Tracey Roxburgh

The challenge has been laid down for Arrowtown businesses.

The circumstances surrounding the death last year of an Australian man who slipped or tripped on steep, hard ice needed to be brought to public attention, southern region coroner David Crerar said.

Queenstown and Wanaka skifields have scored a "big coup" by being awarded next year's snowboard and freestyle skiing junior world championships by the International Ski Federation (FIS), according to Snow Sports New Zealand.

Who would have ever guessed it? Despite all their "good-natured" banter, and trying to claim everything of ours that becomes successful as their own, it is now a fact: Australians love New Zealand.

Bellbirds are known to be beautiful singers, at dawn and dusk forming a rolling chorus that can fill the quiet air around them.

Golden Bibs have been awarded to Sarah Jarvis and Ben Griffin following the final Australia New Zealand Cup (ANC) series at Mt Hutt.

Teams competing in this month's Novotel $10 Queenstown Challenge will include parents of children suffering from life-threatening illnesses.

The colour of the final building in Ngai Tahu's $20 million post office precinct development in central Queenstown may be irking some residents, but Queenstown Lakes district councillor Gillian Macleod hopes it is the start of something new in the resort.

Kingston Acquisitions Ltd (KAL) does not have the capacity to repair damage done to one of the carriages of the historic Kingston Flyer, caused over the weekend by winds.

Investing time in your children and ensuring your own health and wellbeing were key elements to fatherhood in what were changing times, a group of about 40 fathers heard in Queenstown yesterday.

Low-cost airline Pacific Blue's first flight to Queenstown arrived 15 minutes early on Saturday, with the 168 passengers treated to a perfect day in the resort.

Hamilton's Sarah Jarvis capped off her time in Queenstown by claiming the New Zealand slalom title in "perfect" conditions at Coronet Peak on Saturday.