Divers recover body of missing boatie
Divers recover body of missing boatie
The search for missing Bluff boatie Matthew Charles Duncan ended in Lake Wakatipu on Saturday night after a body was recovered by police and navy divers.
Tracey Roxburgh
Sonar turns up nothing yet in search for missing boatie
Sonar turns up nothing yet in search for missing boatie
Nothing "of significance" has yet been found in the murky waters of Lake Wakatipu as the search for a missing Bluff man continues.
Sonar to be used in search for missing boatie
Sonar to be used in search for missing boatie
A radial sonar is being used to comb the bottom of Lake Wakatipu as the search for a missing Bluff man enters its fourth day.
First of new parking permits snapped up
First of new parking permits snapped up
Holders of new Queenstown Lakes District Council parking permits have three months for the system to be bedded in before enforcement starts.
'Lives at risk' after car park birth
'Lives at risk' after car park birth
Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker has criticised Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for "putting the lives of mothers and babies in rural Southland at risk".
Shotover canyon slip risk level 'low'
Shotover canyon slip risk level 'low'
A geotechnical engineer has determined the risk level of a large slip in the Shotover River canyon is "low".
Southern mother gives birth in car park
Southern mother gives birth in car park
Anxious mothers are worried about where they will end up giving birth says Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker after a baby was born in the car park of the Lumsden maternal and child hub today.
Skier defines 'keen' with a treble
Skier defines 'keen' with a treble
Brendan Lindsay drove from Christchurch to Queenstown on Tuesday night, just to ensure he claimed a "First on the Chair" T-shirt from Coronet Peak the next morning.
Slip near Canyon Swing to be assessed
Slip near Canyon Swing to be assessed
Otago Regional Council's hazards team was heading to the Shotover River last night to check a slip upstream from the Shotover Canyon Swing, which has the potential to be large.
Call for public help amid spike in gang activity
Call for public help amid spike in gang activity
Queenstown police are still appealing for any information regarding illegal drug activity in the resort.
Laws criticises QLDC waste water application
Laws criticises QLDC waste water application
An Otago regional Councillor says giving permission to the Queenstown Lakes District Council to pollute the wider district's waterways is ''not an option''.
Festival favourite set to go with a swing
Festival favourite set to go with a swing
A thrill-seeking pioneer has put its own spin, which will be seen for the first time this weekend, on a Queenstown Winter Festival favourite event.
Consent sought for wastewater into iconic lakes
Consent sought for wastewater into iconic lakes
The QLDC wants permission to discharge wastewater overflows into some of the South's most iconic lakes and rivers for the next few decades.
Call for ideas on collection
Call for ideas on collection
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is asking for ideas on how visitor numbers and accommodation data can be collected in future.
Concern at vehicle speeds past school buses
Concern at vehicle speeds past school buses
Queenstown police fear it is only a matter of time before a school pupil is hit by a motorist speeding past a school bus.
Drivers not slowing down near school buses
Drivers not slowing down near school buses
Queenstown police fear it's just a matter of time before a school pupil is hit by a speeding motorist after a week-long operation focusing on school bus safety.
Woman abandoned in car crash now back in Germany
Woman abandoned in car crash now back in Germany
The victim of a horror car crash in Queenstown three months ago has returned to Germany.
Boult will seek another term as mayor, says more to do
Boult will seek another term as mayor, says more to do
The Queenstown Lakes mayor has announced he will seek a second term, and says he has more work to do.
Queenstown Mayor seeks second term
Queenstown Mayor seeks second term
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult is seeking re-election in October.
Karma giver’s time to receive
Karma giver’s time to receive
When a Glenorchy resident was diagnosed with terminal cancer in early 2015, a Queenstown nurse decided to dip into her own pocket to provide some support.