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26/10/2024

A bus carrying 26 passengers slid off the road on its way to Mt Cook Village on Saturday afternoon. Police said the bus was driven onto a closed road in snowy conditions.

Flooding and snow in the South Island has closed roads and stranded motorists this weekend.

26/10/2024

The person was found at the bottom of stairs on Fernhill Road.

A person has died in Queenstown after earlier being found critically hurt in the rain. The incident took place on Fernhill Rd at about 3am today.

26/10/2024

SNOW & FLOODING - FINAL UPDATE 9:35AM, SUN 27 OCT

SH6 Inangahua to Lower Buller Gorge and Haast to Makarora are now OPEN.

Please continue to take care when travelling today.

OPEN
• SH6 Inangahua between SH69 and Brown Creek Rd
• SH6 Inangahua to Lower Buller Gorge
• SH6 Haast to Makarora
• SH7 Kaiata to Stillwater
• SH73 Otira to Arthur's Pass Village
• SH73 Springfield to Arthur's Pass (Porters Pass)
• SH80 Lake Pukaki to Mount Cook
• All other state highways in the regions are open

For updates on all state highways, check our Journey Planner website which is updated 24/7, here: journeys.nzta.govt.nz/highway-conditions

For more info on the weather event please visit metservice.com/warnings

For updates on the status of local roads please follow Civil Defence Emergency Management Canterbury, West Coast Regional Council, West Coast Emergency Management and Environment Canterbury to stay up to date. ^SG

25/10/2024

Dunedin's Bryan Scott says last week's 'Government interference' is the reason for his shock resignation from Otago Regional Council

A Dunedin councillor has pulled the plug on a 20-year careering local politics citing Government interference in local environmental efforts as the reason.

25/10/2024

The business community went on the attack at Thursday's Queenstown Lakes District Council meeting held, for perhaps the first time, in Arrowtown.

24/10/2024

MetService expects travel disruptions on key southern routes.

People are being warned to keep an eye on the weather forecast as the long weekend approaches.

24/10/2024

Influential Dunedin Councillor Jim O'Malley reckons Dunedin is in the middle of a renaissance while "if Queenstown really wants to destroy those valleys - keep going".

In a wide ranging Crux podcast Dunedin City councillor Jim O'Malley has identified "self confidence" as the missing ingredient for Dunedin to achieve its full potential.

24/10/2024

New papers detail costs blow-outs around the Dunedin Hospital proposal.

The government is rethinking its rebuild of Dunedin Hospital after costs blew out.

24/10/2024

The Bretherton family, who are behind a new housing development on the outskirts of Dunedin, can trace their connection to the Helensburgh area back about 150 years.

A purchase of land at Wakari Road during the Covid 19 Lockdown has blossomed into a legacy project for a Dunedin family and their 150-year connection to the Helensburgh area.

24/10/2024

Waenga Drive was set to open on November 4, now it may stay shut until late November.

Up to four more weeks - that's how long Cromwell residents should expect to have to deal with a pesky detour on a key thoroughfare in the centre of town.

24/10/2024

QLDC has done a deal with Allan Dippie's Willowridge Development Ltd to remediate Wānaka's old oxidation ponds.

A deal will be entered into with a Wānaka developer that will fast forward the delivery of much-needed sports fields in Wānaka.

24/10/2024

There will be 116 parking spaces on the Stanley Street site, but 17 trees will go, prompting one councillor to quote Joni Mitchell's iconic lyrics warning of paving paradise...

Councillor Gavin Bartlett quoted Joni Mitchell's iconic 'Big Yellow Taxi' lyrics warning of the risks of paving paradise to put up a parking lot, but it wasn't enough to sway…

24/10/2024

In 10 years Dunedin has gone from making up almost 60 percent of the Otago population to just over half. Is more density the answer for the city?

Dunedin will lose one regional council representative next local election cycle as Census data shows its population growth is being eclipsed by huge changes in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago.

24/10/2024

33 albatross chicks have hatched and left the Taiaroa Head colony.

Juvenile toroa/northern royal albatross from Pukekura/Taiaroa Head have taken to the sky, marking the end of another successful breeding season.

23/10/2024

Trails of smoke continue to rise off a hillside above Malaghans Road.

A hillside above Arrowtown continues to smoulder however persistent rain overnight and throughout the day has helped take the heat out of what was a large blaze.

23/10/2024

Children's author turned poet Jane Bloomfield will join a line up of local talent in the Queenstown Writers Festival's sampler session, back by popular demand.

The Queenstown Writers Festival is proud to be presenting six talented local writers and many creative contributors who will each bring their flavour to the 2024 event.

23/10/2024

Plus the potential for further big representation shakeups flagged.

The growing inland Otago population will have another seat around the regional council's decision making table from next year's local government elections.

23/10/2024

Rugby royalty wed here, now how much did the prestigious property fetch? There's suggestion the former slice of Wānaka Station may have set a new record.

The lakeside estate where rugby royalty Richie McCaw tied the knot with wife Gemma has been snapped up after hitting the market in July for the first time in more…

23/10/2024

The Federated Farmers Otago President is not holding back in his criticisms of ORC today.

Federated Farmers today slammed the Otago Regional Council as “arrogant”, noting last night’s Parliamentary amendment to the Resource management Act was good news for farmers.

23/10/2024

Security staff will also ride buses at random to boost security for passengers

Safety concerns on Dunedin buses and at the city’s main bus hub will be tackled on an ongoing and visible basis, after Otago Regional Council awarded a tender for bus…

23/10/2024

Criticism today of the cost of taxpayer funded roadside artworks "that serve no practical purpose".

An official information act request has revealed that roadside artworks for tourists entering the Mackenzie Basin cost the taxpayer more than $700,000.

23/10/2024

But bad weather has set back the reopening of the Blue Pools Track.

Work to upgrade a suspension bridge over a branch of the Matukituki River has been completed and the popular Rob Roy Track is now open to the public again.

22/10/2024

Tim Cadogan has not held back in his final Facebook address as mayor.

After eight years and two weeks as Central Otago mayor, Tim Cadogan presented his final Facebook Live Tuesday night, where he alluded to who will replace him having already been…

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Videos

Crux Video. The Taieri River at SH87 between Ranfurly and Hyde.

There's a lot of water heading downstream from inland Otago towards the coast. This was the Taieri River just after 5.00 pm on State Highway 87 between Ranfurly and Hyde with the flow heading down towards the Taieri Plains and Taieri Mouth. ** Update 7.35 pm - road now closed between Hyde and Kyeburn.

Dunedin March

Thousands take part in Dunedin hospital march - full coverage coming up on Crux

Wānaka protest march

Hundreds take part in Wānaka hospital march in support of Dunedin.

What happens during an alpine rescue mission? Yesterday, crews gave a few helicopter demonstrations at the NZ mountain rescue workshop 🚁🚁🏔️ 🎬 Here a crew member hangs from a 45m rope

Mountain Film Festival

The winners have been announced for the Mountain Film Festival with a Wānaka production taking out the main prize. Read the full details at https://crux.org.nz/crux-news/wanaka-production-wins-main-mountain-film-festival-prize/

Gibbston snow - May 18

Steady snow on SH6 between Queenstown and Cromwell

Crux - Shotover River rising rapidly April 11

This was the Shotover River at 1pm today - rising rapidly with heavy rain still falling.

Wānaka students and supporters took to the streets to stick up for their planet 🌏 It was one of 17 protests held around the country today.

F16 flares

A final flourish from the Warbirds Over Wanaka F16 as the pilot disappears vertically and then leaves for Christchurch after releasing anti-missile flares. There’s a pause - wait for it!

Warbirds F16 pass

Some F16 action from Warbirds over Wānaka this afternoon - turn up your sound !

RNZAF Black Falcons

Warbirds over Wānaka. March 30. The RNZAF Black Falcons.

Queenstown's evicted Lakeview residents - 2019

From our very first video documentary series in 2019 - the final days of Queenstown's Lakeview residents before they are evicted. A fascinating slice of history given what we now know happened with the Lakeview project - especially the QLDC interviews from five years ago. See the whole series at https://crux.org.nz/living-in-la-la-land

Secure heavy furniture.

Get prepared for the overdue alpine fault quake today. Is your heavy furniture secure? Thanks to Toka Tū Ake EQC for these great videos! Click on the Learn More button to get access to the EQC site.

Getting prepared is quick and easy.

Getting prepared for a major earthquake can be quick and easy. Make sure you take action today.

Quick and easy earthquake tips.

Here's the first of our earthquake preparedness videos from Toka Tū Ake EQC Check out how fast and simple the basic measures are - you just need to decide to actually do these things - soon!

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The Crux Media Trust has reset the clock to zero, abandoning advertising revenue in favour of community support. If we do our job well with Crux, we’d like the community to support us. It’s that simple. Follow us, read our stories and if you think we are doing a good job just click that “Become a supporter button”. Doing that will keep good quality journalism alive in the Southern Lakes and Central Otago districts of New Zealand’s South Island. Thank you!