A senior Queenstown police officer is facing a code of conduct inquiry after being caught speeding in the Kawarau Gorge.

Almost three-quarters of people who think they have olive skin actually only have fair skin, according to a University of Otago study.

A nurse has been struck off the register for punching a "vulnerable" elderly man in the mouth while she was working at a resthome.

He broke up with his girlfriend, but was determined not to waste his $200 mystery bus tour and dinner for two.

A new vaccine therapy, derived from rabbit calicivirus disease (RCD), could offer hope for colorectal cancer sufferers, researchers say.

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