Festival team hoping for light weather
Festival team hoping for light weather
The organisers of Queenstown's Luma Festival are praying to the weather gods.
Daisy Hudson
Explosion at Queenstown hotel
Explosion at Queenstown hotel
A gas explosion at a Queenstown hotel was large enough to blow out a window.
Brothers’ Everest adventure
Brothers’ Everest adventure
Cracking open a bottle of port in the snow at Mount Everest, Lewis and Karl Latham gave a toast to their nan.
Luma becomes gnome man's land
Luma becomes gnome man's land
Queenstown Gardens will soon be turned into a gnome away from gnome for dozens of concrete creatures.
Missing skydiver's family wait for answers
Missing skydiver's family wait for answers
Nearly 18 months after skydiver Tyler Nii plummeted into Lake Wakatipu, his family say they are ''dead inside'' and desperate for answers.
Queenstown sleepout fire extinguished
Queenstown sleepout fire extinguished
A fire in a sleepout in central Queenstown has been extinguished.
One injured in massive Queenstown blaze
One injured in massive Queenstown blaze
A witness has described hearing loud explosions at a Queenstown car dealership which was engulfed in flames this morning leaving one staff member with burn injuries.
Unresolved missing people cases
Resort's unresolved missing people cases
A coroner's decision could help solve one of Queenstown’s four unresolved missing person cases.
Decision pending on one of four cases
Decision pending on one of four cases
A coroner's decision could help solve one of Queenstown's four unresolved missing person cases.
Cops refuse to reveal last drinks
Cops refuse to reveal last drinks
One bar has been the final watering hole for a quarter of late night boozed-up offenders dealt with by Queenstown cops, Mountain Scene can reveal.
South seen as potential hot spot for medicinal cannabis
South seen as potential hot spot for medicinal cannabis
Medicinal cannabis companies are eyeing Queenstown and Central Otago as a growing hot spot.
Queenstown road reopened after gas leak
Queenstown road reopened after gas leak
A busy Queenstown road has reopened after a gas leak this afternoon.
Retirement village boom in Queenstown and Central
Retirement village boom in Queenstown and Central
A retirement village boom is set to pour tens of millions of dollars into the Wakatipu and wider Central Otago area.
Opposition to floatplane venture grows
Opposition to floatplane venture grows
Opposition to a controversial floatplane bid is taking off, as concerns are raised around noise pollution and its “cavalier” attitude to public safety.
Immigration changes could force closure of Queenstown businesses
Immigration changes could force closure of Queenstown businesses
Immigration changes and staffing pressures may force some Queenstown hospitality businesses to shut up shop, a top restaurant boss warns.
Wallet loss ends in drug charge
Wallet loss ends in drug charge
A night out got progressively worse for a Queenstown man after he lost his wallet - police found MDMA inside when it was handed in.
Cops find drugs in lost wallet
Cops find drugs in lost wallet
Losing his wallet on a night out got progressively worse for a Queenstown man, after police found MDMA in it when it was handed in.
Ski industry at risk
Ski industry at risk
The head of NZSki says proposed changes to industry training organisations could have a big impact on the ski industry.
Ritual continues as duck season opens
Ritual continues as duck season opens
For more than two decades, Laura Douglas has been getting up at the crack of dawn and braving the cold to mark the start of the duck-shooting season.
Fergburger moves to tackle pollution
Fergburger moves to tackle pollution
Queenstown burger business Fergburger is cleaning up its act after some complaints.