Businesses confident
Businesses confident
Queenstown business owners and operators say they are confident they can meet the demands of the radically changing visitor market, but it is harder than ever for some to find skilled staff.
James Beech
DQ chief says tourists spending
DQ chief says tourists spending
Queenstown appears to be bucking the national tourism trend by enjoying an increase in international visitor spending while New Zealand, as a whole, suffers a sharp drop.
Chance to enjoy the art of golf
Chance to enjoy the art of golf
Sir Michael Hill is throwing open the gates of The Hills for a rare public viewing of his international art collection, as well as to welcome world-class golfers, when his exclusive golf course hosts this year's New Zealand Professional Golfers' Association Championship on February 28 to March 3.
Vive la revolution!
Vive la revolution!
Dorothy Brown's Cinema and Bar staff (from left) manager Samantha Relph, chief technician Sarah Auld and projectionist Christopher Woolley dress the part as French revolutionaries, inspired by...
Debut dual show
Debut dual show
Queenstown artists and pals Emma Butler (left), holding her oil on canvas Sunshine (2013), and Kathryn Pender, holding her mixed-media Splash (2013), have teamed up to present their debut dual exhibition, which opens to the public today from 5pm to 7pm.
Chance to become Youth Parliamentarian
Chance to become Youth Parliamentarian
Young Wakatipu people are invited to apply now to be a part of Youth Parliament 2013 and become a voice of their generation.
Good weather, more flights lift hotel occupancy figures
Good weather, more flights lift hotel occupancy figures
Good weather and increased flight capacity into Queenstown are credited with boosting hotel occupancy in the Wakatipu in January, the Tourism Industry Association says.
Firefighters end losing streak
Firefighters end losing streak
The Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade took home the trophy after comfortably securing its first cricket win over Queenstown Police in six years on Saturday.
Singing, dancing and all that jazz
Singing, dancing and all that jazz
Chicago attracted over the weekend the greatest number of Wakatipu talents ever to audition for a Showbiz Queenstown production and the directors face a tough task in deciding who will star.
Tourist operators embrace China
Tourist operators embrace China
Queenstown tourism operators are ready to embrace Chinese New Year holiday-makers by decorating shop windows, training staff in Mandarin and accepting China's only domestic bank card.
Invitations open for Songstars auditions
Invitations open for Songstars auditions
Original Wakatipu musical talents will have a chance to shine in front of an audience when Songstars returns to the stage.
Naturalist inspired glass works
Naturalist inspired glass works
Extraordinary pieces created by ''the most significant new voice in New Zealand glass works'' are being snapped up before they are unveiled as part of a double-billed exhibition in Milford Galleries Queenstown on Friday.''
Market fundraiser for preschool and nursery
Market fundraiser for preschool and nursery
The popular Queenstown Farmers' Market will host its first dedicated fundraising day on Saturday. The chosen beneficiary is the Queenstown Preschool and Nursery.
Kora excited about festival
Kora excited about festival
Kora headlining the Shotover Sunshine Festival on February 9 will double as the first homecoming in years for the chart-topping, globe-trotting band which formed in Queenstown just over a decade ago.
Wi-Fi coverage extending
Wi-Fi coverage extending
A Queenstown internet company is keeping up with tourists' demand for free fast Wi-Fi, installing an average of two new antennas a week.
Hot tip: Jackie Bristow
Hot tip: Jackie Bristow
Kiwi singer Jackie Bristow swings by Bannockburn as part of her 18-date national tour this summer.
All the Wakatipu's a stage
All the Wakatipu's a stage
Remarkable Theatre members (from left) producer David Cantwell, performers Michel Hewitt, Ruth Joiner and Jane Robertson with director Tanya Surrey, practise at the waterfront yesterday before their first play reading performance for the public on Sunday.
Resort's art scene a welcome surprise
Resort's art scene a welcome surprise
Washington Post readers have been told they can ''zipline, kayak, skydive, bungy and bike through scenery as otherworldly as it looks in such movies as The Hobbit, which was filmed here'' in Queenstown, but the big expose is its art scene.
Cool result
Cool result
Queenstown Plunket members (from left) administrator Ella Wilson, mother Meronea Nathan, Tamaraukura Watson (2), Ryley Fish (3) and receptionist Belinda Ricketts gratefully accept a cheque for $2150 from barman Jeremy Wynyard at Minus 5 Ice Bar on Steamer Wharf yesterday.
Bentley is this tourist's fancy
Bentley is this tourist's fancy
The power steering is only as strong as their arms and the turning circle needs a safety margin, but for Roy Partridge and more than 50 fellow members of the Bentley Drivers' Club, there is no better way to travel around New Zealand.