Joanne Carroll

A rugby team from Kansas blew into Queenstown at the weekend as part of its tour of New Zealand.

Michael Hill, of Arrowtown, will compete for the title of World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 in Monte Carlo next week.

Queenstown skifields say skiers and snowboarders who are ignoring avalanche warnings and venturing on to snow-laden slopes are "absolutely crazy" and putting their lives at risk.