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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

Lotto: Anxious wait for would-be millionaires

Jun 09,2024

Big changes for Crux to be announced Thursday June 13th

Jun 08,2024

Huge interest in Q'town Tech's 'best job in the world'

by Peter Newport - Jun 08,2024

QLDC dishes out $1.35m in parking fines in four months

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 07,2024

QLDC endorses public transport business case that relies on arterial completion

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 07,2024

New location for Cromwell's Light Up Winter event

by Kim Bowden - Jun 07,2024

New clinic fills Central Otago Emergency Department void

by Kim Bowden - Jun 06,2024

Police seize car after Lake Hāwea burnouts

by Kim Bowden - Jun 06,2024

Wānaka sports clubs 'busting at the seams' but five years from help

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 06,2024

Four-storey former hostel still sitting empty in Queenstown's heart

by Kim Bowden - Jun 06,2024

Queenstown delivery driver pinged for 4am bread drop-offs

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 05,2024

Fast-tracked Frankton workers' accommodation stalls again

by Kim Bowden - Jun 05,2024

Tahu the jilted takahē back at the vet but lucky in love

by Kim Bowden - Jun 05,2024

Boomers, farmers, and Southern Lakes - doing well, despite the recession

Jun 05,2024

Clyde businesswoman's curiosity opens doors to dam

by Kim Bowden - Jun 04,2024

Today's honours in full: Peter Beck among those recognised

Jun 03,2024

Former QLDC mayor Jim Boult recognised in King's Birthday Honours

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 03,2024

Jetstar flight turned back after encountering 'significant turbulence'

Jun 02,2024

Fire crews 'working through the night' as blazes burn across South Island

Jun 01,2024

South Island fires destroy buildings, fanned by strong winds

Jun 01,2024

Police: Unsafe holiday drivers won't be let off with a warning

Jun 01,2024

Queenstown business: $1,000 of Cow Lane parking fines 'kills us'

by Lauren Pattemore - May 31,2024

Judge slams council's role as luxury Wānaka lodge rejected again

by Kim Bowden - May 31,2024

Queenstown airport terminal evacuated twice on Friday morning

by Peter Newport - May 31,2024

Plane slides off runway at Christchurch Airport

May 31,2024

QLDC offers extra 30 days to Ballantyne businesses

by Kim Bowden - May 30,2024

Council promises warm water for winter at Cromwell pool

by Kim Bowden - May 30,2024

National unveils Budget 2024, keeps tax cut promises

May 30,2024

Queenstown-Wānaka chefs battle for best food hacks to save waste

by Kim Bowden - May 30,2024

McDonald's gets green light to buy Wānaka site

by Kim Bowden - May 30,2024

Arrowtown councillors opt for face-to-face over Facebook

by Lauren Pattemore - May 29,2024

Recent Brewster Hut rescues prompt DOC warning

by Lauren Pattemore - May 29,2024

Council votes to keep incorrect Maniototo spelling

by Kim Bowden - May 29,2024

Census 2023: Queenstown Lakes population up 22% since 2018

May 29,2024

Kākāpō test out new home on Fiordland island

May 29,2024

BP roundabout's $250m won't cover the full job

by Kim Bowden - May 28,2024

Great Walks booking system hits problems again

May 28,2024

Boat builder reveals future of passenger transport on Southern Lakes

by Kim Bowden - May 28,2024

Former landowner claims Wānaka Silverlight Studios is 'dead'

by Lauren Pattemore - May 27,2024

Skyline updates provided in closed-door council workshop

by Kim Bowden - May 27,2024

Cromwell highway detour as water pipe installed

by Kim Bowden - May 27,2024

NZ Post refusing to deliver to mailboxes of new Auckland development

May 27,2024

Survey - new features coming to Crux

May 26,2024

Emergency Mobile Alert to be tested today - May 26

May 26,2024

Arrowtown's Holly Arrowsmith wins Best Country Song award

May 25,2024

Drug arrest in Hanley's Farm

May 25,2024

Mayors lobby for end to inland Otago's healthcare postcode lottery

May 24,2024

Fish & Game 'dismayed' as MPI closes case on Wānaka's 100 dead birds

by Lauren Pattemore - May 24,2024

13-year-old charged with murder after Dunedin bus hub stabbing

May 24,2024

'Informal' and 'ad hoc': QLDC responds to kicked-out Ballantyne businesses

by Kim Bowden - May 23,2024

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