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Posted 2 February, 2025

South Islanders saw a fireball break through the atmosphere near Wanaka overnight (31 January) with a loud sonic boom.

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Posted 31 January, 2025

Locals will have to wait a little longer to find out whether the ‘golden arches’ are coming to Wānaka.

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Posted 31 January, 2025

Queenstown's mayor has been talking to the government about the option of a congestion charge on tourists driving around town.

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Posted 30 January, 2025

It's 1.1km long and has cost a whopping $128 million. Queenstown's much-maligned new arterial road opens today, more than three years after work began on the Covid-19 'Shovel-ready' project.

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Posted 29 January, 2025

Australian golfing star Lucas Herbert, a standout star on the LIV Golf circuit with Ripper GC, is set to make his return to Queenstown for the New Zealand Open.

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Posted 29 January, 2025

Wānaka housing project that will provide affordable rentals to seniors has received a $100,000 grant from a local trust that assists people in need in the Upper Clutha.

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Posted 29 January, 2025

Arrowtown resident Nick Fifield is sharing the stories of the goldmining town’s pioneering history through a new audio tour app.

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Posted 28 January, 2025

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s state-of-the-nation address yesterday focused on growth above all else. We shouldn’t rush to judgement, but at least one prominent financial commentator has concluded the maths behind the goals “just doesn’t add up”.

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Posted 28 January, 2025

Police want to speak to this man, who they believe can assist with an ongoing enquiry in Queenstown.

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Posted 28 January, 2025

The post-Covid reset has not gone smoothly for the hospitality sector, with a choppy recovery for restaurants, bars, hotels and tourism.

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Posted 27 January, 2025

The New Zealand Open has confirmed that a $2 million prize pool will be up for grabs when the tournament tees off in Queenstown next month.

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Posted 27 January, 2025

Lake Wakatipu's water is now under the spotlight with a recent report showing a drop in quality from ‘excellent’ to ‘high’, amid concerns untreated sewage could be seeping into the lake.

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Posted 26 January, 2025

An investigation is underway after the death of a woman at a Queenstown property on Saturday, 25 January.

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Posted 23 January, 2025

Queenstown's failing disposal field at Shotover Waste Water Treatment Plant is now in the hands of the Environment Court.

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Posted 23 January, 2025

NZ Mountain Safety Council (MSC) is encouraging hunters to get fit before the Roar this year to reduce severe injuries that could last well beyond the season.

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Posted 23 January, 2025

The government will need to get its chequebook ready if it plans to welcome more tourists to our shores, the mayor of Queenstown says.

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Posted 22 January, 2025

Queenstown's very own Alice Robinson has claimed her fourth World Cup victory, taking the win at the Kronplatz FIS Giant Slalom World Cup, in Italy, overnight NZT.

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Posted 21 January, 2025

Cromwell’s Kiwi Water Park staff will feature in an international advertising campaign for Jetstar in a few weeks, using a giant inflatable airline logo in the middle of Lake Dunstan.

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Posted 21 January, 2025

Sending a big rock sailing through the air then crashing into a valley far below gives a thrill that never grows old for Wayo Carson.

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Posted 20 January, 2025

What a way to spend your summer holidays. Liger students Joel van Beers and Nikau Barnes, both 15, have spent the last two weeks on an epic adventure to circumnavigate Queenstown's Lake Whakatipu.

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