The super-rich are buying experiences instead of handbags and heading to NZ.

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.

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.

Lewis Brindley owes his love of mountain biking to his big brother.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested after the serious assault of a man in Queenstown.

A man is in hospital with a suspected skull fracture after an assault in Queenstown.

Spying network Five Eyes is understood to be starting a week-long conference today.

FBI director James Comey has arrived in Queenstown for a 'top-secret' spy conference.

CIA director Mike Pompeo is among members from 15 agencies to attend the conference.

Tributes are flowing for a mountain rescuer who died while paragliding yesterday.

Queenstown has a dire shortage of worker accommodation.

Tree hut has one of the best views in Queenstown, cheap rent - but no permission.

COMMENT: "They're unlikely to recognise the so called VVIPs" coming to NZ.

WATCH: Feral goats are running wild in the tourist mecca of Queenstown.

Details emerge of the VIPs expected in Queenstown this weekend.

New Zealand is starring in Brazil on a travel show hosted by a former Brazilian model.

Both industries are heavily made up of migrant and seasonal workers, experts say.

Sales in Queenstown's newest subdivision were running hot.

A "very, very important person" is about to visit New Zealand - but who is it?

Man who died after being crushed by truck while working on a septic tank was a US citizen.

One person is dead and another is being flown to hospital.

A woman has been taken to hospital with accidental gunshot wounds.