River wastewater: 'I would happily let my children swim there'
A senior Queenstown council manager says he would happily let his children swim in a river where treated sewage will be discharged within days.
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Council blasted over wastewater plan
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Council blasted over wastewater plan
Accusations of lack of transparency are being fired at the Queenstown Lakes District Council as it prepares to tell the public about how it will manage its treated wastewater into the Shotover River.
Man charged with assault
Man charged with assault
A Christchurch man has been charged with assault after punching a 25-year-old Queenstown man in Camp St on Saturday night.
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Furniture-smashing assailant pepper-sprayed
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'Mayhem ensued': Furniture-smashing assailant pepper-sprayed
A Fijian national claimed to have asked his victim’s permission before punching them at least three times to the face in his Queenstown home last year.
Deportee jailed for unprovoked assault
Deportee jailed for unprovoked assault
A 501 deportee who, without provocation, punched a Queenstown resident with such force his two front teeth were knocked loose has received another prison term.
Concerns raised over wastewater discharge
Concerns raised over wastewater discharge
A Queenstown Lakes District councillor is begging her council not to use "emergency powers" to allow 12,000 cubic metres of treated wastewater to be discharged directly into the Shotover River daily.
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‘Perfect’ Rolls-Royce wins at inaugural classic car show
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‘Perfect’ Rolls-Royce wins at inaugural classic car show
It was petrol-head heaven.
‘Code browns’ ‘not uncommon’ at council pools
‘Code browns’ ‘not uncommon’ at council pools
Defecating in Queenstown’s Alpine Aqualand — a "code brown", requiring areas of the pool to be shut down — appears to be rife.
Legends brave cold for annual swimming event
Legends brave cold for annual swimming event
About 250 swimmers gave new meaning to cold water immersion in Queenstown on Saturday morning, during the fifth annual Whakatipu Legend open water swimming event.
Planes at risk of bird strike from wastewater plant
Planes at risk of bird strike from wastewater plant
A problematic wastewater treatment plant in Queenstown has got another issue — the threat of bird strike.
Closure of only medical centre ‘huge blow’
Closure of only medical centre ‘huge blow’
Arrowtown community leaders say the loss of the township’s only medical centre in September is a "huge blow".
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Freedom camping mess ‘inexcusable’
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Freedom camping mess ‘inexcusable’
Queenstown Lakes district councillors were regaled with more freedom camping horror stories at their full meeting yesterday.
Queenstown Lakes pursues freedom camping crackdown
Queenstown Lakes pursues freedom camping crackdown
A Queenstown local told councillors the streets were becoming "toilets and rubbish pits" as part of a call for the council to crackdown on freedom campers.
Collision fears over new arterial
Collision fears over new arterial
Queenstown's Plunket community is concerned over parents and tiny tots being involved in vehicle collisions on the busy new arterial road outside their Henry St premises.
‘Anchor site’ up for grabs
‘Anchor site’ up for grabs
The "anchor site" in Queenstown’s Ladies Mile development zone is on the market.
Waimarino decision ‘troubling’
Waimarino decision ‘troubling’
A court's decision to not award costs to a community trust that opposed a luxury villa development in Queenstown’s Bob’s Cove sends a "deeply troubling message" to other Whakatipu Basin residents...
$750 parking fine frustrates muso unloading equipment
$750 parking fine frustrates muso unloading equipment
A muso who used a disability park in Arrowtown to unload heavy gear is voicing concerns over council’s handling of his case.
Arts groups need new home
Arts groups need new home
The show must go on.
Blockbuster tourist attraction planned for Glenorchy
Blockbuster tourist attraction planned for Glenorchy
The world’s largest-ever eagle stalks a moa in spectacular VR footage produced for a new Glenorchy tourism attraction
Opportunity to sing your heart out
Opportunity to sing your heart out
Anyone who’d love the thrill of joining a mass choir to knock out some classical bangers can do exactly that as part of the third Whakatipu Music Festival this Easter.