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IT shop finds nasty surprise on Queenstown laptop

The teacher exchanged explicit messages and photos with a teenage girl. File photo: Getty Images

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IT business uncovers child porn on Frankton man's laptop

A Frankton man was caught with hundreds of child porn images on his laptop and cellphone after he took them to a Queenstown IT business.

Queenstown Lakes housing least affordable in country: new data

Queenstown Lakes housing least affordable in country: new data

Housing affordability is at the best level in almost a decade, but the effect is not being felt evenly.

'Ready to burn': Fire ban spreads to Queenstown Lakes

Very dry conditions including in Wānaka have prompted a total ban on outdoor fires. Photo: Fire...

'Ready to burn': Fire ban spreads to Queenstown Lakes

Fire and Emergency NZ has declared a prohibited fire season for the Queenstown Lakes District.

Fire threatened housing

Multiple fire appliances and a helicopter with a monsoon bucket battled a large vegetation fire which threatened housing at Arthurs Point, near Queenstown, yesterday.

Freedom campers fall foul of Q'town Lakes rules

Queenstown Lakes District Council introduced new freedom camping rules in December, restricting...

'S***ting in the bushes': Freedom campers fall foul of Queenstown Lakes rules

Freedom campers are falling foul of new Queenstown Lakes District Council rules, with about 18 people per day stung with $400 fines.

Arthurs Point fire no longer a threat

Arthurs Point fire no longer a threat

A large vegetation fire that initially threatened housing at Arthurs Point, near Queenstown, has now been extinguished.

Police ask for public’s help to catch car thieves

Police ask for public’s help to catch car thieves

Queenstown police are asking for the public’s help to find out who stole two cars early on Sunday.

Police ask for help after cars stolen, damaged in Queenstown

Queenstown police are asking for the public’s help to find out who stole two cars early yesterday.

Competitors enjoy fine conditions

Maia Flint in recovery mode after winning the Motatapu Miners Trail race on Saturday. PHOTOS:...

Competitors enjoy fine conditions

More than 2700 competitors relished fine conditions as they ran or biked in the back country between Arrowtown and Wānaka during the Motatapu off-road race on Saturday.

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Trail network hailed as ‘incredible asset’

Riding the new trails at the Project Tohu site near Arrowtown on Saturday are (from left) Jean...

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Trail network hailed as ‘incredible asset’

The Wakatipu’s newest trail network has been lauded as an "incredible asset" after hundreds of people took a sneak peek at the Project Tohu native restoration site.

No-one injured in car flipping incident

No-one injured in car flipping incident

A vehicle was left on its roof yesterday afternoon in Jack Hanley Dr in Hanley's Farm, near Queenstown.

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Call to set up hospice care at empty site

Lakes District Hospital. Photo: ODT files

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Call to set up hospice care at empty site

An exhausted Queenstown resident caring for her dying husband has called on the health minister to turn empty rooms at Frankton’s Lakes District Hospital into a temporary hospice space.

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ORC decides not to build e-bus depot

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ORC decides not to build e-bus depot

The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has palmed off developing an electric bus charging depot in Queenstown to the private market.

Rich foreign buyers flock to properties

Rich foreign buyers flock to properties

The early foreign birds are circling the Southern Lakes to catch the rare golden worms.

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Surprise literary selection

Queenstown author Peta Carey is preparing to eat her hat.

Statutory manager appointed

The board of Queenstown-Lakes’ oldest school, Glenorchy School, has called in a limited statutory manager (LSM).

Fire crews battle Arrowtown vegetation blaze

A helicopter with a monsoon bucket dumps water on the blaze. Photo: Guy Williams

Fire crews battle Arrowtown vegetation blaze

Crews of firefighters and two helicopters with monsoon buckets are fighting a large vegetation fire near Arrowtown.

Ultra-wealthy jet into Queenstown to snap up $5m-plus homes

Properties like this one at 27 Edinburgh Drive, Queenstown, are in the sight of foreign buyers....

Ultra-wealthy jet into Queenstown to snap up $5m-plus homes

Ultra-rich buyers arriving in private jets are zeroing in on Queenstown's priciest properties as new foreign house-buyer rules come into force.

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Fire ban for district amid hot conditions

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Fire ban for district amid hot conditions

Hot and windy weather has raised the fire risk in the Queenstown Lakes District to extreme, prompting Fire and Emergency New Zealand to suspend all fire permits in its Lakes zone for the next three...

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Miners seek to take out gold from the bank

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Miners seek to take out gold from the bank

Hopeful gold miners are having another crack at it in the Upper Clutha — this time on the banks of the river rather than in it.

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