From today an active front will begin to cross the South Island, moving north.

His wife suffered pellet wounds to her abdomen and arm when she was shot.

Cruise looked to be in high spirits during a break from a chopper flight around Wakatipu.

One snow-mad family went to extreme lengths to be first on the slopes at The Remarkables

The Remarkables ski field in Queenstown has officially opened for its winter season

An Otago couple have accused their winery neighbours of intimidating waving.

Bungy pioneer AJ Hackett honoured for services to adventure tourism.

Stephanie Holmes checks into the luxurious, 225-square-metre, Penthouse No 10.

A British woman guilty of abuse has been discharged and been grant name suppression.

A spectacular clear night has led to sub-zero temperatures across New Zealand.

A spectacular clear night has led to sub-zero temperatures across New Zealand.

Thick layers of snow have dusted mountain tops and caused hold ups at Queenstown airport.

A Englishman has been convicted of masturbating in public on Queenstown walking tracks.

A whopping 10,000 Chinese visitors are scheduled to visit Queenstown next year.

Australian Andy Marshall is wanted by police so they can issue him with a trespass notice.

The development will feature self-contained flats, at the request of buyers.

Australian carpenter says he and his friends will just build another tree house.

This town is swamped by Australian tourists - and they're ruining it, says Murray Olds.

Sisters of Queenstown parapenter killed in crash overwhelmed by support.

Small tourism businesses are on a roll but facing higher costs and recruitment problems.

Auckland developer Safari Group wants to build a 120-room hotel on the prominent site.

A study finds the overwhelming majority of Kiwis support tourism but concern is growing.

Queenstown struggle to provide hotel rooms for visitors and to house its workers.

Mt Ruapehu looks likely to get a slight dusting of snow when the cold front hits overnight

The sections are in the last tract of developable land in Queenstown's Shotover Country.

A new study says international students are an "untapped opportunity" for NZ regions.

Jailed Aucklander Murray Noone has been caught up in a fresh probe in Queenstown.

Kim Dotcom wants police to quiz FBI boss about the removal of his hard drive to the US.

A site on the flanks of the Remarkables is for sale - for less than $2 million.

The Gulfstream jet had blocked credentials when it landed in Wellington last night.