A Queenstown man had a lucky escape when he lost control of his car, which rolled and landed in a ditch on State Highway 6 near Frankton between the access road to the Remarkables skifield and the Kelvin Heights Peninsula Rd intersection.
One of the old miners' cottages at Buckingham St in Arrowtown has a new lease of life since it opened as Provisions Cafe last Saturday.
Growth is predicted for Queenstown Airport after last week's deal with Auckland Airport, but the resort's international airport is already in growth mode.
The battle against wilding pines surrounding Queenstown has been given a cash injection of almost $100,000 from the New Zealand Lotteries Grants Board.
The Coronet Peak skifield will once again host an influx of international ski racers, some of them fresh off the podiums of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, including gold medallists Maria Riesch, Aksel Lund Svindal, Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller.
Black ice caused several accidents around Queenstown yesterday, giving emergency services a busy morning attending three crashes within 40 minutes.
Despite persistent rumours, Queenstown barrister Jane Taylor denies she is standing for the Queenstown Lakes mayoralty and says she will not be seeking a seat on the Queenstown Lakes District Council either.
This Sunday, the Coronet Peak skifield marks the school holidays with Kids Day Out, with the focus firmly on the Fifa World Cup.
Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson is expected to present her recommendations on the adventure tourism review to Parliament this month.
"It is time to let my "baby" grow while I try to slow down a little," Kath Cruickshank said of her decision to sell her 5-year-old independent business, Frankton Real Estate, to major real estate chain Ray White on July 1.
Monopoly has been around for 75 years, and to celebrate the game's worldwide anniversary, a freshly decorated Monopoly van set out from Queenstown on Monday on a five-day tour of the country.
Only mayoral candidate Cr Vanessa van Uden voted against the adoption of the Queenstown Lakes District's 2010-11 annual plan yesterday, describing the average rates rise of 7.7% as "unacceptable".
A recent emergency response to aviation fuel spilled on the Crown Range Rd has prompted the Queenstown Lakes District Council to review its pollution response procedures.
Glenorchy residents want public access to reserve land along Lake Wakatipu when the council carries out proposed land swaps.
Kiwi rock band Dragon has arrived in Queenstown for its first concert at the resort.
Plans for a new library in Queenstown have been scrapped by the Queenstown Lakes District Council after feedback from the public.
Perceived delays in establishing closed circuit TV cameras in the centre of Queenstown have been criticised by Chamber of Commerce chairman Alastair Porter.
Bubbles were ready for the few hardy snow enthusiasts who had braved the access road in the dark to be queuing for the lifts at the opening of the Remarkables skifield for its 25th season on Saturday.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has changed its proposed new fee structure for use of council-owned facilities after feedback from the community and sports organisations.
United Water's contract with the Queenstown Lakes District Council to maintain and operate the district's water supply, waste water treatment and stormwater has been put up for assessment and re-negotiation.
