The remains dug up in Kingston, south of Queenstown, today were possibly those of a sheep, say police.

A tramper from the Czech Republic who broke both legs after a sheer 30m fall on to jagged rocks in the Buckler Burn near Glenorchy on Lake Wakatipu, may have survived only because he landed on his pack.

The Black Caps chase for victory in the third one-day cricket international against Pakistan limped to a failed 43-run defeat.

The second ODI between New Zealand and Pakistan in Queenstown today has been abandoned because of rain.

Winning an international cricket series or getting as many players at the crease and in form ahead of the World Cup?

A 20-year-old man broke into a $2m luxury home in Queenstown and hosted an impromptu, seven-day alcohol-fuelled party for his friends.

A manager at a Wanaka mower and chainsaw shop saw red when his ride-on lawnmower was shunted by a bigger machine.

A hunter has told of an agonising night spent with the body of a dead friend in the South Island wilderness.

Bay of Plenty look potent enough to end a remarkable drought at the national sevens rugby tournament in Queenstown this weekend.

While you're slumming it this summer, others are living it up.

Liquor bans are in place and police numbers are being boosted in many of the traditional New Year's Eve hot spots.

Auckland Airport handled 3.8 per cent more passengers in November than a year ago, and airports it has invested in experienced even stronger growth.

Three Queenstown paragliding pilots have had their tandem licences suspended after an investigation revealed they took unacceptable risks.

Hilton Worldwide announces the signing of management agreements for two new properties.