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ORC issues abatement notice against QLDC effluent quality at Hāwea plant
QLDC's Tony Avery says the notice is "disappointing."
NASA launches giant balloon from Wānaka Airport
Otago Regional Council: QLDC sewage samples to stay secret
Ladies Mile forced onto QLDC's new HQ location list
Sewage flows direct into Shotover River – QLDC on fragile legal ground
John Glover enters mayoral race with "hard reset" of QLDC
Sewage crisis: Brad Pitt abandons Queenstown river shoot
Cut fibre cables send parts of South Island offline
10 second survey - who should be the next QLDC mayor?
Regional Council to investigate potentially false QLDC sewage data
Tamah Alley announces CODC mayoral candidacy
Mountain bike rider dies in Moke Lake incident
New ORC data suggests QLDC “clean effluent” claims are incorrect
Parliamentary Commissioner in contact with ORC over sewage crisis
SH8 closed near Lake Pukaki after campervan crash
Doubtful Sound cruise grounded after skipper fell asleep
Shotover bike trail to open this Sunday April 13
Disposal field damage revealed: Crux tests show effluent improvement
MP and mayor at risk over QLDC's refusal to detail "clean" sewage data
New ORC testing - Veolia buys an infectious substances truck
Queenstown tourism support falls from 80% to 20% on infrastructure issues
QLDC and Crux effluent test results produce dramatically different numbers
MP Joseph Mooney denies endorsement of QLDC “clean effluent” claims
Theelen, Lewers and Mooney – “clean effluent” position disproved by new test results
QLDC to spend $60.7 Million on new council HQ
Wānaka patients prepared to lose eyesight due to inaccessible healthcare
QLDC: Gladding voted off committees - interviews and survey results
QLDC to start sewage discharges tomorrow morning - Monday
One dead, one seriously injured in Hāwea plane crash
Crux launches survey on QLDC Niki Gladding action
Fish and Game: Shotover River is protected by Conservation Order
Council threat: Full statement from Niki Gladding
QLDC call extraordinary meeting to strip Niki Gladding of council roles
Breaking News: QLDC starts work on "emergency" sewage discharge
Sewage: the real data and the real emergency - it's the wall, not birds
CODC mayor concerned at QLDC emergency sewage plans
Breaking: ORC receives emergency plan notification from QLDC
Avery admits spending "around $700,000" on illegal sewage wall that 'did not work'
QLDC admits "we cant handle the public health risk."
Protesters make their point as sewage crisis deepens
QLDC's Tony Avery: his chequered past and our three questions for him
ORC councillor warns of imminent QLDC sewage discharge
(Some) QLDC councillors provide their position on sewage crisis
Why Wednesday's Queenstown protest is so important
Queenstown protest over QLDC emergency sewage plan
Ngāi Tahu: QLDC emergency sewage plan "underhand"
Auckland coastal development halted due to sewage plant limitations
Airport CEO: Bird strike action up to QLDC
Airport: no mention of sewage bird strike risk in mid February
Councillor details QLDC’s proposed use of emergency sewage powers
School kids play in mud, metres from failed sewage plant
QLDC’s Avery approved illegal wall $’s – Mooney under pressure
Coming up in this week's Friday Edition
Local volunteer fire brigades call for fair ACC support
SH6 road fatality victim fell from cliff
The question worth hundreds of millions of dollars that QLDC won't answer
QLDC plans to increase CEO's borrowing limit to $100 million
Police confirm fatality as SH6 Cromwell remains closed
QLDC denies existence of "missing" $800,000 Veolia payment
Ex QLDC Veolia manager silent on $800,000 deal
SH6 Cromwell closed at McNulty road - serious crash
Out now - The Friday Edition
Video: Great White shark attacks DOC Fiordland research camera
Veolia threatened with financial penalties over Wellington sewage plant
Surprise progress: Jacks Point to Frankton bike trail
New $23 million Queenstown airport safety system launched
Queenstown crosswinds disrupt multiple flights
Road reopens after fatal Cromwell crash
2024 QLDC Survey Results: Lewers reckons everything is "pretty good"
Local MP endorses denial of sewage crisis
This week's Friday Edition - can you join the dots?
QLDC's illegal sewage wall at risk of collapse
QLDC CEO Theelen: "Tell us how you really feel."
Police seek information after man dies on SH6
QLDC launches community trust survey - in secret
New illegal overflows at Shotover sewage plant
Video: 2,600 compete in this year's Motatapu
Bike trail funders deny "massive shortfall" claim
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The Friday Edition - now published for paid Crux subscribers
Gibbston Village opposition mounts: 'This was snuck in'
CODC consults lawyers over $300m Cromwell endowment land
Dunedin get its own Monopoly board game
Ombudsman forces release of QLDC's Theelen emails
Crux to cease publication – for now
Last minute Parliamentary moves put kibosh on ORC vote
Three ORC councillors support complaints over 35.8% Lakes rates increase
Roads remain closed in South Island after floods, snow
Farmers 'breathing a sigh of relief' council plans halted