Latest from Queenstown

Tremor series shakes Southland

A "severe'' and shallow magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck near Milford Sound this morning, starting a series of at least seven shakes.

Family battles town's 'nimbyism'

'We don't want trash renting cheap houses.' Submissions like that against a new housing development in Arrowtown have outraged a young mum.

Cop's lake bravery rewarded

A Queenstown police constable says he is "quite proud and humbled" to be recognised for bravery by the Royal Humane Society of New Zealand.

Jetstar cans Queenstown service

Jetstar is ditching services from Wellington to Queenstown as it focuses on peak-time services between Auckland and Christchurch.

Coronet Peak in business

Queenstown's Coronet Peak ski area is the first Australasian skifield to open for winter.

World Bar fire 'prime example of what can go wrong'

If the devastating World Bar fire in Queenstown on Friday afternoon had happened late at night it might have been difficult to get people out, southern region fire safety officer Stuart Ide said.

SkyCity bets on Queenstown

While SkyCity this month got the nod for its controversial $402 million Auckland convention centre, a Queenstown expansion proceeds almost entirely outside the spotlight.

Firefighters battle Queenstown blaze

Fire crews were this evening battling a fire in a four-storey building in Queenstown's main tourist strip.

Stag arrests after alleged racial abuse

A Korean woman visiting Queenstown was allegedly racially abused and robbed by members of a stag party on Saturday night.

Email details 10 years of complaints

Queenstown's district council regulatory organisation has inadvertently released, via email, the details of every single complaint it's received over the past 10 years.

Jailed postie too hungover for duties

Queenstown's disgraced former NZ Post worker, jailed for stealing thousands of items of mail from Lakes district residents, was often too hungover to complete her duties.

Blunt message for jailed postie

A disgraced former postie who stole more than 21,000 items of mail from Queenstown residents failed to fulfil her "sacrosanct" duty of delivering private correspondence.

Postie jailed for mail theft

The Queenstown postal worker who stole thousands of pieces of mail from Wakatipu residents has been jailed for 17 months.

Editorial: Trust in pilots warranted only if they obey the rules

Editorial: All airlines should dwell on Judge Phillips' concerns about the pressure on pilots. Safety rules are not there to be bent at a whim. Trust in airline pilots will soon dwindle if they are.

Judge slams Frenchwoman's attitude

A Frenchwoman who until January had never been in trouble with the law has been sentenced to two months' jail and is also subject to a deportation notice.

Careless pilot fined, ordered to retrain

A pilot who operated a commercial passenger jet in a careless manner in Queenstown has been fined $5100 and must do extensive retraining.