Winners of the annual Heart of the District Awards for those who have made a significant contribution into the community were announced last night at the Memorial Hall.
The size of Remarkables Primary School's roll has caught the Ministry of Education by surprise.
The 10-year Frankton Flats Zone development battle could end this week when a decision on the proposal goes before the Environmental Court in Queenstown.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has commended a recent report from the Productivity Commission which addresses factors affecting housing affordability.
There are none more confident than a group of women on top of a mountain, says one who has climbed Mt Everest.
As the mountain bike season draws to its autumn close, the Queenstown Bike Park is celebrating its first full season during which 100,000 downhill bikers visited the course.
A sixth arrest was made at the Auckland SkyCity Casino on Sunday night as a result of last week's Queenstown-Auckland police drugs bust operation.
Film classes will be held this week in Queenstown as part of the New Zealand Film Commission's national road trip.
After 87 hours of gruelling trekking over 500km of Fiordland's most challenging terrain with just a compass, a map and three hours' sleep, the winners of the Godzone adventure race are still planning their next coffee together.
A Queenstown tattooist faced nine charges relating to Thursday's drug bust operation at the Queenstown District Court yesterday and will remain in custody.
For the great majority of women, the phrase "glove up" is a foreign term and a breadbasket (stomach) does the humble job of storing bread.
It took three days and 15 hours to get it, but last night victory belonged to Team Seagate of New Zealand when it the finished the inaugural Godzone adventure race in Queenstown after dark.
The $1.4 million widening of McChesney bridge near Arthur's Point is on target for completion in June, Queenstown Lakes District Council project manager Lane Vermaas says.
Team Seagate continues to blitz the field in the Godzone adventure race and is expected to arrive at the finish line in Queenstown late tonight.
Four of eight people facing charges over an alleged violent kidnapping near Arrowtown late last year were caught breaching bail conditions on Easter Sunday.
A New Zealand team was leading yesterday, late on day three of the inaugural Godzone adventure race in Fiordland and Queenstown Lakes.
The Queenstown Bike Festival has cemented itself as the resort's main Easter sport event, leaving organisers overwhelmed by its growing success.
A 32-year-old Queenstown woman mistook a neighbour's bed for her own on Tuesday night, resulting in a police callout to remove the unwanted visitors.
Two men have been arrested near Glenorchy after residents worried about poaching in the area contacted police.
The Southern District Health Board is forecasting $2.9 million in overspending by its provider arm, which will have an impact on the 2012 budget, it was revealed at a committee advisory meeting in Queenstown yesterday.
