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Costs more than benefits: Queenstown’s biggest problem.

Whichever way you cut it - we don't have the numbers.

Jun 03,2025

Mayor Lewers blames councillors for water and sewage crisis

Ombudsman slow to act on suppressed QLDC trust survey

Council workshop on new QLDC office building descends into farce

Queenstown’s two new gondola projects breathe life into a stagnant energy economy

Queenstown airport boss to chair the NZ Olympic Committee - from the high seas

Kings Birthday 2025 RNZ

King's Birthday Honours: the full list

Jun 02,2025

Blue Pools Doc New

New Blue Pools bridges open for King's Birthday weekend

May 30,2025

Orbus generic Queenstown bus public transport May 2023 2 v2

Queenstown bus use rises - but revenue drops

by Peter Newport - May 30,2025

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ORC lifts Central Otago sewage abatement notices

May 28,2025

Wanaka view from cenotaph Nik v4

Upper Clutha welcomes ORC public transport move

by Peter Newport - May 28,2025

Reserve bank RNZ

Reserve Bank drops OCR to 3.25 percent

May 28,2025

Nik Kiddle May 2025

Nik Kiddle announces QLDC mayoral candidacy

May 28,2025

Queenstown Frankton Arm

Queenstown's lake heavily polluted after sewage spill

by Peter Newport - May 26,2025

Neil Gillespie edit

Neil Gillespie to stand for ORC - step down from CODC

by Peter Newport - May 26,2025

Poll: QLDC consultants shift new $60 m council HQ back towards CBD

by Peter Newport - May 25,2025

Shotover ORC MR

Paywall removed on two major Crux stories

May 23,2025

Cromwell from look out 3 resized

All occupants accounted for in major Cromwell fire

May 22,2025

Budget: Coalition claws back savings from pay equity, KiwiSaver - tax benefit for business

May 22,2025

Tamsin Orr Walker Feature

Residents denied access to their own property by flawed tenancy rules

by Peter Newport - May 22,2025

Hawea liquor store

Hāwea residents oppose new liquor store

May 22,2025

Queenstown Airport charity

Queenstown airport announces recipients of $50,000 in community grants

May 22,2025

Frankton Arm sewage sign

QLDC investigates "regrettable" sewage spill

by Peter Newport - May 21,2025

Southland bakery RNZ

Southland bakery: butter too expensive to buy from NZ companies

May 21,2025

Wānaka's Craig Gasson to stand for QLDC councillor

May 19,2025

Cromwell and Wanaka

Crux opens pledges to fund a Cromwell/Wānaka journalist

by Peter Newport - May 19,2025

Rob Roy Glacier RNZ

Increased Wānaka search and rescue callouts linked to social media

May 18,2025

QLDC Executive Leadership team Feb 2024

QLDC community trust survey results delayed for an extra month

by Peter Newport - May 17,2025

Fire scene grab

Fire crews fight major Frankton house fire

by Peter Newport - May 16,2025

Should our local councils fund local news?

by Peter Newport - May 16,2025

$200 m Queenstown film studio at risk in infrastructure battle

by Peter Newport - May 16,2025

Cromwell cop cleaned

Police deny unreasonable ticketing over mobile phone use

by Peter Newport - May 15,2025

Ladies Mile Woolworths

Woolworths applies for Ladies Mile supermarket consent

by Peter Newport - May 15,2025

Sewage protest 2025 v2

Nikki Macfarlane - Queenstown's accidental activist.

by Peter Newport - May 15,2025

Shane OHare Airporrt CEO

New Queenstown airport boss announced

May 15,2025

Biggest bank bottom of customer rankings

May 14,2025

US airport border control

NZ travellers warned of increased detention risk at US border

May 14,2025

Queenstown's missing Cryptosporidium membrane filters

by Peter Newport - May 14,2025

Mt Hutt plans to open two weeks early after big snow dump

May 13,2025

Search for missing UK tramper suspended

by Peter Newport - May 12,2025

Jevon McSkimming

Deputy Police Commissioner resigns - just before being sacked

May 12,2025

Lakeview apartments image

Lakeview cash crunch and the role of a Government deal-maker

May 10,2025

Quentin Smith feature

Acting mayor struggles to explain “fake” QLDC sewage test results

by Peter Newport - May 09,2025

Search resumes for missing British tramper Eli Sweeting

May 09,2025

Milford Sound in rain

Weather limits search for missing tramper at Milford Sound

May 07,2025

Luxon RNZ Feb 2024

Pay equity legislation could save 'billions' for government - PM

May 07,2025

McDonalds Fire Auckland May 5 v2

Explosions heard from fire at Auckland McDonald's

May 05,2025

2019 - an Alexandra teacher and irrigation expert predicted our current sewage crisis.

by Peter Newport - May 05,2025

Lewers gladding

In case you missed it: Full interviews with Lewers and Gladding

by Peter Newport - May 04,2025

Substack: QLDC's $200 million plan to discharge effluent onto Queenstown airport

by Peter Newport - May 02,2025

Queenstown airport launches third community survey

May 01,2025

Crux update. A stronger paywall – new benefits for free subscribers

by Peter Newport - May 01,2025

Orbus bike rack ORC

All restrictions on Queenstown bus bike racks removed

May 01,2025

Man found with serious head injuries on Queenstown street

Apr 29,2025

Tory Whanau quits Wellington mayoral race

Apr 29,2025

House build construction RNZ

Government reveals new self-certified building scheme

Apr 28,2025

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What we are working on this week

by Peter Newport - Apr 28,2025

Airport terminal

Queenstown airport starts $12 million terminal extension

Apr 28,2025

DOC great white share grab

Diver bitten by Dusky Sound great white shark flown to hospital

Apr 27,2025

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Queenstown's second road to nowhere - finished but closed

by Peter Newport - Apr 24,2025

QLDC Ka Huanui a Tahuna Ballarat Street Stormwater Project A4 Maps Apr25.jpg

Stanley Street will reopen Thursday April 24

Apr 23,2025

Hooker valley bridge 2 DOC

Hooker Valley track closed after bridge erosion

Apr 23,2025

Our Lakeview visit – $1m dumped pavers and zero construction.

by Peter Newport - Apr 22,2025

Cheaper to fly to LA than Wellington - angry dad

Apr 22,2025

Hawea wastewater plant

ORC issues abatement notice against QLDC effluent quality at Hāwea plant

Apr 17,2025

Balloon launch v3

NASA launches giant balloon from Wānaka Airport

Apr 17,2025

Water sample Crux

Otago Regional Council: QLDC sewage samples to stay secret

by Peter Newport - Apr 16,2025

Fibre internet v2

Cut fibre cables send parts of South Island offline

Apr 16,2025

10 second survey - who should be the next QLDC mayor?

Apr 16,2025

Ladies Mile feature Sep 8 v2

Ladies Mile forced onto QLDC's new HQ location list

by Peter Newport - Apr 15,2025

Regional Council to investigate potentially false QLDC sewage data

by Peter Newport - Apr 14,2025

Tamah Alley Crux 2

Tamah Alley announces CODC mayoral candidacy

Apr 14,2025

Moke Lake fatal

Mountain bike rider dies in Moke Lake incident

Apr 12,2025

New ORC data suggests QLDC “clean effluent” claims are incorrect

by Peter Newport - Apr 11,2025

Parliamentary Commissioner in contact with ORC over sewage crisis

by Peter Newport - Apr 11,2025

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Sewage crisis: Brad Pitt abandons Queenstown river shoot

by Peter Newport - Apr 11,2025

SH8 closed near Lake Pukaki after campervan crash

Apr 10,2025

Doubtful sound cruise

Doubtful Sound cruise grounded after skipper fell asleep

Apr 10,2025

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