Latest from Queenstown

The Job Tour: Students paying $12,000 to get into hotel business
nzherald.co.nz visits a Queenstown Resort College where students are paying a premium to learn how to run our tourist industry.

Hope yet for some Hanover projects
Hanover Finance says some of its property investments are showing signs of life.

Top travel writers choose New Zealand among best
NZ's world-beating sights aren't reserved for overseas tourists, so here are four highlights selected by Lonely Planet.

$4m TV house trashed
A luxury $4 million Queenstown home used for an American reality TV show was left trashed after contestants went crazy.

Court slams bankrupt property developer
Queenstown developer Rod Nielsen's business practices should be restricted and he must bear responsibility for commercial irresponsibility, says the High Court.

US art donor buys third lodge
A US billionaire is adding one of NZ's top luxury lodges to his NZ portfolio.

Israeli tramper's fatal detour a mystery
A Coroner has been unable to establish what led an Israeli tourist to leave tramping route for an avalanche track where she broke her neck.