Driver overtook bus on yellow lines
Police seek information about driving behaviour
A man who allegedly crashed his car into a fence was later stopped by police after he was seen overtaking a bus on double yellow lines with a flat tyre.
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Pilot 'shaken up' after crash
Plane crash; four safe
The pilot of a light plane that crashed just after take-off at Queenstown Airport yesterday is ''pretty shaken up'', the plane's owner says.
Gibbston show sells out
Gibbston show sellout
If you have not bought your tickets for the Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert, you are too late.
Opinion split on Ladies Mile fast-track housing
Opinion split on Ladies Mile fast-track housing
Queenstown residents appear divided over a plan to open up Queenstown’s gateway for fast-tracked housing.
Project to restore autumn colour
Project to restore colour
A bold plan to remove wilding trees from the hillsides around Arrowtown and enhance the township's renowned autumn colours has gone to the community for feedback.
$750 fines for fencing rule breach
$750 fines for fencing rule breach
Three property owners in Shotover Country are facing $750 fines after ignoring repeated council requests to comply with the subdivision's fencing rules.
School set for completion in December
School set for completion in December
Construction of Wakatipu High School's new Frankton campus is on time and budget, the Ministry of Education says.
SH6 stretch among most dangerous
SH6 stretch among most dangerous
One of the two roads connecting Queenstown with the rest of the country has been rated among New Zealand's most dangerous by the Automobile Association (AA).
Two ideas to overcome housing cost
Two ideas to overcome housing cost
Low-cost land leases and a non-bank lending scheme are two of the ideas being considered by a mayoral task force set up to tackle unaffordable housing in Queenstown.
Ladies Mile trees to get trim
Ladies Mile trees to get trim
Landmark trees along Ladies Mile threatened with the chop last year will get a trim next week, but their long-term future remains unclear.
Four drink-drivers caught
Four drink-drivers caught
Police caught four drink-drivers in Queenstown yesterday, all of them foreigners living in the resort.
Milestone reached for Kawarau Falls bridge
Milestone reached for Kawarau Falls bridge
The placement of the last steel girder means the new, 250m Kawarau Falls bridge now fully spans the Kawarau River.
Re-entry concerns alleviated
Re-entry concerns alleviated
A defendant's concerns about being deported or prevented from re-entering New Zealand have been allayed by a judge in Queenstown.
Increased judge time reducing waits for trials
Increased judge time reducing waits for trials
A dramatic increase in judge time in the Queenstown District Court this year is reducing waiting times for criminal trials.
Child pornography accused named
Child pornography accused named
The Otago Daily Times can name a Wanaka man who has admitted to possessing child pornography.
Baby's cough alerts parents
Baby's cough alerts parents
A fire behind a fireplace in a Quail Rise holiday home has prompted a warning about non-complying flues.
Developer apologises for Lake Hayes track closure
Developer apologises for Lake Hayes track closure
A retirement village developer has apologised for failing to tell the Queenstown Trails Trust it was temporarily closing two public tracks in Lake Hayes Estate.
Man's jaw broken in Queenstown fight
Man's jaw broken in Queenstown fight
A Queenstown man will have surgery on his jaw after it was broken in a fight at the World Bar yesterday.
SDHB to pay $6000 to nurse
SDHB to pay $6000 to nurse
The Southern District Health Board has been ordered to pay $6000 compensation to a Queenstown nurse for the way it investigated her complaint about a colleague.
Black Pans team planning to strike gold in Scotland
Black Pans team planning to strike gold in Scotland
A team of champion panners will chase gold in Scotland next month.