Green stays; bigger role
Simon Green has been reappointed as director of the Queenstown Winter Festival but will take on an expanded role of Destination Queenstown events manager.
2011 Queenstown Winter Festival
Winter Festival over but town still busy
Winter Festival over but town still busy
Winter Festival celebrations may have passed for another year, but with the opening of the Coronet Peak and Remarkables skifields last week, will the winter business momentum continue? Joe Dodgshun talked to some retailers early this week to find out how busy town really is.
Shot of the Festival winner
Shot of the Festival winner
Queenstown graphic designer Jessie Jane (27) is the winner of the Queenstown Winter Festival's Shot of the Festival for her photograph of the Queenstown Memorial Gates and opening-night fireworks.
Curtain falls on 10 days of fun, action
Curtain falls on 10 days of fun, action
Ten days of partying drew to a close yesterday as the final activities in the 2011 Queenstown Winter Festival played out.
Winter Festival support praised
Winter Festival support praised
The Earnslaw Park stage has been dismantled and the Wonderland Ice Rink will be removed from the village green today, signalling the end of the 2011 Queenstown Winter Festival, after 10 fun-filled and activity-packed days.
Concert on slopes
Concert on slopes
Balls flew in the air in downtown Queenstown, while two top rock acts kept Coronet Peak buzzing on day eight of the Queenstown Winter Festival yesterday.
Cheers, applause as skiing starts
Cheers, applause as skiing starts
More than 1500 people turned out yesterday for the limited opening of Queenstown's Coronet Peak skifield, which will this weekend be followed by that of the Remarkables.
Stellar line-up for jazz night
Stellar line-up for jazz night
A glittering line-up of top jazz and funk talent will entertain at the Stoneleigh Jazz Night tomorrow.
Opening day: Hot dog!
Opening day: Hot dog!
Every man and his dog made their way to Coronet Peak for yesterday's long-awaited opening, which not only kept snow-lovers happy, but saw the Winter Festival dog derby make a welcome return.
All dressed up and somewhere to go
All dressed up and somewhere to go
Star turn on ice
Star turn on ice
New Zealand champion figure skaters were joined by Ice Blacks hockey players yesterday for the Stars on Ice show on the outdoor Wonderland Ice Rink in the centre of Queenstown as part of the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival.
Glowing into the night
Glowing into the night
Heralded by the tribal beats of Japanese drummers, the 38th Queenstown Winter Festival mardi gras began in a spectacular fusion of lanterns, street theatre, music and good old-fashioned party spirit last night as thousands of people hit the streets and waterfront to soak up the atmosphere.
Mardi gras lives up to its reputation
Mardi gras lives up to its reputation
Hundreds of people converged on Earnslaw Park last night to take in the sights and sounds of the Queenstown Winter Festival Mardi Gras - this year welcoming back the parade, which took on a Japanese flavour.
Thriller in the Chiller hot stuff
Thriller in the Chiller hot stuff
Blood, sweat and tears were served up to an enthusiastic sold-out crowd at the Queenstown Events Centre on Sunday night, when 22 Queenstown men and women entered the boxing ring during the annual Thriller in the Chiller Charity Boxing Night as part of the Queenstown Winter Festival.
2011 Queenstown Winter Festival schedule
2011 Queenstown Winter Festival schedule
TODAY
Noon: Downtown Day, featuring Queenstown Resort College Hospitality Race and Drag Race, Earnslaw Park6pm: Mountain Safety Avalanche Awareness Seminar, Ice Box, gold coin donations to Bruce Grant Youth Trust (R18)
6pm: Murder Mystery - Murder at the Emmys, Skyline Complex (Wakatipu Room) (sold out)
Action moves to waterfront
Action moves to waterfront
The Queenstown Winter Festival started with a bang on Friday night and continued to hiss and roar through the weekend as thousands of revellers soaked up the alpine atmosphere at yesterday's Day on the Bay waterfront events.
Abuzz over parade
Abuzz over parade
Thousands of people lined the streets of Queenstown's CBD On Saturday to cheer on the multicoloured floats in the Queenstown Winter Festival street parade.
Crowd thrills to charity bouts at events centre
Crowd thrills to charity bouts at events centre
After a gruelling 15-week training regime, the bell finally tolled for the 22 competitors in the Queenstown Winter Festival charity boxing Thriller in the Chiller II gala event.
It was a very public sinking
It was a very public sinking
Three people and a dog probably could not have chosen a better - or more public - place to sink their jet-boat than in front of thousands of spectators at yesterday's Winter Festival Day in the Bay events on Queenstown beach.
Photos: Queenstown Winter Festival
Photos: Queenstown Winter Festival
Photos showing a quick glance at just some of the activities in the first three days of the 38th annual Queenstown Winter Festival.