Latest from Queenstown
Stolen mail delivery reaches 'milestone'
New Zealand Post has completed the delayed delivery of more than 18,000 pieces of mail allegedly stolen by a postie.
Youths arrested after crime spree in Queenstown
Two 16-year-old youths have been jointly charged with 13 offences following a series of thefts from houses and vehicles in Queenstown.
Midsummer snow brings tourists out to play
Snow stopped tourists in their tracks on the Crown Range between Wanaka and Queenstown yesterday morning.
NZ police dismiss McCann sighting
Queenstown police are "absolutely satisfied" a young girl seen in the town on New Year's Eve is not missing British girl Madeleine McCann.
More stolen mail found in Queenstown
More undelivered mail has been handed in to police in Queenstown after it was found in the overgrown backyard where mail was found earlier.
Man charged with indecently assaulting taxi driver
A 26-year-old man has been charged with indecently assaulting a taxi driver in Queenstown.
Speed diver injured after Queenstown cliff jump
A recreational speed diver is in Dunedin Hospital awaiting surgery on suspected spinal injuries after a jump from a cliff.
Postie accused remanded on bail
The woman accused of stealing more than 17,000 pieces of mail bound for Wakatipu homes has been remanded on bail to February 14.
Attack highlights binge drinking culture
A Scottish man who kicked a man in the head in Queenstown fell victim to the "binge drinking culture" endemic in the resort, a judge says.
16,000 letters to find their homes
The start of delivery of more than 16,000 letters and parcels by New Zealand Post is better late than never for hundreds of Wakatipu residents.
House auctioned for Blind Foundation
The Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind received almost half a million dollars from a Dunedin couple yesterday, following a spirited auction in Queenstown.
Apology to be delivered with stolen mail
Wakatipu residents will receive an apology from New Zealand Post when their lost mail is delivered to their homes on Sunday.
Mail stolen from Chch post boxes
Six Christchurch post boxes have been broken into and the mail stolen, in what is being called a targeted criminal activity.
Fortunes still rising for Queenstown's gondola
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.
Missing mail: 10,000 more found
Another 10,000 pieces of undelivered mail have been discovered in a room at a storage company by Queenstown police.
Man due in court for threatening parking officer
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.
Sombre trip for Argentinian family
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.
Mail theft 'a deeply serious failure'
New Zealand Post's communications manager says he feels betrayed after a Queenstown postal delivery woman was arrested and charged with theft.
Helicopter crash pilot named
The Queenstown pilot killed when his helicopter "dropped out of the sky" last night was the chief flying instructor at Wakatipu Aero Club.
Fatal helicopter crash
A female pilot has been killed in a helicopter crash near Wanaka this evening.
No plea, bail for Dixon
Queenstown bouncer Jonathan Dixon was remanded on bail on two separate charges yesterday at the Invercargill District Court.
A Remarkable heli-ski adventure
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.