The Coast to Coast and the Queenstown Marathon are now in doubt after a cascade of other event cancellations due to the shift to the `red` traffic light setting. Read...

Queenstown hospitality operators, already battered by the dropoff in tourist numbers, are being further beaten up by chronic staff shortages.As a result, restaurants are cutting trading hours, copping complaints over poor service... Read...

New Zealand`s Winter Olympians are often associated with Wanaka and Queenstown but two athletes are bucking the trend, hailing from snow-free Hamilton.There has been just one reported snow flurry in Hamilton over the past 50 years... Read...

The woman responsible for the death of Arrowtown teenager Allanah Walker is appealing against her sentence.Tully Robinson (22), of Queenstown, was speeding, driving on the wrong side of the road, texting while driving and affected... Read...

The Salvation Army is just $370,000 short of the $9.9m needed to build a new community hub in Frankton to support the area`s rapidly growing community. Read...

The Queenstown Lakes District Council says restrictions will remain until demand falls to more sustainable levels. Read...

Queenstown and Wellington are on alert after Covid-19 cases reported over the last few days. Read...

A paraglider has been taken to hospital after crashing near Queenstown. Read...

A paraglider is in hospital after a crash north of Queenstown this morning. A police spokesperson confirmed officers received a report of a paraglider crash from St John Ambulance shortly before 10.30am at an address on Malaghans... Read...

New Zealand is waking up to cooler temperatures after a week of scorching weather. On Friday morning, MetService had Whangārei as the warmest place in the country at 20C, while Queenstown was the coldest – not even touching... Read...