Josh Walton

A woman who crashed her car and damaged two vehicles in Arrowtown has been charged with careless driving.

A food fight reportedly turned violent in Queenstown in the early hours yesterday morning.

Another drone has been spotted flying within the restricted zone around Queenstown Airport.

Residents across the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago areas rejoiced yesterday, as power was restored to properties affected by a chaotic storm.

Another drone has been spotted flying within the restricted zone around Queenstown Airport after a spate of incidents last month.

Only a few properties are still without power after an extreme storm caused chaos in the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago areas on Wednesday.

Environmental campaigners have poured cold water on claims by developers planning a 380-room hotel that the project would not further degrade nearby Mill Creek and Lake Hayes.

A Queenstown developer is planning a major commercial and residential subdivision - partially on land the courts have determined should be earmarked for airport expansion.

Developers planning a controversial 380-room hotel complex near Arrowtown claim rewards of the project justify risks to water quality in nearby Mill Creek and Lake Hayes.

Queenstown residents and newcomers have been warned about online housing rental scams after social media reports about fishy landlords.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has been hit with a $24,000 fine for discharging sewage and polluting Lake Wakatipu.

A construction company fined $25,500 for stormwater contamination of the Clutha River at Wanaka has claimed the main cause of the alleged discharge was "systemic design issues''.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has been fined $24,225 for discharging wastewater from sewage pipes into Lake Wakatipu in 2017.

`As crazy as the world gets, it's like a haven - a haven of sanity."

Queenstown landlords have been accused of "taking advantage" of the resort's housing crisis after average rental costs skyrocketed to record levels.