Tracey Roxburgh

Antiques from France were on display at Fox's Bar in Arrowtown over the weekend, when Emily and Laurent Huchard brought some of their collection to the Lakes district.

An Australian children's entertainment group and a leading Queenstown tourism operator are in discussions over the intellectual property rights of two simple words: "big" and "red".

Former Dunedin man Scott Pauley spent most of yesterday contemplating what might have been following a fall in Fiordland on Saturday.

Established Queenstown adventure company Vertigo Bikes has taken over the operations of the best known mountain bike ride in New Zealand, Skippers Canyon Mountain Biking.

Like most great events, the Kingston community's Shirt Tail Rock Sprint yesterday morning began at the pub.

Intrepid Queenstown Times journalist Tracey Roxburgh, who describes her current fitness regime as walking from the lounge to the fridge to refill her wine glass, embarks on a six-week fitness boot camp.

Shotover Jet has launched cutting edge "jet cam" technology in what is believed to be a world first, the company announced yesterday.

The whereabouts of the remains of one of the Wakatipu's most important Maori settlers remains a mystery, and Lakes District Museum director David Clark would like to see it solved.

Returned and Services Association (RSA) plans to trial a new "reverse order" for this year's Anzac Day commemorations in Queenstown, the Queenstown Lakes District Council community services committee heard yesterday.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has publicly notified a notice of requirement from Transit New Zealand to improve the alignment and intersection of a 600m stretch of road at the State Highway 6 and Peninsula Rd intersection, near Kelvin Heights.

Tomorrow marks the second anniversary of the beginning of a DIY mission to rival most others.

Safety was the key driver in installing a new $2.5 million system of aircraft surveillance in Queenstown which would enable air traffic controllers to provide pilots with more accurate and timely information, Airways Corporation New Zealand senior engineer Roger Kippenberger said.

Auto enthusiasts will be spoiled for choice at the Rilean Car Show next month, when more than 300 rare vehicles will be on display in Queenstown as part of the Queenstown Auto Extravaganza.