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‘Slumlord’ earns $30,000 a month cramming 30 people into Queenstown rental, denies breaking law

by Peter Newport - Jun 20,2023

Wānaka gym club prepares for new home in fitted out Mitre 10 building

by Kim Bowden - Jun 19,2023

One man’s plan to encourage Queenstown men to open up

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 19,2023

'Lifeguards are not babysitters': CODC tightens rules for young swimmers

by Kim Bowden - Jun 19,2023

Migrant workers being exploited: Queenstown Citizens Advice Bureau

Jun 19,2023

Cardrona opens with limited snow but fine weather

Jun 17,2023

Wānaka's Aspiring Guides acquired by Doug Beech

Jun 17,2023

Arrowtown hotel offers spare beds on the cheap to those in need

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 16,2023

Should our elected councillors be involved in QLDC commercial decisions?

Jun 16,2023

Queenstown rental nightmare: house crammed with 30 tenants

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 16,2023

Luxon hints at Dunedin Hospital announcement at Wānaka meeting

by Kim Bowden - Jun 16,2023

Okay, QLDC Recreation, you’ve convinced me: I’ll try pickleball

by Jennifer Smart - Jun 15,2023

$300,000 painted poles light up revamped Queenstown CBD

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 15,2023

More snow wanted as Queenstown, Wānaka ski fields open for limited first laps

by Kim Bowden - Jun 15,2023

Tramper's death prompts warning over risks of hiking alone

Jun 15,2023

Queenstown's First Table secures $3.5m for overseas expansion

by Kim Bowden - Jun 15,2023

Lakes Housing Trust questions imbalance in public housing decisions

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 14,2023

Reader Survey: who should control Lakeview - councillors or CEO?

Jun 14,2023

Ladies Mile carve up - 122 submissions received

by Kim Bowden - Jun 14,2023

Hāwea community group explains urban boundary about-face

by Kim Bowden - Jun 14,2023

600,000 winter visitors expected as tourism bounces back

by Kim Bowden - Jun 13,2023

Buses try to keep up as full timetable returns

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 13,2023

Local trio's AI tour guide 'Hey Kiwi' seeks $13m to launch

by Kim Bowden - Jun 13,2023

The war on wallabies: Council to build 48km-long pest fence

Jun 13,2023

The lost skill of feeding ourselves: Wao

by Georgia Merton - Jun 13,2023

Health agency admits need to review funding for travelling cancer patients

Jun 13,2023

Mayor, CEO defend refusal to allow council Lakeview debate

by Kim Bowden - Jun 12,2023

Cromwell photographer - Our district as never seen before

Jun 12,2023

Wānaka paraglider takes flight in extreme endurance race

by Kim Bowden - Jun 12,2023

Councillor questions 'pattern of obstruction' from QLDC staff on Lakeview

by Kim Bowden - Jun 12,2023

Aurora investigates multiple overnight Q'town power failures

by Peter Newport - Jun 12,2023

Over 300 Queenstown homes without power - Aurora investigates

Jun 11,2023

Police release name of Cromwell fatal crash victim

Jun 10,2023

Waka Kotahi gives big bonuses to well-paid staff

Jun 10,2023

Two Wānaka drains - why does QLDC think they are both child-safe?

by Kim Bowden - Jun 09,2023

Auckland Council passes proposal to sell 7% of airport shares

Jun 09,2023

Gold mining company seeks to dredge the Clutha downstream of Wānaka

by Kim Bowden - Jun 09,2023

Gore council chief executive breaks silence after months of turmoil

Jun 09,2023

Queenstown airport's $350 million expansion expected to push up the cost of travel

by Peter Newport - Jun 09,2023

Council Lakeview cabins sitting empty as locals live in vehicles

by Kim Bowden - Jun 08,2023

Upper Clutha housing crisis: 60 living in a tent, almost 80 and flatting

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 08,2023

Truck crash causes early morning chaos on SH6 at Gibbston

by Kim Bowden - Jun 08,2023

More than 1,200 locals submit on Frankton Track surfacing

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 07,2023

Is QLDC’s debt worse than Auckland's?

by Peter Newport - Jun 07,2023

Northlake developer blames QLDC for not fixing child-risk drains

by Kim Bowden - Jun 07,2023

Crux audience hits record 20,000 readers in just one day

Jun 07,2023

Vaping crackdown will not shift school-side Queenstown vape store

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 07,2023

Southern ski slopes celebrate fresh snow as season preparations begin

Jun 07,2023

Former Army boss Central Otago's new chief executive

by Kim Bowden - Jun 07,2023

Contact Energy seeks approval to dredge Bannockburn Inlet

by Kim Bowden - Jun 06,2023

100-plus Wānaka ski staff find housing at repurposed backpackers

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 06,2023

Judge apology to Qtown crash victim as arrest warrant issued for US doctor

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 06,2023

Honours: Doctors, journalist and former mayor among Kiwis recognised

Jun 05,2023

Eight locals recognised in King's Birthday Honours

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 05,2023

Author says train driver "scapegoat" in 1943 Otago crash that killed 21

Jun 04,2023

Wānaka man wedged between house and car returns home

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 02,2023

Water level in Lake Wānaka rising with rain on the radar

by Kim Bowden - Jun 02,2023

Wānaka breakaway petition numbers stack up

by Kim Bowden - Jun 02,2023

Fatal Cromwell crash closes road at new roundabout

by Kim Bowden - Jun 02,2023

Pounamu blowout prompts ratepayer pushback on QLDC spending

by Lauren Pattemore - Jun 01,2023

Highest rise for rural dogs as QLDC makes it pricier to own a pooch

by Kim Bowden - Jun 01,2023

Tourism businesses disappointed by another false start to DOC's booking system

Jun 01,2023

Hāwea's urban footprint doubles as Cemetery Rd boundary shifts south

by Kim Bowden - Jun 01,2023

The Warehouse is coming to Wānaka

by Lauren Pattemore - May 31,2023

Councillor’s husband produced arterial road business case

by Peter Newport - May 31,2023

Queenstown's pounamu-lined street costs $25,000

by Lauren Pattemore - May 31,2023

Deal done for new Q'town subdivision, up to 2,300 more homes on the way

by Kim Bowden - May 31,2023

Large fire in South Auckland prompts toxic smoke warning

May 31,2023

Higher, denser, smaller: QLDC to consider urban intensification

by Kim Bowden - May 30,2023

Hold-out Tarras farmer sells to Christchurch Airport

by Kim Bowden - May 30,2023

Vehicle crashes into Rees River near Glenorchy

by Kim Bowden - May 30,2023

Beckenridge hearing: 'John cared too much for Mike to hurt him'

May 30,2023

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