Mark Price

The road to Jackson Bay is likely to remain closed to the general public for another two to three weeks.

A major slip on the only road to Jackson Bay in South Westland is causing headaches for tourist operators.

Three Queenstown climbers have conquered the northwest face of Mt Aspiring (3033m) for the first time.

The owners of Lowburn Station say maintaining the balance between farming and allowing the public access to their land has not been easy.

Sorting out the public access issue on Lowburn Station looks set to be a matter for Commissioner of Crown Lands Dave Gullen and the tenure review process.

A Central Otago walking track used for centuries has been closed to the public.

Richard Forsyth's Scottish family have been making great, gleaming copper whisky stills for four generations.

The two native falcon chicks which have grown up in a nest beneath a log at the Albert Town Camping Ground should be flying for the first time soon. 

The steelwork is in place, the roof and walls are about to go on and by mid-winter every other feature of Wanaka's new $13.9million sports facility should be in place, right down to the lines on the floor for netball and basketball courts.

Strong demand over the Christmas-New Year period has brought to 17 the number of apartments sold in the $90million Marina Terrace development overlooking Lake Wanaka.

Wanaka residents and visitors are all doing their bit to keep green the new grass runway at the town's airport.

Queenstown Lakes District Council mayoral contender Lyal Cocks is not for turning when it comes to the Queenstown convention centre.

Cardrona Alpine Resort manager Bridget Legnavsky is in China recruiting Mandarin-speaking staff for the skifield.

Slippery road conditions may have contributed to one or more of three crashes on the Crown Range Rd, between Wanaka and Queenstown, yesterday afternoon.

A migrating moth considered a delicacy in parts of Australia has been blown across the Tasman to Cardrona.

The speed a motorcyclist was travelling is being investigated by police following a crash on Crown Range Rd on Saturday afternoon.

Calm weather and more entries than expected have given organisers of the inaugural The Ruby swimming festival in Lake Wanaka the boost they needed.

Several trees in Wanaka's Pembroke Park are dead or dying for want of water.