Jonathan Guildford and Matthew Littlewood16:52, May 26 2021
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A foggy and frosty Wednesday morning in Tekapo.
It has been a bitterly cold morning for many across the South Island as temperatures in several southern centres plummeted into the negatives, well below their overnight averages for autumn. According to MetService as of 7am on Wednesday, Tekapo had the lowest temperature at -8.2 degrees Celsius, Mosgiel was at -7C, Christchurch was -3C, Timaru -6C, Dunedin Airport -7.1C, Alexandra -6.8C, Invercargill -3C, Queenstown -4C and Westport was just over 3C. However, Mackenzie Country Weather NZ forecaster Jordan Langley said temperatures overnight in the Mackenzie District included -8C for Tekapo, -10C for Fairlie, and -7C for Twizel.
We didn t have a chance to save her : Famous food truck inferno captured on camera
14 Mar, 2021 07:49 PM
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Queenstown Food Caravan Fire. Video / James Allan Photography
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
It s a food truck known and loved by many in the South Island - but the owner could do little more than stand and watch it go up in flames.
The Truck Norris Texas BBQ team had been at Bob s Cove just south of Queenstown and were heading home when the caravan started smoking.
Within minutes, it was gone.
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Queenstowners of a certain age will recall the late Pat Farry’s career as a pioneering rural GP. But, as PHILIP CHANDLER discovers, his son Ben’s also forged an amazing career in the world of drama. He explains why he’s moved from acting into screenwriting and recalls his first attempts at filmmaking
Thank goodness for a mid-life crisis.
After a long career as an actor, born-and-bred Queenstowner Ben Farry who’s largely been based in London since ‘97 is discovering even more success as a screenwriter.