Queenstown Lakes District Council community services general manager Paul Wilson was yesterday named a member of the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Recreation Council.
More than 70 historical painted portraits - including one featuring local "pioneers" - will be going on display at the Lakes District Museum this month, celebrating New Zealand's wine history.
It's not every day you get to cook up a storm with an Australian film star, but former Queenstown chef Debbie Crompton did just that when she featured in an episode of Mercurio's Menu, which screens here on Sunday night.
An estimated 10,000 litres of sewage was released into a reserve area near Lake Hayes yesterday morning, but quick action meant none of it entered the lake.
Although Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) chief executive Steve Sanderson would not say how much the corporation may have to pay to buy the 22ha of land it needs from Remarkables Park Ltd for major expansion, he said it was "quite happy" with its balance sheet.
A framed bib, worn by Queenstown-based skier Tim Cafe, will shortly be hanging in Browns Ski Shop as a thank-you to the business which has supported him for the past nine years.
More than two million passengers a year are likely to be using Queenstown International Airport by 2037, more than four times the current level, according to the latest forecasts released yesterday.
The Skippers road is closed until further notice, with slips and washouts at various locations in the wake of heavy rain.
A young southern chef is well on the way to international culinary success after being chosen to represent New Zealand in the World Junior Chefs Challenge in Santiago, Chile, next year.
Despite a proposed Queenstown Lakes District Council plan change regarding the Arrowtown growth boundary being discussed behind closed doors last week, it was expected the issue would be aired in public this month during the full council meeting.
"Waste champions" are being invited to enter the 2009 Queenstown Lakes District Council Zero Waste Awards, council solid waste manager Stefan Borowy said.
An aspiration to make designer brands accessible inspired fashion expert Anna White to create online store Capolla.com, which now has a showroom in Queenstown.
Fire restrictions in parts of the Southern Rural Fire District, which covers Southland, will be lifted from today.
About 150 soldiers from the Royal Gurkha Rifles climbed the level 3 Via Ferrata route near Queenstown with Climbing Queenstown last week.
A-League football is coming to Queenstown this winter, with the announcement of a pre-season match between the Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory as part of the 2009 Queenstown Winter Festival.
A wintry blast bringing snow to surrounding mountains and hills in the Queenstown Lakes district this week is a reminder motorists need to drive to the conditions, Queenstown Lakes District Council roading manager Ian Marshall says.
With seven weeks left until the 2009 Queenstown Winter Festival, organisers have announced one event has already sold out.
As the curtain lifts tonight on Showbiz Queenstown's season of Les Miserables, it will also rise on the New Zealand musical theatre career of one of its principal actors.
While many businesses are feeling the pinch in Queenstown during difficult economic times, one is developing its fledgling empire, to the delight of the Queenstown Airport Corporation.
Nominations have opened for the 2009 TrustPower Queenstown Lakes District Community Awards.
