Missing pilot: 'Wonderful father' and 'very good husband'
Brother describes loved one as "one of kind who had affected a lot of lives"
Brother describes loved one as "one of kind who had affected a lot of lives"
Sir Tim Wallis' chopper pilot son presumed dead after Lake Wanaka crash.
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Detective Sergeant Derek Shaw said police no longer expect to find Matt Wallis alive.
Missing pilot is Matt Wallis, son of Warbirds over Wanaka founder Sir Tim Wallis.
The Rescue Coordination Centre NZ is overseeing the search.
Glenorchy Rd in Queenstown will be closed for the rest of the day after three big slips.
The winner, who wishes not to be named, bought the ticket while celebrating his birthday.
Road snow warnings in the South Island could mean a white Sunday for travellers.
Kaye Mueller goes off-piste to explore Wanaka's other winter delights.
Judge rejects claim teenager tried to stop violence.
Hundreds of keen skiers and snowboarders raced up to Cardrona ski field today.
He also drunkenly assaulted the man's wife and had a racist rant in front of his daughter.
These are the most expensive places to buy fuel in New Zealand.
Snowfall has trapped one car on the Crown Range Rd already.
Under-fire Air New Zealand is looking at flying to a booming tourist town again
Justine Tyerman finds a place near Wanaka where the landscape talks.
US jets flew close to a helicopter and three parachutists on unscheduled scenic flight.
US pilots 'reminded of NZ's aviation rules'' after low flights over Fox Glacier.
United States F-16 jet-fighter pilots were "reminded of New Zealand's aviation rules".
The common place of exposure for the cases is Queenstown Airport, authorities say.
When the driver returned 30 minutes later some of the children were crying.
Yak 3 Russian fighter plane seriously damaged after clipping cherry picker when landing.
Emergency services attending a crash at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow.
Builder of this concrete home modelled on a manse thought of everything.
The fire caused significant damage to Wastebusters recycling facility over two years ago.
Justine Tyerman discovers something akin to a set of Russian dolls on Lake Wanaka.
Company was yesterday convicted on charges stemming from crash.
Emergency crews responded at about 11.30am.