Queenstown without the adrenaline? Sounds like a contradiction in terms, but Destination Queenstown says the travel bible Lonely Planet got it right in its latest edition, released this week, by emphasising there is more to the resort town than its "adventure capital" tag suggests.
The North Otago electricity lines company, Network Waitaki, is now back under full local control - and that should bring financial benefits for its customers, Waitaki Power Trust chairwoman Helen Brookes said yesterday.
Efforts to dislodge the slip above the Shotover River - estimated to comprise 200,000cu m of rock - appear to be having the desired effect, after significant movement was triggered yesterday.
Some of the biggest names in ski racing will be in action on the slopes of Coronet Peak this week during the Japanese FIS races at the Rocky Gully Race Arena.
On the final day of a hearing discussing a proposed plan change to help with affordable community housing in the Lakes District, Remarkables Park Ltd (RPL) counsel John Young said his client opposed the plan change on the basis of "jurisdictional, economic and planning grounds".
More houses were sold in Queenstown last month than in June and sales were also up 19% on July last year.
An ambitious project to build a $170 million tunnel linking Queenstown and Milford Sound is "making progress", according to its developers.
It may have taken motorists by surprise and caused havoc at Queenstown Airport and on main roads, but the snowfall in the resort on Thursday brought smiles to the faces of skiers and snowboarders yesterday.
The Shotover River slip stayed put yesterday, despite having 25,000 litres of water pumped on to it, but it is now hoped frosts will finish the job and dislodge the rock.
A planner recommends a resource consent application to subdivide a 21ha lot on the slopes of Bendemeer Hill, east of Lake Hayes, into four allotments be refused.
After five years of consultation and discussion about expansion plans for Kingston, residents can expect even more consultation before a joint venture plan change takes effect.
Former University of Otago student and extreme sports enthusiast Sam Hazledine, of Queenstown, is one of 18 finalists in the 2008 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, announced yesterday.
A "highly ambitious proposal with far-reaching effects", the potential costs of which were "beyond comprehension", was criticised during the second day of a hearing in Queenstown yesterday.
The lack of affordable housing in Queenstown is affecting the district's tourism and workforce, a hearing was told in the resort yesterday.
A "system failure" at Alpine Aqualand on Sunday, associated with a severe frost that morning, has probably damaged a large heating coil beyond repair, Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Duncan Field said yesterday.
An expo in Arrowtown at the weekend promoting clean air and warm homes exceeded expectations, Arrowtown Clean Air and Warm Homes Trust chairman Gerard Hall said yesterday.
Two Queenstown "mixologists" will be competing against the best in September, representing New Zealand at the fifth annual 42BELOW Cocktail World Cup in Queenstown.
One former Queenstown woman has made it her mission to ensure pregnant and new mums have a choice when it comes to maternity lingerie, no longer having to resort to "pastel, strap them down boulder holders" - and one life-saving trust will reap the benefits.
The inaugural slalom under lights will be held at Coronet Peak this month, during the 2008 Volkswagen National Ski Championships.
Two Lake Hayes Estate residents are hoping to encourage others in the area to support the establishment of a committee representing the subdivision "to make a difference".
