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Kingston Flyer legal scrap stops filming
Shooting for a major Bollywood film in Queenstown has been disrupted by a legal dispute over the Kingston Flyer steam train.

Queenstown B&B named best in South Pacific
A rural bed and breakfast near Queenstown has been named the best accommodation of its type in the South Pacific.

More flights scheduled for Queenstown
Air New Zealand is to increase the number of direct flights between Australia and Queenstown this winter.

Sevens: Newcomers feature in Kiwi squad
New Zealand sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has named a clutch of newcomers in his 16-strong training squad.

Parents of killed tourists call for adventure sport licences
The father of an English tourist killed in a river-boarding accident has started a group to push to license New Zealand adventure tourism operators.

Quality family time fitted into busy golf countdown
Michael Hill, jeweller, is unlikely to get much rest over the next few weeks.

Toll at six after 2010's first road death
A woman is dead after a crash north of Queenstown this afternoon, taking the holiday road toll to six.

Salt of the earth
Film-maker Roger Donaldson has compiled a photographic scrapbook of Kiwi codger Burt Munro - and has his eyes on a biopic of Ed Hillary.

Man charged with assault after Queenstown death
A man has been charged with assault and police have launched a homicide inquiry after a man died in Queenstown overnight.

The Job Tour: Students paying $12,000 to get into hotel business
nzherald.co.nz visits a Queenstown Resort College where students are paying a premium to learn how to run our tourist industry.