ACC bid for firefighters rejected – Queenstown petitioner to keep fighting
Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade secretary Katherine Lamont vows she will keep fighting after a Parliamentary Select Committee has turned down her bid – supported by a strong national petition, for equal ACC rights for thousands of unpaid volunteer firefighters.
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Police Search and Rescue have recovered the bodies of two people from the Fiordland National Park. Police were notified at around 7:40pm on Saturday 13 December that the pair were missing, when another climbing party activated a beacon after the pair failed to return from their intended route.
Cromwell, NZ — The much-loved National Cherry Pit-Spit Championship returns to McNulty House Gardens in the Cromwell Heritage Precinct proudly hosted by the Cromwell & Districts Promotion Group.
A 35-year-old Spanish man has been remanded in custody after Police observed what allegedly appeared to be a drug deal near Frankton, stopping two vehicles, one near Boyd Road, at 9.50pm last Wednesday (3 December), Constable Amanda Shute says.
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Cromwell, NZ — The much-loved National Cherry Pit-Spit Championship returns to McNulty House Gardens in the Cromwell Heritage Precinct proudly hosted by the Cromwell & Districts Promotion Group.
2026 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the Wakatipu Toy Library, with a range of major new initiatives coming online.
Arts and culture
The Arts Hole is Queenstown's first and only urban, contemporary art gallery featuring exciting works from emerging and established artists, including the likes of Banksy.
Waiheke Island-based artist Julia Holden is returning to Queenstown for the opening of her exhibition, The Artist, this Friday, and to join in on a panel discussion, The Power of Collaboration, on Saturday.
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