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Queenstown's new look Upper Village
It will be sandwiched between Kiwi Birdlife Park and the iFLY skydiving centre.

Auckland to Hamilton train ready to leave the station
Te Huia service connecting Hamilton and Auckland ready to roll in early April.

'This town is dying': Tenants beg for help as Richlister landlord takes hard line
The tenants of a Queenstown richlister landlord fear bankruptcy because of high rents.

'A very lucky young man': Driver freed after truck rolls off Crown Range road
The truck went 50m down a bank on the Crown Range this morning.

Flying in the face of reason or not?
Christchurch International Airport wants to develop a new airport on farmland at Tarras.

Election 2020: Our diverse 40 new MPs
Who are they? They include our first African, Latin American and Sri Lankan MPs.

Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?

Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)
Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).

The Road Ahead: What's really happening in the engine room of NZ tourism
From Queenstown to Hokitika, Covid-19 has caused carnage.

'Threat to kill' over $10,000 bet that the Earth is flat
Dispute between Queenstown men escalated to talk of crossbows and murder, court hears.

Warning after swarm of earthquakes on Alpine Fault
Geonet has issued a warning after a magnitude 5.5 quake this morning near Milford Sound.

Hamilton to Auckland train service 'to give commuters a choice'
New Hamilton to Auckland commuter train service to be equipped with Wi-Fi.

Person critical after crash in Hamilton
A car crash has left one person fighting for their life and two others injured.

Revealed: At $2.51 a litre is this NZ's most expensive petrol?
These are the most expensive places to buy fuel in New Zealand.

Houses evacuated after Digger cuts gas main
One person has been treated by ambulance staff at the scene near Queenstown.

Teething troubles of gondola's steep ascent
Queenstown's gondola was officially opened on November 17, 1967

Deadly twister tore track through Hamilton
Tornado killed three people and wrecked houses 69 years ago today.

Man suffers leg injuries in dairy robbery
A man in his 30s has been taken to hospital following an alleged robbery in Hamilton.

Local Focus: Cash returns for bottles makes a comeback
Fresh bid to reduce plastic in the ocean. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Huffing suspected in car explosion
Woman left with serious facial injuries after explosion when she lit cigarette in her car.

Manhunt continues over weekend shooting
Police have a warrant to arrest Anthony Clegg over the shooting of a man in Hamilton.