Prohibited fire season declared for Lakes areas
A prohibited fire season has been declared for the Lakes and Glendhu Bluffs areas after forecast rain failed to arrive over the past few days.
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Adventure activist smashes record
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Adventure activist smashes record
She did not just break her own world record, she smashed it.
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Mountain bikers gather for memorial festival
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Mountain bikers gather for memorial festival
Around 250 mountain bikers gathered today in memoriam of one man.
Goal surpassed as Ford smashes world record
Goal surpassed as Ford smashes world record
She didn’t just break her own world record, she shattered it.
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ORC applies for enforcement order over plant
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ORC applies for enforcement order over plant
Problems with a sewerage plant near Queenstown are to be dealt with in court.
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Kept up at night over infrastructure: deputy mayor
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Kept up at night over infrastructure: deputy mayor
Queenstown's ability to keep up with rapid housing growth amid an infrastructure deficit is "the thing that keeps me and others up at night", the deputy mayor says.
Man cleared of Queenstown rape charges
Man cleared of Queenstown rape charges
After three days of evidence, it took a jury 30 minutes to clear a man on charges of sexual violation at a Queenstown mountain.
Late to learn concert venue’s fate
Late to learn concert venue’s fate
The boss of Queenstown’s Gibbston Valley Winery admits he didn’t know last Saturday’s huge concert would be his venue’s last till a reporter informed him the night before.
‘n00b’ goes international
‘n00b’ goes international
Queenstowner's first TV series has just been selected for next month’s Berlinale Series Market.
Drury expands Point footprint
Drury expands Point footprint
Queenstown tech entrepreneur and philanthropist Rod Drury’s spent about $3millon buying his neighbour at Arthurs Point.
Busy year for fireys
Busy year for fireys
The Whakatipu’s three volunteer fire brigades attended just over 1000 callouts last year, up slightly on 2023.
Top mountaineer slopes off
Top mountaineer slopes off
When it comes to mountains, Chris Prudden’s just about done it all, from climbing and guiding to instructing and conducting rescues on them, and even skiing down one, in particular.
Quinnchella on track
Quinnchella on track
A fundraising music festival this weekend in memory of a former Queenstowner is on track to raise $40,000 for Cure Kids.
Seeking one million names
Seeking one million names
A Dunedin-based accessibility advocate is on a mission to connect the world, one dot at a time.
Three-day mountain biking epic
Three-day mountain biking epic
It's not part of the 10-day Queenstown Bike Festival, as in previous years, but McGazza Fest 2025, over the next three days, remains as action-packed a mountain biking event as ever.
Arrowtown’s ‘home’ for new White Fern
Arrowtown’s ‘home’ for new White Fern
She's not lived in Arrowtown since she was about 12, but Otago Sparks cricketer Bella James, who last month made her White Ferns debut, still calls it home.
How Jack ran into corporate world
How Jack ran into corporate world
Taking up a sports scholarship in the United States is a common way for talented young Kiwis to progress their chosen sport.
Apartment apart from the norm
Apartment apart from the norm
The Shotover would arguably be the most enticing Queenstown visitor apartment there’s been on the market for some time.
Base hospital and mass-transit gondola in pipeline for Queenstown
Base hospital and mass-transit gondola in pipeline for Queenstown
Planning's well advanced for two critical Queenstown infrastructure projects — a Southern Lakes base hospital and a $200million gondola link between Frankton and the CBD.
QLDC taken to court over wastewater treatment plant
QLDC taken to court over wastewater treatment plant
Otago Regional Council is going to court in an effort to force Queenstown's council to fix issues with its troubled Shotover wastewater treatment plant.
Do you support a Queenstown base hospital?
Planning is well advanced for a Southern Lakes base hospital in Queenstown, the building of which would be funded by private interests, then leased long-term to Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora, to help address the lack of a decent-sized, well-resourced public hospital in the fastest-growing district in the country.