A Queenstown councillor comes under scrutiny today after revealing a confidential council plan to discharge treated sewage into the Shotover River - potentially leading to her removal from key responsibilities.
Bluff Oyster and Food Festival organisers are pleased their liquor licence has been approved but feel they have been punished without doing anything wrong.
Outspoken Queenstown Lakes District councillor Niki Gladding has been stripped of her committee roles at an extraordinary council meeting this afternoon.