Crimeline: Alleged speeding dad nabbed

Psychedelic world music, that’s how frontman of Carnivorous Plant Society Finn Scholes describes the trio’s sound. Heading to Queenstown next week, they’ll be bringing their signature sounds to Sherwood, on tour with Arts on Tour NZ.

City-raised Gloria McKeich arrived in Queenstown in 1967 – a young mum with a two-year-old and a baby, to discover “one doctor, one hospital, one newspaper outlet and no public transport”.

Rescuers and mountain safety experts are urging climbers to ‘know their descent route’ before taking on big climbs, after two strong local climbers in their 20s had to be rescued late at night from a steep, vertical ice slope, high on Mount Aspiring overnight on Tuesday, 30 June.

Whilst the nature of politics can lead to debate and a contest of ideas, it has been pleasing to see both Labour and the Greens broadly endorsing the National Infrastructure Plan this week.

Local rescuers are concerned that an increasing number of hunters from overseas or out of town are needing to be rescued after getting caught out in the Wakatipu’s challenging alpine terrain and finding themselves beyond their capabilities.