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Air ambulance's secret sideline carrying celebrities
Air Wanganui flies celebrities around NZ as well as providing a vital health service.

Air NZ passengers exposed to measles
A Queenstown woman ill with measles travelled while infectious.

Kim Dotcom ditches Auckland, moves to Queenstown
The internet entrepreneur says the South Island town is the "best place in the world".

Measles outbreak spreads across South Island
Five cases of measles have been confirmed in four South Island locations.

Three cases of measles confirmed in South Island
The common place of exposure for the cases is Queenstown Airport, authorities say.

Queenstown: Always in season
Helen Van Berkel gets the balance right during a colourful four-day stay in Queenstown.

Law's dirty little secret is exposed. So what's next?
Olivia Wensley has inspired hundreds to share their sexual harassment stories.

Rafting guide mourned by family
The experienced guide is being mourned on social media by family and Queenstown locals

'Totally ridiculous': Dashcam footage reveals near miss by overtaking car
Reddit users commenting on the video have slammed the driver as a "tosser".

Frosty start for some as summer slips away
Temperatures fell almost a degree below zero at one weather station.

Rank behaviour: Rogue drivers preying on tourists says cabs boss
Woman charged $242 for $15-$18 journey.

Judge erred: Man convicted over Queenstown triple assault
Man had admitted assaulting his wife, daughter and best friend in Queenstown last year.

Paraglider injured in Queenstown
The paraglider received minor injuries and was taken to Lakes District Hospital.

Hit-and-run survivor hasn't seen cent of $7500 owed
A year on from nearly being killed by a drink-driver, victim questions where is justice.

Crown fights discharge for man who assaulted friend, wife, daughter
The man discovered a text exchange between his wife and his best friend.

Amway sellers from China to descend on Queenstown
The Amway event in the southern resort is one of the biggest to come to New Zealand.

Queenstown super-home priced at $23.5m
The house comes with a cinema, wine cellar and a sunken firepit.

Golf-course tragedy: 'I'll love you to the day I die'
Golf course tragedy victim the kind of guy who 'always had time for family and friends'.

Exclusive: Auckland will be short of 3000 teachers by 2027
Top secondary teachers' pay scale would have to jump 36 per cent to restore real 1979 pay.

Golf-course tragedy: 'The angels just got too jealous'
The tragedy happened in Queenstown last weekend.

Queenstown: How Bazaar
Delicious food and wine finds another good home, writes Stephanie Holmes.

Pair hurt in Wanaka paraglider crash
The pair landed awkwardly at the Treble Cone skifield.

Sri Lankan family win fight to stay in NZ
'I called the them this morning – they were both very emotional and so was I,"' MP says.

Crash victim popular and 'comedy gold'
Ben Petrie was on a road trip with his best mates when he was killed in motorcycle crash.

Queenstown: In peak condition
The importance of personal organisation pales in the face of the big Southern picture.

Scholarship remembers US skydiving victim
The programme will assist young rising tennis stars.

Room check: The boutique Ashburn Hotel
Aimee Shaw checks into the boutique Ashburn Hotel, in Kensington, London.

Obama's secret NZ visit
EXCLUSIVE: Former US president tipped to play golf in Queenstown with ex-PM John Key.