Search found drugs: officer
A 46-year-old Glenorchy man has been remanded in custody after a search warrant was executed as part of an ongoing operation targeting the supply of methamphetamine in the community.
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Voicing of view called for: mayor
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Voicing of view called for: mayor
The Queenstown Lakes district’s new mayor says he wants councillors to freely express their views in public and listen for the "whispers among the noise" on social media.
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Project to create academic retreat restarted
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Project to create academic retreat restarted
The University of Otago has restarted a project to transform a former farm homestead overlooking Lake Wakatipu into an academic retreat and conference venue.
Tourism industry volunteers plant 2400 trees
Tourism industry volunteers plant 2400 trees
A crew representing Queenstown’s tourism industry recently bolstered the Wakatipu’s native trees by 2400.
Cocaine, meth and cash found in Glenorchy search - police
Cocaine, meth and cash found in Glenorchy search - police
A man is in custody after police say they found cocaine, methamphetamine, cannabis and $11,000 in cash at a Glenorchy property.
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Vines dodge frost bullet, so far
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Vines dodge frost bullet, so far
Queenstown winemakers say they managed to dodge a significant bullet this week.
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Uni brings degree to town in first
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Uni brings degree to town in first
Students will soon be able to complete a University of Otago degree from the region’s top recreation destination.
Walker hangs up the helmet
Walker hangs up the helmet
There's been a changing of the guard at the Queenstown Trails Trust.
Artefacts and apparitions await
Artefacts and apparitions await
It's shaping up to be a spooktacular night.
Sunday’s the day to get quacking
Sunday’s the day to get quacking
All in the interests of charity, rubber ducks will be elbowing out their real-life equivalents on Queenstown’s Horne Creek this Sunday for Rotary Club of Queenstown’s annual duck race.
Celebrating a grape’s great impact
Celebrating a grape’s great impact
Growers, residents, wine makers and enthusiasts recently toasted at least 40 years of pinot noir winegrowing in Queenstown’s Gibbston.
Space for creativity
Space for creativity
A unique pop-up exhibition is about to launch across the Queenstown Lakes, and it is one organisers hope will create a "lasting ripple effect".
Spicy sausage scores big
Spicy sausage scores big
Arrowtown's Fergbutcher has proof its sausages are a cut above.
Boosting hospo profitability
Boosting hospo profitability
A Queenstown-based hospitality software company’s teamed up with a highly-regarded hospo coaching business to lift profitability and performance in today’s tough trading environment.
Ultrarunner’s lucrative 25 seconds
Ultrarunner’s lucrative 25 seconds
A local ultrarunner who is used to running for hours surprised himself by taking out the inaugural Bayleys Brecon St Grunt charity event — racing up and down Queenstown’s Brecon St steps — in a...
Cricketers hoping to play ball
Cricketers hoping to play ball
If the fickle weather plays ball, Queenstown’s cricketers will do likewise over the next week.
Sculptural home hugs lake
Sculptural home hugs lake
A sculptural, architectural home on the shore of Lake Whakatipu, at Drift Bay, is on the market for the first time.
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Wealthy Queenstowners fight the power
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Wealthy Queenstowners fight the power
Residents of one of Queenstown’s wealthiest neighbourhoods fear a proposed power transmission line will not only be a visual blot, but a hazard risk due to fault lines in the area.
Man fined $22,000 after building encroached on road
Man fined $22,000 after building encroached on road
A Queenstown man has been fined more than $22,000 after illegally erecting a building on a public road without council approval.
Tributes for man who died
Tributes for man who died
Tributes to an Irishman who reportedly died in a fall from a balcony in Queenstown have appeared in Irish newspapers.
Do you support the Ridgeburn development going ahead?
The government's performed a U-turn and allowed developer Kurt Gibbons to apply to fast track a huge subdivision, proposing 1242 homes and a commercial precinct, on the late Alan Hamilton's Morven Ferry Rd farm, at Queenstown's Arrow Junction