A Queenstown taxi driver was ambushed and robbed of $700 when looking for a passenger suspected of doing a runner, police say.
The driver, 24, picked up a male passenger in central Queenstown about 3.15am today.
At his destination of Queenstown Lakeview Holiday Park camping ground, the passenger stated that
he couldn't pay the fare.
The taxi driver took him back to the Queenstown Memorial Recreation Ground where he said he would meet a friend who had some money.
When the passenger didn't return to the taxi after saying he needed to use a public toilet, the driver went on foot to look for him at the recreation ground.
