Guy Williams

Firefighters examine the remains of a shed that caught fire on Woolshed Rd, near Hanleys Farm, yesterday.

Almost 2000 people enjoyed a riot of song, stories, dance, gymnastics and humour at Queenstown’s annual Christmas Show yesterday.

Members of the public wanting to speak during the public forum at Queenstown Lakes District Council meetings will now have to register with the chief executive first.

The parents of a young German woman abandoned by her boyfriend after a crash in Queenstown’s Gorge Road are relieved the case is closed.

A "pragmatic" solution to the Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) statement of intent saga appears to have been found.

A six-month trial of 400 Lime scooters in Queenstown's town centre is likely to start in April, despite implacable opposition from community representatives.

A six-month trial of 400 Lime scooters in Queenstown's town centre has been approved by the Queenstown Lakes District Council, but it will not begin this summer.

A man has been sentenced to 16 months’ prison for leaving his girlfriend lying seriously injured for several hours after a crash in Queenstown.

A Wanaka bar owner says the town’s police are more interested in "making busts" than working collaboratively to improve his operation.

A French man on a working holiday, caught in central Queenstown with nearly $50,000 worth of cannabis, was travelling in a "mobile shop" for the drug, a judge says.

The developer of an independent surgical hospital next to the Queenstown Country Club hopes to start construction in March.

Queenstown's first dedicated 24/7 rescue helicopter service has flown nearly 400 patients in its first year.

The country's biggest freedom camping club is threatening the Queenstown Lakes District Council with legal action if a proposed bylaw is approved.

In a sweet surprise for Queenstown people, 200kg of surplus bananas were snapped up by passers-by in 90 minutes yesterday.

Queenstown's Lakes District Hospital was evacuated today after a burning smell activated a fire alarm.

A slice of prime land between Shotover Country and Lake Hayes Estate originally set aside for retirement villas is now likely to be developed as a high-end residential subdivision.

Queenstown police are warning of the dangers of taking illegal drugs after a man had a seizure in a downtown bar this morning.

Long waiting times for coroners' reports have lengthened further during a "really difficult" year for the service, Chief Coroner Judge Deborah Marshall says.

Arrow Junction sculptor Morgan Jones has walked away with Australia's most prestigious award for the art form.

Impact assessments of passenger growth at Queenstown and Wanaka airports will provide ''objective clarity'' on their future, Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult says.