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.

Forget the Jaguar and ponytail, tackle the toughest bike race, writes Michael Brown.

Police have confiscated drugs and arrested three people after raids in Wanaka.

Lorna Subritzky embraces the splendour of our southern playground.

The would-be ''skinny-dipper'' actually tried to stop a man from having a midnight dip.

A would-be ''skinny-dipper'' survives a 20m fall down a cliff in Queenstown.

Queenstown is becoming a popular retirement destination for baby-boomers, a report shows.

Emergency services say it is lucky nobody died after cyclone debbie.

Local commentators apportion much of the blame to the rise of Airbnb.

The hotel would accommodate up to 450 guests in two wings of three and four levels.

Freedom campers have been snapped sleeping under trees in Queenstown.

Queenstown space so tight that tenants now being offered bunks and 'kind of' single rooms.

Lee was sentenced to four months' home detention and ordered to pay reparation.

Police have confirmed the two men who died are believed to be tourists from Germany.

The person has been taken to hospital after crashing on Crown Range, near Queenstown.

Man who blamed voice-activated 'Siri' program for dozens of calls guilty of harassment.

Police don't know how many people were in car that caught fire after tourist-bus crash.

The Remarkables skifield will soon install a new enclosed conveyor lift for their learner slopes.

State Highway 6 is down to one lane in the Kawarau Gorge after a crash.

Two women were asleep when the man entered their Queenstown hotel room about 4.30am to steal cash

Police say drivers doing burnouts in the Queenstown Lakes area are putting other road users' lives at risk.

Rise follows another record-breaking year, with overseas visitors nearing 3.5m.

A woman seriously injured in a hit and run incident and remains in a coma in Dunedin Hospital.

Queenstown police drafted in officers from Wanaka and Alexandra to help shut down a rowdy party more than 300 people attended.

Driver involved in alleged hit and run in Queenstown has been located.

Police are looking for the driver of a silver station wagon after it was involved in a hit and run in Queenstown tonight.

NBC television journalist and host has bought property near Queenstown.

A motorcyclist posted a photo of themselves travelling more than twice the speed limit.