Tracey Roxburgh

 A man who assaulted his wife, daughter and best friend in Queenstown after uncovering an affair has been convicted after the Crown appealed a decision to discharge him without conviction.

It was perhaps fitting former prime minister Bill English spent his last official day at work in the heart of his old electorate.

Bunnings New Zealand is reviewing its options after commissioners refused to grant consent for its Queenstown store.

Queenstown's regional tourism organisation is looking for a funding increase to help market the resort.

Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult thanked councillors for their "bravery" and foresight in adopting an ambitious draft 10-year plan yesterday, which he described as a "red letter day" for the district.

Seven days after signs advising against recreational swimming were taken down from Lake Hayes and an area of Lake Wakatipu, they have been put back.

The general manager of a Queenstown lobby group believes a proposed targeted rate to help fund the Queenstown town centre masterplan will make some "squeal loudly".

The Crown has applied for leave to appeal discharges without conviction granted to a man who assaulted his best friend, wife and daughter in Queenstown last year.

A South Island travel company has had its transport service licence revoked and been ordered to pay $75,000 for 153 employment law breaches.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is looking to spend close to a billion dollars over the next decade in a long-term plan almost triple the size of anything it has previously delivered.

Drivers have been advised to allow extra travel time due to planned resealing on the Kawarau Gorge this week.

Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult believes the council is making progress on attracting government support to help fund major infrastructure projects.

Just over 1000 people have let their fingers do the talking on freedom camping in the Queenstown Lakes District.

The High Court has dismissed an appeal by Remarkables Park Ltd (RPL) over 16ha of its land wanted by Queenstown Airport, but the  battle may yet go back to the Environment Court.

The planned improvements to a stretch of State Highway 6 between the new Kawarau Falls Bridge and Grant Rd in Queenstown are likely to take two years to complete.

Swimmers can safely return to Lake Hayes and Lake Wakatipu's Frankton Bay.

The company operating Queenstown's $2 buses has had to buy property in the resort to house its drivers.