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.

New Zealand guest nights rose in November for the 20th month in a row.

Australian slipped on concrete and struck his head in Queenstown.

An Indian tourist must pay $1200 before she leaves the country and another $1800 in monthly instalments after seriously injuring two motorcyclists in a crash.

Police would like to speak to this man, or anyone who knows him, in relation to a break in at a Queenstown home.

A Chinese driver has been convicted and ordered to pay immediately to a motorcyclist he hit with his rental car near Wanaka, causing serious injuries.

Koko Black, a boutique chocolate company from Australia, opened its first offshore chocolate salon in Queenstown late last year. Owner and founder Shane Yardley chose the picturesque location for a number of reasons.

NZTA is seeking funding to help provide cellphone coverage along the Milford road so dangerous drivers and other hazards can be reported to police.

Chief executive of Queenstown Lakes District Council has called it quits.

Plans for 9.8km gondola - the longest in Australasia - from Queenstown's Remarkables Park to the iconic Remarkables mountain range.

A homeless alcoholic has been convicted of burglary after sleeping in a Queenstown house for a week and drinking up to 20 bottles of wine.

Work on $17 million runway and lighting upgrade starts this week.

Pilots already refuse to fly to resort because of concerns about its runway and mountainous approaches.

Three Taiwanese nationals were in custody in Queenstown last night after being refused entry into New Zealand.

Jo Elwin checks in to the elegant Spire Hotel in Queenstown.

Haunting photos of abandoned Kiwi set from Disney's 1988 teen war drama The Rescue.

Australian Tandem skydive operator Skydive The Beach is plunging into New Zealand with the acquisition of Skydive Queenstown for $18.6 million.

A disagreement between two Queenstown brothers over use of the lower Shotover River for commercial activities may not be over yet.

Queenstown Airport Corporation chief executive Scott Paterson has died following a short battle with cancer.

If having a caddy is a little last season for you, consider taking a chopper ride to your next round of golf.

Beating of Australian tourist by British man with criminal convictions highlights a ''leak'' in New Zealand's border protection system, lawyer says.

Huge spillage at craft brewery cost $80,000 and described as a "crime of passion".

So far, more than 3 metres has been dumped on the mountain this season.

Australians are being encouraged by Queenstown's tourism body to pull a sickie and fly to the resort for a long weekend.

New Zealand's most expensive accommodation is in Queenstown, with a night's stay costing an average of $226, a survey has found.