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CODC signs off 18.3 percent rates rise amidst pensioner protest

by Kim Bowden - Jun 26,2024

QLDC rates collections from banks: 'This destroyed us'

by Peter Newport - Jun 26,2024

NZTA says no fault with Cromwell roundabout as police investigate logging truck tip

by Kim Bowden - Jun 26,2024

Cold Chisel to headline Gibbston concert in January

by Kim Bowden - Jun 26,2024

More ratepayer distress as QLDC makes claims on 594 personal bank accounts

by Peter Newport - Jun 25,2024

Arrowtown's $150,000 road improvements get modest welcome

by Peter Newport - Jun 25,2024

476-room Queenstown workers village gets fast-track approval

by Kim Bowden - Jun 25,2024

Central Otago school to install cameras in toilets in vaping crackdown

by Kim Bowden - Jun 25,2024

Company behind $300m Wānaka hospital supports fast-track consent

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 25,2024

Transpower reveals why pylon fell, causing major Northland outage

Jun 25,2024

Cancer drugs promise: Government confirms $600m extra for Pharmac

Jun 24,2024

CBD retailer: QLDC using parking tickets as 'cash machine'

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 24,2024

Ratepayer forced to sell possessions as QLDC takes money from bank account

by Peter Newport - Jun 24,2024

New commercial partners for $1 billion Technology Queenstown project

by Peter Newport - Jun 24,2024

Driver hospitalised in moderate condition after Kawarau Gorge crash

by Peter Newport - Jun 23,2024

What went wrong for The Warehouse?

Jun 23,2024

Kawarau Gorge blocked by single vehicle accident

by Peter Newport - Jun 23,2024

Ferry grounding: refloated but incident followed recent steering replacement

Jun 23,2024

Who is Nobby Clark? A brief history of Invercargill’s controversial mayor

Jun 22,2024

Passenger and crew evacuated from grounded Cook Strait ferry

Jun 22,2024

QLDC debt increases $120 million over the last 12 months

by Peter Newport - Jun 21,2024

New terrain opening and deals for locals as first week of season wraps up

by Kim Bowden - Jun 21,2024

No date yet for council's sought after Stanley St car park

by Kim Bowden - Jun 21,2024

Matt Wong: Council debt 'wipeout' and the 'quagmire' of councillor-management relationships

by Peter Newport - Jun 21,2024

Dog regos flagged to rise as CODC considers fees and charges

by Kim Bowden - Jun 21,2024

Major traffic congestion heading into Queenstown

Jun 20,2024

Virgin Australia's response 'a slap in the face'

Jun 20,2024

Legendary Moeraki restaurant closes its doors

Jun 20,2024

Track detour as QLDC swaps out UV water treatment kit

by Kim Bowden - Jun 20,2024

ORC cancels ratepayer-funded dinner after councillor pushback

by Kim Bowden - Jun 20,2024

Close to 400 new parking spaces for Queenstown CBD - but there's a catch

by Kim Bowden - Jun 19,2024

Logging truck rolls on Cromwell roundabout

by Kim Bowden - Jun 19,2024

Guilty? Airport believes a mallard duck is the prime suspect in Virgin emergency

by Peter Newport - Jun 19,2024

Arrowtown local wants to reform QLDC's relationship with the community

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 18,2024

QLDC: no charges after youths vandalise toxic house

by Peter Newport - Jun 18,2024

Environmental projects receive $60k from community tourism grants

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 18,2024

Dramatic passenger video shows start of Queenstown engine fire

by Peter Newport - Jun 18,2024

Airline working to get passengers to Australia after horror take-off

Jun 18,2024

Council's toxic house vandalised - with power still on

by Peter Newport - Jun 18,2024

Former Crux journalists win big for Pakistan bike doco

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 18,2024

Virgin Australia aircraft lands after engine fire leaving Queenstown

by Peter Newport - Jun 17,2024

Air NZ passenger describes getting burnt on turbulent Queenstown flight

Jun 17,2024

Wānaka leader urges local sports clubs to 'speak with a loud voice'

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 17,2024

Mail dispute sees Hanleys Farm residents lose contact with family, fines go to court

Jun 17,2024

Crew member and passenger injured in Air NZ Queenstown turbulence incident

by Peter Newport - Jun 17,2024

Cody Tucker: the pain, and occasional satisfaction, of being a QLDC councillor

by Peter Newport - Jun 16,2024

One dead after e-scooter crash in Christchurch

Jun 15,2024

The risks and rewards of raising the foreign tourist tax

Jun 15,2024

Two local ski fields open with marginal snow

by Peter Newport - Jun 15,2024

Remarkables and Cardrona both amped for opening day Saturday

by Kim Bowden - Jun 14,2024

Crux launches podcast series and expands reader engagement

Jun 14,2024

Dispersal field for Queenstown's treated sewage needs $77.6m fix

by Kim Bowden - Jun 14,2024

QLDC lobbies Wellington for tax to fund $296m tourist cost

by Kim Bowden - Jun 14,2024

Fresh paint helps Arrowtown motorists stay on right track

by Kim Bowden - Jun 13,2024

Poisoned poplars ready for removal from Wānaka lakeside

by Kim Bowden - Jun 13,2024

Dodgy door latch likely played role in Wānaka fatal helicopter crash

Jun 13,2024

Meeting coming but still no explanation for damaged Wānaka tiles

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 12,2024

Business owner calls public meeting as council closes Clyde street

by Kim Bowden - Jun 12,2024

Live helicopter demos and skill swapping at country's largest alpine rescue hui

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 12,2024

Upper crust: Hanmer's $50 crayfish pie

Jun 12,2024

QLDC managers heavily edited 'independent' review of roading alliance

by Kim Bowden - Jun 11,2024

CODC reassures Cromwell dug up plants will be returned

by Kim Bowden - Jun 11,2024

Ticketing wars continue; tour driver pays out of own pocket for doing his job

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 11,2024

Highway closed out of Alexandra after fatal crash

by Kim Bowden - Jun 11,2024

Drop a storey or it's a no - ultimatum for Hansen Rd developer

by Kim Bowden - Jun 11,2024

Aussies reconsidering ski holidays as cost of living bites

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 10,2024

Motorists crossing centre line after new roading layout in Arrowtown

by Kim Bowden - Jun 10,2024

Six week demolition of QLDC's 'toxic house' starts next week

by Peter Newport - Jun 10,2024

Southern slopes to host global snow sports competitions

Jun 10,2024

New state-of-the-art sports centre planned for Remarkables Park

by Kim Bowden - Jun 10,2024

Tourist tramper found after several days in Milford Track bush

by Kim Bowden - Jun 10,2024

Two (small) Lotto winners in the Southern Lakes

Jun 09,2024

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