A four-day celebration, culminating in the opening of the extended lagoon walkway and the refurbished Glenorchy Library, will be held at Labour weekend to celebrate Glenorchy's 150th year.
Proving that snow is for everyone, a growing programme at the Remarkables skifield is making it possible for disabled skiers and snowboarders to "come up here and do what everyone else does".
New Zealand's cocktail team, comprising Guy Jacobson and Gian Jesus, both of Wellington, and Barney Toy, of Auckland, came second at the final of the 42 Below Cocktail World Cup 2012.
Instead of an easy slide out of the snow cave which had been his home for the past month, Blair Whitaker and two guests spent more than two hours digging themselves out yesterday on Mr Whitaker's final morning in the cave.
Queenstown Lakes District Council will consult the public further about the future of Earnslaw Park, it was decided at the council's community services meeting yesterday.
For the past month, Blair Whitaker has been living in a snow cave on the Remarkables skifield. On Sunday, Queenstown reporter Christina McDonald joined him and two of his friends, Dani Ingle and William Guthrie, to experience a night under the snow.
Despite heavy frosts in early July, the mild winter has saved Queenstown Lakes District Council money on road gritting and de-icing.
Mobility dogs have been trained in the Wakatipu for the past five years, yet no dog has been placed with an Otago applicant.
A confirmed $8.8 million shortfall in funding from the New Zealand Transport Agency has meant Queenstown Lakes District Council cannot fund three roading projects.
After a week of mixing cocktail challenges and Queenstown's extreme activities, the eighth annual 42 Below Cocktail World Cup 2012 convoy has left for the final in Auckland tonight.
A house fire in Queenstown's "red zone" drew a rapid response from personnel at Queenstown and Frankton fire stations at 9.45am yesterday.
Twenty-seven big and little buddies are hoping strong winds at the Remarkables skifield ease before Sunday.
Strong winds at the Remarkables yesterday closed the skifield and delayed the big mountain final of the Freeski Open of New Zealand.
Unfavourable snow conditions and "natural attrition" mean staff at NZski fields are becoming fewer a month out from the scheduled closing date of October 7.
Completion of the McChesney Bridge upgrade is on track and dependent on the the ski season ending.
Contrary to a national trend, the Queenstown citizens advice bureau reported a 10% increase in inquiries for the 2010-11 year.
Amid animal-headed, lab-coat-wearing creatures, international barmen and women met in Queenstown yesterday to begin a week-long cocktail competition.
A run up the 13km access road to the Remarkables skifield has the potential to become an annual Daffodil Day fundraiser, ski area manager Ross Lawrence says.
Motorists who illegally park in Arrowtown's two mobility parks in Buckingham St could receive an infringement fine as a result of CCTV footage.
Today is Gamblefree day. Queenstown reporter Christina McDonald speaks with someone who has a gambling problem and to others in the resort who pick up the shattered lives of those unable to control their addiction.
