A 50-year-old tourist who died after being hit by a car in Queenstown last night had gone outside to look at the stars, police said.

Users of rivers and lakes around Queenstown are being told to use caution over the next few days.

Labour's leader David Cunliffe says the PM's claims that Labour has promised SkyCity it won't revoke the convention centre deal have been made up.

Adventure capital Queenstown has a quiet appeal, writes Cate Foster.

The UK's Daily Telegraph asked NZ Prime Minister John Key, about Queenstown, including his favourite sights, hotels, bars and restaurants.

Prime Minister John Key has revealed his expensive tastes when unwinding at his favourite holiday destination, Queenstown.

Queenstown has a wide range of exciting activities on offer, discover Spy editors Andy Pickering and Ricardo Simich.

Medical tourism is coming to Queenstown, with a stem cell centre planned to be operating by the start of next year.

A $50 million convention centre for Queenstown is a step closer after councillors gave unanimous support for the proposal to go to public consultation.

Plans for a controversial tunnel between Queenstown and Milford Sound have been rejected by Conservation Minister Nick Smith.

Catherine Smith enjoys the high life with great views at Matakauri Lodge.

Queenstown bouncer Jonathan Dixon says his acquittal on two assault charges vindicates him and clears his "tarnished" name.

A "severe'' and shallow magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck near Milford Sound this morning, starting a series of at least seven shakes.

Jetstar is ditching services from Wellington to Queenstown as it focuses on peak-time services between Auckland and Christchurch.

Queenstown's Coronet Peak ski area is the first Australasian skifield to open for winter.

If the devastating World Bar fire in Queenstown on Friday afternoon had happened late at night it might have been difficult to get people out, southern region fire safety officer Stuart Ide said.

While SkyCity this month got the nod for its controversial $402 million Auckland convention centre, a Queenstown expansion proceeds almost entirely outside the spotlight.

Fire crews were this evening battling a fire in a four-storey building in Queenstown's main tourist strip.

The Government may contribute funding to a proposed convention centre in Queenstown, Prime Minister John Key says.

A Queenstown man who was arrested after he was seen driving a car towing a boat with passengers standing in it was yesterday sentenced for driving with a breath alcohol level more than three times the legal limit.

A series of witnesses has given evidence at the trial of former Queenstown bouncer Jonathan Dixon about an apparent lack of written policies or training about access to CCTV footage at the bar where they all worked.