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Private jet safety, a legal twist to the Shotover sewage saga and local government PR

Dec 20,2024

Firearms and drug arrests in Clyde, Hāwea, Wānaka and Queenstown

McDonald's: shorter hours, smaller signage for Wānaka

Mystery surrounds Chinese airliner at Queenstown Airport

Legal fears mean Queenstown bus bike racks still can't be used

Ten people hurt as hot air balloon crashes into Otago fence

Glen Nevis Station Road

12 people still in hospital after fatal Kingston crash

Dec 20,2024

Kingston crash site

One dead, 20 injured in Kingston bus crash

Dec 19,2024

Glen Nevis Station Road

Car and bus collision at Kingston - SH6 closed

Dec 19,2024

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Cromwell's Memorial Hall build making good progress

by Peter Newport - Dec 17,2024

Tre Anderson Royalburn

Drug/alcohol driver jailed over Tre Anderson death

Dec 17,2024

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Police detail Southern Lakes gang insignia arrests

Dec 17,2024

QT Airport terminal

Queenstown airport expecting 5,000 arrivals a day over Xmas

Dec 17,2024

Council meeting Sep 2024 QLDC LTP

Government to force councils back to basics - with a scorecard

Dec 16,2024

Wildling Pines successfully removed near Lake Wānaka

Dec 16,2024

Mt Aspiring students' achievements recognised

Dec 16,2024

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Quote of the Year: Luxon's 'wealthy and sorted' in running for contest

Dec 15,2024

Rod Drury: privatisation the best way to get things done

by Peter Newport - Dec 15,2024

Richie McCaw's family say goodbye Christchurch - hello Wānaka

by Peter Newport - Dec 14,2024

QLDC councillor: Mayor's Public Forum speech ban 'outrageous'

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 13,2024

How to see the Geminids meteor shower from New Zealand

Dec 13,2024

Lake Hāwea residents question why homicide probe took so long

Dec 13,2024

Queenstown Street upgrade

QLDC meeting highlights shovel-ready stuff-ups, lessons learned

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 12,2024

Mayor Glyn Lewers 2022

Queenstown Lakes Mayor denies censorship

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 12,2024

Road to nowhere: nine benches to one intersection

by Peter Newport - Dec 12,2024

Gold miner to hold Cromwell and Tarras community consultations

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 12,2024

Public help wanted in Lake Hāwea homicide case

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 12,2024

'Censorship in the first order': Mayor blocks resident groups from QLDC public forum

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 11,2024

'It won't fly', 'preposterous': Unitary authority talks to progress

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 11,2024

Christchurch casino

Skyline owned Christchurch Casino faces money laundering prevention charges

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 11,2024

Nevis-Cardrona Fault 'quake chances lower than thought

Dec 11,2024

Second audit finds more consent breaches by Oceana Gold's Otago Macraes mine

Dec 11,2024

ORC sewage investigation "highest priority"

by Peter Newport - Dec 10,2024

ORC's $54m Whare Rūnaka a 'significant asset' for whole region

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 10,2024

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Christmas reminder for new drone owners

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 10,2024

Lakes VHF radio group issues emergency funding call

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 10,2024

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New arrival due for Queenstown Airport board

Dec 10,2024

Speed signs wide

Mobile speed cameras: Hours of use to be ramped up

Dec 10,2024

Update: 23-year old man still critical after 12-metre fall in Queenstown

Dec 09,2024

Some poultry exports resume, more culling to come

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 09,2024

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QLDC "treated" sewage: 9,000 times more toxic than permitted

by Peter Newport - Dec 09,2024

Bird flu outbreak: Nearly 160k hens culled at Otago farm

Dec 09,2024

'Not out of the woods yet': Biosecurity Minister

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 06,2024

Lake Whakatipu natural hazards feedback wanted

Dec 06,2024

Dunedin chicken farm in the clear, tests negative for bird 'flu

Dec 06,2024

Helicopter sent to search for missing climbers as weather at Mount Cook clears

Dec 06,2024

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QLDC 'no intention' of voluntarily fluoridating drinking water, WDC fluoridation mandate re-issued.

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 05,2024

Tourism and hospo minister Matt Doocey Dec 2023

Tourism workforce survey results welcomed

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 05,2024

Bird 'Flu Latest: No new cases, testing continues

Dec 05,2024

Thiel lodge Damper Bay

QLDC ordered to pay hefty court costs in relation to Damper Bay lodge legal stoush

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 05,2024

Bennetts wallaby ORC

Otago and Southland councils in the gun for 'phantom' wallaby hunt

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 05,2024

Hayley Holt and Anna Burns-Francis axed by TVNZ: Media crisis deepens

Dec 04,2024

Friends of US climber missing on Aoraki Mount Cook 'all pretty shattered'

Dec 04,2024

Praise for ORC's "common sense" Climate Strategy

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 04,2024

Dunedin poultry farm being tested for bird 'flu

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 04,2024

Regulator ORC caves in to Queenstown commercial pressure

by Peter Newport - Dec 04,2024

'Grave concerns' for missing Aoraki Mt Cook climbers

Dec 04,2024

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Increased Alpine Fault monitoring of 'micro-quakes' called for

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 04,2024

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MP Joseph Mooney clarifies his position on sewage failure

by Peter Newport - Dec 03,2024

80,000 chickens to be culled at Moeraki poultry farm

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 03,2024

Crux commissions independent sewage tests

by Peter Newport - Dec 03,2024

Second shed at Moeraki chicken farm positive for bird flu

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 03,2024

Sewage feture Nov 20

QLDC refuses to supply sewage test results

by Peter Newport - Dec 02,2024

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Visa changes a boost for Queenstown hospitality

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 02,2024

"Less virulent': Buffer zone established around Otago poultry farm after bird flu find

Dec 02,2024

Restricted fire season in Central Otago and Upper Waitaki

Dec 02,2024

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Lake Whakatipu's natural hazard threats on the agenda

Dec 02,2024

Sewage structure "could collapse" as vital tests due

by Peter Newport - Dec 01,2024

Burn Cottage Vineyard Autumn

Central Otago's Burn Cottage pinot in world Top 100 list

Dec 01,2024

SH6 closed at Arrow Junction

Nov 30,2024

Coronet Village gondola

Out Now. The Friday Edition

Nov 29,2024

Wanaka McDonalds

Minister of Health 'astonished' at Public Health's Wānaka McDonald's submission

by Andrew Ashton - Nov 29,2024

Queenstown daytime bus bike rack ban at odds with NZTA stance

by Andrew Ashton - Nov 29,2024

Arrowtown's outdoor pool opens with a splash tomorrow

Nov 29,2024

Queenstown Trails Great Ride ready for bumper summer

by Andrew Ashton - Nov 29,2024

NZTA track Nevis SH6

Top stories for today's Friday Edition

Nov 29,2024

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'Unprepared' Arrowtown tourist died of hypothermia

by Andrew Ashton - Nov 29,2024

Dunedin hospital v2

Patient dies after lab down at Dunedin Hospital's cardiac unit

Nov 28,2024

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