In our ongoing series profiling seasonal jobs on the skifields, long-time terrain park crew member Mikey Proctor, of Auckland, tells Henrietta Kjaer about the job he chose for "his love of riding the park and being on the hill all day".
Coronet Peak saw some real race action on Friday, when the main recreational run on the mountain - the M1 - was transformed into an ultra-fast downhill race course for the 23rd New Zealand Ski Masters, which attracted a strong field, including former Winter Olympians.
Queenstown's ski-racing season was kick-started with an unscheduled men's giant slalom race at Coronet Peak on Wednesday, which was dominated by the Canadian national ski team.
The playground between Queenstown Gardens and the Bathhouse Restaurant is getting an overhaul with new bark cover, but should be open for children again from today.
The amount owed by stage one of the Kawarau Falls Station development in Queenstown to the Bank of Scotland International has increased from $117 million to $219 million since it was placed in receivership in May last year, the latest receivers report shows.
As we continue our series profiling seasonal jobs on the skifields, Australian Chad Devevnish tells Henrietta Kjaer of his job as ski instructor at Coronet Peak and what keeps him coming back.
Kingston will get a new emergency services building before the end of the year, with construction expected to start later this month.
The 25th anniversary of the opening of the Remarkables skifield was celebrated yesterday, but rain and wind put a dampener on the celebrations, which attracted only a few hundred people.
The future of the Kingston Tavern remains unclear, as the township's pub is tied up in the receivership of the Kingston Flyer operation.
The Kingston community is raising money to build a boardwalk over a wetland area to give the public access to an area of fragile native plant life.
NZSki has employed Craig Douglas as general manager, sales and marketing.
Low attendance at a public information evening about the upcoming local elections is not a reflection of low interest in politics, Queenstown Lakes Mayor Clive Geddes said.
The number of injuries on Southern Lakes skifields spiked this month. Reporters Henrietta Kjaer and Matthew Haggart look at why emergency services have been so busy tending to injured skiers and snowboarders this year, and talk to some of those affected.
The site of the landslip above the Shotover River two years ago is to be checked by engineers from the Otago Regional Council and the Queenstown Lakes District Council to establish whether there could still be "movement" in the area.
Part of Gorge Rd is to get a $1.5 million footpath upgrade, which should improve safety and pedestrian facilities.
The winter season - when Queenstown is at its busiest - is when shoplifting in the resort is at its worst, according to one of the retailers targeted by a group of Australian schoolboys last weekend.
Parking charges have been set for three car parks in Queenstown's CBD, introducing paid parking to the library car park at Boundary St and to the Recreation Ground car park, while increasing the cost to park at the Ballarat St car park.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is juggling logistics issues with its Queenstown council staff spread over seven different buildings.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has reached its goals for reducing costs for infrastructure services in less than half the estimated time, cutting $5.7 million off budgeted costs.
When Bob Parr, of Arrowtown, was told last week he had been nominated again for an Emmy Award, he was in South Africa, helping to film the Fifa World Cup.
