Peter Newport's guest appearances

Peter Newport

Nine To Noon

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

The Weekend with Karyn Hay 

Jan Wright

Valerie Adams

Rob Waddell

Andrew Becroft

Peter Boshier

Mike Chunn

Donald Trump

Sue Chetwin

Annabel Langbein

Peter Beck

Blair Williamson

Anna Rawlings

Greta Thunberg

Willie Jackson

Phil Jones

OwlTail

Peter says it's been a bit of a treasure hunt finding all of the 50 tiny pounamu tiles installed in paving in the centre of Queenstown at a cost of $25,000. Rain, snow and general foot traffic has made them very hard to see and Peter says the vision the designers may have had for sparking, shiny green tiles - relating to the historical importance of valuable stones and minerals in the district - has been somewhat dulled by every day wear and tear as well as ongoing concern about the cost. Also an update on the town's housing crisis with reports up to 30 people have been living in one run down house - five in the garage. The garage tenants were paying over $1,100 between them and the total weekly rent income for the whole house was over $7,000. And it's been a tricky start to the ski season. Peter Newport is the Managing Editor, Crux, based in Arrowtown.

Around the motu : Peter Newport in Queenstown Lakes District

Christchurch airport's decision to purchase land in the small town of Tarras near Wanaka has been met with growing scepticism.Those in the Queenstown lakes area do not believe a new international terminal is what they need.Christchurch Airport spent $45 million to purchase 750 hectares of land at Tarras.Managing editor of CRUX News Peter Newport told Heather du Plessis-Allan the local reaction has not been good."Today there was a meeting of the Queenstown District Council, and one of the public forum members was suggesting that the public now abandon Queenstown airport and move to Tarras instead because the land in Queenstown is worth over a billion dollars."Mr Newport says many people have described potentially harmful fog in and around Tarras, making it an inappropriate place for an airport."When I was out there yesterday one of the local vineyard owners said that there had been low fog for six weeks. That's not just a bit of light fog, that's the sort of fog that could disrupt flights.

Christchurch airport's decision to purchase land in the small town of Tarras near Wanaka has been met with growing scepticism. Those in the Queenstown lakes area do not believe a new international terminal is what they need. Christchurch Airport spent $45 million to purchase 750 hectares of land at Tarras. Managing editor of CRUX News Peter Newport told Heather du Plessis-Allan the local reaction has not been good. "Today there was a meeting of the Queenstown District Council, and one of the public forum members was suggesting that the public now abandon Queenstown airport and move to Tarras instead because the land in Queenstown is worth over a billion dollars." Mr Newport says many people have described potentially harmful fog in and around Tarras, making it an inappropriate place for an airport. "When I was out there yesterday one of the local vineyard owners said that there had been low fog for six weeks. That's not just a bit of light fog, that's the sort of fog that could disrupt flights.

Peter Newport: Tarras airport plan met with scepticism

We talk to Peter Newport - editor of Queenstown based online news outlet - Crux that he started around 18 months ago. Peter talks to Lynn Freeman about the big plans he has for Crux in 2020.

Peter Newport - Media