Queenstown schools are closed with drivers urged to take extreme care on central South Island roads after heavy snow fell in the area, with more expected.

The country’s premier poker tour makes its mid-winter stopover in Queenstown next month.

Police use of social networks to hunt criminals is proving effective, with 'one or two' crooks caught each month.

A schoolgirl who had just three hours' driving experience when she killed one of her friends in a head-on crash has warned young drivers to think twice before taking the wheel.

Two pilots used their airside security passes to sneak onto Queenstown Airport runway in the middle of the night to race a car.

Allied Farmers says it has has conditional agreement to sell the second stage of the Five Mile property development in Queenstown.

A recent addition to Queenstown's adventure activities, Ziptrek is a two-hour flying fox experience through the forest.

Paul Rush visits Queenstown and enjoys some mellow yellow adventures.

Forecast rain today is expected to raise the Lake Wakatipu level, but not beyond its peak, reassures Queenstown Lakes District Council.

River flow levels and a minimal rain forecast suggest Queenstown's Lake Wakatipu might only rise by a further 10cm.

Tyra Banks said she chose New Zealand as a location because a lot of young Americans see the country as "a fantasy world".

More heavy rain is on the way for the Lake Wakatipu head waters before anything starts to improve.

The view augured well for a night out without kids, but hopes were soon dashed.

Cheapskate backpackers have forced a Queenstown supermarket to introduce a ticketing system for buying Bluff oysters.