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Water supply crackdown, dairy attack victims in hospital and Ruapehu National Park's name change | Focus Morning Bulletin October 6, 2023

A crackdown on the country's water supplies is put in place, victims from yesterday's dairy attack remain in hospital and Ruapehu National Park is one step closer to getting a name change. Video / NZ Herald

Watch: How new 12-level hotel at Ellerslie was built

From Monday this week, Safari began operating the hotel under its franchise arrangement.

National's post-natal care policy, third supermarket chain and Watercare's sinkhole plans | Focus Evening Bulletin October 3, 2023

National announces its three-day post-natal care policy, Labour pledges a third supermarket chain to break the duopoly and Watercare announces its plans to stop future sinkholes. Video / NZ Herald

Queenstown crypto bug: Drinkable water should be back soon

Thousands of residents could be able to drink tap water by Thursday.

Man spent friends' property bond and car purchase money on gambling

Jake Ashley Gibbs 'ripped off' his friends for $14,000 in a 'significant breach of trust'.

Queenstown flight turned back due to turbulence

A flight to Queenstown encountered intense turbulence and had to turn back to Auckland this morning. Video / Dylan Steele

Warning over person-to-person Cryptosporidium transmission in Queenstown

Yesterday there were 56 cases of the gastro bug in the Queenstown Lakes outbreak.

'Why was I singled out?' Woman left distressed after pat-down search by airport staff

False alerts by airport body scanners can lead to embarrassing pat-down searches.

Fewer apartment jobs blamed for falling crane numbers

Slowing pipelines of work in residential sector blamed for the decrease in skyline giants.

School holiday rush: Traffic building south out of Auckland as airport braces for passenger rush

School hols, Warriors' Brisbane match and South Island weather combine for maximum chaos.

Live: Snow falls as southern flooding mop-up gets underway

Landslides and heavy floodwaters have forced residents to evacuate.

Queenstown state of emergency coincides with school holiday travel period

Snow season has ended early in the area, as resorts close early.

'Serious risk to health': No parasite filter in Queenstown

Confirmed cases of Cryptosporidium rose by two yesterday to 17.

’It’s serious’: Covid measures brought out as gastro infections climb

Cryptospordium cases in Queenstown have doubled in two days.

Queenstown gastro outbreak ‘very unusual’ - health official

There have been 15 confirmed cases of cryptosporidium in the tourist town.

Cases rise to 15 in first gastro outbreak in Queenstown for 40 years

Queenstown Lakes District Council issued a boil water notice to residents yesterday.

1500 bikini-clad Kiwis break own record for skiing in swim togs

The Polar Bare helped break the Queenstown ski field's busiest day ever.

Giant new operator for ultra-luxury Kauri Cliffs and other Robertson Lodges

Hong-Kong based manager sees big future in Aotearoa's ultra-luxury market.