Four people got into difficulty due to bad weather and windy conditions. Three capsized from their plastic yellow skiffs. One was not wearing a life-jacket.

Asia is top of the wish list for Kiwi travellers using Cheapflights.co.nz.

A passenger onboard an Air New Zealand flight where an elderly man allegedly assaulted a flight attendant said he had to physically restrain the man.

Annoyed at a newspaper's questions, mayoral candidate gives back election donation.

A judge yesterday castigated a flood of drink-drivers who appeared in the Queenstown District Court.

Queenstown Police are floating the idea of a 24-hour ban on public drinking in the wake of last Saturday's Crate Day chaos in the resort.

Schools are struggling to recruit hundreds of teachers ahead of the 2017 school year.

The man charged with carelessly driving a $20 million McLaren F1 sports car is an Australian who owns several McDonald's restaurants in Victoria.

Extra police were drafted into Queenstown after a crowd of hundreds celebrated "Crate Day" on Saturday with an impromptu party.

McLaren staff offered a freelance photographer thousands of dollars to not sell his photos of a multi-million dollar McLaren F1 sports car which crashed near Queenstown yesterday.

A man who ran over a family of ducks in Queenstown contacted police after the incident received national media coverage yesterday.

One of Queenstown's biggest developers has called time on plans for a retirement village.

Hospitals found to have manipulated data to comply with six-hour emergency department target.

A worker has been seriously hurt in an accident at a Queenstown tortilla company.

Two women have been arrested in relation to an alleged racist incident in Queenstown.

Stephanie Holmes has a hard time tearing herself away from her suite's stunning views.

Queenstown police are investigating after allegations of a racist incident outside a restaurant at the weekend in the resort town.

A surge in Kiwis using anabolic steroids will be on the agenda at the centre of a major medical meeting this week.

Queenstown residents would probably face a similar scenario to the one in Kaikoura should the Alpine Fault rupture.

Almost two-thirds of Aucklanders who don't own their own homes plan to buy their first homes outside the city.

Guests at the penthouse will have access to a 24/7 butler service, private chef and Land Rover with driver.

A Queenstown-based doctor is on his way to change the Physician's Oath after successfully lobbying the World Medical Association.

Russell Coutts has floated the idea that Queenstown might be able to stage the world's most famous yachting regatta.

Tourist drank a bottle of vodka before throwing punches, biting a man and abusing and assaulting police in eight-hour Queenstown rampage.

Queenstown's Mount Nicholas station cruise is both epic and intimate, writes Paul Rush.

Tennessy Weir checks into a sophisticated boutique hotel in Queenstown.

A search and rescue operation just outside Arrowtown yesterday was the third in the wider Queenstown area within a week.

Allan Dixon is parlaying a childhood spent taking videos and photos into a way of life.

Rugged-up supermodel takes an icecream break in Queenstown.

The closer to Antarctica, the hotter the property market gets.