Auckland Airport is expecting 20,000 travellers to go through the terminal today.

Queenstown Airport staff expect about 1500 hundred passengers from Auckland today.

The 17-year-old appeared via audiovisual link in the Dunedin Youth Court yesterday.

Top three destinations are Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.

About 6000 relieved Aucklanders booked to touch down in tourist mecca in first week.

There's been an increase in abandoned cats in the city.

The Southern Cross Central Lakes Hospital opened on Friday.

The incident happened at a Ferry Hill Dr address at Lower Shotover.

Queenstown-Lakes was the first region to reach 90 per cent full vaccination.

Two motel units in Queenstown 'not enough' with Aucklanders on the way, says mayor.

Min Yang, 42, admitted breaching lockdown rules in court this morning.

Innovative ways are needed to discover what lies in, on and under Aotearoa.

Queenstown qualified for subsidies while Auckland was in Alert Level 4.

It will be a requirement for people to use their My Vaccine Pass to enter most facilities.

Don't leave your best friend behind this summer.

West Coast mayor relieved they aren't being "punished" in lead-up to Christmas.

People from out of town will be looked after by a clinicians network.

Some rain was expected for Buller and Westland in the coming days but not as severe.

$12million in sales is already under contract.

Go for the golf, stay for the burgers.

Police are making enquiries in relation to his death on behalf of the coroner.

Liquidators alleged they continued trading while the companies were insolvent.

Cases continue to emerge across the North Island.

The transtasman bubble was described as a light at the end of a grim tunnel.

Some linked locations are in Tokoroa, Matamata, Bethlehem, Hamilton and Mt Maunganui.

They closely followed Queenstown-Lakes which reached the target on Wednesday.

NZSki is looking to expand the skiable terrain from 385 hectares to more than 900.