Tracey Roxburgh

Queenstown's Over The Top Helicopter Company has picked up four awards at the Aviation Industry Association conference, recognising it for its gold-standard safety record.

Development company Buena Vista Ltd will make a new application to excavate a public reserve near Queenstown after a long debate during a council committee meeting this week.

Positive effects "significantly" outweigh negative effects for the Arrowtown Trust's proposal to change the use of two of the three historic Buckingham St cottages in Arrowtown, Lakes Environmental planner Wendy Rolls says.

The slopes will be rocking on Friday when one of the country's favourite live music acts provides a soundtrack for night skiing at Coronet Peak.

Arrowtown's Berriman's Cider has earned a silver medal at the prestigious BrewNZ Awards, just months after its commercial launch.

Members of the Canadian halfpipe team found out what it was like to relax Queenstown-style last week, by jumping off bridges and careering through canyons.

"Devastated" That's how the locals in Kingston feel about confirmation the historic Kingston Flyer will not operate this season.

Breast cancer survivors in the Wakatipu Basin now have access to a subsidised, physiotherapy-based rehabilitation programme through The Studio Pilates and Physiotherapy and the Pink Pilates Trust.

A class international trio took the top three placings in the giant slalom at Coronet Peak yesterday, with Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon winning in conditions described as "tricky".

A formal needs assessment of hospital services at Queenstown has been commissioned by the Wakatipu Health Trust, after more than 700 families participated in the trust's online survey.

Fans of the Kingston Flyer have turned to social networking site Facebook after news the historic steam train, which runs between Kingston and Fairlight, will cease to operate.

Sarah Jarvis is a woman on a mission. Today, the 23-year-old from Hamilton will line up for the giant slalom.

Anybody who tried to move the historic Kingston Flyer from the Queenstown Lakes district would have "one hell of a fight" on their hands, Kingston Acquisition Ltd (KAL) director Robbie Caldwell said yesterday.

There will be bargains galore at the inaugural Arrowtown Golf Club Sale tomorrow, with up to 250 different lots on offer.

The Mountain Safety Council yesterday again warned skiers and boarders to stay clear of back-country areas because of the avalanche risk, described as "high" for the Wanaka area and "considerable" for Queenstown.