Kaka researcher roughs it in the name of science
Kaka researcher roughs it in the name of science
A University of Otago student is roughing it in upper Wakatipu, all in the cause of better understanding kaka.
Guy Williams
Plans for film 'falling into place'
Plans for film 'falling into place'
A writer-in-residence stint at a high country station near Glenorchy has helped inspire a feature film and shooting is expected to begin near Arrowtown in March.
Lucky break for bike riders
Lucky break for bike riders
A bad break for a Queenstown woman has proved to be a lucky break for the resort's mountain bikers.
Bike crash on loose gravel
Bike crash on loose gravel
Loose gravel may have been a factor in a mountain bike crash on Moke Lake Rd near Queenstown on Sunday that left an English tourist with serious head injuries.
Chinese seeking park guidance
Chinese seeking park guidance
Chinese tourists may be flooding into Queenstown, but they are also travelling more in their own country, placing pressure on national parks.
Casino monitoring review
Casino monitoring review
The Gambling Commission has turned down an application by SkyCity to allow it to monitor its two Queenstown casinos remotely from Auckland.
'Ordinary' visitor turned out to be Katy Perry
'Ordinary' visitor turned out to be Katy Perry
Save for a lucky few, Queenstowners hoping to hear Katy Perry roar during her stay at the resort have had to make do with a social media ''hi'' instead.
Strong case for resort bed tax: PM
Strong case for resort bed tax: PM
Prime Minister John Key says Queenstown has a strong argument for introducing a bed tax, despite Treasury hating the idea.
Minister to look at Queenstown immigration service
Minister to look at Queenstown immigration service
Government Minister Paula Bennett will visit Queenstown early next year to look at how the resort's immigration service can be streamlined and made more responsive to employers' needs.
Mountain biking injuries up 141%
Mountain biking injuries up 141%
Accident Compensation Corporation claims for mountain biking injuries in the Queenstown Lakes District have increased 141% in the past five years, reflecting the sport's rapid rise in popularity.
Scrub fire threatens businesses
Scrub fire threatens businesses
Firefighters dampen down hotspots after a scrub fire threatened several businesses in Glenda Dr, Frankton, yesterday.
Aerial wilding pine spraying under way
Aerial wilding pine spraying under way
Wilding pine control operations in the Wakatipu took to the air this week.
Digger cuts through gas pipe
Digger cuts through gas pipe
Roads were closed and businesses evacuated in Frankton yesterday after a digger ruptured a gas pipe.
Drunk man throws up in police car
Drunk man throws up in police car
A drunk man who vomited in a Queenstown police patrol car was made to walk the last kilometre to the station.
Lucky escape for Taiwanese tourists
Lucky escape for Taiwanese tourists
Queenstown police say four Taiwanese tourists whose camper van overturned near Queenstown this morning are lucky to have escaped injury.
1300 new homes for Q'town area
1300 new homes for Q'town area
Authorities have signed an agreement to have 1300 more homes built in the Queenstown Lakes district in the next three years.
Coming Around the Mountains
Coming Around the Mountains
The Around the Mountains Cycle Trail is steadily winning over its doubters, Southland Mayor Gary Tong says.
Owners 'distraught' over dog attack on boy
Owners 'distraught' over dog attack on boy
The owners of two dogs that mauled a little boy in Queenstown this week are ''distraught'', his mother says.
'Lapse of judgement' cited
'Lapse of judgement' cited
A Maritime New Zealand investigation has found a Shotover Jet boat driver's ''lapse of judgement'' caused the boat to hit a rock face in October.
Adventure audit: time runs out
Adventure audit: time runs out
At least one in five Queenstown adventure tourism operators subject to new regulations aimed at improving safety in the industry will miss a Monday deadline for being audited.