Tracey Roxburgh

British reggae band UB40 has cancelled its concert near Queenstown, to the disappointment of 3000 fans.

I'm about 5m off the ground, slowly spinning, while dangling from a rope which has been looped over a tree branch.

Neri Ma doesn't like being the centre of attention.

The National Rural Fire Authority has been forced to carry the costs of fighting a fire at Cecil Peak almost two years ago after those deemed responsible left the country.

Today the Kiwi Birdlife Park turns 30. Yesterday it welcomed 6-year-old Mr McMurdo, which left Nga Manu Nature Reserve, at Waikanae in the morning.

Missing Wellington engineer Simon Bell (33) probably died from severe traumatic injuries sustained in a mountaineering fall, Coroner David Crerar has found.

Queenstown CBD bars and restaurants want an ‘‘entertainment precinct'' in the resort's heart so alcohol and noise regulations can be relaxed. Tracey Roxburgh reports.

Lindsay Richards estimates he has been fleeced out of about $US100,000 ($NZ148,000) by convicted fraudster Kerry Christian.

It never rains and then it pours.

Queenstown Airport will soon be in the same league as Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland, following a decision to reclassify its controlled airspace.

In this occasional series on Wakatipu eateries, Queenstown reporter Tracey Roxburgh takes a look at Graze. It took 12 years, but it was worth the wait.

The bull ring where she camped is now a rugby field. The main ablutions block has been torn down to make way for a new community sports facility.

Christmas came early for the trust behind a new community facility in Arrowtown, when the Lotteries Grants Board last week approved a $400,000 grant, turning a nearly 10-year dream into reality.

When Bruce goes silent and sits down at work, Bryn Thomas' heart starts racing.

It took about 72 hours for the first freedom clamp to be applied to a wheel in Queenstown.

More than 130,000 passengers moved through Queenstown Airport last month - a 21.9% increase, smashing the previous record.

Educating visitors and residents will be a key focus for the Queenstown Lakes District Council's community guides, back in action in Queenstown and Wanaka from this week.