Aviation website privatefly.com has named its top 10 scenic airports at which to land. Our very own winter wonderland Queenstown gets a mention.

An Australian film crew believes it captured two UFOs on film near Queenstown, and have posted the video online.

A new mini-terminal has been opened in Queenstown to handle an increase in the number of private jets coming to the resort town.

Sausagegate? The PM was snapped at the weekend dispensing free sausages at a National Party conference just 100m from pupils fundraising by selling the same product.

Airlines have welcomed the prospect of flying into Queenstown after dark now the resort's airport has safety clearance for night flights.

Experts have gathered in Queenstown to discuss Antarctic ice sheets and how a fast-increasing human population may change the frozen continent's pristine wilderness.

Cyclists burn gourmet calories on a pedal into heavenly countryside, writes Pamela Wade.

Police say two men seen speeding away in a boat from a huge fire at Cecil Peak near Queenstown have denied any involvement.

Touring the southern sights by bicycle just got a power boost, writes Rachel Grunwell.

A Queenstown businessman wants the town's airport relocated to vacant land on a 907m hill overlooking the existing site.

Two backpackers who caused more than $60,000 damage to six Queenstown businesses earlier this month have been convicted of intentional damage.

'He's very lucky.' A Queenstown taxi driver is recovering after he was attacked by two men while another rifled through his cab and stole his cashbox.

A Netherlands-based travel agent has done what Queenstown's council would not - offered $1400 to two tourists whose car was crushed by a tree in the town.

Two German travellers whose car was written off after being crushed by a tree on council land aren't impressed by the offer of a free bungy in compensation.

By this time next year, the first buildings could be going up in Wanaka's single-biggest commercial and residential development.

Queenstown pilot Antony Sproull is about to set off on the adventure of a lifetime.

A $25 million hot pools complex is one of two major private commercial developments being considered alongside a proposed Queenstown convention centre.

A Queenstown woman accused of kidnapping a drug dealer after a botched deal has been acquitted.

Amid stunning Queenstown scenery, Winston Aldworth experiences a very fast, very yellow mid-life crisis.

Winston Aldworth gets behind the wheel of two high-performance cars with FreemanX Supercars in Queenstown.

This architecturally-designed two-storey house is nestled among a cluster of upmarket properties in a quiet cul-de-sac. It accommodates 14 in six sumptuous bedrooms and has three bathrooms and a galley-style kitchen. Views of Coronet Peak, Queenstown Hill, Ben Lomond and the Shotover Canyon complete the sense of luxury.

For further information see luxuryholidayhouses.com.

Justine Tyerman's wish for snow is granted during a pilgrimage to her spiritual home.