Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) will close Mount Iron Reserve in Wānaka from Sunday 16 March to Monday 17 March between midday (12.00pm) and 6.00am due to extreme risk of wildfire. Residents ...

Queenstown residents woke on Wednesday morning to find the town covered in smoke, with two fires burning on both ends of the ...

The fire, burning near the edge of the town, was reported just before 2am Wednesday morning. The Tasmania Fire Service says ...

Stay informed in an emergency, set your local ABC radio station in the ABC listen app, and find the frequency on your battery-powered radio. Making sense of emergency warnings It doesn't matter where ...

Brad Pitt has been spotted in Queenstown where he is filming his latest movie. The film follows an ex-Navy Seal and his dog ...

Queenstown is stepping in as the backdrop for Alaska in his latest film project, Heart of the Beast. The movie will tell the ...

The 22-week project, announced last July, saw 4,870 engineered materials arresting system (EMAS) blocks installed at ...

Fire fighters are expecting to face challenging conditions in containing a bushfire in a small town east of Sorell.

An engineered materials arresting system has been installed, designed to slow aircraft to a safe stop - if one ever overshoots the runway. It's the first of its kind in Australasia. Airport Chair ...

The latest drama to drop on Acorn TV is a New Zealand detective series filmed on location in Queenstown. Besides the murders ...

A collection of the world's most avid freeride bikers gather on Mt. Dewar in Queenstown to compete on one of the sport's most ...