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Rod Drury group pitches for private Queenstown hospital and gondola

by Peter Newport - Jan 23,2025

Police appeal again for information on Wānaka brawl

by Andrew Ashton - Jan 22,2025

Police appeal for information on Wānaka brawl

by Andrew Ashton - Jan 22,2025

Lewers to stand for second mayoral term - dismisses sewage breakdown

by Andrew Ashton - Jan 22,2025

Faint stirrings of optimism as McCaw statue saga rumbles on

Jan 22,2025

Sewage: QLDC knew for four years of “incorrect operation”

by Peter Newport - Jan 21,2025

Chief of Clan Matheson to attend Mosgiel gathering.

by Andrew Ashton - Jan 21,2025

Water leaks cost NZ $122m a year - research

Jan 21,2025

Queenstown Airport runway safety improvements nears half-way point

by Andrew Ashton - Jan 20,2025

Coastguard Queenstown tows swamped boat to shore

Jan 20,2025

Tourism and Health ministers gone in major Luxon reshuffle

by Peter Newport - Jan 19,2025

Over 14,000 celebrate the final Gibbston Valley concert

Jan 18,2025

Sewage: Deputy mayor and ORC councillor call for halt to Queenstown development

by Peter Newport - Jan 17,2025

Labour passes National in new poll

Jan 17,2025

Queenstown training base a blessing for Ben Campbell's LIV Golf League call-up

by Andrew Ashton - Jan 17,2025

QLDC sewage consultants: "It's not looking good."

by Peter Newport - Jan 17,2025

Fires prompt burn-off reminder from ORC

by Andrew Ashton - Jan 16,2025

NZTA says support available as Kurt's trees get cut down

by Andrew Ashton - Jan 16,2025

Otago Regional Council complicit in QLDC sewage cover up

by Peter Newport - Jan 16,2025

31 year old arrested over Queenstown rescue chopper medical theft

Jan 16,2025

Wānaka History website launched

by Andrew Ashton - Jan 15,2025

Wānaka company to launch 'World's lightest' e-bike

Jan 15,2025

Uncertainty surrounds southern Air Ambulance contracts

by Andrew Ashton - Jan 15,2025

Seating and netball courts upgrade for Queenstown Events Centre

by Andrew Ashton - Jan 15,2025

Local fires fanned by strong winds - but under control

by Peter Newport - Jan 14,2025

New campus director looking forward to Cromwell-based role

Jan 14,2025

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

by Andrew Ashton - Jan 14,2025

Wānaka event to mark World Wetlands Day

Jan 14,2025

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

Jan 14,2025

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

Luggate drinking water upgrade moved forward

Jan 13,2025

The Crux sewage investigation - now without a paywall

Jan 10,2025

Dunedin armed offenders squad in Ettrick drug arrest

Jan 09,2025

Queenstown voted top coffee spot out of Australia/NZ

Jan 09,2025

DOC moves visitor centre to Glenorchy for two weeks

Jan 08,2025

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

Air NZ flight loses both engines in bird strike

Jan 06,2025

QLDC: pollution signs from "previous overflow"

by Peter Newport - Jan 03,2025

Sewage pollution signs ignored by Queenstown holiday crowds

by Peter Newport - Jan 02,2025

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

by Peter Newport - Jan 02,2025

Hāwea swimming ban after unidentified pollution source

Jan 02,2025

Hāwea swimming ban due to high bacteria levels

Jan 02,2025

Parents under fire from police after Wānaka assaults

by Peter Newport - Jan 02,2025

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

Police name Kingston crash victim - investigation continues

Dec 22,2024

The Friday Edition - now published for paid Crux subscribers

by Peter Newport - Dec 20,2024

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

by Peter Newport - Dec 20,2024

12 people still in hospital after fatal Kingston crash

Dec 20,2024

McDonald's: shorter hours, smaller signage for Wānaka

Dec 20,2024

One dead, 20 injured in Kingston bus crash

Dec 19,2024

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

Cromwell's Memorial Hall build making good progress

by Peter Newport - Dec 17,2024

Drug/alcohol driver jailed over Tre Anderson death

Dec 17,2024

Police detail Southern Lakes gang insignia arrests

Dec 17,2024

Queenstown airport expecting 5,000 arrivals a day over Xmas

Dec 17,2024

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

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

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