Queenstown homeowners told to with fencing rules - or face fines of up to $750 a day.

Firefighters found the blaze involved a clothes dryer and heat pump in a laundry room.

A plane only minutes from landing at Queenstown Airport had to return to Auckland.

Aucklanders and North Islanders now shivering as temperatures plummet in winter storm.

Man's dice with danger on NZ road ranked third most dangerous in the world.

The airport allowed a Jetstar flight to depart 13 minutes after the airport's closure.

A lucky punter from Tauranga has won a whopping $10.3 million in tonight's Lotto draw.

There have been 34 reported crashes between 6am and 1pm in Southland and Otago today.

It may be snow-go for some motorists this week, with white stuff on the way.

Witness says tourist who died after being run over was told to walk in front of bus.

The machine gun-toting star wished the team good luck before their second All Blacks test.

Thousands visit this town each winter - here are the most luxurious boltholes on offer.

Health and safety law is threatening access to traditional climbing sites.

Transgender Rotary Club president thanked former self "for the trials and tribulations".

Woman trying to drive on a public walking track ended up in a ditch.

Parliamentary officials reportedly know the content of the Todd Barclay tapes.

Black ice and frost causes car crashes

An American developer is planning a $100m hotel complex near the Queenstown gondola.

More than 2800 residential units could be built along Ladies Mile, near Queenstown.

Gibbston winery has had its off-licence renewed despite an objection from its neighbours.

Todd Barclay: National MP, former tobacco lobbyist, and now in the thick of it.

In the run-up to the winter festival Lorna Subritzky has great food and wine suggestions.

Northern areas could be hammered by heavy rain next week, while the south could get snow.

The buzz words for the Queenstown property market are "cyclical peak".

British man claims to have no memory of the moment he hit cyclist, nearly killing him.

A 41-year-old man is facing charges of indecently assaulting a child under 12.

A Queenstown hotel is shortlisted for one of the world's top interior design awards.

Police say father and husband Kurt Sturgess is believed to have been in the vehicle.

Tomorrow's Interislander sailings have been canned as snow falls in the South.

Henry Cavill fans have been hunting down the celebrity in Queenstown.