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Celebration of Korean culture
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Celebration of Korean culture
Songyi Kim, of Christchurch, performs Hwaguanmu, or the Lotus Flower Dance, during Queenstown’s inaugural Korean Day celebration on Saturday.
Average Central house price hits $1.6m
Average Central house price hits $1.6m
House-hunting in Queenstown just got even more expensive.
Auction raises $11k for young players to compete in Asia
Auction raises $11k for young players to compete in Asia
Members of the Queenstown Tennis Club have again swung in behind two of their most talented players.
Seventh literary festival ‘most successful yet’
Seventh literary festival ‘most successful yet’
Queenstown Writers Festival chairwoman Tanya Surrey says she’s overwhelmed by the response to this year’s event, which finished yesterday, describing it as "without doubt our most successful yet".
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Come in, the water’s warm
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Come in, the water’s warm
Central Queenstown’s first hot pools complex, Bathe by Aluume, an artist’s impression of which is pictured, is due to open on Friday.
Search found drugs: officer
Search found drugs: officer
A 46-year-old Glenorchy man has been remanded in custody after a search warrant was executed as part of an ongoing operation targeting the supply of methamphetamine in the community.
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Voicing of views called for: mayor
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Voicing of views called for: mayor
The Queenstown Lakes district’s new mayor says he wants councillors to freely express their views in public and listen for the "whispers among the noise" on social media.
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Project to create academic retreat restarted
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Project to create academic retreat restarted
The University of Otago has restarted a project to transform a former farm homestead overlooking Lake Wakatipu into an academic retreat and conference venue.
Tourism industry volunteers plant 2400 trees
Tourism industry volunteers plant 2400 trees
A crew representing Queenstown’s tourism industry recently bolstered the Wakatipu’s native trees by 2400.
Cocaine, meth and cash found in Glenorchy search - police
Cocaine, meth and cash found in Glenorchy search - police
A man is in custody after police say they found cocaine, methamphetamine, cannabis and $11,000 in cash at a Glenorchy property.
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Vines dodge frost bullet, so far
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Vines dodge frost bullet, so far
Queenstown winemakers say they managed to dodge a significant bullet this week.
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Uni brings degree to town in first
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Uni brings degree to town in first
Students will soon be able to complete a University of Otago degree from the region’s top recreation destination.
Walker hangs up the helmet
Walker hangs up the helmet
There's been a changing of the guard at the Queenstown Trails Trust.
Artefacts and apparitions await
Artefacts and apparitions await
It's shaping up to be a spooktacular night.
Sports retailers go the distance
Sports retailers go the distance
Having weathered the ups and downs of Queenstown retail for 30 years, Outside Sports founders Judy and John Knight are fittingly celebrating their milestone at a function tonight.
Sunday’s the day to get quacking
Sunday’s the day to get quacking
All in the interests of charity, rubber ducks will be elbowing out their real-life equivalents on Queenstown’s Horne Creek this Sunday for Rotary Club of Queenstown’s annual duck race.
Celebrating a grape’s great impact
Celebrating a grape’s great impact
Growers, residents, wine makers and enthusiasts recently toasted at least 40 years of pinot noir winegrowing in Queenstown’s Gibbston.
'Fitting way to honour' much-loved Southlander
'Fitting way to honour' much-loved Southlander
A donation to Coastguard Queenstown has been made in memory of a much-loved Southlander who died unexpectedly earlier this year.
Space for creativity
Space for creativity
A unique pop-up exhibition is about to launch across the Queenstown Lakes, and it is one organisers hope will create a "lasting ripple effect".
Spicy sausage scores big
Spicy sausage scores big
Arrowtown's Fergbutcher has proof its sausages are a cut above.