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Public submissions open on QLDC sewage discharges into Shotover River

Sep 20,2025

Niki Gladding: The importance of best practice in hiring a new council CEO

by Niki Gladding - Sep 19,2025

Please take part - Crux Election Poll #3

by Peter Newport - Sep 19,2025

Contact Energy fronts stormy Hāwea meeting

by Peter Newport - Sep 18,2025

Poll: 75% of voters support a rates cap

Sep 18,2025

Economy contracts sharply as GDP falls 0.9% in June quarter

Sep 18,2025

Conor English hired as Regional Deal negotiator

Sep 18,2025

Matt Wong: "Nobody wants to work with us because of our growth."

by Peter Newport - Sep 17,2025

QLDC blamed for not collecting hundreds of millions in development contributions

by Amanda Robertshawe - Sep 17,2025

Cromwell's candidates turn out in force

by Amanda Robertshawe - Sep 16,2025

Wānaka in many voices: "The status quo has to go"

by Peter Newport - Sep 16,2025

QLDC's senior comms manager is a key cheerleader for Lewers' re-election

by Peter Newport - Sep 16,2025

Crux urges Wānaka candidates to ask their MC some tough questions

by Peter Newport - Sep 15,2025

Man "may have been injured earlier - at a different location."

Sep 15,2025

One seriously injured in Queenstown incident, road closed

Sep 14,2025

New $70 million tourism funding for events, infrastructure and cycle trails

Sep 14,2025

Analysis: Wānaka deserves more than the current old power base

by Peter Newport - Sep 14,2025

Deputy Mayor: Lewers' statement on $60m Project Manawa "simply not true."

by Peter Newport - Sep 14,2025

Wānaka Chamber hires pro-Lewers editor for public debate

by Peter Newport - Sep 13,2025

Shotgun, ammunition and cocaine seized in Queenstown drug arrest

by Peter Newport - Sep 13,2025

The 2025 Crux QLDC Mayoral Debate

by Peter Newport - Sep 12,2025

Lewers under pressure at NZ Taxpayers Union debate

by Peter Newport - Sep 11,2025

WorkSafe launches enquiry into Queenstown concrete truck incident

by Peter Newport - Sep 11,2025

Queenstown's Aaron Fleming “Getting to a start line is winning - it’s about defying the odds.”

Sep 11,2025

Hipkins slams Luxon over $44k bill for Queenstown promotional chopper trip

Sep 11,2025

Dunedin car dealer falsely claimed $410,000 in EV rebates on 119 cars

Sep 10,2025

Hāwea candidate: Low engagement from young voters a "silent crisis."

Sep 10,2025

Like Oturehua? It's now for sale.

Sep 09,2025

Darren Rewi rejects $5,000 Rod Drury donation

Sep 08,2025

Rod Drury donates to Darren Rewi's mayoral campaign

by Peter Newport - Sep 08,2025

New medical clinic for Remarkables Park

Sep 08,2025

Poll: Lewers, Ferguson, Guy and Cocks at risk

by Peter Newport - Sep 08,2025

Fugitive father Tom Phillips shot dead by police - two children still missing

Sep 08,2025

Queenstown slumlord Conrad Goodger fined $81,050 - 117 tenants involved

Sep 08,2025

Exactly who did what - and how they voted - on the Niki Gladding dismissal

by Peter Newport - Sep 08,2025

Cody Tucker: A changed man?

by Amanda Robertshawe - Sep 07,2025

Video: Three people swept away in avalanche near Treble Cone

by Peter Newport - Sep 06,2025

Mike Casey's electrifying foray into Cromwell local politics

by Zizi Sparks - Sep 06,2025

Mayoral candidate phone poll mystery solved

by Peter Newport - Sep 05,2025

Crux Local Election Poll #2

Sep 05,2025

Mayoral candidates up their game at WHS

by Peter Newport - Sep 04,2025

Massive Mt Cook avalanche video a warning of current dangerous conditions

by Peter Newport - Sep 04,2025

Work to start on new Lake Hāwea development

Sep 04,2025

Cardrona road open - police detail injuries

Sep 04,2025

New huts proposed to offset Doolans Basin ski development

Sep 03,2025

Cardrona Valley Road/Crown Range closed due to multiple vehicle crash

Sep 03,2025

Mayor Lewers reveals $10,000 election donation from Rod Drury

Sep 03,2025

Lakeview: read the full 10 part Crux investigation

Sep 03,2025

Niki Gladding: Ineffective leadership the cause of QLDC dysfunction

by Amanda Robertshawe - Sep 03,2025

Serious crash in Gibbston Valley - road blocked

Sep 02,2025

Rees Valley takahē make a comeback

Sep 02,2025

Smiths City in voluntary administration

Sep 02,2025

CODC mayoral candidate seeks "community-led" not "council-led."

by Zizi Sparks - Sep 02,2025

QLDC and ORC candidates join forces for Shotover election meeting

by Amanda Robertshawe - Sep 01,2025

Overseas business investors to be able to buy $5 million plus houses

Sep 01,2025

Mount Aspiring College Foundation launches $1 million future fund

Sep 01,2025

'This close to murder': Angry passengers as 58 flights cancelled

Sep 01,2025

Sounds Air: Government loans too late - planes sold

by Peter Newport - Sep 01,2025

Queenstown Writers Festival: Full programme and ten free double passes

Aug 31,2025

ORC candidates attack "obscene annual rate rises"

Aug 31,2025

Mark Quinn : How CODC can reduce rates

by Zizi Sparks - Aug 31,2025

Former Queenstown Chamber boss joins "Elect Lewers" campaign group

by Peter Newport - Aug 30,2025

Wānaka's Craig Gasson attacks "behind the scenes" councillors

by Amanda Robertshawe - Aug 30,2025

CODC claims increased satisfaction levels - but the survey only got 195 responses

Aug 29,2025

QLDC's Boundary Street car park: no lit signs and an invisible yellow line

by Peter Newport - Aug 28,2025

Wānaka private hospital and health precinct gets resource consent

Aug 28,2025

Thanks QLDC for the $70 mayoral debate parking ticket

by Peter Newport - Aug 28,2025

CODC's Tamah Alley: Looking to escape from Tim Cadogan's shadow

by Zizi Sparks - Aug 27,2025

Consumer NZ: house insurance becoming increasingly out of reach

Aug 27,2025

Central Otago residents mobilise against Bendigo mine

Aug 27,2025

Showdown at the Queenstown Memorial Hall

by Peter Newport - Aug 26,2025

Crux local QLDC election poll #1: full results

Aug 26,2025

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