Queenstown will host 160 of the most powerful people in Olympic sports - including former Olympic athletes - next week, when the Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) holds its annual meeting in the resort.
A resource consent hearing will be held next week regarding a proposed child-care centre and residential apartments at 7 Henry St.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is seeking public feedback on work proposed for an informal parking area in the Queenstown Gardens, near the Queenstown Bowling Club.
Basketball appears to be becoming the winter sport of choice for many Wakatipu residents.
Visitors to Queenstown and Arrowtown this week will have the chance to "rave" about the area when the Tourism New Zealand Have Your Say mobile studio rolls into the Wakatipu.
Financial overheads associated with tertiary qualifications and professional training have been made lighter for a group of culinary and hospitality employees - including one Queenstown apprentice chef - awarded 2009 Restaurant Association Education Trust scholarships.
The six-monthly statutory report by receivers Rodney Pardington and David Vance, of Deloitte, into the finances of Five Mile Holdings Ltd, shows the company owes over $93 million in secured and unsecured claims.
Tomorrow, the second graduation for the Queenstown Resort College will be held, and 17 students will each receive a Diploma in Adventure Tourism Management, the only qualification of its kind in New Zealand.
Following the outstanding success of a golf tournament at The Hills last year, which raised $40,000 for research into children's life-threatening illnesses, The Hills Cure Kids Open will become a permanent fixture on the Queenstown golfing calendar.
A freak twister or "willy waugh" conjured up a figure reminiscent of a Salvador Dali painting on Tuesday at Gibbston's Hawkshead Vineyard.
Saturday, March 7 Early: Wake with extraordinarily sore tail bone. Appears I jinxed myself by saying it can't get worse. It can and it did.
The Hills is already known for the innovative artwork dotted around the course, but spectators at the 15th last week were also being amazed by a wind sculpture by Auckland sculptor Grant Williams.
While the sun may have been shining on The Hills at the weekend, it was clearly Arrowtown's moment in the sun.
"Just another case of absolute stupidity" was how Queenstown Lakes District Council harbourmaster Marty Black described the actions of two Queenstown men who got into trouble while kayaking on Lake Wakatipu yesterday morning.
The Gibbston Community Association is one step closer to completing the Gibbston River Trail this year, after Henry van Asch confirmed his easement for the Bungy section of the trail, association chairwoman Susan Steven said.
Catering for the masses. It's a daunting thought.
An 89 million litre reservoir at Coronet Peak would "significantly improve" the ski area's ability to produce more snow, Ski Area manager Hamish McCrostie said.
Queenstown residents will have the chance to see some of the country's best dancers this month, when the Tower Tutus on Tour reaches the Memorial Hall.
The first (and last) time I had a close encounter of the golfing variety was the day before my 7th birthday.
The Civil Aviation Authority will today continue examining the Queenstown scene of a tandem hang-gliding crash which caused the death of a Queenstown pilot and his passenger yesterday morning.
