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	Air New Zealand flight to Queenstown struck by lightning, returns to Auckland for checks RadioNZ - 6 Jun (RadioNZ) An Air New Zealand flight has been forced to return to Auckland for engineering checks, after it was struck by lightning on Friday evening. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Tourist bus crash ‘could have been a lot worse’, says fire chief Stuff.co.nz - 5 Jun (Stuff.co.nz) Tourists are travelling nearly 600km in a day in a round trip between Queenstown in Milford Sound, and they should consider staying in Te Anau, a mayor says. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Police search for victim after attack at taxi rank in Queenstown RadioNZ - 4 Jun (RadioNZ) A man was punched at a taxi rank in Queenstown in the early hours of 25 May. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	One of NZ’s most expensive roads is making things ‘worse’, locals say Stuff.co.nz - 28 May (Stuff.co.nz) Locals say the $128m Queenstown bypass is “confusing” and “dangerous”, but they’re being encouraged to give it time. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	'We want to get Queenstown moving again' - cable car companies target resort town RadioNZ - 27 May (RadioNZ) A race is underway as two companies unveil their schemes to connect Queenstown by high-wire. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	French expats launch New Zealand’s only snail farm in Queenstown RadioNZ - 26 May (RadioNZ) Two French expats - and one disappointing plate of tinned escargot - are the inspiration behind a new commercial snail farm in Queenstown. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Queenstown lakefront section sells for $6.8m, smashing rateable value NZ Herald - 23 May (NZ Herald) The section had been in the vendor`s family for nearly 80 years. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Wastewater spill into Lake Wakatipu RadioNZ - 22 May (RadioNZ) Queenstown Lakes District Council is investigating what it calls a regrettable wastewater spill into Lake Wakatipu. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	First stand-alone liquor store to open in Lake Hawea, but community not consulted RadioNZ - 21 May (RadioNZ) Queenstown Lakes District Council has approved consent, but some community members aren`t happy about not being consulted. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	At-home HIV test now available from Queenstown vending machine NZ Herald - 20 May (NZ Herald) The latest HIV self-test vending machine has been set up at a Queenstown medical centre. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General