A recent addition to Queenstown's adventure activities, Ziptrek is a two-hour flying fox experience through the forest.

Paul Rush visits Queenstown and enjoys some mellow yellow adventures.

Forecast rain today is expected to raise the Lake Wakatipu level, but not beyond its peak, reassures Queenstown Lakes District Council.

Lake Wakatipu's brimming water level rose no further overnight and dropped slightly today, easing the risk of flooding in Queenstown.

Tyra Banks said she chose New Zealand as a location because a lot of young Americans see the country as "a fantasy world".

More heavy rain is on the way for the Lake Wakatipu head waters before anything starts to improve.

The view augured well for a night out without kids, but hopes were soon dashed.

We came here because we were on holiday in Queenstown and a friend who lives there recommended it as the "best brunch in town".

New Zealand's premier resort town is riding a wave of tourism growth, and considering how it might handle a trebling of visitor numbers in the next 20 years.

A Queenstown roofer has been jailed for his part in an international drug smuggling operation.