Tracey Roxburgh

A.J. Hackett Bungy New Zealand has appointed David Mitchell as its new chief executive, after the resignation of Michelle Trapski in August.

Some Wakatipu schools and organisations got an early Christmas present this week, with the Central Lakes Trust (CLT) approving more than $95,000 in grants ahead of the region's sesquicentenary next year.

Queenstown is the third most popular New Zealand destination for Kiwis going on holiday this summer, behind Wellington and Auckland.

From noon to 3pm every day this week, children will have the opportunity to visit Santa in the ice bar - in surroundings and temperatures similar to the North Pole - and have their photograph taken with him, for a donation to Plunket.

Winter Games NZ's gain will be Dunedin's and Mt Hutt's loss in 2013, with an announcement last night the two centres would not be hosting any events at the next games.

Lisa and Hayden Cosgrove haven't had the smoothest start to their lives together - their first wedding was cancelled; their second attempt went ahead without Mrs Cosgrove's parents; their wedding blessing in the United Kingdom was affected by a snowstorm; and their honeymoon has been postponed indefinitely.

Seventeen years ago Deborah Coburn realised her dream - opening Collective Hair Design, a hair and make-up business which helps clients realise their dreams.

Queenstown Airport's new sealed $800,000 cross-wind runway was officially opened yesterday after 10 weeks of work with the help of a former Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot.

Martin O'Malley has conquered Everest - or at least the Everest Marathon.

The first Queenstown Farmers Market for the 2011-12 summer, held on Saturday, was great despite the overcast weather, organiser Sharlene Inch said.

A Queenstown bus company manager says he cannot see how the proposed $150 million Milford Dart Tunnel will be a profitable venture for the company behind it.

A three-timed Grammy nominee, 1980s chart-topper and singer-songwriter and a Queenstown woman who owns an 800-acre "playground" near Arrowtown have teamed up in support of a cause very close to both of their hearts.

It was "very poignant" Brad Callaghan admitted murdering his former girlfriend, Carmen Thomas, on White Ribbon Day, New Zealand Police Commissioner Peter Marshall told the Otago Daily Times in Queenstown on Friday.

Seven months after opening her own studio, Queenstown photographer Jackie Gay, of Still Vision, says she has been overwhelmed by the support from the community.

The 2012 Highlanders squad is about to dabble in a new code, "backyard cricket", against two of the resort's teams.

A proposed $20 million Mitre 10 Mega store in Queenstown will be a major expansion on an existing store, an application by Cross Roads Properties (CRP) says.