There's a strange side to one of the country's wealthiest citizens.

The helicopter company involved in the rescue at the Blue Pools near Makarora on Sunday is offering a free helicopter ride to the

Richie and Gemma finally say "I do" surrounded by friends and family in Wanaka.

What kind of gift to give New Zealand's golden couple could be tricky.

Wild weather threatens to dampen the wedding of the year in Wanaka, with gusty winds and rain forecast.

It seems someone important is getting married at the Olive Grove venue in Wanaka this weekend.

Another twist in the marriage saga of the country's most famous glamour couple as the pair fly out of Queenstown.

McCaw has been spotted out and about in Wanaka this afternoon - without a wedding band.

Speculation was rife last night that Richie McCaw and Gemma Flynn married at a private ceremony in Wanaka.

Any of the drunken teens who partied on a Wanaka island yesterday could have drowned, say despairing authorities.

The death of a young Czech man who fell several hundred metres on Mt Aspiring is "tragic", the Mountain Safety Council says.

A man has died after falling several hundred metres on to the Therma Glacier at Mt Aspiring.

Queenstown and Wanaka are expected to be the hottest.

What will start out as a cloudy morning for most of the country should clear as the Christmas day wears on, but the odd shower is in store too.

The best spots for enjoying a Christmas hamper outdoors will be in the Bay of Plenty, Nelson and Central Otago tomorrow.

A woman lost on a track near Wanaka used the last remaining battery on her cellphone to call for help.

Former All Black captain Richie McCaw treated McLaren supercar fans to a guided chopper flight to Minaret Station yesterday. The

Three young children have been treated in hospital for potentially-deadly meningococcal disease.

A weather balloon with cameras attached has captured a stunning view of Central Otago from the sky.

The young man who died in a fatal crash near Wanaka had just finished school and was about to start a new job.

Police name the victim of yesterday's fatal crash in Wanaka.

A car has collided with a tree in Wanaka. A police spokeswoman said St John paramedics were at the scene and had called police

Hundreds of people in Auckland and Otago are being given preventive antibiotics

A man has died after being thrown from a 4x4 vehicle when it rolled, while an 11-year-old was also injured in separate incident after her motorcycle collided with a car.

Two young tourists had a lucky escape late this afternoon when they were rescued from Lake Wanaka after being swept into the middle of the lake in a plastic dinghy.

Mount Aspiring College's principal says the school will try to continue with business as usual.

From eco tours to distillery visits, there's plenty to fill a holiday here.

Tennessy Weir checks into a lakefront hotel with a beautiful garden.

One of New Zealand's most exclusive properties for sale is a big Wanaka farm going for $25 million.

A Wanaka man has been charged with ill-treating an animal after a cat was shot.