Armed police locked down a Queenstown primary school this afternoon, as they hunted for a man they believed was armed.

Businesses and retailers operating in Auckland are opening outlets at a new $20 million Queenstown centre, a property investment business

Police remain tight-lipped on whether they have made progress in finding the person responsible for a bomb scare at Queenstown Airport yesterday.

Police are still searching for the person responsible for writing the note that mentioned a bomb onboard a Qantas flight that landed in Queenstown.

Pokemon fans heading past Kawarau bridge in Queenstown were in for a special treat this afternoon as the popular character, Pikachu, went for a bungy jump.

More than $20 million in funding, 720,000ha of land: today is D-Day for the biggest pest control operation in New Zealand's history.

Debris from a rock fall at the Devil's Staircase, near Queenstown, has blocked off part of the road.

Queenstown Airport has lost a dispute with the Inland Revenue Department.

The Australian group which operates Skydive NZone is expanding its footprint with the purchase of Skydive Wanaka.

A Glenorchy man has been found guilty of kidnapping three men and assaulting one of the trio in Queenstown in late 2014.

The Queenstown Skyline gondola is set for a multi-million dollar revamp.

Southern district police commander Superintendent made the order in a staff "advisory bulletin'' on March 7, an Official Information Act request has revealed.

Five councils - Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Queenstown and Christchurch - will be affected by new policy released by the Government this afternoon.

Aucklanders are expected to buy some of the six new $2 million-$2.7 million holiday homes being marketed by the Millbrook Resort near Queenstown.

2017 British & Irish Lions tour just one of the major events which will likely see tourists stung by a "spike" in hotel prices, a Government-commissioned report warns.

After 18 months of legal wrangling, the trial has begun of two men and a woman in relation to an alleged kidnapping in Queenstown in 2014.

A two-bedroom state house in Queenstown has sold for $665,500 at auction today.

Leila George finds out what's new at Queenstown's skifields and down in town.

One day I hope to recite a story which explains why life as a sports writer can be so rewarding.

A young driver who nodded off and tragically killed another has been ordered to pay the devastated family $10,000 in a token gesture for his carelessness.

An American tourist who called police last night to say she was lost near a walking track, has been found.

Driver of Hertz passenger van that crashed and killed an Indian tourist admits he may have fallen asleep at the wheel.

Entry-level property advertised for $755,000 - 68 per cent higher than the country's median house price.

Bike the 12km eastwards through picturequese farmland to the homestead at Walter Peak Station (about an hour).

Shandelle Battersby discovers a magic spot, just a few minutes out of Queenstown.

Mortgage interests over Queenstown's luxury Hilton Hotel have been sold in an $80.5 million deal involving Chinese businesses.

Following the relaxing of travel and trade relations with the United States, the accommodation game is starting to heat up in Cuba.

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