Cyclists burn gourmet calories on a pedal into heavenly countryside, writes Pamela Wade.

Police say two men seen speeding away in a boat from a huge fire at Cecil Peak near Queenstown have denied any involvement.

Touring the southern sights by bicycle just got a power boost, writes Rachel Grunwell.

A Queenstown businessman wants the town's airport relocated to vacant land on a 907m hill overlooking the existing site.

Two backpackers who caused more than $60,000 damage to six Queenstown businesses earlier this month have been convicted of intentional damage.

'He's very lucky.' A Queenstown taxi driver is recovering after he was attacked by two men while another rifled through his cab and stole his cashbox.

A Netherlands-based travel agent has done what Queenstown's council would not - offered $1400 to two tourists whose car was crushed by a tree in the town.

Two German travellers whose car was written off after being crushed by a tree on council land aren't impressed by the offer of a free bungy in compensation.

By this time next year, the first buildings could be going up in Wanaka's single-biggest commercial and residential development.

Queenstown pilot Antony Sproull is about to set off on the adventure of a lifetime.

A $25 million hot pools complex is one of two major private commercial developments being considered alongside a proposed Queenstown convention centre.

A Queenstown woman accused of kidnapping a drug dealer after a botched deal has been acquitted.

Amid stunning Queenstown scenery, Winston Aldworth experiences a very fast, very yellow mid-life crisis.

Justine Tyerman's wish for snow is granted during a pilgrimage to her spiritual home.

A violent Irishman will be escorted on a 14-hour deportation flight by the Queenstown police officer whose genitals he squeezed during a drunken confrontation.

Bungy pioneer AJ Hackett's wife says his quick actions probably saved the lives of his family in a high-speed head-on road smash.

A Central Otago farmer - said to be in the process of brokering a multimillion-dollar export deal with the United Arab Emirates.

An Australian who broke a Queenstown man's jaw in two places early on Monday was yesterday fined $3500 and ordered to pay $5000 emotional harm reparation to the victim before returning to Australia.

Queenstown's adventure tourism community is reeling following the death of AJ Hackett Bungy's group logistic manager Tony Middendorf.

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.