Crimeline
Queenstown firefighters had to use the ‘jaws of life’ to cut a seriously injured Kiwi driver from his vehicle after emergency services responded to a head on crash on the Glenorchy Road just before 3.30pm on Monday (Labour Day).
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Police are reiterating stern warnings to anyone thinking they’ll take the risk to drink and drive after a teenage driver, who allegedly crashed into a fence on Littles Road, allegedly blew three and a half times over the legal adult limit.
Police are warning cyclists, walkers and motorists to be ‘extra vigilant’ along state highways and roads with summer approaching and the new Kawarau Gorge Trail on the way, after an American cyclist was seriously injured at Gibbston last Monday (3 November).
NZONE Skydive is celebrating its 35th anniversary as the country’s first commercial tandem skydiving operator and a cornerstone of New Zealand’s adventure tourism industry.
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KnowYourStuffNZ is back in town! The drug harm reduction charity helping Kiwis stay safer on a night out is returning to Queenstown and Wānaka with a new season of free, legal, and confidential drug checking clinics.
This November, Child Cancer Foundation is once again inviting Kiwis to bring meaning and heart into their homes with the launch of its annual tea towel fundraiser, featuring a beautiful new pōhutukawa-inspired design.
Arts and culture
Josie Shapiro is the bestselling author of Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts, which won the inaugural Allen & Unwin Fiction Prize and was named one of the best books of 2023 by The Spinoff and The New Zealand Listener.
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and the Three Lakes Cultural Trust (TLCT) are playing creative matchmaker this November — pairing local creativity with unexpected spaces and places across the district.
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