Henrietta Kjaer

In our ongoing series profiling seasonal jobs on the skifields, UK sous chef Adam Rickett tells Henrietta Kjaer about what inspired him to come back for a second season at Coronet Peak.

We continue our ongoing series of profiles of seasonal jobs on the skifields. This week Tracey Gaughan, who hails from the British city of West Bromwich, tells Henrietta Kjaer about her job as senior snowsports team leader, which lured her back for a third season at Coronet Peak.

Sarah Jarvis is this season's top-performing female New Zealand ski racer.

The Wakatipu region escaped major damage from the magnitude 7.1 earthquake, which hit Canterbury on Saturday.

The Queenstown pilot killed in the plane crash at Fox Glacier was yesterday described by his peers as "very experienced" and "well liked".

Queenstown Resort College set the stage for a week-long competition for business students from New Zealand and international universities.

Lighting fires with the use of petrol or other liquid accelerants is "an accident waiting to happen", fire safety officer Stuart Ide, of the Frankton Fire Brigade warns.

The Wakatipu Ski Club, a meeting place for snow-sport enthusiasts for more than 70 years, is looking for new members.

A bit of smoke in the restaurant was as dramatic as it got, when the chimney at Eichardt's Private Hotel caught fire about 10am on Friday.

"It is a perfect day for running. How lucky we are with the weather," Frontrunner event director Adrian Bailey said on a chilly, but sunny and calm Saturday morning.