The rustic weird and wonderful contents of the everyday Kiwi shed served as inspiration for two Arthurs Point artists who reunite for their third exhibition at Artbay Gallery this week.
National standards will have little impact on Arrowtown School as it already widely assesses its education practices to the highest standard, board of trustees chairwoman Tracey Gieck says.
Queenstown's "soft adventure" and eco-tourism marketing methods were observed by Malaysia's Minister of Tourism during her brief stopover in the resort at the weekend.
Despite losing five days of construction time because of poor weather, Arrowtown builders and parishioners are confident the new $1.2 million parish and community hall, next to St John's Presbyterian Church, will be completed by the end of October.
Split Enz co-founder Mike Chunn will see and hear young Wakatipu musical talent for himself as guest judge in the grand final of the 2010 Ultimate Battle of the Musos competition, on Friday, September 24.
Platinum-selling New Zealand artist Dane Rumble had crowds of skiers and snowboarders dancing and cheering when he performed a free slope-side concert at Coronet Peak on Saturday night.
Alcohol was the link between all but two of the nine offences Queenstown police dealt with over the weekend.
The Wakatipu High School board of trustees is "shocked, disappointed and dismayed" by the alleged theft of an estimated $30,000 of items from Queenstown homes by four teenagers who are believed to be pupils at the school.
A four-month creative burst this year saw Greytown artist Jane Kellahan paint a dozen new abstracts, which are now on public display at Amisfield Winery, near Lake Hayes.
Originality and the ability to improvise to enhance the interpretation of the music are qualities entrants for the 2010 JumpStart Jazz Competition will be judged on when it returns during the ASB Queenstown JazzFest in October.
A Queenstown-based tourism software specialist company is developing a next-generation reservations system which will manage product availability, send commissions and take payments, all linked with online communications.
Make our songs your own, is the remix challenge the Black Seeds have issued, in the run-up to their return to Queenstown on Friday, September 10.
St Joseph's School board of trustees parent representative James Lynch tells James Beech that the Government's efforts to implement National Standards means it will have to provide more support and funding for schools.
More than half of intoxicated offenders arrested in Queenstown for alcohol-related crimes claimed they consumed their last drink at a licensed premises, despite bar operators knowing it is illegal to serve drunk customers, the resort's police chief says.
The "cream of Queenstown and Southern Lakes hospitality" was celebrated for the first time when the finalists of the inaugural Remarkable Awards were announced by the Restaurant Association of New Zealand on Monday.
The 2009 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games and Wanaka Helicopters Ltd are the only Southern Lakes representatives among 34 New Zealand companies and individuals announced this week as finalists in the 2010 Tourism Industry Awards (TIA).
Iran rates highly on the friendliness and helpfulness of its people, a trio of Queenstown rally drivers en route to Mongolia for a children's charity say.
The proposed Speargrass Flat Rd campus would allow for the growth of Catholic education in the Arrowtown area, St Joseph's School board of trustees proprietor's representative Fr Tony Harrison tells James Beech.
About 900 visitors from New Zealand, Australia and further afield are expected to paint Queenstown pink during Gay Ski Week NZ next month and give tourism operators a boost.
The Queenstown Chamber of Commerce Westpac Business Excellence Awards will be held a month earlier than last year, and there are new categories.
