Farmers in Central Otago hope a new method of biological control will give them some respite from the rabbit problem.

Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling are jumping for joy in southern paradise as they make the most of their time in New Zealand.

Prime Minister Bill English has scrapped his day's schedule to head to Christchurch instead.

Police are investigating the ''moronic'' actions of a person who tied fishing line at head height across a Queenstown track.

A woman who died after a head-on collision in Queenstown has been named. She was Susan Maree Cullen, a 49-year-old Australian national. The

The woman killed in a head-on crash near Queenstown yesterday was a 49-year-old Australian, police say.

Celebrities Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling are ready to "snuggle some sheep" during their stay in New Zealand. Witherspoon, who

A woman who survived a crash into Lake Wakatipu was initially trapped in her vehicle, police say.

NASA is heading back to Wanaka to launch its super balloons which orbit the globe performing scientific monitoring.

In a separate incident, a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a quad bike accident.

Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon and talk show queen Oprah Winfrey are headed to New Zealand.

An ambulance and rescue helicopter are on their way to the isolated scene.

West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor has stoked the campaign to relocate the historic steam train the Kingston Flyer to the West Coast.

AJ Hackett Bungy staff have won praise from police and their boss for their response to a serious road crash outside the company's Queenstown operation.

The sun has come out to play and is here to stay, with a scorcher of a long weekend across the country.

Midwives have complained that a lack of safe transfers from Central Otago and Queenstown to main centres is putting "women and babies at risk".

The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

There is no obvious indication on what caused two skydiving instructors to be seriously injured on Saturday, say investigators.

Two skydivers have been badly injured after they crash landed during a training jump.

There's no slumming it in the McCaw household, as the newlyweds continue to celebrate married life in beautiful Central Otago locations.

Tourism continues to boom in New Zealand with spending by domestic and international visitors approaching $26b for the past year.

Amid the hurly-burly adventures to be had, Riki Swannell opts for quiet ult-luxe.

Hundreds remain without power in southern communities after a night of wild weather.

A tree has fallen and power lines are down on Queenstown-Glenorchy Rd, leaving the road blocked in both directions.

Whatever happened to summer? Cardrona Alpine Resort woke up to its heaviest summer snowfall in living memory yesterday, 30cm covering the base.

Police are confident a white van seen in the area did not cause the blaze. They are now looking for a dark coloured station wagon.

A man has been arrested for allegedly hiding a knife behind his belt buckle while going through customs at Queenstown Airport.

The fire near Queenstown which destroyed 150ha of native scrub was likely caused by a campfire, authorities have found.

A huge scrub fire that has destroyed 150ha near Queenstown is now under control but it's still going to take days to put out as police investigate the cause.

A "spectacular" multi-million dollar homestead on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and the foothills of the Remarkables has been donated to the University of Otago.