The first week of the inquest into Lachie Jones’ death has heard dramatic allegations, including staged phone calls and the boy’s body being stored in a freezer.
A would-be Queenstown Lakes property developer cannot appeal a court ruling ordering him to hand over documents about a $10m investment in his unbuilt Wānaka hotel venture.
Lachie Jones’ eldest half-brother says the theory that he was involved in a complicated plan to cover up what happened to the toddler is a "disgusting accusation".
A group of residents fighting a luxury lodge proposed for Queenstown’s Bobs Cove had expected to be on the same side as the Queenstown Lakes District Council, their lawyer has said.
The half-brother of Gore toddler Lachie Jones has told an inquest into the 3-year-old's death it would be "out of character" for the boy to have run over a kilometre on his own.
For the second time in two months, the Queenstown Lakes District Council has been accused of "witness shopping" after dropping its opposition to a contentious luxury lodge proposal.
A man who killed a driver while fleeing from police as a teenager has committed a strikingly similar offence and sent explicit images to a child, a court heard.
A proposal to build a coastal bund to protect Amberley Beach in Canterbury from rising sea levels has received support from the Hurunui District Council.
The businessman behind a luxury lodge proposed for Queenstown’s Bobs Cove says the revision of his consent application has forced a change to its funding model.
Arrowtown's Millbrook Resort is in legal battles with its neighbours who do not want it hosting the New Zealand Open or building a "cafe" on its course.
Arrowtown's Millbrook Resort is in legal battles with its neighbours who do not want it hosting the New Zealand Open or building a "cafe" on its course.