Tracey Roxburgh

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is about to begin recruiting a chief executive.

The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust has received a $6.35million interest-free loan from the Government, which it will use for 25 "secure home" apartments in a Remarkables Park development.

Two tyres, a signpost, a plastic chair and two cellphones were among the rubbish pulled out of Lake Wakatipu within the first half-hour of a beach clean-up in Queenstown yesterday morning.

The High Court has dismissed an appeal against a disqualification period for a man who went on a three-hour drink-driving spree around Wanaka last year, during which he was arrested twice.

More than a year after the Queenstown Lakes District Council bought a $13.78million, 14.6ha property at Ladies Mile, it has created a car park area beside the land, which is open for community use.

Demolition work will begin at Queenstown’s Lakeview site tomorrow, signalling the beginning of a massive redevelopment of the 10ha site, expected to take more than 10 years.

When Lyn Brown jumped online to buy a brick in support of the Southland Charity Hospital, little did she know it meant the fundraising campaign had reached its first milestone.

A death certificate has not yet been issued to the family of a Californian tourist who drowned in Lake Wakatipu two and a-half years ago because the case is still "active" with the coroner.

The Finance Minister says there is more Government funding on the way for Queenstown Lakes.

A funding splash for Queenstown could provide a lifeline for some migrant workers in the resort who are facing uncertain futures.

The cream of New Zealand’s skiing and snowboarding talent have landed a knock-out competition. They will be split into three teams to compete in testing events including winner-take-all eliminations.

A car  enthusiast has disputed claims a gathering in Queenstown over the weekend was in any way anti-social, or that it was held in the middle of the night.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has come to the rescue of the district’s museum.

Queenstown Lakes property owners will pay $34 to $125 more in rates if the district’s proposed annual plan is approved on Thursday.

Queenstown Airport is ready to start flights to and from Australia as soon as it is safe, and possible, chief executive Colin Keel said.

A Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) initiative is hoping to create a win-win from the Covid-19 economic crisis.