There was "no compelling reason" not to appoint a new, full-time, paid team manager-ambulance officer to the Te Anau area, St John Southern Region operations manager Doug Third said yesterday.
An Arrowtown woman has been charged with assault, assaulting police, resisting police and escaping custody following a "protracted" incident in Queenstown early yesterday.
Transit New Zealand, Delta and Aurora Energy have begun an upgrade on a section of State Highway 6 near Arrowtown which, by its completion, will have a price tag of "well over $1 million", Transit New Zealand Central Otago Area engineer John Jarvis said.
Pupils at Queenstown Primary School got a lesson in balance on Wednesday when they were given six unicycles to use for the term.
Queenstown is not only the adventure capital of New Zealand, but also the romance capital and, from today, a store will cater to its romantically inclined visitors and residents, the founder of Joanna G, who insisted on being called Joanna G, said.
While night flights for Queenstown may be a possibility, there were "significant issues" to overcome first, Air New Zealand airline operations general manager Captain David Morgan said last night.
Two Queenstown businesses will, from next month, become shareholders in Bungy New Zealand in what has been labelled a "shareholding reshuffle".
Three scholarships are on offer for children with disabilities who would like to ski or snowboard as part of the Remarkables Adaptive Snowsports scholarship initiative.
The titles of 2006 New Zealand Skiing Masters champions Walter Unterberger, of Nelson, and Kat Rattray, of Christchurch, will be contested in next month's championships, after bad weather forced the cancellation of the event last year.
Queenstown Airport Corporation will today present its case to independent commissioners Trevor Shiels and Christine Kelly in what could be one of the airport's most important resource consent applications to date.
The relief at "Merino Stadium" - the Wanaka Showgrounds - was almost palpable on Saturday afternoon when the final whistle blew and the Arrowtown rugby team - the Bulls - were declared outright winners of the Central Otago Premier Division Championships, for the first time in the club's history.
Air travel to and from Queenstown appears likely to be improved following an announcement by Air New Zealand that 13 of its Airbus A320s, which service transtasman flights, will be fitted out with Required Navigation Performance technology.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council will support Dunedin's bid to get a "high end" All Black game played at Carisbrook during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Following a meeting involving 50 representatives from helicopter companies, rural landowners, the Department of Conservation (Doc) and Land Information New Zealand this week, "positive progress" had been made on the issue of helicopter consents in the Queenstown Lakes district.
Several attempts yesterday to debate two media statements issued recently by Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Duncan Field were thwarted by mayor Clive Geddes.
The Arrowtown Bulls rugby team travels to Wanaka tomorrow with a keen sense of history - knowing a win over Upper Clutha will give them the Central Otago premiership for the first time.
Queenstown skifields are continuing to lead the way in development and innovation, with The Remarkables about to make history this weekend.
Almost 200 responses have been received by the Southland District Council on the Te Anau Discussion Document, regarding possible changes for the basin in the Southland District Plan.
Consent has been granted for a large multipurpose development in the heart of Queenstown, covering fivetitles and including a commercial building with residential elements, visitor accommodation, restaurant and retail.
The Southern Stampede ice hockey team skated off the ice victorious on Saturday night after winning two from two against the Dunedin Thunder in Queenstown on a weekend which included an ill-tempered incident, in which an angry Queenstown player threw his helmet at a group of Dunedin supporters.
