Teacher charged with assaulting child
The teacher has been stood down and the child has left the school.
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New mega hotel complex planned for Queenstown
Two hotels featuring more than 300 rooms are planned for the Gorge Rd site.
Brendon McCullum: How Black Caps can win the World Cup
Black Caps great reveals he'll quit all cricket after this season.
Kim Dotcom sued for $300k over apartment renovation
Landlords sue Kim Dotcom for adding black carpet - and other changes - to penthouse.
Watch: 'The Chase's Shaun Wallace quizzes Air NZ passengers
Passengers on Queenstown to Wellington flight had their inflight quiz read out by Wallace.
20 pupils stood down for drinking before school
Pupils drank alcohol before school and others drank during course of the day.
Twenty students stood down over alcohol incident
Principal says students had made a "bad decision".
'Reckless' Airbnb operator's $12k fine for shipping containers
Owner "took risk with other people's lives" using shipping containers as accommodation.
Concrete company spotted washing equipment in Lake Wakatipu
The staff involved were spoken to and were going to face disciplinary action.
Man denies indecently assaulting six girls at public pool
Court hears girl, 10, wanted to tell the man to go away but did not want to be rude.
Jet boat community in 'total shock' after death
The boat skidded 40 metres along a bank after leaving the river.
Investigation continues into jet boating accident
A woman who was suspected to have broken her leg remains in hospital.
Jet boat crash: 'Everyone is always distressed to a certain level'
Nine injured in jet boat crash on Queenstown's Shotover River.
Thai, Canadian tourists injured after jet boat crash
Police and St John crews are at the site in Skippers Canyon.
Primary teachers plan crucial stopworks on March 18-22
Primary teachers will hold stopwork meetings in March on their latest pay offer.
Man tries to skip country to avoid drink-driving charge
The man was arrested at Queenstown Airport as he tried to skip the country.
Man thrown out of bar for 'racist slurs'
Man claimed to police he was assaulted, but bar manager said he had yelled racist slurs.
Notorious murderer's bid for freedom
A notorious Arrowtown murderer will make another bid for freedom next month.
Watch: Ute takes evasive action to avoid head-on with rental van
Police trying to track down driver of rental van who forced oncoming vehicle off the road.
Rape in a public toilet: Father's descent into sex attack
Victim's horrific ordeal after a rest-room stop on a journey from Queenstown to Dunedin.
Tourist hotspot working on local tax on top of govt levy
Although tourism growth is level ing off Queenstown is still feeling the pressure
'Cavalier and arrogant attitude': New details of Air NZ flight debacle
Passengers say they are out of pocket after the five-hour flight debacle.
Valentine's Day special: When I popped the question ...
Annoying your partner as you sneakily arrange a marriage proposal isn't the best start.
Air NZ flight debacle: 'People were losing their minds'
Passengers flying to Queenstown ended up in the airport they left from five hours later.
Police attend fatal crash near Cardrona
One person has died after a motorcycle and car collided.
Pensioner ordered to pay injured tourists $1600 after ploughing into them
Woman drives into tourists mistaking accelerator for brake.
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Cardrona: Naked lady
Visiting a favourite ski area in the summer is like seeing an old friend without clothes.
Wild weather cuts power, whips up lake waves
Kaikōura and coastal Marlborough are now bearing the brunt of the wild weather.
'Extreme' wind cuts power to 4500 in South Island
The South Island has been rocked by nasty weather the past few days.
Multiple trees down in Queenstown due to high winds
Queenstown Airport had gusts up to 105km/h and mean wind speeds of 80km/h.
Fire crews battle Culverden scrub fire
Large scrub fire raging in North Canterbury as blustery hot winds blow.
Mum may need year and a half to recover after tree falls on family
The mother, Selma George, may take up to a year and a half to heal.