Crimeline: Youth arrested – breach of bail
A local youth was arrested over the weekend after a group of youths were allegedly identified on a private yacht moored in Queenstown Bay. The individual was charged with unlawfully takes motor vehicle, unlawful gets into a motor vehicle, unlawfully gets onto a ship and escapes custody.
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Cooler temperatures and light rain overnight have helped suppress the vegetation fire at Walter Peak, providing firefighters with more favourable conditions as operations continue today. An early morning flight found that the fire has significantly reduced, with no visible flames observed around the fire perimeter.
Firefighting resumed at Walter Peak at 7am today, with air and ground operations underway. Four helicopters equipped with monsoon buckets are cooling hotspots and dampening the fire perimeter, with a fifth helicopter used as an aerial platform to direct the air attack.
Police have paused the search for missing 47-year-old Erika Rodrigues Coelho.This difficult decision follows extensive searches of the area since Erika was reported missing on 20 September.
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Community
NHR has rolled into town, bringing a range of moving trucks and cargo vans suitable for individuals and business hire. Their fleet includes diesel vehicles and our district’s first electric moving truck – all complete with handy tail lifts.
We’ve come a long way in the Queenstown Lakes District. No one bats an eyelid when you offer up a reusable coffee cup in town and an increasing number of water stations have made reusable bottles the norm for locals and visitors alike.
Arts and culture
In 1986 Wellington poet Kate Camp kept a diary for a year, the year she turned 14. In that year, her parents divorced, she had sex for the first time and learned to use a microfiche.
Alternative-folk artist Reb Fountain will play at Yonder in October as part of her nation-wide tour. The tour is in support of her latest album, Water for Gasoline, which stays true to her genre-defining sound – smooth and captivating.
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