Plans for 9.8km gondola - the longest in Australasia - from Queenstown's Remarkables Park to the iconic Remarkables mountain range.

A homeless alcoholic has been convicted of burglary after sleeping in a Queenstown house for a week and drinking up to 20 bottles of wine.

Work on $17 million runway and lighting upgrade starts this week.

Pilots already refuse to fly to resort because of concerns about its runway and mountainous approaches.

Three Taiwanese nationals were in custody in Queenstown last night after being refused entry into New Zealand.

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a bouncer who sought to have his conviction quashed for illegally taking CCTV footage of Mike Tindall.

Jo Elwin checks in to the elegant Spire Hotel in Queenstown.

Haunting photos of abandoned Kiwi set from Disney's 1988 teen war drama The Rescue.

Queenstown Airport Corporation chief executive Scott Paterson has died following a short battle with cancer.

If having a caddy is a little last season for you, consider taking a chopper ride to your next round of golf.

Beating of Australian tourist by British man with criminal convictions highlights a ''leak'' in New Zealand's border protection system, lawyer says.

Huge spillage at craft brewery cost $80,000 and described as a "crime of passion".

So far, more than 3 metres has been dumped on the mountain this season.

Australians are being encouraged by Queenstown's tourism body to pull a sickie and fly to the resort for a long weekend.

New Zealand's most expensive accommodation is in Queenstown, with a night's stay costing an average of $226, a survey has found.

It's cheaper for Kiwis to spend a night at a hotel in Paris than it is for an overnight stay in Queenstown, a survey has found.

A Queenstown couple have asked for a second chance for their pet schnauzer dogs after they were found responsible for killing three lambs on a neighbouring farm.

Police said they had launched a search for Queenstown man Jack Nicholson, 23, who was last seen around 1.30am yesterday, and later reported as missing to police.

A tourist who slapped his teenage son around the face has been given a suspended sentence by a judge who accepted "cultural differences" were a factor.

Police are today investigating the knifepoint robbery of a Queenstown bottle shop and they've thanked the public for their help in catching the suspect.

Police said the man entered Henry's Liquor Store in Shotover St and demanded money. He took a quantity of cash and ran from the store.

Today a close friend paid tribute to Roger Greville, who died after being pulled from snow near Queenstown: "He will be well missed".

The heli-ski operator that flew in skier Roger Greville who was yesterday hit by an avalanche and later died has suspended its operations.

A skier has died after being buried in an avalanche south of Queenstown today.

James Russell is amazed during a trip to Queenstown to discover that since he last grasped poles, Kiwi skifields have lifted their game higher than the Matterhorn.

The woman who died in a two-car crash in Queenstown on Friday was Jennifer Claire Scott, 76.

The woman was driving on Frankton-Ladies Mile Highway when her vehicle and another collided head on.