Josh Walton

Farmers and their canine companions made a mad dash down slippery slopes in an annual dog derby that ski area boss Nigel Kerr says is "integral" to Queenstown’s Coronet Peak.

Airbnb has shown support for a bed tax to help solve Queenstown's growth problems while rejecting proposed restrictions on residential visitor accommodation in the district.

A Queenstown Lakes councillor said "crate day" is "not a Kiwi institution" at a hearing yesterday considering submissions on a proposed public alcohol ban in Queenstown.

A Queenstown author had to hire helpers after sales of his children's book sky-rocketed thanks to a viral video of a Scottish grandmother breaking down in hysterics while reading it to her grandson.