The father of the 22-year-old Queenstown man at the centre of an alleged kidnapping has asked for privacy to allow his son to recover from the ordeal.

Danielle Wright and family share the water with albatrosses, bottlenose dolphins and sea lions on a wilderness cruise through Doubtful Sound.

A Chinese billionaire behind the controversial buy-up of the Crafar dairy farms and Lochinver Station says New Zealanders have nothing to fear from his investments in the country.

The identity of the new owner of Queenstown's Hilton hotel has been revealed - and it's the group behind the controversial Crafar farm and Lochinver Station purchase.

The newlyweds who ended up in court after a honeymoon fruit fight have been invited to spend their first anniversary back in Queenstown for free.

A honeymooning couple who were arrested and both charged with assault following a fruit fight at an exclusive Queenstown hotel have been granted diversion.

The owners of two dogs that mauled a 3-year-old boy in Queenstown this week are ''distraught'', his mother says.

Skyline Queenstown has won a top tourist industry accolade, taking out the inaugural ServiceIQ Visitor Experience Award.

The case of a bouncer accused of taking footage of England captain Mike Tindall flirting with an ex in a bar must answer a simple question. Are digital files 'property'?

Thick smoke from a farmer's burn-off blanketed Wanaka for much of yesterday afternoon, angering some residents and perplexing tourists.

A Chinese tourist has been charged with careless driving after her rental vehicle veered off the Queenstown to Glenorchy road and ended up on its side yesterday.

A Chinese tourist had her rental car contract torn up and rewritten by a rental company yesterday after she was pulled over for alleged dangerous driving.

A tourist was dressed in dark clothing and was probably distracted by stargazing when he was killed by a car on an unlit rural Queenstown road, a coroner has found.

Matthew Smith went for a walk in search of a better life. After two months and 1600km on foot between Waiheke Island and Queenstown, he reckons he has found it.

The case of Jeanette McNee, the Queenstown policewoman found guilty of offensive language against a taxi driver but discharged without conviction, should not be taken to excuse "hate speech".

From high-end Asian street food-inspired dishes to pizzas that have been popular for almost 40 years, Queenstown's food scene has something for everyone.

A Chinese billionaire is in advanced negotiations to fund a multimillion-dollar stem cell treatment and research centre in Queenstown.

As an inquest begins into the death of Rutger Hale from a mystery object that smashed through his car windscreen, his family say they believe someone knows what happened.

New Zealand's best produce is world class and a first-rate reason to travel, writes Nadia Lim.

A Malaysian-born taxi driver who a judge says was verbally abused by a Queenstown policewoman says the southern resort is still a friendly town.

A Queenstown policewoman accused of racially abusing a taxi driver in the resort last year has been found guilty.

A police officer denies allegations she racially abused a taxi driver in Queenstown last year while affected by a cocktail of prescription drugs and alcohol.

There are grave fears for the safety of a Hong Kong woman visiting Queenstown who has not been heard from in a week, police say.

A Queenstown man says he is subjected to taunts over his sexuality, which he likens to racism, every time he goes out in the resort at night.

A woman spent two hours trapped in a car as rescuers desperately tried to free her - without dislodging it from a perch 30m below a Q'town road.

Former All Black Justin Marshall curled up into a ball as he was punched, kicked and stomped on during a street attack in Queenstown, a court heard today.

For wheelchair user Jeremy "Jezza" Williams, travelling from Britain to Mongolia in a low-powered vehicle will be one tough adventure - especially when he's determined to throw himself out of a plane and down rapids along the way.

An Australian tourist affected by alcohol received serious injuries after he fell 4m on to cobbled tiles last night.