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Police arrest pair after two injured in ‘grievous assault’

Police lack an overall digital evidence handling system, and, so far, the funding to get one....

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Police arrest pair after two injured in ‘grievous assault’

Police swarmed a central Queenstown property following a "grievous assault" on Friday night, which left two men seriously injured.

Mt Iron land transfer reflects urbanisation

QLDC general manager community services Kenneth Bailey and councillor Nicola King plant trees to...

Mt Iron land transfer reflects urbanisation

Sprawl of the Wānaka township has resulted in management of the Mount Iron Reserve passing from the Department of Conservation (Doc) to Queenstown Lakes District Council.

Pair injured in Queenstown serious assault

Police vehicles surround a house in Hallenstein St in Queenstown following a serious assault....

Pair injured in Queenstown serious assault

Police have swarmed a central Queenstown property following a "grievous assault" last night, which has left two men seriously injured.

Fundraiser for driver tops $13k

The aftermath of the crash. Photo: Givealittle

Fundraiser for driver tops $13k

A fundraiser set up to support the long-term recovery of a truck driver seriously injured in a crash in North Otago has topped $13,000.

Local artists’ works in national IHC exhibition

Artist Katrina Hewett proudly shows her "Untitled" artwork that will be part of the North Otago...

Local artists’ works in national IHC exhibition

An exhibition that promotes learning and gives people with intellectual disabilities an opportunity to earn money from their art will be held at The Loan & Merc next Friday.

$180m funding boost for Q’town health services

Since the Queenstown Lakes district’s last revaluation in 2021, the value of residential housing...

$180m funding boost for Q’town health services

Healthcare services in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago will begin expanding in 2027 with $128m in additional operational spending over the next four years, the Health Minister says.

Nth Otago bar sold to 'two local couples'

Boulders Bar & Bistro in Hampden has been sold. Photo: supplied

North Otago bar sold to 'two local couples' as owners retire

The owners of Boulders Bar & Bistro will be calling last orders this month after nearly a decade running the Hampden establishment.

Support needed to cope with pressures

One million people visit Aoraki Mount Cook per year and it falls on approximately 5500 ratepayers...

Support needed to cope with pressures

The argument that the Queenstown-Lakes District should be getting more from the International Visitor Levy (IVL) is a valid one.

From one kind of tussock country to another

Musician Janie Shaw, raised near Saint Bathans in Central Otago, is going on tour across New...

From one kind of tussock country to another

An ode to the 1960s and ’70s is how a Central Otago musician describes her first album Mythology of the Girls.

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Everest disaster 30 years on

Guy Cotter on the South Summit of Mount Everest in 1997, the year following the 1996
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Everest disaster 30 years on

Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, Wānaka resident Guy Cotter sat down with RuairiO’Shea to reflect on the tragedy and lessons learned.

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Concerns about fish farm effects on sea lions

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Concerns about fish farm effects on sea lions

Sea lions may get addicted to salmon from a proposed giant fish farm, which would cause them to become more desensitised to humans, a marine mammal experts says.

Former mayor ‘chuffed’ to see investment

Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Glyn Lewers. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Former mayor ‘chuffed’ to see investment

Former Queenstown mayor Glyn Lewers says he’s "really chuffed" the government’s finally investing in this district’s health services.

30th anniversary of indoor stadium marked

Meadowbank Bowling Club stadium committee chairperson Graham Thorn and secretary Aileen Blyth cut...

30th anniversary of indoor stadium marked

Meadowbank Bowling Club celebrated the 30th anniversary of its stadium as the indoor season opened last weekend.

SKC netballers open season by beating arch rivals

Rata beat Mossburn 47-27. PHOTO: ODT FILES.

SKC netballers open season by beating arch rivals

St Kevin’s College earned early bragging rights in a secondary school showdown to open the netball season.

Cook Islands opportunity ‘pretty cool’

North Otago cricketer Jeremiah Shields will represent the Cook Islands in a T20 World Cup...

Cook Islands opportunity ‘pretty cool’

Jeremiah Shields is the latest North Otago athlete to compete on the world stage.

Queenstown McDonald’s site sold

There's been a transaction at Queenstown’s McDonald’s that’s a tad bigger than your average Big Mac.

Mind-blowing response to ‘Giving Day’

Mind-blowing response to ‘Giving Day’

As far as an hourly rate goes, it’s mind-blowing.

Plea for performing arts home

Remarkable Theatre president Chris MacKenzie. Photo: Allied Media files

Plea for performing arts home

Local performing arts practitioners are adamant Queenstown needs a permanent venue where groups can rehearse, store costumes and props, and perform.

Millbrook’s golf director pulls pin

Millbrook’s golf director pulls pin

Millbrook Resort’s ex-director of golf says he resigned about two months ago "purely for a change of pace".

Special screening for star actress

Chelsie Preston Crayford breaks from playing detective in a murder-mystery drama series to host a...

Special screening for star actress

Hosting next Saturday a Queenstown Q&A screening of her first feature film is pretty special for director Chelsie Preston Crayford.

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