Tracey Roxburgh

A man had meth and cannabis in his system and had driven close to 1500km in less than 48 hours when he crashed after failing to see a stop sign in Geraldine, leaving a woman with serious head injuries.

Hoping to attract Kiwis to Queenstown for work — even if it’s only for a few weeks at a time — ‘Kiwi OE’ has been launched, which provides willing workers with guaranteed jobs, and accommodation with the hope they’ll stay.