Bill to extend ACC cover to volunteer firefighters drawn

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Posted 24 July, 2026

A member's bill that would extend ACC cover to volunteer firefighters has been drawn from the biscuit tin.

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The young talent of our region was on display at Wakatipu High School last week as students took on HADESTOWN Teen Edition.

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Posted 28 July, 2026

One of Queenstown’s firefighting Superheroes, Bobby Lamont, who has more than 25 years’ service under his kit, is one of five experienced specialist Kiwis seconded to the United States to help fight wildfires.

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Posted 23 July, 2026

Three youths will face charges in the Youth Court in relation to a ram raid at Big Barrel liquor store in Remarkables Park around 2.30am yesterday (Wednesday, 22 July), the second in Remarkables Park in eight months.

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Posted 28 July, 2026

One of Queenstown’s firefighting Superheroes, Bobby Lamont, who has more than 25 years’ service under his kit, is one of five experienced specialist Kiwis seconded to the United States to help fight wildfires.

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Happiness House
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Posted 24 July, 2026

A beloved community centre which has served as a second home to tens of thousands of Queenstowners is on the hunt for a new home of its own. Happiness House - which offers free food, low-cost clothes, advocacy and spaces for social connection - has learned it must vacate its premises of two decades near Queenstown Gardens by 2028.

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Posted 28 July, 2026

The young talent of our region was on display at Wakatipu High School last week as students took on HADESTOWN Teen Edition.

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Posted 21 July, 2026

The premise for DJ Hot Dub Time Machine is pretty simple; play hits across the decades, starting in the 50s and coming all the way through to present day.

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