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Mountain Scene By TRACEY ROXBURGH A sobering video has shocked and horrified Queenstown’s powers-that-be. One resort cop says drug harm is ‘‘through the roof’’ and warns we’re ‘‘one punch away’’ from another CBD fatality. The five-minute compilation video, taken from CCTV cameras, shows the abhorrent level of street violence in the Queenstown CBD after dark. Sergeant Chris Brooks showed it to mayor Jim Boult and district councillors — Boult’s so incensed he’s forming a stakeholders’ group to come up with solutions to stamp out violence fuelled by b...

'Horrifying' video of fights, attacks shows Queenstown's violence problem 11 Dec, 2020 02:50 AM 6 minutes to read Queenstown's mayor and councillors have been briefed on a "horrifying" CCTV compilation showing people brawling in the streets. File photo / Michael Amadeus, Unsplash Queenstown's mayor and councillors have been briefed on a "horrifying" CCTV compilation showing people brawling in the streets. File photo / Michael Amadeus, Unsplash Otago Daily Times Police will not be releasing the five-minute compilation video to the public. One Queenstown police officer says drug harm is "thro...