Guy Williams

Geoff Hughes modestly calls himself a "medical doctor on early retirement" who, by luck, fell into a dream conservation job.

The costs of drilling through harder-than-expected rock on the Kawarau Falls bridge replacement project near Queenstown will be borne by contractor McConnell Dowell.

The Rees-Dart tramping circuit reopens today, more than two years after river erosion forced the closure of a section of track in the Dart Valley.

A ''relentless'' Team Tiki Tour won the Godzone adventure race in Queenstown yesterday after fending off a strong challenge from the team of world champion Chris Forne.

Seasoned long-distance traveller Naresh Kumar is enlisting extra leg power on a fundraising ride the length of the country.

Plans to relocate St Joseph’s School from Queenstown Hill to Frankton have been shelved, despite a recent survey showing support for the move.

The Queenstowner regarded as the best adventure race navigator in the world says this year’s Godzone race is shorter than he expected but will still be a "long race".

A plan to subsidise Queenstown’s bus network would bring the resort in line with the rest of New Zealand, the network’s  operator says.

The Australian businessman who crashed his $20 million McLaren F1 sports car near Queenstown in December has been granted diversion by police.

Public transport in Queenstown is in for a radical overhaul.

Contractors working on the new Kawarau Falls bridge near Queenstown have begun fitting the steel girders that will support its road deck.

Dunedin's healthy economy means many Cadbury factory workers will be able to find new jobs in the city, Prime Minister Bill English says.

Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult has moved quickly to allay concerns about the Routeburn-Kinloch road’s future following a council manager’s remarks during last week’s infrastructure committee meeting.

Control over urban design in Queenstown’s resort zones was highlighted as a point of contention when proposed district plan (PDP) hearings resumed in the resort yesterday.