Four of the nine submissions received on a proposed 39-lot subdivision adjoining the Lakes Hayes Estate near Queenstown are against the proposal on the grounds it does not comply with District Plan site requirements.
Queenstown tourist operator Alpine Heli Ski Ltd, whose client survived being buried in an avalanche on Temple Peak on Sunday, says the company was operating well within the boundaries of normal heli-skiing conditions.
The Routeburn track has been closed after a falling tree smashed the Route Burn swingbridge at the Glenorchy end last week.
What's so good about the St Moritz Queenstown that it has won Tourism Industry Awards four times? Queenstown Times reporter James Beech goes on a guided tour of the luxury hotel . . .
Hollywood star Hugh Jackman has thrown his support behind a "how-to zero waste" initiative launched this week by the Queenstown Lakes District Council in association with Film Queenstown.
A new $100,000 winch system has been designed and built by certified mechanical engineers for a unique adventure tourism ride which is to be reopened in Queenstown, the inventor and owner says.
Today, the Queenstown Times begins a new weekly column offering advice from the Department of Conservation on some of the best walking tracks in the Wakatipu area.
Equipment at the $18 million Alpine Aqualand in Queenstown that failed without warning on Sunday could cost more than $30,000 and take about five weeks to replace.
New Zealand Post, Anderson Lloyd lawyers and WHK Cook Adam Ward Wilson accountants are confirmed tenants in the proposed Post Office Precinct building in Queenstown.
More than 90 business principals and decision makers from around the country gathered recently for a breakfast conference on sustainability, hosted by the Queenstown office of Connell Wagner.
American tennis great Andre Agassi enjoyed his dining experience so much at Queenstown's Lone Star Cafe, he came back for seconds.
Queenstown and Wanaka tourism operators triumphed at the Tourism Industry Awards presented in Christchurch last night.
Activity has increased on the final stage of the $150 million Post Office Precinct with the start of excavation today.
Just two months since business began, Queenstown's very first dial-a-drive service is flourishing, with a regular clientele of more than 50 satisfied customers, the owners say.
The Department of Conservation will upgrade the Routeburn Track to the tune of $225,000 as part of its visitor assets summer work programme.
Queenstown's own Totally Tourism Ltd and Real Journeys have been announced as finalists for the Operator of the Year award by the Inbound Tour Operators Council of New Zealand (ITOC).
Queenstown tourism institution Kiwi Discovery will know tomorrow night if it is the winning finalist in the adventure section of the visitor activities and attractions category of the Tourism Industry Awards.
Architectural firms have started work on their first design ideas for the Remarkables Primary School development in Frankton.
Representatives from Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd and Remarkables Park Ltd will attempt to reach an agreement on plans for the unformed eastern access road while the proposed runway safety extension at Queenstown International Airport is built.
Building a 90m safety extension to the Queenstown International Airport runway may not sound like an important news story but those in the know say the future prosperity of the Wakatipu may depend on the extra area getting the nod.
