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Airbnb surge: Kiwis back holidaying faster than rest of the world
Short term holiday rental bookings are up 465 per cent compared to just after lockdown.
Opinion: Time to pursue new strategies for Central Otago
Reliance on international tourism has caused some areas to be hit hard in the lockdown.
Mayor pushes freedom camping in the face of renewed opposition
"I don't see why ratepayers should fund somebody else's holiday."
Cold case murder: Third person charged refused bail
Angela Blackmoore was stabbed 39 times in 1995 as young son slept in next room.
Airbnb NZ bookings soar, heading for pre-Covid levels
Surge in bookings a relief to some of nearly 40,000 hosts who saw listing income disappear
Grim discovery: Body found after van crashes into river
Grim discovery after vehicle crashed into river.
Managed isolation facilities pinged over failures to keep staff safe
The vehicle, understood to be a van, had been travelling towards Cromwell when it crashed.
Van ploughs off cliff and into river near Queenstown
Witnesses describe van crashing through a fence and into the Kawarau River.
Covid-19: Police raid gangs in lockdown
King Cobras, the Tribesmen, and the Mongrel Mob feel the heat during Covid 19 pandemic.
The Detail: Queenstown - A 'broke, empty paradise'
Queenstown, once a rich, bustling tourist town is now empty and broke.
Covid 19: Joy as tourism resumes
'We now have a pulse' - Queenstown Airport reopens after 45 days
First commercial jet flight in 45 days lands at Queenstown Airport
Documentary maker on flight said lockdown-free NZ now has "real edge" for film industry.
Queenstown airport to 'restructure' over passenger numbers
Jobs are set to be cut at Queenstown and Wanaka airports.
Government advised migrant worker issues 'low', now a 'humanitarian crisis'
There were nearly 400,000 foreign nationals here temporarily soon after lockdown.
Benefit applications more than triple in Queenstown
Number of people applying for the unemployment benefit has tripled.
Cold case: Third Angela Blackmoore murder accused appears in court
Angela Blackmoore was stabbed 39 times in her house in 1995.
Queenstown crippled: Could this industry help?
The loss of tourism has been a huge blow for the region.
Third person charged with cold-case murder of young mum
Police allege the man arranged the 1995 killing of the young pregnant mother.
Skyline cuts staff by half
CEO urges Government to open up "some sort of domestic travel" in level 2.
The hunt for New Zealand's mysterious billionaire bunkers
Preppers' billionaire bunkers in New Zealand: fact or fiction?
The hotel that remained open through lockdown - for a single guest
"They have really spoilt me," says treasured Belgian guest who'll stay on for winter.
Mystery smoke trail spotted over the Remarkables
No it wasn't an asteroid. If it was, Queenstown probably wouldn't exist anymore.
Covid 19: Queenstown's Fergburger is back
Burger outlet hopes to bring some cheer back into the hard-hit tourist town.
Financial Times says NZ could be global safe-haven for businesses
'If NZ eliminates Covid-19, it will be a better place to do business than New York'.
Alexandra man facing court appearance over coughing incident
The man will appear in court today after allegedly coughing at a woman last week.
No demand at Queenstown so no flights, Govt says
Queenstown Airport wants the chance to restart flights at level 3.
Covid-19 fallout: Skyline Enterprises to cut jobs, tourism towns reach breaking point
And a national survey of 547 tourism operators reveals more than 13,000 jobs will go.
'Chilling': Queenstown goes from richest to one of poorest districts
In just over a month the Queenstown district has been flipped upside down.
Queenstown renters struggling to survive in lockdown
Queenstown is facing a new wave of rental challenges.
Covid 19: Sea of rental cars in Queenstown
Abandoned rental vehicles a stark image of a tourism sector in doledrums.
Brrrr! Snow to fall tonight in lower South Island
It'll be freezing in the Far South this weekend, but warmer and drier in the north.
Revealed: NZ's Covid 19 'hotspots' for targeted testing
More testing is taking place in Auckland, Queenstown, Canterbury and Waikato.
Matamata coronavirus cluster results in death
Man in his 90s linked to Matamata cluster of Covid-19 one of two deaths confirmed today.