Tracey Roxburgh

With more than $40,000 raised, the presentation of a historic belt to a previous contender, and one of the best amateur boxing bouts Queenstown has  seen, Thriller 2016 was a knockout.

Strong winds in Central Otago yesterday tested the region’s under-fire electricity network and caused fallen trees and other damage.

Special housing areas, Easter trading and car pooling were some of the matters dealt with by the new Queenstown Lakes District Council during its first meeting of the triennium.

A severe weather warning issued by the MetService says there may be  ponding in some low-lying reserves around the Wakatipu by tonight.

Twenty Queenstowners are primed and ready to step into the ring this weekend during the resort's annual Thriller charity boxing event, promising some of the best match-ups in the event's history.

A Red Cross volunteer has added her voice to the calls for the Queenstown community to learn lessons from last week's 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake.

Two women from the United Kingdom will appear in the Queenstown District Court on Monday, charged in relation to an alleged racial incident in the resort on Sunday.

Car poolers seem the next to be affected by the Queenstown Lakes District Council's Queenstown Town Centre Transport Strategy.

Air New Zealand's chief executive says pressure on infrastructure caused by burgeoning tourist numbers is not a problem unique to Queenstown.

Housing New Zealand (HNZ) appears to have backed down from its plans to sell its state housing stock in Queenstown.

A petition spearheaded by Clutha-Southland MP Todd Barclay to improve congestion issues on State Highway 6 in Frankton was officially launched on Thursday.

The Department of Conservation (Doc) has been forced to rethink access rights to some areas in Southland due to "inconsiderate four-wheel-drive users" destroying popular visitor sites.

A $1.36 million contract for improvements to a "pivotal" piece of the Queenstown highway network has been awarded to Downer New Zealand Ltd.

China's largest online outbound travel agent is planning to open its first southern hemisphere shopfront in Queenstown, details of which are still to be confirmed.

One of two Queenstown properties sold after being placed in receivership earlier this year has a new name and a new on-site manager.

Southland residents have been urged to immediately call either Environment Southland or the SPCA if they spot wallabies in the region.

Millbrook Resort has been named the best golf hotel in Oceania.

Some of New Zealand's top designers will be showcasing their collections this week in Queenstown, simultaneously raising money for breast cancer research.