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Top cop caught driving at 149km/h
A senior Queenstown police officer is facing a code of conduct inquiry after being caught speeding in the Kawarau Gorge.
Queenstown: Wind up, wine down
Paul Rush visits Queenstown and enjoys some mellow yellow adventures.
Queenstown on flood watch as rain threatens
Forecast rain today is expected to raise the Lake Wakatipu level, but not beyond its peak, reassures Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Falling water levels ease flood risk
River flow levels and a minimal rain forecast suggest Queenstown's Lake Wakatipu might only rise by a further 10cm.
<i>America's Next Top Model</i> part of NZ tourism push
Tyra Banks said she chose New Zealand as a location because a lot of young Americans see the country as "a fantasy world".
More rain on the cards for Queenstown
More heavy rain is on the way for the Lake Wakatipu head waters before anything starts to improve.
Noxious Japanese kelp found in Fiordland
Boaties are being asked to check their vessels for hitchhiking seaweed, after a noxious Japanese kelp turned up in Fiordland.
Oysters popular among supermarket thieves
Cheapskate backpackers have forced a Queenstown supermarket to introduce a ticketing system for buying Bluff oysters.