Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult is actively urging people to abide by the government’s rules and stay indoors during the coronavirus lockdown. There have been several reports of people going outside and continuing to take part in leisure...... Read More

A proposed rates increase in Central Otago is being revised due the anticipated hardship brought on by the coronavirus on the region’s economy. Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan said: "Your council understands the financial challenges that...... Read More

    After much confusion and misinformation regarding the status of walking tracks in Wānaka during the level 4 lockdown, during which Queenstown Lakes Councillor Quentin Smith incorrectly announced that the Mt Iron track was closed to...... Read More

Otago Regional Council (ORC) chair Marian Hobbs said circumstances had changed drastically in the two weeks since the Annual Plan was approved for consultation on March 11. “We completed an ambitious annual plan for consultation weeks ago. We...... Read More

  Jo Haines Trying not to do a typical day here in Albert Town, don’t want to get into a groundhog day ... so our Friday started with a walk up Mt Iron with the dog. Home to porridge breakfast before donning the overalls and going batty...... Read More

In a statement released last Sunday regarding the upcoming winter season at Cardrona Alpine Resorts, General Manager Bridget Legnavsky said that newly-established national alert level three would be “an interesting place for us to work in,”...... Read More

Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult has called on the community to “take a breath,”understand the latest announcement and calmly prepare for the four-week lockdown period.  “This is a time where humanity and kindness need...... Read More

If being a parent is not already tricky enough, self-isolation for many means temporarily becoming a school teacher every day on top of work and day-to-day home life.  What some families have already realised is that school at home doesn’t...... Read More

Aspiring Medical and Wānaka Medical are working closely together on a joint local initiative with the Southern District Health Board and Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the local community.  “As an interim step,...... Read More

The Otago Regional Council is well equipped to continue much of its work over the lockdown period while staff are at home, said ORC chair Marian Hobbs. “During this time, ORC will continue to operate the following essential services to protect...... Read More