On NZ's smallest high country station you'll find a tiny bar with a big personality.

Cost of living increases are cooling the sporting and social lives of rural teenagers.

CAA admits is yet to begin work on a key safety recommendation following Nii's death.

Seasonal staff are struggling to find accommodation as a booming winter approaches.

Grieving man later lashed out at police.

Otago teacher says she is happy to have spoken out about 'contrived and scripted' show.

Police said four people were tipped out during the incident, with three being recovered.

The disgruntled contestant has made a raft of allegations against the show.

The man was seen yelling and screaming at her as she lay on the ground.

After 330 days, the first transtasman flight was 90 minutes late in landing yesterday.

Southwest winds are bringing severe gales to parts of the North and South Islands.

Snow has carpeted skifields, roads and mountain passes in the lower South Island.

Levin tornado carves trail of destruction, houses damaged, trees torn up, roads closed.

Big jump in some price caps for aspiring first home owners - but prices vary nationwide.

The jetboat belonged to Queenstown company KJet.

Snow forecast down to 600m.

First Qantas flight in 330 days is scheduled to arrive next Monday.

Affordability, uncertainty and changing financial conditions cited as reasons.

Aucklanders and Australians are swarming to Queenstown for second homes.

It will be Kim's sixth child, but first with wife Liz - who is 21 years his junior.

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Many operators will have to pay unsustainably-high hourly rates to keep businesses open.

Occupancy levels are reportedly being restricted by accommodation providers.

Superstar brothers' burger outlet is moving into the site of a former well-known eatery.

The Colombian conceded he could have acted differently; judge said actions were justified.

Southern tourism destinations have been very busy recently.