A British man who fled the scene after driving into an innocent bystander in Queenstown agreed to speak about the incident before he was sent to prison on Monday.
It appears there was some activity on rumoured Mission Impossible 6 sets in Queenstown yesterday, with helicopters buzzing above Kinloch and tight security at a "man-made fort" near Bannockburn.
Power was cut to Queenstown and surrounding areas, and State Highway 6 was closed to traffic after high-voltage power lines fell across the road yesterday.
A proposal to permanently chlorinate the water of five townships in the Queenstown Lakes district drew strong opposition from residents at a draft annual plan hearing yesterday.