Aerial wilding pine spraying under way
Aerial wilding pine spraying under way
Wilding pine control operations in the Wakatipu took to the air this week.
Guy Williams
Digger cuts through gas pipe
Digger cuts through gas pipe
Roads were closed and businesses evacuated in Frankton yesterday after a digger ruptured a gas pipe.
Drunk man throws up in police car
Drunk man throws up in police car
A drunk man who vomited in a Queenstown police patrol car was made to walk the last kilometre to the station.
Lucky escape for Taiwanese tourists
Lucky escape for Taiwanese tourists
Queenstown police say four Taiwanese tourists whose camper van overturned near Queenstown this morning are lucky to have escaped injury.
1300 new homes for Q'town area
1300 new homes for Q'town area
Authorities have signed an agreement to have 1300 more homes built in the Queenstown Lakes district in the next three years.
Coming Around the Mountains
Coming Around the Mountains
The Around the Mountains Cycle Trail is steadily winning over its doubters, Southland Mayor Gary Tong says.
Owners 'distraught' over dog attack on boy
Owners 'distraught' over dog attack on boy
The owners of two dogs that mauled a little boy in Queenstown this week are ''distraught'', his mother says.
'Lapse of judgement' cited
'Lapse of judgement' cited
A Maritime New Zealand investigation has found a Shotover Jet boat driver's ''lapse of judgement'' caused the boat to hit a rock face in October.
Adventure audit: time runs out
Adventure audit: time runs out
At least one in five Queenstown adventure tourism operators subject to new regulations aimed at improving safety in the industry will miss a Monday deadline for being audited.
Opposition to fuel site
Opposition to fuel site
The backers of a planned 24-hour, unmanned fuel station in Arrowtown say it will provide a much-needed service for residents and visitors.
Steady progress with ultra-fast broadband
Steady progress with ultra-fast broadband
Communications infrastructure company Chorus appears to be making steady progress in the roll-out of ultra-fast broadband (UFB) in the Wakatipu area.
Council to consider trialling water meters
Council to consider trialling water meters
Water meters could be trialled for a year in the Queenstown Lakes district, beginning next April, under a council staff plan.
Bitcoin system put in context
Bitcoin system put in context
The first conference in New Zealand about digital currency bitcoin will be held in Queenstown this weekend.
Two trust gardens part of tour
Two trust gardens part of tour
Wakatipu garden lovers will have an opportunity to see some of the district's finest gardens at their peak next month.
The vision: 10,000 competitors
The vision: 10,000 competitors
The heavens may have opened on the inaugural Queenstown International Marathon, but organisers say the sky is the limit for its future growth.
Athletics: Conditions tough for marathon
Athletics: Conditions tough for marathon
Two athletes with Dunedin connections blasted through the rain to win the inaugural Queenstown International Marathon on Saturday.
Longer work term hailed
Longer work term hailed
An extension to the length of time Chinese nationals on a working holiday can work for one employer is being welcomed in New Zealand's tourism capital.
Snowfalls unexpected hurdle for skifield project
Snowfalls unexpected hurdle for skifield project
Unusually high snowfalls have made November a tough month for contractors working on a new base building at The Remarkables ski area.
Marathon effort: resort runs out of rooms
Marathon effort: resort runs out of rooms
If you are looking for accommodation in Queenstown this weekend, bring a tent.
Billionaire in Q'town after hotel buy
Billionaire in Q'town after hotel buy
The Chinese billionaire behind the controversial buy-up of the Crafar dairy farms and Lochinver Station says New Zealanders have nothing to fear from his investments in the country.