Unlike most her age, Queenstown skier Taylor Rapley does not have time to party with her friends at the weekend and instead of attending school like other year 12 pupils, she studies at night.
Let's get ready to rumble! The Lakes Districts' skifields were yesterday celebrating the first serious snowfall of the year, with weather forecasters already talking about more to come.
The future of the Te Anau area as a tourism destination was confirmed on Saturday at the official opening of the $7.1 million airport at Manapouri.
The Southern Lakes region has scooped the pool in the inaugural 2008 TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Destination Awards, with Milford voted the No 1 destination in the world by travellers, followed by Queenstown in second place.
Lakes district residents are urged to "be prepared and carry chains" today following a heavy snow warning issued last night by MetService.
A four-level development under way in the Queenstown CBD would go a "long way" towards stabilising rents in the resort, Bayleys Queenstown spokesman Marty Barwood says.
Two major restoration projects in the Queenstown area are among beneficiaries of the latest round of Central Lakes Trust funding grants.
Consigning a historic Arrowtown woolshed to the history books started on Saturday as 47 burly rugby players moved in with wrecking tools.
After waiting seven long years to get the stage to themselves, New Zealanders finally have a buyers' market in Queenstown, with a significant drop in the numbers of United States, United Kingdom and Australian buyers, Adrian Snow says.
A $35 million pilot scheme aimed at helping modest-income, first-home buyers in Queenstown, Auckland, Wellington, Nelson and Christchurch was announced by the Government yesterday.
A $35 million pilot scheme aimed at helping modest-income, first-home buyers in Queenstown, Auckland, Wellington, Nelson and Christchurch was announced by the Government yesterday.
About half an hour after the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce yesterday asked the Queenstown Lakes District Council to tighten its purse-strings and review the proposed district rates rise, Destination Queenstown asked the council for another $1 million in funding.
The Government's approach to the proposed Affordable Housing Bill was flawed, offering only partial solutions to a "very complex and multifaceted issue", a select committee heard from the company behind Queenstown's Remarkables Park development.
The search for Israeli woman Liat Okin looks to be all but over after more disappointment at the weekend.
The open day for Alpine Aqualand - Queenstown's aquatic centre - on Saturday attracted 1200 Wakatipu residents who wanted to have a look at the community's newest asset.
Less than a dollar a day will enable locals to take a dip in the soon-to-be-opened Queenstown Aquatic Centre.
For some, scaling mountains, careening down scree slopes, negotiating slippery creeks and rivers - all at a pace verging on a sprint - is unimaginable.
Queenstown Lakes district councillors were yesterday asked to look into the eyes of a portrait hanging at the back of the council's chamber
Deng Chao may have travelled half way around the world, but if he thought he would fly under the radar in Queenstown, he was mistaken.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council will be asked to approve annual salaries for the Mayor and other elected representatives at its meeting in Queenstown tomorrow.
