A two-month delay by the Southern District Health Board in reviewing what went wrong when a young man in a critical condition was assumed to be intoxicated has not surprised his mother.
An Air New Zealand baggage handler is being investigated after a crowbar was used to release customer luggage, causing a flight from Queenstown to Auckland carrying 150 passengers to be cancelled nearly two weeks ago.
After a successful weekend in Auckland, the Southern Stampede is just one win away from making the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL) final for the second year running.
A changing market may lead to 12 job losses at a leading tourism operator in Queenstown, Te Anau, Stewart Island and the Milford Sound.
The new Gay Ski Week event calendar will be launched in one week and the organisers, now in their second year in charge, say tickets sales to women are up.
Swimsafe organisations are pulling together to raise money to provide free lessons to Wakatipu primary school children.
Associate Minister of Transport Simon Bridges says the introduction of industry jet-boat licences will send a message to visiting thrill-seekers their safety is important.
Three Dunedin rowers will compete at the world university rowing championships in Russia following a "spur of the moment" decision to qualify.
Former Arrowtown preschooler Angus Beaton completed his first day of school this week in Christchurch, where he and his family relocated after he was diagnosed with cancer in April.
One of Queenstown's fittest men, Adrian Bailey, of Active Qt, will compete tomorrow in the 29th annual Race the Train event in Wales.
Queenstown band The Fletchers has made the list of the top 20 Rockquest bands nationwide and the four members are holding their breath for next week's announcement of the top eight.
A group of Wakatipu High School pupils are making a short film to describe the effects of drink-driving, in the hope of winning the annual Students Against Driving Drunk (SADD) short film competition.
New Zealand and Australian scientists are in Queenstown for a two-day annual scientific meeting, discussing respiratory issues.
The words of those shaken by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake provide the script for the play Munted, which will be performed next month in Dunedin, Queenstown and Wanaka.
Queenstown and Te Anau accommodation providers have been nominated for this year's Hotel and Accommodation Management Magazine awards, to be judged next month.
Two naked Englishmen alleged to be dancing outside their neighbour's door resulted in Queenstown police visiting a Fernhill house yesterday.
A spate of antisocial behaviour by drunken Australians has not prompted Queenstown police to remove the welcome mat.
In the 11 months Space Moveable Rooms has been in the market, the client base of the micro-dwelling business has spread throughout the South Island on the back of a growing trend of pop-up homes, holiday homes and offices.
Queenstown-born Taneale Hatton did not disappoint in her first Olympic experience last week in London and will arrive back in New Zealand as a future competitor to watch in kayaking.
A crane remains on its side in Freshwater Basin, at Milford Sound, but authorities have kept a potential oil spill at bay.
