Louise Scott

A native New Zealand pigeon has been nursed back to health after suffering a shoulder fracture in Glenorchy.

Top mountain-bikers  are converging on  Queenstown for McGazzaFest.

The Queenstown Lakes mayor is proposing the resort be used as a test case for a tourist levy.

Fire crews from Queenstown and Arrowtown are responding to reports of a fire near Bob's Cove.

Queenstown locals could be surprised by the scale of a huge  development planned for  Frankton, a local residents’ association chairman says.

An initiative hatched by the Department of Conservation to protect threatened birds has been a success.

An aerial survey to assess mineral deposits and the geology of the wider Queenstown Lakes District will get under way next week.

Gibbston winemakers say they also could be faced with a shortage of seasonal workers after hot weather conditions mean they are ahead of schedule for grape picking.

A local driver ended up in the ditch near the Fernhill roundabout off Lake Esplanade and the Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd yesterday.

A watershed meeting in Wellington could be a turning point in bolstering Queenstown's creaking infrastructure.

Drunken antics of some revellers at Queenstown Bay could spell the end of public drinking on Christmas Day in the resort.

A parapenter was rescued in Skippers Canyon after losing control, hitting a wall and sustaining a fractured femur, cuts and contusions.

A pest control operation to protect native birds in the Rees-Dart River delta is proving successful just one month in.

Temporary speed restrictions are being introduced in parts of Queenstown during the summer period.

A boil water notice  implemented in Glenorchy, after E. coli was detected in the township’s water supply last week, has been lifted.

The new Kawarau Bridge has reduced drive time from Kelvin Heights to Frankton drastically.