Q’towner beats obstacles to win world title
Q’towner beats obstacles to win world title
A Queenstowner’s an age-group world champion in the sport of obstacle course racing (OCR).
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Huge Bitcoin summit
Huge Bitcoin summit
New Zealand’s biggest Bitcoin-related conference will be held on Queenstown’s Coronet Peak next April.
From playing saxophone to property plays
From playing saxophone to property plays
Following a successful career as a sax player, including many summers busking by Lake Whakatipu, Queenstown’s Eliott Allemand’s become a sales agent with Arrowtown-based Luxury Real Estate New...
Youths charged after stolen vehicle torched near Winton
Youths charged after stolen vehicle torched near Winton
Two youths are due in court after a recent spate of vehicle-related crime around Winton, including one incident in which a stolen vehicle was set on fire.
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Expansion plan gathers pace
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Expansion plan gathers pace
A Queenstown skifield is set to become New Zealand’s largest, as a long-mooted $150 million-plus expansion gathers steam.
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Call for Ōreti Beach to close at night
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Call for Ōreti Beach to close at night
Residents calling for an end to night-time access to Ōreti Beach have the ‘‘absolute sympathy’’ of Invercargill Mayor Tom Campbell.
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New high school for Queenstown greenlit
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New high school for Queenstown greenlit
Wakatipu High School’s principal has welcomed government funding for land for a second Queenstown secondary school.
Man sentenced over sex act in Oamaru public toilet
Man sentenced over sex act in Oamaru public toilet
An Oamaru man performed a sex act while watching a 15-year-old boy using a public toilet, the court has heard.
Arrowtown restaurant kitchen goes up in flames
Arrowtown restaurant kitchen goes up in flames
Firefighters from Queenstown and Arrowtown have contained a "heavily involved" kitchen fire at an Arrowtown restaurant.
'Zebra child': Timaru family's global search for diagnosis
'Zebra child': Timaru family's global search for diagnosis
A Timaru family say they were forced into a worldwide search for a medical diagnosis for their young son after New Zealand doctors initially dismissed his symptoms as autism.
Whale disentanglement off Bluff a first
Whale disentanglement off Bluff a first
The successful freeing of a southern right whale off the Bluff coast was a ‘‘particularly complex’’ operation, the Doc says, as new details of the first-of-its-kind rescue emerge.
Teen robbery near Queenstown school leaves victim 'extremely shaken'
Teen robbery near Queenstown school leaves victim 'extremely shaken'
A teenager has been arrested for allegedly robbing another teen in the Queenstown suburb of Shotover Country.
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Out-of-town youths drove at group on street in Balclutha hit-and-run
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Out-of-town youths drove at group on street in Balclutha hit-and-run
Out-of-town youths drove a vehicle at a group of Clutha Rugby Club members, leaving one person injured.
Rolling out the carpet
Rolling out the carpet
Enough hessian matting to cover eight rugby fields is being laid in Queenstown’s Kawarau River.
Alleged car thief arrested at Waihola petrol station
Alleged car thief arrested at Waihola petrol station
A man in a stolen car about to be spiked saved officers the trouble, after stopping at a South Otago service station where he was arrested, police say.
Call for help after alcohol stolen
Call for help after alcohol stolen
Queenstown police are asking for the public’s help to identify two men thought to be responsible for stealing alcohol from a beer garden behind a suburban cafe-restaurant.
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QLDC backs outsourced water safety provision
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QLDC backs outsourced water safety provision
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is standing by its services on waterways, saying qualified staff are available every hour of the day.
Police seek witnesses after car hits person
Police seek witnesses after car hits person
A vehicle was deliberately driven at pedestrians before a person was hit and injured in Balclutha, police say.
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Hunter rescued in orange alert
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Hunter rescued in orange alert
An American hunter was at the mercy of the weather on Saturday when hiking into mountains in southern Westland during an orange alert for up to 500mm of rain.
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Cold and wet winter for parts of South
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Cold and wet winter for parts of South
Meteorological winter has officially arrived, and Earth Sciences New Zealand is warning Southland and inland Otago residents to be ready for a cold and wet one this year.