No sign of missing skydiver after final phase of Lake Wakatipu sonar search.

It took nine fire crews and two helicopters to get a handle on the blaze.

Breaking freedom camping rules this year in Queenstown resulted in $662,800k in fines.

Freedom campers were fined $662,800 by Queenstown's district council, but many didn't pay.

Skydiver's family are prepared for the reality they might not be able to take him home.

Sport star Stephen Donald has tied the knot while Kim Dotcom is getting married today.

Fire crew have been battling a large blaze in Queenstown.

Queenstown Lakes District Council staff had pick up human waste left by freedom campers.

Police dive squad waiting on sonar equipment that can reach 320m in search for skydiver.

NZONE won't say whether the tandem jumpmaster involved in accident has been stood down.

The women became split into two groups and were caught out by darkness.

A week long 250km race with 200 athletes from over 50 countries is under fire.

The company had suspended operations after an American tourist was killed.

A man bought six beers and drank them on his drive home from Queenstown before crashing.

Missing skydiver Tyler Nii's mother says they are praying they can bring him home.

Tyler Nii, from California, talked about plans to skydive before arriving in New Zealand

Body of a missing skydiver may never surface and police say any recovery will be complex.

The skydiver presumed to have died in an ill-fated tandem fall has been named by police.

The man who rescued a skydiver who plunged into Lake Wakatipu shares his account of events

NZONE director dismissed a parachute malfunction as the potential cause of the crash.

Thames-Coromandel produces the most recycling over the festive period.

More than 20 rescue vessels scoured Lake Wakatipu in vain hunt for skydiver.

A Police co-ordinated response to a water rescue on Lake Wakatipu has been suspended.

Police appeal judge's decision to discharge man without conviction after domestic assault.

This week we are publishing the full Amber-Lee Cruickshank case podcast transcript.

There will be showers for most of the country next week; no severe weather is forecast.

Part of building damaged but blaze contained within an hour of callout.

A fire ripped through a scenic camping spot north of Queenstown overnight.

New Zealand's notoriously fickle weather will behave for most tomorrow night.

Search under way in Mt Aspiring National Park for person with suspected broken ankle.