It took five years, five weeks and two days, but NZSki and Southern PR finally got Otago Daily Times and Queenstown Times bureau chief Tracey Roxburgh (aka Troxy) on a pair of skis. Troxy updates us on her first lessons... and her first injury.
After a tough start, Demon, the badly burned canine, is progressing well; as is the fundraising to help with his care.
Just over 12 months after Queenstown Airport Corporation was taken to the High Court over a controversial strategic alliance, it has announced a first dividend payment to the Queenstown Lakes District Council of $2.46 million, which the council will use for debt repayment.
Today marks the 21st annual Daffodil Day, raising money for the New Zealand Cancer Society, to support patients, their families and raise funds to find new treatments and possible cures. The first Daffodil Day was held in 1990 in the Wellington and Central District regions - it is now marked in every town and city in New Zealand.
There will be no love lost at Coronet Peak tomorrow as firefighters go up against each other in teams of four, competing in the 2011 Firefighter Chill Factor Challenge.
When Queenstown mother of two Nicki Smith found an area of swelling in her breast last year her life changed.
The Otago Regional Council needed to become "accountable" to the Lakes district community in terms of its response to pollution, Mayor Vanessa van Uden said at a full council meeting in Queenstown on Tuesday.
The Arrowtown community needs to consider if there is a "conflict between vehicles and pedestrians" in the town and, if so, how it should be managed, says Queenstown Lakes District Council transport manager Denis Mander.
The Irish Rugby World Cup team is in danger of losing young fans in Queenstown, with attempts to get the squad to commit to community engagement proving difficult.
A company has lost the right to develop a marina in Frankton, with another stepping in to offer an alternative proposal at a full Queenstown Lakes District Council meeting in Queenstown yesterday.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has received 73 applications for potentially two positions on the Queenstown Airport Corporation board of directors.
Last Monday, I was supposed to learn how to ski. You were supposed to have read about it, but the snow stopped the papers getting through (never fear, dear readers, you can still read it online - www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/173489/top-slippery-slope).
The Department of Conservation Wakatipu area office is aiming to plant 1ha of kowhai woodlands in the Wakatipu each year - or 1000 kowhai plants and 2000 shrubs - and it needs your help.
For five years, Otago Daily Times and Queenstown Times bureau chief Tracey Roxburgh (aka Troxy) has actively avoided embracing her inner snow bunny and steadfastly refused to learn to ski. That's about to change. Today Troxy will have her first skiing lesson at The Remarkables... for those planning to be on the mountain today, consider this a warning.
Thousands of people made the most of events held in Queenstown over the weekend, part of The QRC Downtown Sessions, coinciding with the 2011 Winter Games NZ - an event "every New Zealander can be proud of", Minister of Economic Development David Carter said on Friday night.
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden on Friday draws the names of 60 Lakes District residents who entered a ballot to attend the civic welcomes for the Irish and Georgian RWC 2011 teams.
Some of the world's top skiers will be available to meet fans at Coronet Peak this weekend during the ski area's Kids Day Out.
Members of Arrowtown School's Rippa Rugby team, who represented Wales in the Rippa World Cup in Auckland earlier this week, proudly display their silver medals at Queenstown Airport on Wednesday.
Families are thinking of leaving Queenstown because of schooling issues, City Impact Church Early Childhood Centre manager Shaun Vining said at a meeting in the resort last night.
Staff at Pets and Vets, Queenstown, were kept busy yesterday with offers of help for Demon, the 2-year-old English mastiff-American red-nose pit bull-cross badly burned in a fire in Cromwell on Saturday.
