Tomorrow, the second graduation for the Queenstown Resort College will be held, and 17 students will each receive a Diploma in Adventure Tourism Management, the only qualification of its kind in New Zealand.
Following the outstanding success of a golf tournament at The Hills last year, which raised $40,000 for research into children's life-threatening illnesses, The Hills Cure Kids Open will become a permanent fixture on the Queenstown golfing calendar.
A freak twister or "willy waugh" conjured up a figure reminiscent of a Salvador Dali painting on Tuesday at Gibbston's Hawkshead Vineyard.
Saturday, March 7 Early: Wake with extraordinarily sore tail bone. Appears I jinxed myself by saying it can't get worse. It can and it did.
The Hills is already known for the innovative artwork dotted around the course, but spectators at the 15th last week were also being amazed by a wind sculpture by Auckland sculptor Grant Williams.
While the sun may have been shining on The Hills at the weekend, it was clearly Arrowtown's moment in the sun.
"Just another case of absolute stupidity" was how Queenstown Lakes District Council harbourmaster Marty Black described the actions of two Queenstown men who got into trouble while kayaking on Lake Wakatipu yesterday morning.
The Gibbston Community Association is one step closer to completing the Gibbston River Trail this year, after Henry van Asch confirmed his easement for the Bungy section of the trail, association chairwoman Susan Steven said.
Catering for the masses. It's a daunting thought.
An 89 million litre reservoir at Coronet Peak would "significantly improve" the ski area's ability to produce more snow, Ski Area manager Hamish McCrostie said.
Queenstown residents will have the chance to see some of the country's best dancers this month, when the Tower Tutus on Tour reaches the Memorial Hall.
The first (and last) time I had a close encounter of the golfing variety was the day before my 7th birthday.
The Civil Aviation Authority will today continue examining the Queenstown scene of a tandem hang-gliding crash which caused the death of a Queenstown pilot and his passenger yesterday morning.
The Glenorchy School PTFA will be judged against New Zealand's best and brightest voluntary groups and organisations - including the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre Improvement Committee - during the TrustPower National Community Awards in Palmerston North and the Tararua District this weekend.
Two of the Gibbston Valley Cheese Company's signature cheeses have done it proud, winning awards at the 2009 Cuisine Champions of Cheese Awards, announced in Auckland last week.
An "overlooked" pipeline thought to be inactive sparked urgent clean-up work last week after it was discovered it had been discharging wastewater into the Shotover River bank.
The Arrowtown Primary School PTA has been named the recipient of proceeds from the fourth annual Mainfreight Gibbston Harvest Festival, to be held on March 21.
Monday, March 2
A $5000 grant to the Queenstown Art Society from the Community Trust of Southland will assist with operating costs for the Cloakroom Gallery, on the corner of Ballarat and Stanley Sts.
A member of Parliament and two Olympians will be competing with 3000 other competitors in the fifth Motatapu Icebreaker on March 14.
