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Local fires fanned by strong winds - but under control

The fires are located in Kingston and Mount Pisa near Cromwell

Jan 14,2025

$10k reward offered after supplies stolen from Queenstown rescue helicopter

The Crux sewage investigation - now without a paywall

New campus director looking forward to Cromwell-based role

St John responded to man's death on Lake Dunstan Cycle Trail.

Wānaka event to mark World Wetlands Day

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Warning over Queenstown air ambulance drugs theft

by Andrew Ashton - Jan 13,2025

Queenstown's Ben Campbell joins LIV Golf League

by Andrew Ashton - Jan 13,2025

PM Luxon to return early to attend slain police officer's funeral

Jan 13,2025

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Luggate drinking water upgrade moved forward

Jan 13,2025

Dunedin armed offenders squad in Ettrick drug arrest

Jan 09,2025

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Queenstown voted top coffee spot out of Australia/NZ

Jan 09,2025

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DOC moves visitor centre to Glenorchy for two weeks

Jan 08,2025

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ORC lifts Lake Hāwea swimming ban

Jan 08,2025

The Queenstown crashed car that nobody can touch

by Peter Newport - Jan 07,2025

Marathon man completes 10 Great Walks in nine days

Jan 07,2025

Investigation underway into Queenstown rental fire

by Peter Newport - Jan 07,2025

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Air NZ flight loses both engines in bird strike

Jan 06,2025

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QLDC: pollution signs from "previous overflow"

by Peter Newport - Jan 03,2025

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Sewage pollution signs ignored by Queenstown holiday crowds

by Peter Newport - Jan 02,2025

Quentin Smith feature

Deputy Mayor: more Wānaka resources needed to stop out of town violence

by Peter Newport - Jan 02,2025

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Hāwea swimming ban after unidentified pollution source

Jan 02,2025

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Hāwea swimming ban due to high bacteria levels

Jan 02,2025

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Parents under fire from police after Wānaka assaults

by Peter Newport - Jan 02,2025

Nadia and Carlos

Honours 2025: The full list

Dec 31,2025

2025 is going to be a very big year!

Dec 30,2025

Police condemn "stupid, dangerous" 200 kph Central Otago motorcyclist

Dec 28,2024

Glen Nevis Station Road

Police name Kingston crash victim - investigation continues

Dec 22,2024

Private jet snow

The Friday Edition - now published for paid Crux subscribers

by Peter Newport - Dec 20,2024

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

by Peter Newport - Dec 20,2024

Glen Nevis Station Road

12 people still in hospital after fatal Kingston crash

Dec 20,2024

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McDonald's: shorter hours, smaller signage for Wānaka

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

Ten people hurt as hot air balloon crashes into Otago fence

Dec 18,2024

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Cromwell's Memorial Hall build making good progress

by Peter Newport - Dec 17,2024

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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

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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

Mystery surrounds Chinese airliner at Queenstown Airport

by Andrew Ashton - Dec 16,2024

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

by Andrew Ashton - 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

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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

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