In a $6.3m deal which hasn't been without controversy, NZ gets Michelin-star destinations.

In a $6.3m deal which hasn't been without controversy, NZ gets Michelin-star destinations.

One restaurant received two Michelin stars less than a year after opening.

The media campaign comes on top of an initial $6.3m investment in the restaurant guide.

The South Island has a quarter of NZ's population but nearly half the Michelin stars.

Queenstown chef Paul Froggatt says gaining twin stars is a 'dream come true'.

“The food is the same from yesterday to today, but now we’ve got something to prove.”

Queenstown’s Essence earned Oceania’s first two Michelin stars.

Fourteen restaurants earned one star, while Essence in Queenstown took two.