Tracey Roxburgh

Defending champion Glen Currie will make his competitive return to multisport racing in this weekend's Peak to Peak race.

Millbrook Resort has been voted among the top 15 resorts in Australia and New Zealand by Travel and Leisure readers.

Kawarau Jet has lodged an incident report with the Queenstown Lakes District Council and Maritime New Zealand after what it described as a near miss on the Kawarau River, allegedly involving harbourmaster Marty Black.

A frankton resident whose property overlooks the Kawarau River told a resource consent hearing in Queenstown yesterday there was "potential for disaster" if commercial jet-boat operations on the river were increased.

Queenstown's Million Dollar Cruise has been recognised by New Zealand Tourism, and become licensed to carry the Qualmark.

It was "steady as she goes" for the Queenstown real estate market last month, with sales activity stable and showing a gradual confidence gain, Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) Central Otago Lakes District spokesman Adrian Snow said.

Entrepreneur Michael Hill has broken his silence on the resource consent application approved by independent commissioners John Matthews and Andrew Henderson to construct 17 dwellings around his 18-hole championship golf course.

A tree with special significance to the community recently found a new home in Queenstown, to the delight of the three local women who planted it more than 20 years ago.

Lakes District residents are being urged by Mayor Clive Geddes to attend tonight's public meeting, which will focus on New Zealand's 2020 emissions target.

The death of Kingston motorcyclist Peter Thomas Lockett last year was "another example of a combination of excess alcohol consumption and an inexperienced rider travelling at a speed too fast for the conditions", coroner David Crerar has found.

Queenstown Airport Corporation "may" spend $100,000 annually over 15 years bringing about 80 homes in the Frankton area up to appropriate levels of acoustic insulation, its chief executive, Steve Sanderson, said yesterday.

The Queenstown Airport Corporation is confident its noise-boundary plan change, lodged yesterday with the Queenstown Lakes District Council, will be approved, after it carried out extensive consultation in the past year.

Blanket Bay executive chef Mark Sycamore's quest to be counted among the world's great chefs looks to be on target after completing a week-long residency as guest chef at the prestigious Hong Kong Golf and Country Club.