Although natural snow on Australian skifields may disappear by the year 2090, a climate researcher maintains it should be technically and theoretically possible to operate a skifield in Queenstown aided by snow-making.
The revelation of an $87,000 bonus in the past financial year to the company which maintains the district's water and sewerage assets has angered the Queenstown Lakes District mayor, who said it was signed off by former chief executive Debra Lawson.
Crowds converged on the Glenorchy Waterfront Reserve on Monday to witness the arrival of a cavalcade of horses, with most of the riders clothed in 1860s-period garments.
Earnslaw Park's two willow trees will probably be removed in 10 years, as their growing root systems and size will affect the paving and small space of the park.
The proposal to provide "more certainty" about the cost of resource consent applications by way of a fixed price will result in simple applications subsidising more complex ones, some submitters say.
In "an era of climate change", NZSki has been given approval in principle to substantially boost its artificial snow-making capacity.
A jet-boat driver who sparked a two-hour rescue in the Kawarau River near the Peregrine Winery yesterday, after failing to navigate a rapid, could face charges, according to Queenstown harbourmaster Marty Black.
A Christchurch man today prompted a two-hour rescue in the Kawarau River near Queenstown after he failed to successfully navigate a rapid in his jet boat.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council hopes to control the effects of freedom campers through an amended bylaw, due to be discussed at a special meeting today.
From Arrowtown to Glenorchy, Labour Weekend in the Wakatipu will be chock-full of celebrations, Christina McDonald reports.
There is land suitable for future dwellings in the Queenstown Lakes district and more is expected if Shotover Country and the Frankton Flats are rezoned, the district council says.
In future New Zealand Ice Hockey League championship games it is likely 20 minutes of overtime will be played before reverting to a shoot-out, rather than the previous five minutes.
Chase Bickerton is used to being behind a bar, but after winning a national cocktail title he will experience work from what he calls the other side.
Before working as a pianist on TSS Earnslaw from 1994 to 2008, Bill Purvis owned and worked on a sheep farm in Western Southland.
The final stage of the McChesney Bridge improvement is under way, Queenstown Lakes District Council project manager Lane Vermaas says.
An elm tree on Centennial Ave in Arrowtown which was sawn in half and nailed back together, then died as a result, has added to the spate of trees being pruned without Queenstown Lakes District Council consent.
If all goes to plan, the Milford road should be reopened in three days, following a major landslip overnight on Friday, the New Zealand Transport Agency says.
The first leg of a mental health awareness and fundraising cycle ride spanning the length of New Zealand was attended by "pelting rain" and six punctures - one Queenstown cyclist racking up three in two hours on his back tyre.
From designer clothes to toys to water distillers - for the past two months up to 30 volunteers from the Wakatipu Community Church have been sorting through donated items for their forthcoming annual fair.
A quiet night with no callouts was the best outcome on Saturday, while the Queenstown and Frankton Volunteer Fire Brigades had their annual service awards' dinner.
