Tracey Roxburgh

Just over 40 sections in the last tract of developable land in Shotover Country, excluding that earmarked as a Special Housing Area (SHA), were snapped up within two hours last week.

The new owner of the Luggate Hotel has been given a year to prove himself.

Former Queenstown Lakes mayor Vanessa van Uden has been appointed to the NZ Transport Agency board.

A site on the flanks of the Remarkables has been listed for sale - for less than $2 million.

A new home and a new name are on the way for one of the Wakatipu's oldest playcentres.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council will seek legal advice on timelines for releasing decisions on the first stage of its proposed district plan.

Two tenants who threw an open-invite party in their rental property at Fernhill last month have until midnight tomorrow to leave it.

The Anzac partnership - and traditional trans-Tasman rivalry - will be honoured in Queenstown next week with a special rugby game.

A blocked internal road at Millbrook Resort and a group of police officers in shorts and T-shirts were the only signs yesterday of an imminent visit by a group of VIPs to the Wakatipu this weekend.

January's widespread blaze at Rat Point on the Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd cost $300,000 to put out.

The long-awaited four-laning of a stretch of State Highway 6 near Queenstown is expected to begin next year.

Almost 140 people opted to delay consuming chocolate eggs and hot cross buns yesterday until after they crossed the finish line of the 2017 Lake Hayes Easter Triathlon.

Two people escaped serious injury in a crash near Queenstown yesterday morning.

The New Zealand Transport Agency says it will consider extending a reduction of the speed limit along State Highway 6 "at some point in the future".

The new owner of the Luggate Hotel has been told he is facing "huge problems" in his bid to gain an on-licence and duty manager’s certificate.

If you ask Gracie McIsaac how she feels about breaking her arm, her answer might surprise you.

In two months' time, the nation's hopes will be resting on Benjamin Baker's shoulders during the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition.

A century after New Zealand's deadliest day in history, two Wakatipu High School pupils will publicly pay tribute to two men who had very different war-time experiences.

The battle over 16ha of land at Frankton, known as Lot 6, may not yet be over.