Waiariki rivals say Rotorua has done its bit in hosting MIQ facilities
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Kiwis stranded in Queenstown given 24-hour lifeline to get home
Stranded New Zealanders have been hoping for an extension of the 48-hour grace period.
Police called to deal with snowboarders, families flouting lockdown in Queenstown
Police called out to deal with people flouting lockdown rules in the snowy South.
Queenstown a 'pinch point' as Air NZ asks for more time
Some 600 passengers may not make tonight's deadline to travel.
Man sold drugs at resort for 3 years to "make ends meet"
The man is widely known by the first name of Sandy.
Avalanche risk 'high': People urged to stay away from mountains
Avalanche danger levels have reached a winter-season high.
Queenstown's green creek mystery could take weeks to solve
Mystery substance in Queenstown creek was similar to water-tracing dye.
Lake Wakatipu's green glow: The mystery of the liquid continues
The council this morning was still waiting on test results of the liquid.
Tourists shocked as Lake Wakatipu turns neon green
The council is urgently looking into the issue.
National wants vaccination target NZers can 'mobilise behind'
"It would focus the system on achieving that target and hold the Government to account."
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Car crashes into riverbank outside Queenstown
The driver has been taken to Dunedin hospital in a serious condition.
Ellesse Andrews' proud family: 'It was amazing, ants-in-your-pants stuff'
The "inspirational" Olympian started competing at the age of 16.
Auckland records most skiing and snowboarding injuries this year
$11.9 million has been spent on skiing and snowboarding injuries so far this year.
US billionaire Peter Thiel's Queenstown house going for a steal
Thiel's company, Second Star Ltd, paid a head-turning $4.8m for the five-bedroom home.
Wheels on wheels: Queenstown's main street becomes wheelchair race track
"Queenstown never ceases to amaze me."
Suspicious fire on boat in central Queenstown, nearby cars damaged
The vessel, which was on a trailer, was ablaze when crews arrived.
'Terrifying' ski lift plunge: Woman falls from Cardrona charlift
Woman falls about 5m to the ground and is now in Dunedin Hospital's intensive care unit.
Rod Drury plans bunker-style partly-sunken southern home
'Shelter, privacy and visual screening' are aspects cited in the application.
Heavy rain, gales: Trees falling, roads disrupted in south
A tree has crashed through a kitchen in the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere.
Driver nearly 7x over alcohol limit keeps name secret due to bullying risk
The woman's lawyer said she was remorseful and "absolutely devastated."
GO NZ: Is this the best bathtub view in New Zealand?
Call off the search. We think we've found New Zealand's best bathtub view.
Drive-by sales in Wanaka's fast and furious housing market
Huge demand for Wanaka subdivisions from as far away as Auckland and Australia.
Fury over Milford Sound airstrip axing plan
Aviators ''dead against'' proposal to close Milford Sound airstrip.
Luxury Queenstown wine tour voted 'best in the world'
The accolade is welcome praise after the loss of international tourism to the region.
'I hear her scream': Crash victim's father says he is haunted
28-year-old Kirsty Moffett died in a crash in Otago last year.
Leaps of faith and big aroha rewarded at National Tourism Awards
Awards were a "beacon at the end of 15 months of uncertainty".
One-lane bridge death: Would metal barriers have saved a life?
Sun strike, poor layout, smashed barriers, speed, and fatigue all played a part.
'Hopelessly inadequate': Driver in crash that killed 28-year-old avoids jail
The crash happened in Scotland St, Central Otago, on December 13 last year.
Boar-derline: Pig hunter's kills parked up at airport
Sight of pig carcasses at busy airport criticised – but many voice support for hunter.
Jaw broken in alleged assault over McDonald's digital ordering screen
A security guard was allegedly assaulted outside the premises.
Govt should bulk-fund Queenstown - National MP
The third-ranked MP believes this is better than allocating shovel-ready funding.
Record numbers turn-out at ski slopes
A lot of Australians have reportedly taken to the slopes.
Fog blankets Auckland Airport: Flights cancelled, diverted; heavy rain on way
Fine weather expected before possible heavy rain and floods for parts of NZ.