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Quentin Smith considers QLDC mayoralty, other councillors declare their intentions

Deputy Mayor to decide in late July.

Jun 17,2025

QLDC's trust solution: bring in the consultants

Court orders QLDC to pay $235,000 legal costs over sewage failures

Local Government Minister on QLDC trust survey: Action up to the community

Mike Casey launches the Queenstown Electrification Accelerator

Costs more than benefits: Queenstown’s biggest problem.

Miller Theelen and Lewers feature

Early exits at the top of QLDC could transform the 2025 local elections

Jun 13,2025

QLDC deleted 50% of trust survey responses as "too negative."

by Peter Newport - Jun 12,2025

Hanleys Farm Facebook

PowerNet says new fuses should help prevent another Hanley's Farm outage

by Peter Newport - Jun 11,2025

QLDC councillors updated feb 2024

Ombudsman forces release of QLDC trust survey - council claims 17% trust rating

by Peter Newport - Jun 11,2025

Paywall removed: Court orders QLDC to fix Shotover sewage plant

by Peter Newport - Jun 11,2025

Shotover sewage leak Jan 16 2024

ORC welcomes court decision against QLDC on sewage plant

Jun 10,2025

Dec 10 pipe wide

Court orders QLDC to take extensive measures to fix the Shotover sewage plant

by Peter Newport - Jun 10,2025

Luxon and Upston Ak airport 2025 copy

Government spends $13.5 million to attract 72,000 more tourists to NZ

Jun 09,2025

More frequent Queenstown buses - plus improved routes

Jun 09,2025

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Will these new local privatisation schemes mean the end of big local government?

by Peter Newport - Jun 07,2025

Air New Zealand flight to Queenstown struck by lightning

Jun 07,2025

Lindis traffic camera June 7 v2

Vehicles stranded on the Lindis Pass being rescued

Jun 07,2025

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Vehicles stranded on Crown Range

Jun 06,2025

Tekapo snow June 2025

District prepares for heavy snow, sub-zero temperatures to strike

Jun 06,2025

Wānaka's Urban Grind to close on Monday June 9

Jun 05,2025

Labour can't comment on Queenstown sewage issues due to "conflict of interest"

by Peter Newport - Jun 05,2025

Air NZ a321 NEO

New larger aircraft for Air NZ's Auckland-ZQN flights

Jun 04,2025

Kings Birthday 2025 RNZ

King's Birthday Honours: the full list

Jun 02,2025

Ombudsman slow to act on suppressed QLDC trust survey

by Peter Newport - May 30,2025

Mayor Lewers blames councillors for water and sewage crisis

May 30,2025

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

Glen Sowry office sep 21 2022 cropped MR

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

by Peter Newport - May 29,2025

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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

Lewers and Theelen unhappy

Council workshop on new QLDC office building descends into farce

by Peter Newport - May 27,2025

Whoosh Queenstown central

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

by Peter Newport - May 27,2025

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

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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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