Six Christchurch post boxes have been broken into and the mail stolen, in what is being called a targeted criminal activity.

It was one of the most innovative ideas in New Zealand tourism but 45 years after the Skyline gondola in Queenstown carried its first passengers to the top of Bob's Peak, the company behind it has achieved more than anyone believed possible.

Another 10,000 pieces of undelivered mail have been discovered in a room at a storage company by Queenstown police.

Six weeks after a Queenstown parking officer was allegedly threatened and his ticket machine thrown into Lake Wakatipu, a 28-year-old Invercargill man has turned himself in.

A little peace came yesterday for the family of Carolina Patron Costas when her mother, father and brother visited the scene of her death last week following a crash on one of the Wakatipu's busiest roads.

New Zealand Post's communications manager says he feels betrayed after a Queenstown postal delivery woman was arrested and charged with theft.

The Queenstown pilot killed when his helicopter "dropped out of the sky" last night was the chief flying instructor at Wakatipu Aero Club.

A female pilot has been killed in a helicopter crash near Wanaka this evening.

Queenstown bouncer Jonathan Dixon was remanded on bail on two separate charges yesterday at the Invercargill District Court.

Sarah Ivey is dropped among the pinnacles of the Remarkables Range in the Southern Alps by heli-ski in the search for white powder magic.

A Thai couple were charged with trespass after refusing to leave a Queenstown pharmacy after staff wouldn't give them a refund for purchases that wouldn't fit in their suitcase.

A former detective has been sentenced to 10 months' home detention for defrauding a national sevens tournament of $64,000.

Jumping out of a plane proves a great way to relax, writes Bronwyn Sell.

Belinda Henley samples of the resort town's newest foodie offerings... and some old favourites.

Belinda Henley checks out the latest development for adrenaline junkies at Queenstown's Shotover Canyon Swing.