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Friday 27th August, 2021
The whole of New Zealand is on Covid 19 alert level 4 lockdown until midnight this Friday, with longer for Auckland.
There are still no cases of Covid 19 in the South Island, prompting some to question why people and businesses away from the outbreak zone are also locked down.
Earlier this week Queenstown Lakes Major Jim Boult voiced concern about his area... and joined us via zoom .
Watch here;
Monday 16th March, 2020
What seemed inevitable has finally happened.
The first positive Covid-19 test result has been confirmed in New Zealand’s tourism capital of Queenstown.
Friday 13th March, 2020
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Queenstown tourism operators are noticing the impact on visitor numbers as Covid-19 virus travel bans come in force around the world.
A new marketing campaigns hopes to lure visitors from less-affected parts of the world to the resort.
Friday 06th March, 2020
Arrowtown School pupils got a thrilling surprise this week, when a Queenstown Helicopter Rescue crew dropped in to their camp at Cecil Peak Station.
Paramedics Jodie Burton and Dave Chittenden, along with pilot Justin Gloag, flew in to the school’s camp by the Lochy River on Thursday morning.
Wednesday 22nd January, 2020
A man has been charged with careless driving causing injury following a bus crash in which a girl and woman lost limbs.
Emergency services arrived at the crash yesterday afternoon on the Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd, southwest of Queenstown.
A tourist bus had rolled on to its side, and the Otago Daily Times understands a girl lost both hands in the crash, and a woman lost one hand.
Otago Lakes Area Commander Inspector Olaf Jensen says a 32-year-old man has been charged with careless driving causing injury following the bus crash.
Tuesday 21st January, 2020
Twenty people are injured, including two seriously, after a bus rolled on Glenorchy-Queenstown Road about 7km southwest of Queenstown.
Police say the crash happened just before 2pm and the road, just south of Closeburn Road, is blocked.
Monday 20th January, 2020
A Queenstown tourism giant has begun building a village for its staff at Walter Peak, in response to rising Queenstown rents.
Real Journey's has spent 1.5 million dollars on three new houses for staff at Walter Peak High Country Farm.
Wednesday 15th January, 2020
A man has been charged with dangerous driving, following the death of an elderly woman in a collision on Queentown's Frankton Road on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency services were called the accident involving a motorcycle and two cars, just after 3:30pm.
Tuesday 14th January, 2020
Town met country for the 150th time in Queenstown on Saturday.
Thousands attended the annual Lake Hayes A&P Show with rain holding-off until the last horse had completed the show jumping event.
Tuesday 10th December, 2019
Members of the Cromwell Menz Shed have been overwhelmed by the support they've received from the local community to establish a base to work from.
The group, which has about 50 members, is now based from two, 40ft shipping containers at the Cromwell Racecourse.