Alcohol and tramping are not a good mix, a coroner found during an inquest into the death of an Auckland man who starved in Fiordland and whose body was found mummified.
Locals and visitors alike can look forward to a day of family fun when the Kingston Community Association holds its annual Kingstock music concert on Waitangi Day, Sunday, February 6.
More than 2km of extra road-safety barriers have been added to the Remarkables access road over the Christmas holidays.
Punters will be placing their bets and kissing their lucky charms tomorrow, as the ground thunders once again for the annual Glenorchy races.
A timing clash of the national Sevens tournament and the Glenorchy race meeting this weekend is expected to have an affect on attendance figures, both organisers say.
Investigations into a Shotover Jet jet-boat crash in November continue but the driver of the crashed boat is back on duty.
Sustainable property developments in the Queenstown Lakes district may be speeded-up by the council next year through an accelerated resource consent process.
With the new Gibbston River Trail, New Zealand's first gondola assisted bike lift, and a booming local trail scene, mountain bikers in Queenstown are spoilt for choice this summer.
After persistent heavy back-country rain on Tuesday caused a flood alert on Lake Wakatipu and trees were toppled by strong winds, the sun came out again in Queenstown yesterday afternoon and temperatures rose.
Clive Geddes, who was mayor of the Queenstown Lakes district for nine years, has been made a companion of the Queen's Service Order for services to local body affairs.
Uncork the champagne, keep your pets inside, and half-heartedly promise to use your new gym membership, because New Year's Eve celebrations are shaping up across the regions.
The Department of Conservation may prosecute a person who recently lit a campfire along the Queenstown-Glenorchy road.
Final touches have been made to the new emergency services centre in Kingston, which is expected to be open for service by February next year.
As part of a Government initiative, the Queenstown Lakes District Council will be responsible for nearly all upgrade costs from analogue to digital radio systems within the Rural Fire Authority.
The QLDC has about 14 land mobile radio units, plus other radio network equipment for emergency situations, which will be upgraded to the new digital format.
After eight years traversing the globe on their 1994 750cc Honda XRV Africa twin motorcycle, Argentine friends Loreno Santiago and Julian Maiello (pictured on Marine Pde, in Queenstown) finally made it to New Zealand.
Police carried out a ''control purchase operation'' at 14 alcohol retailers in Queenstown and Wanaka last week, and were pleased with the response.
Visitors from the northern hemisphere should feel right at home this Christmas, given a glance to the mountains will show a snowy scene.
Approval of a $5.7 million upgrade of tourism facilities at Milford Sound includes potential capacity to add extra boats, but details remain flexible.
Queenstown's reputation as a destination for Indian film-makers was bolstered on Wednesday afternoon as Marine Pde was filled with an all-star Tollywood cast and crew.
Despite previous negotiations with an American billionaire, the long-term lease and business at Eichardt's Private Hotel in Queenstown has been bought by a privately held Australian investment group, it was announced yesterday.
