Joanne Carroll

Milford Sound, one of New Zealand's premier tourist destinations, is likely to be cut off to road traffic until tomorrow because trees and snow up to 5m deep in places are blocking State Highway 94.

The future of the $1 billion Kawarau Falls Station development at Frankton, which was placed in receivership more than two months ago, rests on a receivers' report due today.

The number of winter visitors to Queenstown skifields is up 30% on last year, according to NZSki.

Felton Road assistant viticulturist Nick Paulin has won the Silver Secateurs competition.

Queenstown tourist attraction Deer Park Heights has been closed to visitors after nearly 40 years.

Operators of Queenstown's Red Bull-sponsored stunt plane have paid their debts to the Queenstown Airport Corporation and avoided liquidation.

The Department of Labour is investigating a workplace incident at the Remarkables Ski Area after a worker was seriously injured when caught in a conveyor.

A 15-year-old Queenstown boy who created an "abusive and derogatory" online quiz about his teachers on the social networking website Facebook has been allowed to return to school, subject to several conditions.

Fashion designer Andrea Moore has brought colour to Queenstown.

Gibbston Community Association chairwoman Susan Stevens has received the New Zealand Archaeological Association Public Archaeology Award 2009 for her work on gold-mining heritage on the Gibbston Flats, near Queenstown.

Talented multisporter and adventure racer Dougal Allan, of Wanaka, won the the Peak to Peak for the second time on Saturday.

Former Queenstown man Danny Chevalier (46) is $87,435 richer after winning the inaugural New Zealand Poker Tour championship.

A snowboarder who ignored avalanche warnings is lucky to be alive after triggering a large avalanche about midday on Saturday near the Remarkables skifield in Queenstown.