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    Methamphetamine is the drug of choice for many in New Zealand, according to wastewater testing....

    Search found drugs: officer

    A 46-year-old Glenorchy man has been remanded in custody after a search warrant was executed as part of an ongoing operation targeting the supply of methamphetamine in the community.

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    Voicing of view called for: mayor

    After their swearing-in ceremony at the Lake Hayes Pavilion on Thursday are Queenstown Lakes...

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    Voicing of view called for: mayor

    The Queenstown Lakes district’s new mayor says he wants councillors to freely express their views in public and listen for the "whispers among the noise" on social media.

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    Project to create academic retreat restarted

    This historic woolshed house in Woolshed Bay, near Jack’s Point, will be the centrepiece of an...

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    Project to create academic retreat restarted

    The University of Otago has restarted a project to transform a former farm homestead overlooking Lake Wakatipu into an academic retreat and conference venue.

    Tourism industry volunteers plant 2400 trees

    Attending the recent Industry Planting Day at Jardine Park are (from left) Queenstown Lakes...

    Tourism industry volunteers plant 2400 trees

    A crew representing Queenstown’s tourism industry recently bolstered the Wakatipu’s native trees by 2400.

    Cocaine, meth and cash found in Glenorchy search - police

    The victim of gang-related torture in Nelson over missing drugs had both his toes squeezed with a...

    Cocaine, meth and cash found in Glenorchy search - police

    A man is in custody after police say they found cocaine, methamphetamine, cannabis and $11,000 in cash at a Glenorchy property. 

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    Vines dodge frost bullet, so far

    File photo: ODT

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    Vines dodge frost bullet, so far

    Queenstown winemakers say they managed to dodge a significant bullet this week.

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    Uni brings degree to town in first

    Queenstown resort College. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Uni brings degree to town in first

    Students will soon be able to complete a University of Otago degree from the region’s top recreation destination.

    Walker hangs up the helmet

    Outgoing Queenstown Trails Trust chairman Michael Walker. PHOTO: LEIGH JEFFERY

    Walker hangs up the helmet

    There's been a changing of the guard at the Queenstown Trails Trust.

    Artefacts and apparitions await

    A host of creepy characters are again waiting to meet those who dare at Arrowtown’s Lakes...

    Artefacts and apparitions await

    It's shaping up to be a spooktacular night.

    Sunday’s the day to get quacking

    Rotary duck race organiser Tim Wilshire. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

    Sunday’s the day to get quacking

    All in the interests of charity, rubber ducks will be elbowing out their real-life equivalents on Queenstown’s Horne Creek this Sunday for Rotary Club of Queenstown’s annual duck race.

    Celebrating a grape’s great impact

    Arthurs Keys, 10, son of Gibbston Valley Wines chief winemaker Christopher Keys, helps Central...

    Celebrating a grape’s great impact

    Growers, residents, wine makers and enthusiasts recently toasted at least 40 years of pinot noir winegrowing in Queenstown’s Gibbston.

    Space for creativity

    The Winterstellar Charitable Trust’s popping up some of its astrophotography in O’Connells...

    Space for creativity

    A unique pop-up exhibition is about to launch across the Queenstown Lakes, and it is one organisers hope will create a "lasting ripple effect".

    Spicy sausage scores big

    Showing off Fergbutcher’s awards at the Great New Zealand Sausage Competition in Auckland are,...

    Spicy sausage scores big

    Arrowtown's Fergbutcher has proof its sausages are a cut above.

    Boosting hospo profitability

    Richard McLeod, CEO of hospo software supplier Loaded, says operators will benefit from his...

    Boosting hospo profitability

    A Queenstown-based hospitality software company’s teamed up with a highly-regarded hospo coaching business to lift profitability and performance in today’s tough trading environment.

    Ultrarunner’s lucrative 25 seconds

    The first-ever winners of the Bayleys Brecon St Grunt are, from left, Shayne Jagger, of Dunedin,...

    Ultrarunner’s lucrative 25 seconds

    A local ultrarunner who is used to running for hours surprised himself by taking out the inaugural Bayleys Brecon St Grunt charity event — racing up and down Queenstown’s Brecon St steps — in a...

    Cricketers hoping to play ball

    Queenstown Cricket Club manager Emma Campbell. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

    Cricketers hoping to play ball

    If the fickle weather plays ball, Queenstown’s cricketers will do likewise over the next week.

    Sculptural home hugs lake

    A unique home for sale at Queenstown’s Drift Bay. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Sculptural home hugs lake

    A sculptural, architectural home on the shore of Lake Whakatipu, at Drift Bay, is on the market for the first time.

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    Wealthy Queenstowners fight the power

    Photo: file

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    Wealthy Queenstowners fight the power

    Residents of one of Queenstown’s wealthiest neighbourhoods fear a proposed power transmission line will not only be a visual blot, but a hazard risk due to fault lines in the area.

    Man fined $22,000 after building encroached on road

    Construction activity fell sharply. Photo: ODT Files

    Man fined $22,000 after building encroached on road

    A Queenstown man has been fined more than $22,000 after illegally erecting a building on a public road without council approval.

    Tributes for man who died

    Photo: file

    Tributes for man who died

    Tributes to an Irishman who reportedly died in a fall from a balcony in Queenstown have appeared in Irish newspapers.
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    Do you support the Ridgeburn development going ahead?

    The government's performed a U-turn and allowed developer Kurt Gibbons to apply to fast track a huge subdivision, proposing 1242 homes and a commercial precinct, on the late Alan Hamilton's Morven Ferry Rd farm, at Queenstown's Arrow Junction
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