When the owner arrived back it "felt icky and stank of cheap perfumes''.

Queenstown will once again stand in for Middle-earth in Amazon's LOTR television series.

The Brit blamed his actions on hearing disturbing information about his girlfriend.

Some residents of a former Queenstown camping ground may be homeless from next month.

The NZ Summer Record tour features a stacked line-up.

Eight new cases of measles in Queenstown takes the total now to 15 in the tourist town.

The grieving woman at the heart of month-long ordeal heard her partner's last breath.

Cabbie admits $18 minimum fare and suggests rivals are jealous because he wears a suit.

The man climbed out of the ute and into the back and began dancing.

Fire crews are battling a house blaze in Queenstown early this morning.

Pip Grieg died in hospital despite 40 minutes of desperate CPR being provided.

New approach to planning allows cities to grow up, especially in the city centres.

Pip Greig is believed to have died after a brief and unexpected illness.

Dispute between Queenstown men escalated to talk of crossbows and murder, court hears.

Two men were flown to hospital following a brawl on Sunday morning.

Stabbing suspect slipped the net and made it to Australia.

The man turned up to the hospital telling staff that he'd been shot.

NZTA put money into a failed partnership with US gaming company to run transport.

New lakefront village planned near Queenstown.

Tourist 'rip off' - $51 for the 5km trip, judge says wait till you see court fees.

Queenstown motorists could be forgiven for feeling deflated thanks to untidy tradies.

It's a good weekend to stay tucked up indoors.

Snow and bitter cold to batter alps and Queenstown, while huge waves to hit near Auckland.

The missing utensil is thought to have been a 6-7cm long paring knife.

Canterbury and Otago are set to be battered with 70mm of rain over the next 24 hours.

Police have to come from Dunedin or Invercargill to interview complainants.