Tracey Roxburgh

The District Licensing Committee has approved an application by Skyline Enterprises Ltd to sell alcohol from a souvenir shop, a move some agencies believe will be precedent-setting.

The proponents of a retirement village at Ladies Mile say it is not reasonable for them to pay $1.37million towards a future roundabout.

After more than two decades during which thousands of children have learnt to swim, last night Wakatipu Swim School pupils had their last splash.

A Queenstown lawyer says the NZ  Transport Agency’s failure to proactively plan for traffic upgrades in the Queenstown Lakes "borders on the legendary".

Authorities are still looking for a couple seen near Rat Point last week before a massive fire which decimated 150ha of native vegetation near Queenstown.

The chairman of a hearing to determine the fate of one of Wakatipu's special housing areas yesterday questioned if the application would have been successful outside the SHA process.

No further action will be taken against a Queenstown mayoral candidate after he resubmitted his electoral expenses return.

Proponents of a retirement village beside State Highway 6 at Ladies Mile say another roundabout at the intersection of the highway and Howards Dr is "not warranted''.

A campfire is believed to have started a blaze that destroyed 150ha of native scrub  on both sides of the Glenorchy-Queenstown road this week.

Power and access have been restored to Glenorchy and a huge fire largely contained after it razed 150ha of native scrub and closed the road for about 15 hours.

A Jones Contracting JCB navigates past a Queenstown fire appliance yesterday morning which got stuck on the Moke Lake Rd on Sunday night.

A Scottish tourist has likened the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s "freedom clamping" policy to "terrorism" and says more money should be spent on "accommodating freedom camping" rather than...

The Australian aviation watchdog has urged all operators of Robinson R22 helicopters to watch for cracking in the main rotor blade.

A new entrance to Jack Reid Park may be accelerated after a plea from the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust's executive officer.

The Queenstown Airport Corporation has raised concerns one of the Wakatipu's proposed Special Housing Areas could increase the risk of bird strike.

A large fire which caused extensive damage to the Jacks Point Clubhouse, which also housed the golf course pro shop, in August was blamed on a chimney flue's incorrect installation about a decade ago.

A 24-hour petrol station on the Frankton Flats has been approved  by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

Sir Peter Jackson is selling a tract of land he owns on the hills around Arthurs Point.