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Posted 23 November, 2023

When independent supermarket startup Supie went bust last month, the company’s 120 employees were told they wouldn’t be paid for their last two weeks of work, or receive any of their owed annual leave pay.

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Posted 23 November, 2023

Mattresses, plastic bottles, tyres, chemicals and waste oil are just some of the items being burnt outdoors in Otago

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Posted 23 November, 2023

Welcome to Queenstown! Spot yourself a roadside bargain… It’s not the most beautiful sight awaiting visitors and Southern Corridor locals as they drop over the brow of the hill towards Kawarau Bridge only to be greeted by an impromptu roadside used car lot, often with the odd retail advertisement thrown in.

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Posted 22 November, 2023

Government talks are now at the point where a deal between National, ACT and New Zealand First could be signed as early as tomorrow.

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Posted 22 November, 2023

Confidence appears to be returning to the Queenstown Lakes business community following the General Election.

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Posted 21 November, 2023

One of Queenstown's treatment plants will get its pipes flushed on Wednesday as the town tries to clean up its water supply.

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Posted 21 November, 2023

Police searching for a woman who went missing on Monday while driving from Dunedin to Queenstown have found her alive in her crashed car.

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Posted 21 November, 2023

Saturday's Queenstown Marathon was more than just a marketing opportunity for its naming sponsor New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty.

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Posted 21 November, 2023

Local arts and cultural organisations are bracing themselves for tough funding challenges ahead as belts tighten and costs rise.

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Posted 21 November, 2023

Kākā are thriving in Fiordland's Eglinton Valley, thanks to three decades of predator control.

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Posted 20 November, 2023

The Pure South Handpicked 55 Day Aged Beef won best grass-fed steak and the best ribeye steak at the World Steak Challenge in London last week.

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Posted 20 November, 2023

Do you have ideas or insights that could help develop a Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw for the district?

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Posted 20 November, 2023

Zac Coombs plays the role of Neil Diamond in The Sweet Caroline Tour: A Tribute to Neil Diamond, which is a dream come true.

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Posted 20 November, 2023

The development of Cromwell’s newest subdivision has moved into its next phase with sections going on the market.

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Posted 19 November, 2023

Thousands of runners and walkers from across New Zealand and around the world took part in yesterday’s New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty Queenstown Marathon.

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Posted 17 November, 2023

If you prefer "delightfully simple sleeping huts rather than a high-end hotel", New Zealand's top architects agree with you. The Great Glenorchy Alpine Basecamp, a collection of 14 gable-roofed sleeping huts and adjacent communal spaces off Oban Street, won big at the 2023 New Zealand Architecture Awards, held in Wellington on Thursday.

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Posted 17 November, 2023

Queenstowners are being given advice on how to stay well and support whānau as New Zealand moves through its fifth wave of Covid-19.

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Posted 17 November, 2023

Tourism operators say they do not want new technology to jeopardise the manaakitanga they offer visitors.

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Posted 16 November, 2023

The Queenstown branch of the Palestine Support Network Aotearoa (PSNA) is holding a rally in Earnslaw Park this Sunday, 10am.

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Posted 16 November, 2023

National leader Christopher Luxon says negotiations to form a government are in the final stages.

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