A fire ripped through a scenic camping spot north of Queenstown overnight.

Millbrook Resort has won planning approval to add nine golf holes and 42 home sites.

It may be snow-go for some motorists this week, with white stuff on the way.

Todd Barclay: National MP, former tobacco lobbyist, and now in the thick of it.

The Gulfstream jet had blocked credentials when it landed in Wellington last night.

Spying network Five Eyes is understood to be starting a week-long conference today.

Details emerge of the VIPs expected in Queenstown this weekend.

A "very, very important person" is about to visit New Zealand - but who is it?

A solo paraglider was seriously injured after plunging about 9m to the ground near Arrowtown last night.

A family has been left shaken by a road rage incident at the weekend in which a man allegedly forced their vehicle off the road several times, police say.

Nathan Jacobs had been away from his Arrowtown home for only about 20 minutes last night, before returning to find three fire crews dousing it in water.

A Queenstown shearer has been convicted on a charge of dangerous driving after travelling from Arrowtown to Cromwell at an average speed of 149km/h.

Millbrook Resort plans to spend $50 million on a new golf and residential development.

If your stance on foreign ownership of prized New Zealand countryside is black or white, the case of Robert "Mutt" Lange reveals issues that are far from clear-cut.

Amended charges will be filed against three men facing kidnapping charges to include a third complainant.

Shandelle Battersby enjoys a luxurious stay at the Millbrook Resort, Arrowtown.

This beautiful Otago property is the perfect place to relax and unwind or to enjoy a more adventurous holiday, taking in the on-site golf course and the surrounding area's many outdoor leisure options.

Further information see millbrook.co.nz.

An art gallery owner who had a quilt stolen by an elderly English tourist says he can't believe she has left the country without being charged - or saying sorry.

The 75-year-old English woman who stole a quilt which was on display at the Lakes District Museum in Arrowtown told police she put it in a rubbish bin after taking it.

The woman who stole an art work in a brazen theft from the Lakes District Museum in Arrowtown was arrested last night in Te Anau.

Police are hunting a woman dressed in a large overcoat who strode into the Lakes Districts Museum and stole a large silk kimono.

Jarrod Allan Mangles, who murdered Arrowtown woman Maureen McKinnel 25 years ago, has been declined parole as he "poses an undue risk to the safety of the community".

Queenstown Police are appealing for help catching a thief who has stolen women's clothing from an Arrowtown address - on two separate occasions.

A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake has rocked much of the West Coast and Otago this morning.