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Central Otago facing 21.4 percent rates rise

Despite a 'barebones' budget for the year ahead

Apr 24,2024

Still no verdict as six-months-and-counting Skyline investigation rolls on

Mystery as dead ducks litter Lake Wānaka foreshore

Dumped lake items tell Queenstown story

Uncanny Wastebusters find leaves Wānaka woman laug…

Significant damage after Cromwell laundromat engul…

National News

The end of the Census? Stats NZ to look at whether survey is still needed

Government reveals first changes to Resource Management Act

Anzac Day: What's open, what's not and when you have to pay a surcharge

New Zealand Passport system upgrades lead to longer processing times

Bright aurora light up local Southern photographers

Government releases list of organisations shoulder-tapped for fast-track consents

Truck crashes in Dunedin's Octagon

Christchurch flights cancelled due to fog as rain pounds North Island

Contractor and consultant bill still high in police and NZTA

Stuff to provide news bulletins to replace Newshub

Government announces pet bond policy for renters

Christ Church Cathedral: Economists back finishing $240m rebuild

Council calls for young artists for road safety campaign

Canyon Brewing Present: Fresh Hop Showcase 2024

Cromwell audiologist on tuning out tinnitus

Canyon Brewing Present: Fresh Hop Showcase 2024

Put it in the diary - Saturday, April 20

Apr 18,2024

Council calls for young artists for road safety campaign

The winning art will feature on bus stops in Queenstown and Wānaka

Apr 17,2024

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Wao Film Festival programme released

Join Mitre 10 and St John for a BBQ for good

Cromwell audiologist on tuning out tinnitus

Queenstown Art Society offering free life drawing …

Queenstown motelier 'thankful' to spot bathroom heater fire

Serene Heater

by Kim Bowden - Apr 23,2024

As the number of Serene heaters affected by a consumer warning grows

Revamp of Cromwell mall in limbo as CODC looks to cut spending

LTP Mall 3

by Kim Bowden - Apr 22,2024

The project will be 'reviewed and re-prioritised'

Negotiations drag on for Clyde birthing unit build

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by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 22,2024

Crux was told in November a decision on who would build the facility was imminent

Finalists announced for Central Otago Sports Awards

Sports awards

Apr 22,2024

After a record number of nominations from a huge variety of sports

Worksafe: Popular bathroom heater is serious fire risk

Serene heater fire

by Peter Newport - Apr 21,2024

A Crux reader says many homes in our district have these heaters installed

Cromwell road death prompts $750,000 support from Tony Quinn

Tony Quinn foundation Taupo

Apr 20,2024

Motorsports Park owner wants to "move the needle" on road deaths

Agent: Sydney snow bunnies lured by Lakeview's luxury boltholes

Penthouses Lakeview Nov 2023

by Kim Bowden - Apr 19,2024

Lakeview's top two floors have sold for $33m - and building hasn't even started

Native forest to 'recloak' Coronet mountain range

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by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 19,2024

A planting contract has been awarded to mana whenua conservation charity Te Tapu o Tāne

Kiwi Muslims invite Queenstowners to 'ask them anything'

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by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 19,2024

Providing a counter-narrative to extremist views people may encounter elsewhere

Queenstown housing: could building up drop rents by 30 percent?

Affordable housing Wanaka Supplied Housing Trust QLCHT Malvern Road Northlake

by Kim Bowden - Apr 19,2024

Queenstown's new housing officer is looking to Auckland for inspiration

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Two helicopters help contain Kingston blaze

by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 19,2024

Wānaka mums, midwives still waiting for definite date for birthing unit

by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 19,2024

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Cromwell College pupils prepare to build a (tiny) house

by Kim Bowden - Apr 18,2024

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Scientists hunt for 'freak of nature' in southern lakes

Apr 18,2024

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Too pricey to take power underground at iconic Queenstown entry

by Kim Bowden - Apr 18,2024

Frankton worker accommodation

Airport noise concerns delay decision on Frankton worker village

by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 18,2024

Wanaka CBD 2023 v2

Local board in Wānaka wants more clout on spending decisions

by Kim Bowden - Apr 17,2024

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Queenstown police investigating potential impersonator cop car

by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 17,2024

Air Force practises flying missions in Central Otago

Apr 17,2024

Overlooking Oamaru

Arrest made after knifepoint carjacking in Ōamaru

by Kim Bowden - Apr 17,2024

Paying for the ORC: a snapshot of proposed changes for your address

Apr 16,2024

Wānaka business owner challenges 'silly' trade waste fee

by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 16,2024

Cash and calculator

Draft ORC LTP has Queenstown paying up to 35 percent more in rates

by Kim Bowden - Apr 16,2024

Inversion in Cromwell

Too early to tell extent of 2024's inversion layer: Meteorologist

by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 15,2024

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Lantern release at Cromwell winter festival under discussion

by Kim Bowden - Apr 15,2024

Duke Street Shotover Street intersection April 2024

Alliance to rip up Queenstown CBD pavers after $100,000 error

by Kim Bowden - Apr 15,2024

country lane retail village

Queenstown lakefront traders bring new market to Frankton

by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 12,2024

Fences Ladies Mile home

Fencing prepares for power pole replacement on Ladies Mile

by Kim Bowden - Apr 12,2024

Trees felled at golf course 2

First of 124 trees felled to make way for $250m SH6 works

by Kim Bowden - Apr 12,2024

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Quiet season and visa changes prompts plea to Queenstown employers

by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 12,2024

NZTA Friday April 12 update

NZTA warns holiday motorists to plan for SH6 disruption

by Kim Bowden - Apr 12,2024

Earnslaw toilets new doors

Queenstown 'toilets of shame' get new doors (finally)

by Peter Newport - Apr 12,2024

Albert Town Bridge

NZTA acknowledges Albert Town bridge needs upgrade

by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 11,2024

Hey Kiwi Matt Wong Trent Yeo and Duncan Faulkner

Government funding freeze impacts Southern Lakes tourism projects

by Kim Bowden - Apr 11,2024

Adults find student marches 'confronting': protest founder

by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 11,2024

Southern roads: Now flooding, next snow

by Kim Bowden - Apr 11,2024

Lisa Guy thumbs up

QLDC councillor makes false shareholding claim as Rationale gets new contract

by Peter Newport - Apr 10,2024

Glendhu Bay holiday paro Nikki Jan 2023

Glendhu Bay campground claims computer glitch changed pricing

by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 10,2024

Power lines RNZ

Queenstown power outage: Third party damages high-voltage cable

by Kim Bowden - Apr 10,2024

West Coast highway to close overnight from Makarora to Franz

by Kim Bowden - Apr 10,2024

19.5m high 'Aspiring House' building approved in Wānaka

by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 10,2024

Project Manawa decision - what just happened?

by Kim Bowden - Apr 10,2024

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Power outages hit Queenstown CBD, Arrowtown and surrounds

by Kim Bowden - Apr 10,2024

Queenstown wilding pine success story comes with warning

by Kim Bowden - Apr 10,2024

Reader Survey: What's your preferred business model for Crux?

Apr 09,2024

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Date set for farewell for Cromwell's memorial hall

by Kim Bowden - Apr 09,2024

invercargill law court

Hayden Hurst pleads not guilty to Tré Anderson manslaughter

by Lauren Pattemore - Apr 09,2024

Frankton Road April 8

Car and cyclist accident on Frankton road - delays

Apr 08,2024

Theelen unhappy July 2023

QLDC CEO Theelen’s UK study trip partly personal

by Peter Newport - Apr 08,2024

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ORC public transport and rates proposals in the spotlight

by Otago Regional Council - Apr 08,2024

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