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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Queenstown - You Need To See This

Deep south keeps calm and carries on throughout fuel crisis

“Our customers have been amazing.” Z Energy retailers in the deep south say communities largely kept their cool through fuel price rises and supply pressure.

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Astrophotographer climbed steep snow and ice to reveal a spectacular night sky "most people beneath those lights will never see"

Award-winning Milky Way image over Queenstown shows a rare alignment of a galaxy, alpine terrain and human presence

Digital Camera World

$400m housing incentive to up councils’ game? ‘If we were a restaurant, we would have gone bankrupt by now’

Govt offers cash-strapped councils cash inducements to sign off more housing – but will it be enough to outweigh the enormous cost of building infrastructure to new subdivisions? Jonathan Milne investigates.

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Fears of ‘zombie’ town as Queenstown reaches breaking point

Today from The Detail: Queenstown's million-dollar dream is turning into a housing nightmare as locals are priced out, homes sit empty, and homelessness grows

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Peake to defend NZ crown with British Open in sights

Former bikie Ryan Peake will return to Queenstown next year to defend his New Zealand Open title, with a British Open spot on the line.

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A local’s guide to Queenstown and Arrowtown: ‘Like walking on to a film set’

Ridiculously picturesque, with award-winning eateries and bars, the New Zealand South Island towns have more to offer than just adventure sports, restaurateur Penelope Johnson says

The Guardian - AU

Met arrests six teenage gang members in London phone snatching crackdown

Police said robbery in Nine Elms has dropped by 72 per cent, while Battersea Park and Shaftesbury and Queenstown wards have seen reductions of 46 and 45 per cent respectively

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An 11-Day Middle-earth Fantasy in New Zealand

New Zealand's geography feels magically pulled straight from J.R.R. Tolkien's stories.

Reason

Ex-criminal Ryan Peake qualifies for British Open with New Zealand Open victory

Former Australian motorcycle gang member Ryan Peake completed a stunning redemption story on Sunday, winning the New Zealand Open and securing a spot in this year’s British Open. The 31-year-old from Perth, who previously served a five-year jail term for assault, held his nerve to claim a one-shot victory at…

The Times of India

Flight makes emergency landing in New Zealand after engine fire due to ‘possible bird strike’

Queenstown local says ‘one engine was throwing flames and sputtering out’

The Independent UK

Bird strike: what happens when a plane collides with a bird?

Late last night, Virgin Australia flight VA 148 set out from Queenstown in New Zealand bound for Melbourne. Not long after takeoff, the right engine of the Boeing 737-800 jet started emitting loud bangs, followed by flames.

The Conversation

Likely ‘a bird strike’: Virgin Australia flight makes emergency landing in New Zealand after engine fire

Boeing 737-800 plane travelling from Queenstown to Melbourne diverts due to bird probably being ‘ingested into an engine’

The Guardian - AU

Virgin Australia Flight Bound For Melb Forced To Land After Engine Catches Fire: ‘A Tad Shaken’

A Virgin Australia flight heading to Melbourne from Queenstown New Zealand was forced to land after a fire broke out in its engine.

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New Zealand Detective Series 'A Remarkable Place To Die' Launched

A Remarkable Place to Die is a captivating detective series set in Queenstown, New Zealand, featuring Anais Mallory solving complex homicides amidst person...

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Ocean Alley musician apologises for shoplifting after New Zealand shop shares CCTV footage

Lachlan Galbraith says he feels ‘deep regret’ for stealing a drink bottle lid, but the Hunting and Fishing store in Queenstown says embarrassment ‘is punishment enough’

The Times of India

History-maker Pakistan women's team wins T20I series 2-1 against New Zealand

NEW DELHI: In a historic achievement, Pakistan's women's cricket team secured their first-ever T20I series win over New Zealand on Saturday, despite losing the third and final game in Queenstown as they concluded the three-match series with a 2-1 margin.

The Independent UK

Titanic’s first class dinner menu expected to fetch £60,000 at auction

The dinner was served on the evening of April 11 1912 after the liner left Queenstown in Ireland for New York during its fateful maiden voyage.

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NZ's Queenstown Airport reopens after bomb threat

New Zealand Defence personnel have attended Queenstown airport after a suspicious item was identified, causing an evacuation and flight cancellations.

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Ravishing Form, Queenstown, Artemis Ignacia, Monteverdi and Stellar Gold excel

Ravishing Form, Queenstown, Artemis Ignacia, Monteverdi and Stellar Gold excelled when the horses were exercised in Bengaluru on Thursday morning (Oct. 5)

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Making our drinking water safe

The cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown highlights the challenges of providing a clean water supply. Why is it so difficult to make our drinking water safe?

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Council decided to leave slash in forest above Queenstown cemetery

Questions asked of Queenstown’s council about tree harvesting, reports David Williams

AAP

Flooding, parasite woes befall NZ's key tourist town

Queenstown residents are picking up the pieces after record rainfall overnight caused flooding and landslips in New Zealand's tourist town.

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Queenstown cemetery buried

State of emergency will be in place for at least seven days after wettest 24 hours in nearly a quarter of a century, writes Bonnie Sumner

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Lack of water treatment highlights urgency of Three Waters reforms – mayor

Queenstown council failed to install the protozoa barrier that would have averted its crypto outbreak because of 'tens of millions' cost, writes Jonathan Milne.

AAP

Eight taken ill in New Zealand parasite outbreak

Eight people in Queenstown, New Zealand have reported illness and tested positive for cryptosporidium.

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