7.
The Queenstown Resort College's inaugural Uni Snow Games team is hoping its two New Zealand Winter Olympic stars and having former World Uni Games competitor as its manager will give it a competitive edge - and a medal - during this week's event in Wanaka.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council tried to gag members of the public who attended yesterday's public forum on the Queenstown Airport-Auckland International Airport alliance, former mayor Warren Cooper said.
