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Queenstown

September 2023

  • New Zealand's scenic town Queenstown declared a state of emergency on Friday for an initial period of seven days, as part of the response to the current heavy rain and risks of slips and flooding.

    Queenstown declares state of emergency after flooding hits New Zealand tourist hub

    Town facing twin crises after already putting in place a boil water notice following a parasite outbreak

July 2023

  • Ski shop worker Merlin Traçable beside the van he lives in in Queenstown, New Zealand

    Couch surfing and sleeping in vans: New Zealand’s housing crisis grips Queenstown

    Tourist hub plagued by lack of homes, surging rents and traveller influx provides ‘starkest’ picture of country’s property crunch

May 2022

  • Architectural plans of Peter Thiel's proposed sprawling luxury lodge

    Setback for billionaire Peter Thiel’s plan to build luxury lodge in remote New Zealand

    Council planners recommend sprawling development proposed for Wanaka, near Queenstown, be rejected

July 2021

  • Rescue crews tend to the hot air balloon crash near Queenstown

    Hot air balloon crash near Queenstown in New Zealand injures all 11 passengers

    Medical crews said the injured people were scattered over an area the length of a football field

May 2020

  • Stock image of Australian prime minster Scott Morrison and New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern

    Australia and New Zealand travel bubble: coronavirus-safe plan to reopen border

    A Trans-Tasman bubble would boost the countries’ battered economies as Covid-19 cases continue to drop
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