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QLDC has polluted rivers with sewage - for years

Council denies pollution data in Otago Regional Council abatement notices

Nov 20,2024

Ratepayers' $1 million used to keep ODT afloat

NZ Herald owner NZME axes 14 community newspapers

SH6 West Coast road to stay closed for days

12,500 runners heading for this weekend's marathon

Queenstown hospo workers feel ripped off as housing deal sours

Tamah Alley podcast feature v2

Podcast: Mayor Tamah Alley wants a contested mayoral election in 2025

by Peter Newport - Nov 18,2024

Crash Nov 16 map

Serious injury in SH6 Kawarau Bridge crash - road closed

Nov 16,2024

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Flight cancellations leave marathon runners stranded

Nov 16,2024

Tamah Alley podcast feature

On Crux Substack today - paid content

by Peter Newport - Nov 15,2024

Glenda drive cops

Armed police in dramatic Glenda Drive arrest

by Peter Newport - Nov 14,2024

Mount Cook parking RNZ

Paid parking at tourist hot spots won't deter visitors, DOC says

Nov 14,2024

Mcraes mine RNZ v2

ORC: Fast-tracked gold mine has shaky compliance history

Nov 14,2024

International departures

Kiwis leave in record numbers for Australia

Nov 13,2024

Lindsay McKenzie RNZ Wgtn council observer

Wellington Council Crown observer sits in on briefing of financial shortfall

Nov 13,2024

Carlin Hotel sold to major creditor

by Peter Newport - Nov 12,2024

Government told it will lose money on Chateau repair

Nov 12,2024

Two vehicle crash delays Frankton traffic

by Peter Newport - Nov 11,2024

Auckland Xmas srteet

In defence of Auckland's $1.2m Christmas tree

Nov 11,2024

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Crux re-launch - what's changed, what's free, what's paid

Nov 11,2024

Crux substack montage

New subscriptions allow Crux to re-launch on Substack

Nov 07,2024

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Debbie Knowles: 'Crux will rise again'

by Debbie Knowles - Nov 02,2024

Crux to cease publication – for now

by Peter Newport - Nov 02,2024

Cromwell retirement village Golden View and Ripponburn

Red flags for union as restructure continues at Cromwell villages

by Kim Bowden - Nov 01,2024

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Residents blindsided by parking blitz on Wānaka road

by Kim Bowden - Nov 01,2024

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ORC chief 'sincerely sorry' for wrong rates invoices

by Andrew Ashton - Nov 01,2024

All too familiar as Aubrey Rd property floods again

by Kim Bowden - Nov 01,2024

Dunedin Hospital campaign Wellington bound

by Andrew Ashton - Nov 01,2024

Brian Boyle copyright Kawarau Gibbston Dark Sky Park Church

Gibbston Village opposition mounts: 'This was snuck in'

by Kim Bowden - Oct 31,2024

PM visit oritain

PM Luxon hides from public and press on Dunedin visit

by Andrew Ashton - Oct 31,2024

Council wants kayaks gone from lakeside reserve in Wānaka

by Kim Bowden - Oct 31,2024

Dunedin doctor realises book dream

by Andrew Ashton - Oct 31,2024

Cromwell lookout 2024

CODC consults lawyers over $300m Cromwell endowment land

by Kim Bowden - Oct 31,2024

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Airport gets started on $23m runway safety project

by Kim Bowden - Oct 31,2024

Kawarau Gorge Trail

Trail takes shape through Kawarau Gorge

by Kim Bowden - Oct 30,2024

QLDC confirms free CBD parking permits for staff

by Peter Newport - Oct 30,2024

Mayor Radich v2

Dunedin Hospital campaign gets funding boost

by Andrew Ashton - Oct 30,2024

Mayor Tamah Alley

New mayor Tamah Alley chosen by councillors

by Kim Bowden - Oct 30,2024

Bowel cancer research breakthrough

Oct 30,2024

Dunedin get its own Monopoly board game

by Andrew Ashton - Oct 30,2024

QLDC parking 1 Oct 25

Free parking - QLDC staffer enjoys scenic CBD visit

by Peter Newport - Oct 29,2024

On the Clutha River at Albert Town

Maritime NZ warning as Wānaka jet boat driver sentenced

by Kim Bowden - Oct 29,2024

Vanity project or excellent value?: ORC's $200k website

by Andrew Ashton - Oct 29,2024

CODC new council 2022 October supplied

New mayor to be chosen at council meeting this week

by Kim Bowden - Oct 29,2024

NZ Post mail deliveries could be cut to twice a week in urban areas

Oct 29,2024

Queenstown Trails Trust

Rod Drury donates extra $200,000 for Shotover bike bridge

by Kim Bowden - Oct 29,2024

hillside roadworks

Sewer repairs frustrate businesses

by Andrew Ashton - Oct 29,2024

QLDC emails hidden as investigation continues

by Peter Newport - Oct 29,2024

QLDC email feature

Ombudsman forces release of QLDC's Theelen emails

by Peter Newport - Oct 28,2024

Snow RNZ Oct 27 2024

Roads remain closed in South Island after floods, snow

Oct 27,2024

Queenstown night v2

Death in Queenstown after being found in freezing rain

Oct 26,2024

Bryan Scott resigns from Otago Regional Council

by Andrew Ashton - Oct 26,2024

QLDC meeting Arrowtown Thursday October 24

Businesses 'exhausted with attitude' of QLDC

by Kim Bowden - Oct 25,2024

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Road snow warnings issued ahead of long weekend

by Kim Bowden - Oct 25,2024

Jim OMalley podcast

Crux Podcast: Dunedin self confidence and Queenstown destruction

by Peter Newport - Oct 25,2024

Dunedin Hospital oversight a 'mess' as costs blew out, reviews show

Oct 25,2024

A Helensburgh family looks to leave Dunedin a lasting legacy

by Andrew Ashton - Oct 25,2024

New World construction Oct 17 2024

Cromwell road closure to stretch out by weeks

by Kim Bowden - Oct 25,2024

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Developer deal to fast forward Wānaka sports fields

by Kim Bowden - Oct 24,2024

Win for CBD businesses as QLDC votes for maximum car parks

by Kim Bowden - Oct 24,2024

Dunedin overview v2

Dunedin's population growth lagging behind

by Andrew Ashton - Oct 24,2024

Successful albatross breeding season

Oct 24,2024

Arrowtown fire Oct 24

Rain douses smouldering fire on Arrowtown hillside

by Kim Bowden - Oct 24,2024

Jane Bloomfield

Popular sampler session back showcasing local writers

by Queenstown Writers Festival - Oct 24,2024

Queenstown, Wānaka and Cromwell get extra ORC seat

by Kim Bowden - Oct 23,2024

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Sale price unknown as slice of Wānaka paradise off market

by Kim Bowden - Oct 23,2024

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Farmers 'breathing a sigh of relief' council plans halted

Oct 23,2024

Uniformed security patrols at Dunedin bus hub

by Andrew Ashton - Oct 23,2024

Dog kennel sculpture Ngai Tahu cropped

Mackenzie Basin artworks cost taxpayer $700,000

Oct 23,2024

Rob Roy Suspension Bridge supplied DOC

Rob Roy Glacier walk reopens as bridge build complete

by Kim Bowden - Oct 23,2024

Tim Cadogan last Facebook Live

Mayor Cadogan suggests next mayor a done deal in final Facebook Live

by Kim Bowden - Oct 23,2024

Gretchen Robertson ORC chair 2022 photo supplied

Land and Water Plan work 'not wasted'

by Andrew Ashton - Oct 23,2024

Lake Wānaka 'no swimming' signage a precaution

by Kim Bowden - Oct 23,2024

Milford Sound in rain

Rain warning as South Island faces deluge

Oct 23,2024

Wellington mayor RNZ

Wellington City Council intervention could be a precedent

Oct 23,2024

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Last minute Parliamentary moves put kibosh on ORC vote

by Andrew Ashton - Oct 22,2024

Who will we be and how will we feed ourselves?

by Georgia Merton of Wao Aotearoa - Oct 22,2024

Coroner finds drugs caused death of Otago student at R&V Festival

by Andrew Ashton - Oct 22,2024

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