The location of a $10.6 million sports complex in Wanaka remains undecided after the Queenstown Lakes District Council decided yesterday to investigate alternatives to the showgrounds and camping ground sites.
Burials in the Queenstown Lakes district are to become more expensive, after a set of proposed new fees was approved by the council at a meeting yesterday.
Newly appointed Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Debra Lawson had her first day at work yesterday and wasted no time getting to know her new staff.
Queenstown police are still looking for witnesses to an accident on Fernhill Rd last Tuesday, where a Taiwanese woman died after she was hit by a bus.
Most visitors to Queenstown believe the resort is performing better on the environmental front than other regions of New Zealand, according to a new survey.
The Wakatipu St John service has received $10,500 from Novartis Animal Health after a product launch in Queenstown.
A prowler may still be looking for targets in Arrowtown, police say.
Climbers should be made aware they cannot always rely on vegetation as a rope anchor, Coroner David Crerar said yesterday during an inquest in Queenstown into the death last year of Matthew Byron Allison, of Wanaka.
Overseas visitors who leave the country without paying outstanding parking fines are costing the Queenstown Lakes District Council millions in lost revenue.
"Trampers should never be on such tight time restraints that they make unwise decisions in adverse weather," coroner David Crerar said during an inquest into the death of the Auckland woman who disappeared during a tramp in Mt Aspiring National Park on December 31, 2008
Business customers in the Southern Lakes region could save up to 20% on their power bills, according to the new internet-based electricity retailer Powershop.
After a slow first quarter, the council-owned Queenstown Lakeview Holiday Park is back on budget after good earnings over Christmas.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council ran behind its operating budget for the first half of this financial year by more than $2 million, which may mean it has to borrow to cover any final deficit.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council spent $68,139.13 on the recruitment of its new chief executive, Debra Lawson, who starts in the job on Monday.
Five properties will be added to the Lake Hayes water scheme, after the Queenstown Lakes District Council's utilities committee approved an extension to the scheme.
Oaks Hotels and Resorts sales and marketing executive consultant Stephen Pahl (left) with Winter Festival director Simon Green at the signing of the Oaks' sponsorship agreement with the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival.
The altercation at the Camp St taxi stand on November 19 last year which led to the death of Queenstown man Mark Smith has prompted Queenstown police to look into ways to minimise safety risks at places in central Queenstown where people gather at night.
Sports clubs and members of the public will get a chance to share their views on Queenstown Lakes District Council's proposed "community facility funding policy" at a meeting with QLDC community services manager Paul Wilson tomorrow.
Wanaka will be the base for another major snow sports event this year, when Treble Cone, Cardrona and Snow Park host the world junior snowboarding and freestyle championships on August 19-31.
Queenstown Lakes district councillor Cath Gilmour has questioned the payment of $44,000 to former chief executive Duncan Field, claiming she and other councillors had no say in the decision.
