Queenstown Marathon hanging by a thread, waiting on PM's 'road map' announcement
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Three towns, one district surpass 90 per cent with one dose of vaccine
Two towns and one district are in the South Island and one town is in the north.
Top Towns: Dunedin leads the way for Covid vaccinations, Wellington closing in
Wellington has climbed six places since Friday and now sits in sixth place.
TSS Earnslaw steam engines could go green
Searching for alternatives to generate steam instead of coal.
PM: NZ can be one of most vaccinated countries as daily doses near 130k
Super Saturday has been a record-breaking day of vaccination in New Zealand.
Sam Neill selling his 'beautiful' original Gibbston vineyard
Two Paddocks "expanding and diversifying, and rationalising some aspects of what we do".
No jab, no walk: Queenstown company takes Covid stand
The company says the last thing it needs is having Covid rife in a remote environment.
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Green light given to businesses for rapid antigen Covid-19 tests
Big businesses have been granted an exemption to import and introduce rapid antigen tests.
Christchurch family expand hotel portfolio with latest purchase
The family have been looking for a suitable hotel in the centre of the city for some time.
Police called after man flies from Whangārei to Queenstown
Man took a commercial flight to Wellington and then flew on to Queenstown on Sunday.
Man who flew from Whangarei to Queenstown without travel exemption probed by police
Investigation underway after man allegedly travelled to Queenstown without exemption.
Queenstown developer denies lockdown breach
Min Yang, 41, has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
'I thought I was going to die': Man avoids jail after violent home invasion
The 60-year-old offender is a former New Zealand Army major.
Spring storm: Snow, thunderstorms and strong winds batter South Island
Snow has blanketed Tekapo with temperatures dropping to just 1C.
Queenstown property sells for eye-popping price
The house sits on a 339 square metre section.
'Malicious assaults': Man's sustained abuse of ex-girlfriend
Jamin Kane Beattie narrowly avoids jail for repeated, violent attacks and threats.
Gain a local's insight into the best things to see, do and eat in Queenstown
A Queenstown tour driver reveals his favourite hangouts and things to do in the area.
'Ripped apart': Lightning strike destroys plinth atop mountain
A climber noticed the plinth was missing on September 30 after a series of bad weather.
Vaccination top town: Dunedin still tops, but Auckland cracks top 10 and laggard Ōtorohanga moving up
Demand so high in one slow-coach town yesterday jabs almost ran out, mayor says.
Rhythm and Alps festival-goers must be vaccinated
Organisers are urging festival-goers to get vaccinated now, not in December.
Vaccination by area: Which parts of NZ are lagging behind?
Find out how your suburb's vaccination levels compare.
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Queenstown tops 90% with at least one jab, free food on offer for vaccinations
The South Island is leading the way in full vaccination despite having no Covid cases.
The 90% Project: The city that's toppled Kaikōura as vaccination Top Town
This city also has the third-lowest population of unvaccinated people at 13 per cent.
Top six districts for vaccination all in South Island but hurdles remain
As of Monday, Central Otago had 57.1 per cent of its eligible population fully vaccinated.
'Devastating': South Island businesses frustrated at lack of level change
"I'm not sure I can see the justification for not dropping us to level 1" - hospo head.
South Island leading the way in Covid vaccination despite zero cases
Top six districts with the most fully vaccinated people all in the South Island.
Farmer who contracted Covid-19 urges public to get vaccinated
Robyn Pannett caught Covid-19 last year & is still feeling the impact of the virus today.
The 90% Project: Who will be Top Town of the Covid vaccine rollout?
How does your town compare with the rest of the country on vaccination?
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Queenstown Airport CEO takes pay cut
A base salary with potential bonuses takes his potential salary to $570,000.
Paraglider fined $1500 for tandem flight offer
He offered a flight to a woman for $100 without a commercial operator's certificate.
'Appalled': Queenstown tourism giant may take legal action against shareholder
It follows the shareholders' "incorrect" comments to the Otago Daily Times.