A Queenstown man was killed at Coronet Peak yesterday when a member of his group triggered an avalanche that buried him in over two metres of snow.

A snowboarder died in hospital after being rescued from an avalanche at Queenstown's Coronet Peak ski resort last night.

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nzherald.co.nz readers share their experiences of the 7.8 magnitude quake that hit Southland last night.