A former Queenstowner who died just after Christmas, aged 87, is being remembered as a kind-hearted servant of the community, a hard worker and a great cook.

The 267th birthday of Scotland’s most famous poet will be celebrated with a proper knees-up in Arrowtown next Saturday night.

Ex-Sofitel Queenstown GM Jeremy Samuels, who last week took over running Sofitel Adelaide, quips he’s questioned why he’s left as the hotel’s enjoying record-breaking business.

Having run Queenstown’s Crowne Plaza for six years, hotelier Stewart Manson says there are very few places he and his family would leave town for — "but to manage an iconic resort is one of those".

Starting tomorrow, Queenstown Bike Festival is back full noise after the brakes went on last year.

It's a break-through month for girls’ cricket in Queenstown.

Marketing is under way for a three-stage, 32-unit terraced housing complex at Queenstown’s Arthurs Point that’s set to give similar developments in Frankton a run for their money.

The Queenstown Bike Festival returns tomorrow after the brakes went on the event last year.