Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE/OSX: RCL) has announced that it will open a dedicated office in New Zealand to cater to the increasing numbers of New Zealanders taking cruise holidays.

"World-class professionals ready to hit the ground running" is how Queenstown Resort College CEO Charlie Phillips describes students graduating this week from the award-winning education institution.

The Queenstown property market is stabilising after sharp falls from the median sales price highs of autumn 2008.

Wellington, March 16 NZPA - A faulty signal was the cause of an electricity outage in the Queenstown region this morning, Transpower says.

Wellington, March 16 NZPA - About 11,000 customers in the Wakatipu Basin were left without power this morning when a fault occurred in a 110,000 volt overhead power line between Cromwell and Queenstown.

Paper Plus has scored a hole-in-one for Cure Kids after raising more than $13,500 for the national charity at its annual charity golf tournament on Friday 19 February.

Wellington, March 15 NZPA - A cold front forecast to hit New Zealand tomorrow will result in abrupt temperature drops in the South Island.

Queenstown is forecast to reach 20degC during the day, then plunge to 2degC on Wednesday morning, said MetService spokesman Bob McDavitt.

An iconic New Zealand hotel is encouraging people get out, get active and hit the Otago Central Rail Trail with a taste of luxury at either end.

Two features stand out at the top-end of the market (i.e. for projects with an individual value of $5.0 mill upward) in New Zealand during February 2010.

“Your-Big-Break” is something everyone looks for in life and especially if you’re in the world of the arts. So when a film competition was announced called “Your-Big-Break” it didn’t take long for people all over the world to enter it.

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