James Beech

The first of four cabins built by the contestants of TV One programme Jack Of All Trades in August was shifted by a 55-tonne crane within the Shotover Top 10 Holiday Park on Wednesday.

Wakatipu Walkabout is recommending a more challenging trio of tramping trails than it has covered so far - Devils Creek Track, Shotover Canyon Track and Atley Track on Mt Dewar.

A Scottish prison officer has reaffirmed his vow to confront his crippling fear of heights by bungy jumping from the Kawarau bridge as his day of reckoning edges closer.

An American family who only recently arrived to live in New Zealand were counting their blessings yesterday the fire that destroyed their garage and an estimated $400,000 of possessions inside it did not spread to their Lower Shotover home.

More than 250 Wakatipu residents and visitors celebrated the 96th birthday of the well-known steamship Earnslaw with a special pleasure cruise last Saturday.

The driver of a van which caught fire in Arrowtown yesterday has praised the quick response of the town's volunteer fire brigade in preventing a full-scale blaze.

Queenstown's Village Green was the scene of smooth grooves and mellow vibes when two Southern Lakes bands launched the 30th ASB JazzFest on Saturday afternoon.

The director of the controversial documentary about the 2005 National Party election campaign will introduce his film at the Queenstown International Film Festival later this month.

There is an abundance of popular walking trails in the Queenstown area but those seeking fresh perspectives of the Remarkables range, the Hector Mountains and over the valley to Fairlight and Garston should try two tracks near Kingston.

The Department of Conservation (Doc) is hoping to attract lease interest from private operators to develop the popular but basic Twelve Mile Delta Recreation Reserve into a "new, family- and environmentally friendly, affordable and safe camping ground".

Queenstown Airport Corporation is not wasting any time in building the crucial runway end safety area (resa) which will change permanently part of the landscape of the Shotover River delta.

Queenstown Airport Corporation has accepted for the most part the recommendation of commissioners to allow for the critical runway end safety area (Resa).

The Wakatipu's $18 million Alpine Aqualand is attracting more swimmers and spectators per month than projected when it opened in May.

Queenstown hotel operators are bracing themselves for a tough summer as the global financial meltdown and United States election causes uncertain Americans and Britons to stay home.

Most of the Wakatipu basin was carved by glacial movement.

Seven soaked Milford Sound villagers huddled for warmth in their car and van after they were cut off by a 150m landslip on State Highway 94 .