The operator of a new low-rise development joined to a historic hotel predicts it will command New Zealand's most expensive new hotel room rate at $10,000 a night.

A new development joined to a historic hotel is set to become NZ's most expensive new hotel room rate at $10k a night.

Large areas of black ice causes road chaos across the South Island.

AJ Hackett Bungy has "sincerely apologised'' to a customer who it says received "a fright'' when they fell unexpectedly from a jump pod 160m-high.

Armed police locked down a Queenstown primary school this afternoon, as they hunted for a man they believed was armed.

Businesses and retailers operating in Auckland are opening outlets at a new $20 million Queenstown centre, a property investment business

Police remain tight-lipped on whether they have made progress in finding the person responsible for a bomb scare at Queenstown Airport yesterday.

Police are still searching for the person responsible for writing the note that mentioned a bomb onboard a Qantas flight that landed in Queenstown.

Pokemon fans heading past Kawarau bridge in Queenstown were in for a special treat this afternoon as the popular character, Pikachu, went for a bungy jump.

Queenstown Airport has lost a dispute with the Inland Revenue Department.

The Australian group which operates Skydive NZone is expanding its footprint with the purchase of Skydive Wanaka.

Amisfield is one of Queenstown's best-known wineries, and its bistro was started as a way to showcase and support its unique wine in 2005.

Two men involved in a high-speed car chase in Central Otago which was stopped by a flock of sheep on the road have each been sentenced to 10 months in prison.

A Glenorchy man has been found guilty of kidnapping three men and assaulting one of the trio in Queenstown in late 2014.

The Queenstown Skyline gondola is set for a multi-million dollar revamp.

Southern district police commander Superintendent made the order in a staff "advisory bulletin'' on March 7, an Official Information Act request has revealed.

Five councils - Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Queenstown and Christchurch - will be affected by new policy released by the Government this afternoon.

Aucklanders are expected to buy some of the six new $2 million-$2.7 million holiday homes being marketed by the Millbrook Resort near Queenstown.

After 18 months of legal wrangling, the trial has begun of two men and a woman in relation to an alleged kidnapping in Queenstown in 2014.

A two-bedroom state house in Queenstown has sold for $665,500 at auction today.

Staying at Kinross Cottages is like taking a step back in time, only it's comfortable and luxurious.

Winter is coming. Late on Monday night, NZSki fired up its 217 snow guns at Coronet Peak for the first time this year when temperatures dropped to -7degC.

Leila George finds out what's new at Queenstown's skifields and down in town.

One day I hope to recite a story which explains why life as a sports writer can be so rewarding.

A young driver who nodded off and tragically killed another has been ordered to pay the devastated family $10,000 in a token gesture for his carelessness.

An American tourist who called police last night to say she was lost near a walking track, has been found.

Driver of Hertz passenger van that crashed and killed an Indian tourist admits he may have fallen asleep at the wheel.

Entry-level property advertised for $755,000 - 68 per cent higher than the country's median house price.

Bike the 12km eastwards through picturequese farmland to the homestead at Walter Peak Station (about an hour).