Queenstown's 'Lady of the Lake' will be safer than ever when it goes back to work on Friday, thanks to a pair of large inflatable life rafts, the first of their model in New Zealand.
Pondering which mulled wine to indulge in while relaxing at Dux De Lux and warming up after a day on the slopes?
The revamped Queenstown International Airport won one of the major honours at the Property Council New Zealand awards in Auckland last night.
Like so many great ideas, the Winter Festival owes its existence to a couple of mates bouncing ideas around over a few beers in the pub.
The Vicar of Wakatipu Parish says it was an emotional experience to visit Jerusalem's freshly excavated sites during his latest visit to the Holy Land.
The Kawarau Falls Station project will underpin the construction industry in Queenstown over the next four years, a spokesman for the developers says.
Lakes district residents and visitors going about their daily lives would be right to wonder when Queenstown's major building projects are going to be finished, if ever.
Two more commercial helicopter operators have lodged applications for resource consents to land on sites within the Queenstown Lakes District.
Making ends meet in Queenstown can be harder for young visitors than they expected when they were packing their bags at home.
Police have praised the "half a dozen" commuters and contractors who pulled a driver from the wreckage of her car when she crashed at the start of rush hour on State Highway 6 yesterday.
The lack of snow may be causing headaches for ski fields, but with just nine days to go before the opening of the 34th Queenstown Winter Festival its organisers remain upbeat.
The secret to surviving Queenstown's cut-throat economy is to build up a strong reputation among patrons and fellow operators, to look after staff and not be afraid to muck in.
TSS Earnslaw, Queenstown's famous "Lady of the Lake", is on course to be back in business early next month and, with tender, loving care, should last for at least another 50 years.
A swimming school is preparing a second request for access to the newly opened $18 million Alpine Aqualand.
Three public information sessions this week organised by Lakes Leisure attracted just 23 people.
Arrowtown's growing numbers of under 5-year-olds could have a new second home if plans for a community preschool centre attract funding from the Ministry of Education.
Cromwell's Lynda Read, a tireless cancer charity campaigner, was "blown away" when hailed as a local legend yesterday by a charity fund-raising team roving the country with a motorised couch.
Overwhelmed by resource consent applications for helicopter landing sites, the Queenstown Lakes District Council now wants to meet all parties in an attempt to thrash out a solution.
After five years of organising, the operators behind one of latest developments in bungy activities say they are "over the moon" to be able to get the business off the ground behind Queenstown Hill.
Arthurs Point residents have strongly opposed Totally Tourism Ltd's bid to change its resource consent to broaden the type of helicopter trips it can operate from the Arthurs Point Rd helipad.
