Winter is coming. Late on Monday night, NZSki fired up its 217 snow guns at Coronet Peak for the first time this year when temperatures dropped to -7degC.

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).

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

COMMENT: I have done some research. Now tourism is this country's number one income earner, I thought it worth exploring.

Queenstown is well served by flights from Australia and all around New Zealand although you can't beat driving in, the landscape will blow your mind.

A comfy and spacious room on the sixth floor of seven, with a balcony offering views of the central third floor courtyard, lakefront and Remarkables mountain range still sporting a dusting of snow.

The Wakatipu Basin is a walker's paradise, offering a shed-load of stunning views.

Tickets for the new service will be going on sale as early as next week.

New Zealand guest nights rose in November for the 20th month in a row.

Australian slipped on concrete and struck his head in Queenstown.

An Indian tourist must pay $1200 before she leaves the country and another $1800 in monthly instalments after seriously injuring two motorcyclists in a crash.

A man has suffered head injuries after being thrown from his vehicle in an early morning police chase in Queenstown.

Two paragliders carrying customers collided in mid-air above Queenstown yesterday before crashing into trees.

Koko Black, a boutique chocolate company from Australia, opened its first offshore chocolate salon in Queenstown late last year. Owner and founder Shane Yardley chose the picturesque location for a number of reasons.

NZTA is seeking funding to help provide cellphone coverage along the Milford road so dangerous drivers and other hazards can be reported to police.

Chief executive of Queenstown Lakes District Council has called it quits.

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.