Tracey Roxburgh

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.

Plans to blacklist unsafe tourist drivers could be stymied by the Privacy Act, preventing rental car companies from sharing information about travellers deemed unfit to drive on New Zealand roads.

Cheers and applause erupted at the Lake Hayes Pavilion yesterday afternoon after the Queenstown Lakes District Council voted to proceed with its convention centre, opposed by Crs Cath Gilmour and Ella Lawton.

A Sydney couple who arrived in Queenstown yesterday for a long weekend and a "bit of excitement" got more than they bargained for, watching on in horror as their historic home was destroyed by fire this morning.

A woman's scream pierced the air as flames, ripping through a historic homestead, lit up the sky near Queenstown yesterday, destroying a property which had stood for well over 100 years.

A road rage incident escalated into a brawl in the forecourt of a Queenstown petrol station.

Two separate consents have been lodged to establish a new service station and a 45-lot subdivision near Glenda Dr in Frankton, both part of extensive development in Frankton Flats.

Consent has been sought to restore a 105-year-old historic homestead near Arrowtown.

Almost 50 images from award-winning Otago and Southland photographers have gone on display in Queenstown.

August 6, 2013 started as any normal day for the Waples family.

Queenstown's Honor Mathieson is overwhelmed by the donations of medical supplies and other items for Nepal.

The Ministry of Justice yesterday confirmed some assets belonging to Richard Anderson had been seized.

After warm weather and record-setting sunshine hours for Queenstown last month, snow fell again at the resort's skifields yesterday.

The disgraced former organiser of the Pub Charity New Zealand 7s may face further court action after allegedly failing to meet a reparation deadline.

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

A Queenstown woman is on a mission to locate about 15kg of medical supplies within the next week, destined for Nepalese hospitals.

The family of slain United States journalist James Foley will receive a box of letters, prayers and posters from pupils at St Joseph's School later this year.