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    In 2018, there were 87 breaches, more than twice those in the previous year and three times as...

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    Public-private healthcare opportunities identified

    A strategic report focused on the future of public health services in Otago Central Lakes has identified six potential opportunities for public-private collaboration.

    Restaurant named in world top 100 list

    Amisfield Restaurant, at Lake Hayes, is among the top 100 restaurants in the world. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

    Restaurant named in world top 100 list

    Queenstown fine dining restaurant Amisfield has been named in the top 100 restaurants in the world.

    Obituary: made every second count

    Louise Scott-Gallagher with husband Craig Gallagher and their daughter Lily in a photo taken...

    Obituary: made every second count

    ‘‘She was the glue that held us all together with her life of love, laughter and family."

    Airport to provide new HQ

    The search and rescue team is briefed.

    Airport to provide new HQ

    Wakatipu Search and Rescue (LandSAR) has unveiled plans for a new headquarters at Queenstown Airport.

    Queenstown-bound flight struck by lightning

    Air NZ says travel remained very restricted. Photo: supplied

    Queenstown-bound flight struck by lightning

    A flight from Auckland to Queenstown had to turn back after it was hit by lightning shortly after take-off tonight.

    Bring on the drones

    Bring on the drones

    An Australian-based company is pitching drone light shows for Queenstown over three months that’d not only be an amazing spectacle, but could potentially also drive big visitor numbers, especially...

    Queenstown restaurant in top 100 in world

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    Queenstown restaurant in top 100 in world

    Queenstown fine dining restaurant Amisfield has been named in the top 100 restaurants in the world.

    Right royal challenge

    Queenstown’s Royalburn Station co-owner Carlos Bagrie, left, with his good mate Gihan Ganesh, a...

    Right royal challenge

    You could call it a one-in-a-million challenge.

    Native lizards in focus

    Anna Yeoman admiring a jewelled gecko at the Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary in Central Otago. PHOTO:...

    Native lizards in focus

    An expert on New Zealand’s colourful native lizards — geckos and skinks — confesses she only started learning about them six years ago.

    Voluntary roles proving hard to fill

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Voluntary roles proving hard to fill

    Queenstowners seem less willing to put their hands up for voluntary roles than before, a community arts stalwart says.

    Take a chance auditioning

    Production manager Susan Moore, left, Remarkable Theatre past president Melanie Grindell and...

    Take a chance auditioning

    Auditions for Queenstown’s Remarkable Theatre’s 2025 play, set in the unpredictable world of dating, are on this weekend.

    Duo on caravan tour

    From left, Charles, Olive, 4, Emily and Teaumarino Looker, 1. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Duo on caravan tour

    Award-winning husband-and-wife duo Aro rock into Glenorchy and Queenstown for concerts next week on a caravan tour of the country with their two young tamariki.

    Rowers on world stage

    Wakatipu High’s Seb Watson, left, and Harry Lightfoot proved their rowing chops with a record win...

    Rowers on world stage

    Two Wakatipu High 17-year-old rowers are furiously training and fundraising to represent New Zealand at world under-19 champs this winter.

    Crown Terrace pad going under auctioneer’s hammer

    Kahu Heights takes in this five-bedroom homestead. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Crown Terrace pad going under auctioneer’s hammer

    If Queenstown mortgagee auctions aren’t rare enough, so is the opportunity to buy just over 65 hectares of Crown Terrace land above Arrowtown.

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    Skifields on schedule to open: CEO

    Coronet Peak skifield. Photo: file

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    Skifields on schedule to open: CEO

    For once, it is white on time.

    Victim sought after unprovoked assault by one of 3 exiting bar

    Police were called to the crash on Highsted Rd last night. Photo: Supplied

    Victim sought after unprovoked assault by one of 3 exiting bar

    Police are seeking the victim of an unprovoked assault in central Queenstown on May 25.

    Queenstown street assault victim sought by police

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    Queenstown street assault victim sought by police

    Police are looking for the victim of a seemingly unprovoked early-morning assault in the centre of Queenstown.

    Queenstown drink-driver caught for eighth time

    Photo: file

    Queenstown drink-driver caught for eighth time

    A judge has refused a request for "lenient" treatment by a Queenstown man caught drink-driving for the eighth time.

    Views sought on future of airstrip

    Glenorchy airstrip

    Views sought on future of airstrip

    How the Glenorchy airstrip operates is about to come under the spotlight.

    Q’town plea to avoid gridlock

    Traffic gridlock in Queenstown. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Q’town plea to avoid gridlock

    Stark warnings about looming gridlock in Queenstown have sparked pleas for urgent investment in public transport.
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      Craft beer godfather brings 'something a little bit different'

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      Not going to police ‘matter of choice’

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