Strong winds and low-level snow are sweeping over the lower South Island in a winter cold snap ... tumbled and a southwest flow moved in. Queenstown Lakes District Council warned snow could ...

A fresh surge of winter weather is set to descend on the South Island on Friday, bringing snow, sub-zero temperatures and the ...

Interislander has canned all passenger sailings for Saturday while snowfall begins blanketing the South Island.

Cook Strait ferry sailings are the first casualty of the “polar blast” bearing down on the country, with both inter-island operators cancelling services ahead of forecast 6m swells.

He moved to the South Island’s tourism capital ten months ... Tourists descend on Queenstown over winter to enjoy beautiful views and snow-draped mountain adventures. Photo / Bevan Conley ...

It's all in a day's fun in magical Milford Sound/Piopiotahi, which is a roughly 180-mile drive northwest of Queenstown. Famously dubbed the "eighth wonder of the world" by novelist Rudyard Kipling ...