Crimeline: “Very, very lucky” climber rescued after tumbling almost 300m
A climber who fell between 200m and 300m off a ledge down a very steep, rocky face while descending Mount Aspiring in darkness on Tuesday evening is “very, very lucky to be alive”, rescuers say.
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Book Club at Queenstown Library is Adult Services Librarian Lili Owen’s favourite programme, hands down.
Destined to be a leader, he was appointed ‘Sergeant Major’ for his Greymouth High School Cadets in 1959 “in charge of training the kids”. By 2001, albeit on a somewhat grander scale, former Queenstown Lakes Mayor Clive Geddes was pretty much doing the same.
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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Book Club at Queenstown Library is Adult Services Librarian Lili Owen’s favourite programme, hands down.
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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The Lakes Weekly is hand delivered to every business in Queenstown, Arrowtown, Frankton, Five Mile Remarkables Park and Glenda Drive on Tuesday. Copies are available in service stations, libraries and drop boxes throughout the region and every supermarket throughout the Queenstown basin and Wanaka.
Online the issue is available Monday afternoon, on lwb.co.nz and the Qtn App.
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