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Council's argument in access case could prove fateful
The legal argument of implied dedication being used by the Queenstown Lakes District Council to keep Meads Rd at Lake Hawea open could have far-reaching ramifications for rural New Zealand if succe
Avalanche risk partially closes Routeburn Track
Summer trampers keen to tackle the Routeburn Track in its entirety will have to wait, as a section is still closed due to the high avalanche risk.
New green premises for Doc
Release of pet turtle condemned
New base for inland coast guard
Officers home in on origin of blaze
Open mind on fire's cause
Department of Conservation (Doc) fire investigators from Queenstown, Alexandra and Dunedin are keeping an open mind on the cause of the large vegetation fire near Queenstown that posed a potential
Doc puzzled by lack of progress in applications for water
A major party involved in hearings on 110 applications to use water, mainly for irrigation, in the upper Waitaki catchment has had no contact with the applicants over conditions on any resource con