Queenstown housing: 'The situation hasn't gotten any better'

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Posted 28 March, 2024

A community housing leader wants the government to take firmer action to address Queenstown's long-running rental crisis.

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Posted 28 March, 2024

Dr Jim Salinger has been named the 2024 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Te Pou Whakarae o Aotearoa.

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Posted 28 March, 2024

Rocco Jamieson has claimed the snowboard slopestyle bronze medal at the 2024 FIS Slopestyle and Big Air Junior World Championships, held in Italy.

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Posted 28 March, 2024

Cooler temperatures are forecast nationwide as unsettled weather from the southwest hits the country this Easter weekend.

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Posted 28 March, 2024

Cancer is a sneaky beast but every year (in fact it seems like every week at the moment!) treatments get more effective and less toxic.

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It feels as if I’m sending my column in every day but apparently it’s only every week - I guess it’s old age making me think life is flying past far too fast.

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Posted 28 March, 2024

The fantastic Ōtautahi-based indie folk duo Terrible Sons are heading to town in April.

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Wakatipu High School students are getting ready to take their mainstage to perform American musical Hairspray. The show is their annual musical production and will open at the start of April.

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