Million-dollar upgrade of the international arrivals lounge at Queenstown Airport is on the cards to cater for growing passenger numbers, which in February increased by almost 40%.
A Bannockburn couple's dream to establish a neighbourhood cafe able to serve alcohol has been allowed by the Alcohol Regulatory Licensing Authority, despite a neighbour's opposition.
A former Queenstown resident is starting to get noticed in Melbourne as he collaborates with Australian street artists in what is believed to be a world-first project.
A Queenstown tourism heavyweight says operators in the resort are unlikely to be widely affected by the stalling of Outdoors New Zealand (ONZ) audits.
A Queenstown coffee roaster has claimed top honours in the New Zealand Coffee Awards again.
The organiser of the 2014 Thriller in the Chiller charity boxing event has clarified the funding commitment from the Queenstown Lakes District Council after some information was released last week.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has yet to decide whether to prosecute or recover more than $16,000 from the group of people believed to be responsible for a fire on Cecil Peak on Sunday night.
A larger bus has been assigned to a Queenstown school route after the bus operator got a ticket yesterday for breaching its maximum load.
A fire which raged on Cecil Peak on Sunday night, eventually burning itself out on Monday, appeared to have been started by an ''unsupervised gas cooker''.
In the past 12 months, thousands of dollars have been raised and many families have reaped the benefits of the Orphans Aid Fair Trade store in Frankton.
The promoter of an independent school for Queenstown says the project is ''slowly making some progress'' but the announcement of an opening date is ''not imminent''.
Three people have been seriously hurt in a crash on State Highway 6 near Gibbston this afternoon.
More than 20 people, including two future pupils, braved the cold on Saturday morning to attend the dawn blessing of the Shotover Primary School site at Shotover Country near Queenstown.
Despite inclement weather - including a ''brutal'' weather front which swept through on Friday and early Sunday afternoon rain which sent spectators from The Hills in droves - the 2014 NZ Open has been hailed a success.
Queenstown's newest, and arguably the world's most scenic, par 3 hole was officially opened by Prime Minister John Key on Saturday afternoon.
They call golf a good walk spoiled, but Tracey Roxburgh made the most of a stroll at The Hills yesterday. She made a new friend.
Cris Judd has had his share of memorable moments as a choreographer, dancer and actor, but this week in the Wakatipu he is ticking off an item on his bucket list.
Seventy-five Bugatti enthusiasts are touring New Zealand in style, part of the 2014 New Zealand International Bugatti Rally - the first of its kind in New Zealand in 14 years.
Arrowtown will roll out the red carpet tonight, celebrating the return of the NZ Golf Open, last held there in 2010, with a massive street party.
A diversion to look at fish turned tragic for a minivan-load of tourists in Southland yesterday afternoon.
