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Dixon trial: Lack of training about CCTV access
A series of witnesses has given evidence at the trial of former Queenstown bouncer Jonathan Dixon about an apparent lack of written policies or training about access to CCTV footage at the bar where they all worked.
CCTV footage: Bouncer argues his case
Bouncer Jonathan Dixon did not think he was doing anything wrong in downloading footage of Mike Tindall in a Queenstown bar for his personal use, a court has heard.
Tindall video case in court
A ex-former bouncer who posted footage of rugby player Mike Tindall being kissed by an old flame on YouTube was after the notoriety, the Crown says.
Stag arrests after alleged racial abuse
A Korean woman visiting Queenstown was allegedly racially abused and robbed by members of a stag party on Saturday night.
Email details 10 years of complaints
Queenstown's district council regulatory organisation has inadvertently released, via email, the details of every single complaint it's received over the past 10 years.
Jailed postie too hungover for duties
Queenstown's disgraced former NZ Post worker, jailed for stealing thousands of items of mail from Lakes district residents, was often too hungover to complete her duties.
Blunt message for jailed postie
A disgraced former postie who stole more than 21,000 items of mail from Queenstown residents failed to fulfil her "sacrosanct" duty of delivering private correspondence.
Judge slams Frenchwoman's attitude
A Frenchwoman who until January had never been in trouble with the law has been sentenced to two months' jail and is also subject to a deportation notice.
Careless pilot fined, ordered to retrain
A pilot who operated a commercial passenger jet in a careless manner in Queenstown has been fined $5100 and must do extensive retraining.
Man urinated on woman in bar
A man who urinated on an American woman in a Queenstown bar on Boxing Day has been lambasted by a judge.
Drunk can't remember groping women
A Cromwell man who groped two women at the Gibbston Valley Summer Winery Concert says he can't remember the incident and is "totally at a loss" to explain his actions.
Backing for $18m Kawarau Falls replacement bridge
Independent commissioners are backing the $18 million replacement Kawarau Falls bridge.
Disgraced postie admits stealing mail
Disgraced Queenstown postie Philippa Lynette Lindsay has admitted stealing thousands of pieces of mail destined for Wakatipu homes in the Queenstown District Court.
Review: Eichardt's Tapas Bar, Queenstown
There's something very "Downunder" about the service in Queenstown. Waiters, bartenders, receptionists and shopkeepers take that relaxed, "she'll be right", Kiwi attitude to a new high.
Fast track to paradise
It is the holy grail of NZ tourism: easing the path to Milford Sound for domestic and international tourists without destroying its scenery, ecological value and remoteness.
Bar defends threatening Facebook post as 'satire'
A Queenstown bar that posted on Facebook CCTV images of two men they accuse of stealing and threatened to kill them say the post was meant as satire.
Youths arrested after crime spree in Queenstown
Two 16-year-old youths have been jointly charged with 13 offences following a series of thefts from houses and vehicles in Queenstown.
Midsummer snow brings tourists out to play
Snow stopped tourists in their tracks on the Crown Range between Wanaka and Queenstown yesterday morning.
NZ police dismiss McCann sighting
Queenstown police are "absolutely satisfied" a young girl seen in the town on New Year's Eve is not missing British girl Madeleine McCann.
More stolen mail found in Queenstown
More undelivered mail has been handed in to police in Queenstown after it was found in the overgrown backyard where mail was found earlier.
Man charged with indecently assaulting taxi driver
A 26-year-old man has been charged with indecently assaulting a taxi driver in Queenstown.
Speed diver injured after Queenstown cliff jump
A recreational speed diver is in Dunedin Hospital awaiting surgery on suspected spinal injuries after a jump from a cliff.
Postie accused remanded on bail
The woman accused of stealing more than 17,000 pieces of mail bound for Wakatipu homes has been remanded on bail to February 14.
Attack highlights binge drinking culture
A Scottish man who kicked a man in the head in Queenstown fell victim to the "binge drinking culture" endemic in the resort, a judge says.