Milford Dart Ltd's proposal to build an 11.6km, $150 million commercial bus tunnel through two national parks was "technically viable" and the tunnel could be constructed and operated within environmental and safety constraints, the company's engineering expert says.
A family which wants to commemorate a lakes district pioneer whose descendants have lived in the Wakatipu area for 150 years by erecting a memorial in the Queenstown Gardens hope to have their application approved, despite a report recommending otherwise.
Pilots got to grips with "plane talking" in Queenstown last night, during one of 30 free Civil Aviation Authority seminars around the country.
Kingston Flyer owner David Bryce (pictured) has announced a trust is to be formed to preserve the historic steam locomotive in perpetuity.
Come November 4 the "No 1" item on Jendi Paterson's bucket list will have been ticked off - running the New York Marathon.
The Civil Aviation Authority says all adventure aviation operators in the Southern Lakes region should be fully certified under new regulations by Monday, but it was "not a good example" of how certification should be done.
Records toppled following Saturday's ninth Routeburn Classic, with more than 300 runners traversing the rugged 32km course in a race eventually won by Wanaka's Braden Currie.
The Wakatipu and Arrowtown rugby teams both had wins at home on Saturday in the lead-up to one of the most highly anticipated games of every season.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms brought the curtain down on the 2012 Arrowtown Autumn Festival which, until yesterday afternoon, had been blessed with clear skies.
Thousands turned out to pay their respects on Wednesday during Anzac Day services in Queenstown and Arrowtown, remembering those who had put "service over self".
A commercial pilot has withdrawn his plans to establish a float-plane operation on Lake Wakatipu, first mooted in in 2009.
More than 260 golfers - primarily from the North Island and upper reaches of the South Island - converged on the Lakes District and Central Otago last week to play the inaugural Mount Michael Autumn Classic.
It will likely take "months rather than weeks" for the Department of Conservation to advise its decision on the contentious proposal by Milford Dart Ltd (MDL) to construct a tunnel through two national parks linking Glenorchy and the Milford road.
Attempts by a Glenorchy resident to film the Milford Dart Ltd (MDL) response to the Department of Conservation's hearings panel in Queenstown yesterday were thwarted by the company, after its legal counsel lodged an objection.
Real Journeys' new chief executive officer Richard Lauder is looking forward to running a "solid organisation" which does not require any significant changes.
An online petition started by a Glenorchy woman opposed to the Department of Conservation granting a concession to Milford Dart Ltd for its $150 million, 11.3km tunnel, has more than 1000 signatures - just two days after it was started.
The 32-strong New Zealand Army Band has confirmed it will perform at the Arrowtown 150 Years of Gold celebrations at Labour Weekend.
More than 100 people gathered in a woolshed in Glenorchy yesterday - a fitting place to launch a book about Rees Valley Station owner Iris Scott's life as a High Country Woman.
Michelin-star New Zealand chef Josh Emett will share some of his tips and tricks next week during a special fundraiser for Remarkables Primary School.
A former TVNZ newsreader will lend his voice to Queenstown's Anzac Day concerts this year - a World War 2-themed show, being staged as a radio show, performed in front of a live studio audience.
