Senior Sergeant Steve Watt, of Queenstown police, talks to Red Frog volunteers, including response co-ordinator Julia McCarthy (standing), ahead of New Year celebrations in Queenstown and Wanaka. PHOTO: SHANNON THOMSONYoung people whose drinking leaves them the worse for wear in Queenstown Lakes will be looked after this New Year period by volunteers. The Red Frogs support programme is back in Queenstown and Wanaka to help offer a "safe place" for those who may need it. Social media co-ordinator Shannon Thomson said a total of 60 volunteers had come from Invercargill, Christchurch, Dunedin and Australia. The volunteers, on the Village Green in Queenstown and the Wanaka lakefront off Ardmore St, would be in place from December 29 until tonight.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 30, 2019 14:15 UTC