Air New Zealand is considering flying bigger planes into Queenstown to cope with adverse weather conditions and to develop its business in hand with the rapidly expanding airport, the airline's chief executive told the resort's Chamber of Commerce members yesterday.
New the Shotover Jet Christmas Cracker - formerly the Christmas Spectacular - would for the first time feature a fireworks display was met with enthusiastic applause at Remarkables Primary School this week.
The latest adventure tourist activity proposed for Queenstown will allow visitors to drive for themselves one of the resort's most established and thrilling rides.
A cat who lost a paw and then somehow struggled on alone for weeks might have been a victim of a now illegal gin trap or leg-hold trap.
These days sushi is so commonplace it is found in petrol stations and supermarkets - but rewind 26 years and Queenstown was getting its first Japanese restaurant.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has agreed to the transfer of ownership of the Glenorchy airstrip from the Department of Conservation to the council.
A tabby cat called Silky Kitty is recovering well after its collar became wedged in its mouth, preventing it from closing its jaw and causing a wound down to the bone.
An ''opportunistic'' attempt to steal from an adjoining hotel room led to police uncovering the alleged crime spree of two men on a road trip from Auckland to Queenstown.
Carlos Herrmann has watched futsal in New Zealand rise from what he said was a couple of hundred players five years ago to thousands now.
Steps towards the long-awaited $16.7 million Wanaka sports facility were made yesterday by the newly-elected Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Thunder Jet and sister operation Queenstown Water Taxis are on a list of the top 50 fastest-growing businesses in New Zealand, as ranked in the Deloitte Fast 50 indexIt is the only tourism company to have made the index for 2013.
A local cause will benefit when competitors bare their art-adorned skin during Queenstown's first tattoo show next month.
Seven minutes behind a screen is all that is needed to transform your average person into a larger-than-life businessman.
The new kid on the block, which has been waiting patiently at the docks since its arrival on Lake Wakatipu in August, is unable to be launched for its maiden cruise this morning as planned.
It will not be easy for a new building to fill the gap left in Shotover St - made more obvious on Thursday night when contractors began to demolish the scorched World Bar - but planning is under way.
Coronet Peak made a dramatic finish for stage four of the Tour of Southland yesterday, dragging elite cyclists up the 8km climb from the Arthurs Point Rd turnoff to the NZSki base building.
Higher standards would result from multiple jet-boat operators on the Lower Shotover River, a witness for Queenstown Water Taxis told commissioners yesterday.
Business is booming on Queenstown's waterways - especially from the point of view of Queenstown Lakes District Council staff, commissioners and lawyers.
There were plenty of winning strikes when the hammer and the Asgardian were brought back for a second instalment of Thor.
It may be nearing summer but another Queenstown link to the national ice hockey team has been formed.
