A man has suffered head injuries after being thrown from his vehicle in an early morning police chase in Queenstown.

Two paragliders carrying customers collided in mid-air above Queenstown yesterday before crashing into trees.

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.

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a bouncer who sought to have his conviction quashed for illegally taking CCTV footage of Mike Tindall.

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.

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.

It's cheaper for Kiwis to spend a night at a hotel in Paris than it is for an overnight stay in Queenstown, a survey has found.

A British man brutally attacked a tourist in Queenstown less than six weeks after being convicted of a similar offence in Australia.

The winners in the annual Condé Nast Traveler magazine Reader Choice Awards survey have been announced.

A Queenstown couple have asked for a second chance for their pet schnauzer dogs after they were found responsible for killing three lambs on a neighbouring farm.

Police said they had launched a search for Queenstown man Jack Nicholson, 23, who was last seen around 1.30am yesterday, and later reported as missing to police.

A tourist who slapped his teenage son around the face has been given a suspended sentence by a judge who accepted "cultural differences" were a factor.

Police are today investigating the knifepoint robbery of a Queenstown bottle shop and they've thanked the public for their help in catching the suspect.

Police said the man entered Henry's Liquor Store in Shotover St and demanded money. He took a quantity of cash and ran from the store.