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Three car pile-up Lower Shotover Bridge – Flying object Chimney fire at Eichardt’s Airbnb guests save the day

Police are warning motorists to take extra care with a number of drivers clocked speeding at over 140km/hr in the last few weeks, school holidays and extra international drivers on local roads due to Chinese Golden Week.

Wakatipu Search and Rescue and Alpine Cliff Rescue volunteers have been called out to at least a third more, close to twice their usual number of rescues and searches in what’s been one of their busiest extended winter periods in some years.

The last film screening in Arrowtown Creative Arts Society’s (ACAS) Winter Film Series will be Dale Frank, Nobody’s Sweetie. On Friday, 24 October, following the film, there’ll be a Q&A with director Jenny Hicks.

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He’s hosted Taylor Swift, Hugh Jackman and Sir Peter Jackson at his place, Sir Ian McKellen called it his favourite place on earth, and Internet billionaire Kim Dotcom was among many famous people wanting to buy it.

A local breast cancer survivor is calling on people the people of Otago to step up and volunteer for Breast Cancer Foundation’s Pink Ribbon Street Appeal, taking place on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 October.

International stars of the chamber music scene converged on Wānaka this weekend for the opening of At the World’s Edge Festival.

Queenstown will sparkle brighter than ever on Friday, 11 October 2025, as the Bhartiya Samaj Queenstown Charitable Trust hosts the 10th annual Diwali – Festival of Lights.

A new case of measles has been found in Queenstown. The case has no known links to the four cases in Northland.

Vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw is resuming its regular sailings from Queenstown to Walter Peak on Wednesday after a five-month engine overhaul.

Hato Hone St John (HHStJ) ambulance service has experienced its busiest winter on record, with July and August marking the two heaviest months for ambulance callouts in the service’s history.

Mental Health by Katherine Froggatt

Backcountry rescue experts are concerned for the safety of any recreational hikers heading up the likes of Ben Lomond at present with a real threat of mini avalanches if they venture out onto snow-covered cornices.

Standing for Mayor has been so energising and I have just loved getting to talk face to face with our many and diverse whanau and communities. Earlier this week I had a great hui with the Pasifika community. Which after the last census and according to Te Puni Kokiri this district is the fastest growing Pasifika population in Aotearoa NZ, growing annually at 7.4%, The Māori community is not far behind at 6.9%.

‘If you stop, you drop’, is Ella Wilson’s motto, and at 82, her life is sure testament to this.

Queenstown Police are warning against vigilante actions as they investigate reports that a group of ‘Queenstown-based individuals’ have been trying to ‘catfish people’ who are attempting to contact minors online.

Santiago Bonhomme has been selected as one of the winners of Christchurch City Libraries National Poetry Day Competition, taking home a prize in the adult category for his poem The World War Has Not Yet Reached the South Island.

Extinction Rebellion’s Pierre Marasti gives his final climate report to Otago Regional Council, addressing councillors, ahead of the October elections.

Looking for a fun way to get active and connect with the community? The Lightfoot Initiative is thrilled to announce a special, free workshop: Learn 2 Ride: Beginner and Confidence Bike Lessons for Women.