"Taking money from the renewals budget to cover over-expenditure for water services is a major concern", Queenstown Lakes District Council Councillor Cath Gilmour said at a council utilities committee meeting yesterday.
Eight Queenstown companies are taking their sustainable practices to new levels. They are taking part in a programme run through the Centre for Sustainable Practice at the Otago Polytechnic.
A song recorded by Arrowtown teenager Jessica Law (16), who died in a head-on collision on New Year's Day, is becoming a popular internet download.
Visual aspects were the main considerations concerning a proposed subdivision on the Crown Terrace, at a resource consent hearing last week.
The cost of operating and managing Queenstown's wastewater and water supply is running significantly over budget, due to expensive repairs and maintenance, a council report shows.
Junior athletics in the Wakatipu area needs permanent facilities for their practice and events, claims sports club Remarkable Runners, which has requested land leased by the Frankton Golf Course.
"Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage is about helping couples get it right, get along, have fun, and achieve a successful marriage," Pastor Mark Gungor says.
Millbrook Resort near Arrowtown sets the scene for Queenstown's largest Life Synergy Expo on Sunday.
Skyline Enterprises has applied for resource consent to even out part of the luge track by the Skyline Gondola.
Yesterday was all about the children, as the first Sunday in March is National Children's Day.
Thirty-two athletes and their support crews raised more than $128,000 for Cure Kids at a multisport event in the Glenorchy area on Saturday.
On a warm and sunny Saturday morning, about 100 cyclists took off on the tough 135km bike ride, from Queenstown to Wanaka over the Crown Range and back again, in the Outside Sports Alpine Classic Cycle Race 2010.
A large part of the 350,000cu m of earth excavated from the Five Mile "hole in the ground" in Frankton might be replaced, as the new owner is planning a reduced development.
Funds will be set aside to investigate and remove potentially dangerous trees on rural roads in the Queenstown Lakes area.
The Queenstown Lakes District is urging local groups to apply for funds to ensure a larger portion of the income from poker machines is retained within the community.
Alison Naylor (left) and Robyn Bitcheno show off one of Ms Naylor's textile creations, part of a public art exhibition which also gives an insight into the technique involved in textile art.
Project Shotover, Queenstown's proposed $42 million wastewater treatment plant, could double wastewater rates by 2013 to more than $500 per househould.
"Mountain-flying training might just save your life. The bottom line is that your passengers rely on you for their comfort and safety."
A new fee proposal for the use of sports and community facilities in the Queenstown Lakes district will go to a public hearing after 64 submissions were received, the majority opposed to the scheme.
Queenstown now boasts the South Island's first restaurant specialising in Nepalese cuisine.
