Pokemon fans heading past Kawarau bridge in Queenstown were in for a special treat this afternoon as the popular character, Pikachu, went for a bungy jump.

More than $20 million in funding, 720,000ha of land: today is D-Day for the biggest pest control operation in New Zealand's history.

Debris from a rock fall at the Devil's Staircase, near Queenstown, has blocked off part of the road.

Queenstown Airport has lost a dispute with the Inland Revenue Department.

The Australian group which operates Skydive NZone is expanding its footprint with the purchase of Skydive Wanaka.

Amisfield is one of Queenstown's best-known wineries, and its bistro was started as a way to showcase and support its unique wine in 2005.

Two men involved in a high-speed car chase in Central Otago which was stopped by a flock of sheep on the road have each been sentenced to 10 months in prison.

A Glenorchy man has been found guilty of kidnapping three men and assaulting one of the trio in Queenstown in late 2014.

The Queenstown Skyline gondola is set for a multi-million dollar revamp.

Aucklanders are expected to buy some of the six new $2 million-$2.7 million holiday homes being marketed by the Millbrook Resort near Queenstown.

2017 British & Irish Lions tour just one of the major events which will likely see tourists stung by a "spike" in hotel prices, a Government-commissioned report warns.

After 18 months of legal wrangling, the trial has begun of two men and a woman in relation to an alleged kidnapping in Queenstown in 2014.

A two-bedroom state house in Queenstown has sold for $665,500 at auction today.

Staying at Kinross Cottages is like taking a step back in time, only it's comfortable and luxurious.

Winter is coming. Late on Monday night, NZSki fired up its 217 snow guns at Coronet Peak for the first time this year when temperatures dropped to -7degC.

Leila George finds out what's new at Queenstown's skifields and down in town.

An American tourist who called police last night to say she was lost near a walking track, has been found.

Driver of Hertz passenger van that crashed and killed an Indian tourist admits he may have fallen asleep at the wheel.

Entry-level property advertised for $755,000 - 68 per cent higher than the country's median house price.

Bike the 12km eastwards through picturequese farmland to the homestead at Walter Peak Station (about an hour).

Shandelle Battersby discovers a magic spot, just a few minutes out of Queenstown.

Mortgage interests over Queenstown's luxury Hilton Hotel have been sold in an $80.5 million deal involving Chinese businesses.

Following the relaxing of travel and trade relations with the United States, the accommodation game is starting to heat up in Cuba.

COMMENT: I have done some research. Now tourism is this country's number one income earner, I thought it worth exploring.

Queenstown is well served by flights from Australia and all around New Zealand although you can't beat driving in, the landscape will blow your mind.

A comfy and spacious room on the sixth floor of seven, with a balcony offering views of the central third floor courtyard, lakefront and Remarkables mountain range still sporting a dusting of snow.

The Wakatipu Basin is a walker's paradise, offering a shed-load of stunning views.

Tickets for the new service will be going on sale as early as next week.