![Queenstown on flood watch as rain threatens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Queenstown on flood watch as rain threatens
Forecast rain today is expected to raise the Lake Wakatipu level, but not beyond its peak, reassures Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Forecast rain today is expected to raise the Lake Wakatipu level, but not beyond its peak, reassures Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Lake Wakatipu's brimming water level rose no further overnight and dropped slightly today, easing the risk of flooding in Queenstown.
Full-to-the-brim Lake Wakatipu is likely to start dropping back tomorrow, but high winds could still push waves of water into the streets.
River flow levels and a minimal rain forecast suggest Queenstown's Lake Wakatipu might only rise by a further 10cm.
Tyra Banks said she chose New Zealand as a location because a lot of young Americans see the country as "a fantasy world".
More heavy rain is on the way for the Lake Wakatipu head waters before anything starts to improve.
Cheapskate backpackers have forced a Queenstown supermarket to introduce a ticketing system for buying Bluff oysters.
We came here because we were on holiday in Queenstown and a friend who lives there recommended it as the "best brunch in town".
A Queenstown roofer has been jailed for his part in an international drug smuggling operation.
A Queenstown base jumper is lucky to survive a 30m fall after crashing into a rock face today.