Three companies sentenced over 2023 Queenstown landslip

Friday 12 December 2025 · 5 outlets · 6 reports · updated Fri 12 Dec 2025, 7:14pm

In this story Queenstown Lakes District Council

Skyline Enterprises and two contractors have been sentenced for contributing to a 2023 landslip near Queenstown's CBD. The slip inundated a residential street during record rainfall, damaging 10 homes and forcing 41 people to evacuate.

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1. RNZFri 12 Dec 2025, 5:21pm

   Major Queenstown tourism operator sentenced over landslip that forced evacuations (opens in new tab)

2. 1News via RNZFri 12 Dec 2025, 5:39pm

   Major Queenstown tourism operator sentenced over landslip (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldFri 12 Dec 2025, 5:44pm

   Three construction firms sentenced over 2023 Queenstown slip (opens in new tab)

4. Otago Daily TimesFri 12 Dec 2025, 6:05pm

   Skyline, Naylor Love, Wilsons fined over Queenstown slip (opens in new tab)

   • 'Highly careless': Companies fined over role in Queenstown slip (opens in new tab) Fri 12 Dec 2025, 6:05pm
5. The PressFri 12 Dec 2025, 7:14pm

   ‘Reckless or incompetent’: Construction companies, tourism operator fined after Queenstown slip (opens in new tab)