Guy Williams

A visit to Queenstown by Chief District Court Judge Jan-Marie Doogue next month has no connection to long waiting times for criminal trials in the resort, a spokeswoman says.

The Routeburn-Kinloch Rd will close overnight as a result of flooding in the Dart River, the Queenstown Lakes District Council says.

A man has been rescued from near the Routeburn Track after activating his locator beacon this morning.

Queenstown Airport is embarking on a $2.7million project to expand its car parking and change its internal roading in a bid to improve traffic flows.

The Civil Aviation Authority is saying little about its investigation into a skydiving accident near Queenstown at the weekend that left two men seriously injured.

Queenstown's $30million sewage treatment plant is operating, although teething issues have extended its commissioning process by a month.

The number of visitors spending their Chinese New Year holiday in Queenstown is expected to be on a par with last year after several years of double-digit growth.

The rollout of ultra-fast broadband (UFB) to more than 20 towns in Otago and Southland cannot come soon enough for some businesses.

Plans for a $30 million private medical facility in Frankton have been unveiled.

Organisers are expecting a sellout for Sunday's Colour Burst event in Queenstown.

Installing new pipelines on the Kawarau Falls bridge sooner rather than later will save ratepayers' money, a council report says.

Compatriots of a Czech tramper who fell to his death on the Routeburn Track last winter have left a plaque in his memory near the spot where he died.

Trampers may be able to tackle the Rees-Dart walking circuit from next month, more than two years after river erosion made a section of the Dart Valley impassable.

Air New Zealand has cracked the million  mark for domestic passengers to Queenstown Airport.

A motorcyclist was injured when he crashed on the Coronet Peak Rd, near Queenstown, today.

Two drunk male tourists were dealt with by police for unsocial behaviour in central Queenstown overnight.

A freedom camping enforcement officer gave chase after a man smashed his vehicle's window during a night-time patrol in Queenstown this week.

A person who died after driving into a house in Glenorchy, near Queenstown, may have suffered a heart attack, police say.