James Beech

Coast to Coast multisport veteran Steve Gurney discussed setting and achieving goals with some of Wakatipu High School's brightest sporting stars at a workshop on Monday.

The $28 million Mountaineer renovation has gone back to the future with the installation of a $22,000 Victorian-style coach lamp on a corner of the new development.

How much it will cost to remedy Alpine Aqualand's injury-causing fast-speed hydroslide, and who will pay, is still be determined.

Air New Zealand has been "doing a lot of things behind the scenes" to make Jetstar's entry into the domestic market more difficult, Jetstar chief executive Bruce Buchanan says.

A few hundred skiers and riders were enjoying their good fortune to squeeze in an unexpected extra day on Coronet Peak near Queenstown yesterday.

Coronet Peak was buzzing with thousands of skiers yesterday after 48 hours of snow-making operations bolstered two days of natural snowfall.

Queenstown will continue to host the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, thanks to the enthusiasm and support of its community, the contest's founding trustee says.

An enterprising Dunedin student is asking Queenstown and Dunedin auto repair businesses to fix her car so she can sell it to raise money for two cancer support charities.

The first Jetstar flight into Queenstown yesterday arrived 90 minutes behind schedule "in a domino effect" caused by a hydraulic fault on a container loader at Wellington Airport in the morning.

Four teenagers braved -8degC temperatures and chill winds for 15 hours overnight to be the "First on the Chair" at Coronet Peak on Saturday.

Smiles beamed from rose-cheeked faces as more than 3000 enthusiasts of all ages descended upon Coronet Peak on Saturday.

Six violinists are a step closer to a $40,000 prize, a record deal and a tour of New Zealand next year after being named semifinalists in the 2009 Michael Hill International Violin Competition.

More than 50 people turned out to plant trees on the banks of Horne Creek on Friday, celebrating World Environment Day and Arbor Day.

The New Zealand judge of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition says she and her panel want to be "captivated" by the performances of the young violinists.

Queenstown Lakes district councillors and staff celebrated the opening of the council's parks and reserves maintenance depot in the Queenstown Gardens with a barbecue on Friday night.