A helicopter pilot was sending and receiving text messages in the minutes prior to being killed in a crash, a report says.

Fifteen lucky poker players are headed from Auckland to Queenstown this week for a chance to strike it rich.

The principal of an elite Australian Catholic college has suspended a group of boys allegedly involved in a $6000 theft spree in Queenstown.

One of the country's oldest pubs, Central Otago's historic Cardrona Hotel, is on the market again.

Education Minister Anne Tolley has told principals they should stop talking to the media and focus on implementing the controversial national standards.

Several roads are again affected by ice after another heavy frost.

New Zealand's adventure playground is a great school-holiday destination for the family writes Helen van Berkel.

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.