Alpine Aqualand reached another milestone last week. Like the day the first sod was turned at the site, and the day the ribbon was cut, signalling the end of 12 years' work by a dedicated few, Thursday night's announcement that 156,355 people used the aquatic centre in its first 12 months was reason to celebrate.
Queenstown businessman Eion Edgar has been awarded life membership of Diabetes New Zealand for his support of research into the disease, which he calls "the silent assassin".
Workers on the $1 billion Kawarau Falls Station development at Frankton face an uncertain future as receivers, appointed yesterday, assess costs and funding streams of what is reputed to be New Zealand's largest construction project.
Queenstown developer Jim Boult (57) is Christchurch International Airport Ltd's new chief executive but says he has no intention of making the Garden City his permanent home just yet.
Southern Steel coach Robyn Broughton has put her name behind the Air New Zealand Golden Oldies World Netball Festival being held in Queenstown this November.
The victim of an incident at Cardrona Alpine Resort said she had not been able to work since the incident in September 2007, which saw her trip over a 40mm-high steel mesh track.
Alpine Aqualand turns one this week and Lakes Leisure is inviting the Wakatipu community to enjoy three days of festivities over Queen's Birthday weekend.
This weekend, Coronet Peak will host what is believed to be one of the first skifield bus driver information days in New Zealand.
Strengthening work will be carried out on the Kawarau bridge, opposite the A. J. Hackett Bungy site at Gibbston, from next week.
It is the day thousands wait for each year, and 2009 promises not to disappoint.
Queenstown Lakes District Council community services general manager Paul Wilson was yesterday named a member of the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Recreation Council.
More than 70 historical painted portraits - including one featuring local "pioneers" - will be going on display at the Lakes District Museum this month, celebrating New Zealand's wine history.
It's not every day you get to cook up a storm with an Australian film star, but former Queenstown chef Debbie Crompton did just that when she featured in an episode of Mercurio's Menu, which screens here on Sunday night.
An estimated 10,000 litres of sewage was released into a reserve area near Lake Hayes yesterday morning, but quick action meant none of it entered the lake.
Although Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) chief executive Steve Sanderson would not say how much the corporation may have to pay to buy the 22ha of land it needs from Remarkables Park Ltd for major expansion, he said it was "quite happy" with its balance sheet.
A framed bib, worn by Queenstown-based skier Tim Cafe, will shortly be hanging in Browns Ski Shop as a thank-you to the business which has supported him for the past nine years.
More than two million passengers a year are likely to be using Queenstown International Airport by 2037, more than four times the current level, according to the latest forecasts released yesterday.
The Skippers road is closed until further notice, with slips and washouts at various locations in the wake of heavy rain.
A young southern chef is well on the way to international culinary success after being chosen to represent New Zealand in the World Junior Chefs Challenge in Santiago, Chile, next year.
Despite a proposed Queenstown Lakes District Council plan change regarding the Arrowtown growth boundary being discussed behind closed doors last week, it was expected the issue would be aired in public this month during the full council meeting.
