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Otago Regional Council: QLDC sewage samples to stay secret
by Peter Newport - Apr 16,2025
Cut fibre cables send parts of South Island offline
Apr 16,2025
10 second survey - who should be the next QLDC mayor?
Apr 16,2025
Ladies Mile forced onto QLDC's new HQ location list
by Peter Newport - Apr 15,2025
Regional Council to investigate potentially false QLDC sewage data
by Peter Newport - Apr 14,2025
Tamah Alley announces CODC mayoral candidacy
Apr 14,2025
Mountain bike rider dies in Moke Lake incident
Apr 12,2025
New ORC data suggests QLDC “clean effluent” claims are incorrect
by Peter Newport - Apr 11,2025
Parliamentary Commissioner in contact with ORC over sewage crisis
by Peter Newport - Apr 11,2025
Sewage crisis: Brad Pitt abandons Queenstown river shoot
by Peter Newport - Apr 11,2025
SH8 closed near Lake Pukaki after campervan crash
Apr 10,2025
Doubtful Sound cruise grounded after skipper fell asleep
Apr 10,2025
Shotover bike trail to open this Sunday April 13
Apr 10,2025
Disposal field damage revealed: Crux tests show effluent improvement
by Peter Newport - Apr 09,2025
MP and mayor at risk over QLDC's refusal to detail "clean" sewage data
by Peter Newport - Apr 08,2025
John Glover enters mayoral race with "hard reset" of QLDC
Apr 07,2025
New ORC testing - Veolia buys an infectious substances truck
by Peter Newport - Apr 04,2025
Queenstown tourism support falls from 80% to 20% on infrastructure issues
Apr 04,2025
QLDC and Crux effluent test results produce dramatically different numbers
by Peter Newport - Apr 03,2025
MP Joseph Mooney denies endorsement of QLDC “clean effluent” claims
by Peter Newport - Apr 03,2025
Theelen, Lewers and Mooney – “clean effluent” position disproved by new test results
by Peter Newport - Apr 02,2025
QLDC to spend $60.7 Million on new council  HQ
Apr 02,2025
Wānaka patients prepared to lose eyesight due to inaccessible healthcare
Apr 02,2025
QLDC: Gladding voted off committees - interviews and survey results
by Peter Newport - Apr 01,2025
Sewage flows direct into Shotover River – QLDC on fragile legal ground
by Peter Newport - Mar 31,2025
QLDC to start sewage discharges tomorrow morning - Monday
by Peter Newport - Mar 30,2025
One dead, one seriously injured in Hāwea plane crash
by Peter Newport - Mar 30,2025
Crux launches survey on QLDC Niki Gladding action
by Peter Newport - Mar 29,2025
Fish and Game: Shotover River is protected by Conservation Order
Mar 28,2025
Council threat: Full statement from Niki Gladding
by Peter Newport - Mar 28,2025
QLDC call extraordinary meeting to strip Niki Gladding of council roles
by Peter Newport - Mar 28,2025
Breaking News: QLDC starts work on "emergency" sewage discharge
by Peter Newport - Mar 27,2025
Sewage: the real data and the real emergency - it's the wall, not birds
by Peter Newport - Mar 27,2025
CODC mayor concerned at QLDC emergency sewage plans
by Peter Newport - Mar 26,2025
Breaking: ORC receives emergency plan notification from QLDC
by Peter Newport - Mar 26,2025
Avery admits spending "around $700,000" on illegal sewage wall that 'did not work'
by Peter Newport - Mar 26,2025
QLDC admits "we cant handle the public health risk."
by Peter Newport - Mar 26,2025
Protesters make their point as sewage crisis deepens
by Peter Newport - Mar 26,2025
QLDC's Tony Avery: his chequered past and our three questions for him
by Peter Newport - Mar 25,2025
ORC councillor warns of imminent QLDC sewage discharge
Mar 25,2025
(Some) QLDC councillors provide their position on sewage crisis
by Peter Newport - Mar 25,2025
Why Wednesday's Queenstown protest is so important
by Peter Newport - Mar 24,2025
Queenstown protest over QLDC emergency sewage plan
by Peter Newport - Mar 23,2025
Ngāi Tahu: QLDC emergency sewage plan "underhand"
Mar 23,2025
Auckland coastal development halted due to sewage plant limitations
Mar 22,2025
Airport CEO: Bird strike action up to QLDC
by Peter Newport - Mar 22,2025
Airport: no mention of sewage bird strike risk in mid February
by Peter Newport - Mar 22,2025
Councillor details QLDC’s proposed use of emergency sewage powers
by Peter Newport - Mar 21,2025
School kids play in mud, metres from failed sewage plant
by Peter Newport - Mar 21,2025
QLDC’s Avery approved illegal wall $’s – Mooney under pressure
by Peter Newport - Mar 21,2025
Coming up in this week's Friday Edition
by Peter Newport - Mar 19,2025
Local volunteer fire brigades call for fair ACC support
Mar 19,2025
SH6 road fatality victim fell from cliff
Mar 18,2025
The question worth hundreds of millions of dollars that QLDC won't answer
by Peter Newport - Mar 18,2025
QLDC plans to increase CEO's borrowing limit to $100 million
by Peter Newport - Mar 17,2025
Police confirm fatality as SH6 Cromwell remains closed
by Peter Newport - Mar 15,2025
QLDC denies existence of "missing" $800,000 Veolia payment
by Peter Newport - Mar 15,2025
Ex QLDC Veolia manager silent on $800,000 deal
by Peter Newport - Mar 15,2025
SH6 Cromwell closed at McNulty road - serious crash
Mar 15,2025
Out now - The Friday Edition
by Peter Newport - Mar 14,2025
Video: Great White shark attacks DOC Fiordland research camera
by Peter Newport - Mar 13,2025
Veolia threatened with financial penalties over Wellington sewage plant
Mar 13,2025
Surprise progress: Jacks Point to Frankton bike trail
by Peter Newport - Mar 12,2025
New $23 million Queenstown airport safety system launched
Mar 12,2025
Queenstown crosswinds disrupt multiple flights
by Peter Newport - Mar 11,2025
Road reopens after fatal Cromwell crash
by Peter Newport - Mar 11,2025
2024 QLDC Survey Results: Lewers reckons everything is "pretty good"
by Peter Newport - Mar 10,2025
Local MP endorses denial of sewage crisis
by Peter Newport - Mar 09,2025
This week's Friday Edition - can you join the dots?
Mar 07,2025
QLDC's illegal sewage wall at risk of collapse
by Peter Newport - Mar 05,2025
QLDC CEO Theelen: "Tell us how you really feel."
by Peter Newport - Mar 04,2025
Police seek information after man dies on SH6
by Peter Newport - Mar 04,2025

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