Daisy Hudson

The Southern District Health Board has confirmed it investigated an incident in which a Queenstown man was detained by police while waiting seven hours for a mental health assessment.

It is starting to look a lot like Christmas in Queenstown.

At least 45 buildings in the Queenstown-Lakes District have been labelled as potentially earthquake-prone.

The first official hint about a housing project on the former site of Queenstown's high school has been dropped.

An independent investigation has found police acted unlawfully by detaining a Queenstown man for a mental health assessment, but says their actions were "reasonable in the circumstances''.

A $400,000 new base for Queenstown Coastguard is expected to open in February.

American student Spencer Dow was on the trip of a lifetime in New Zealand when he was killed in a car crash near Queenstown.

Queenstown's council will partner with Ngai Tahu to explore options for a community hub in the resort's CBD.

The former site of Queenstown's high school looks set to be developed for housing.

Queenstown's central bus hub may be moved and 17 car parks scrapped under a new proposal.

Organisers are expecting this year's MindJam to be frightfully fun, with everything from Frankenstein to farming up for discussion.