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Fire and emergency crews are attending a two-storey house fire near Queenstown Shopping Centre in Frankton

16 May 2025

Four fire crews are at the blaze just off State Highway 6 which broke out just before 1.30pm.

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16 May: A 49-year-old Timaru man has been jailed for four years and nine months for his involvement in the online sexual exploitation of children

14 May: An ambulance has been stolen while on the job in Timaru

14 May: Overnight parking has been banned in parts of Queenstown

14 May: A planned three billion dollar inland port in Otago hopes to support soaring freight volumes in the region

08 May: An illicit drug dealing operation in Queenstown has been busted

08 May: A man's been arrested in Oamaru over several violent incidents within 24 hours

07 May: Warnings for South Islanders on the West Coast and Otago - over incoming heavy rain

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