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Block out the noise

Queenstown’s most read non-fiction library book of 2021 was Mark Mason’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a ****. This book is not new, it was first published in 2016, but it’s no surprise that last year locals needed something to help them destress and find perspective. We’ve got the virus, the social and economic impact in our tourist town, border closures, being cut off from overseas relatives, new variants, and the slow creep into some science fiction dystopia of masks, scanning, vaccine passports and vaccine mandates. And, on top of all this, we’ve got to deal with everyone else’s bloody opinions on it all, and work out what’s valid, what’s not. Clearly, some people are off the deep end. I posted a story on the Lakes Weekly Bulletin’s Facebook page last week about the locations of interest in Queenstown and someone suggested everybody ‘stop taking medical advice from politicians and the media and read some ACTUAL science’, recommending a book The Truth About Contagion. So, I had a look and the blurb reads: ‘Are there really such things as “viruses”? Or are electro smog, toxic living conditions, and 5G actually to blame for COVID-19?’ This is one end of the spectrum, easy to dismiss. The other end is people who believe pharmaceutical companies and Governments always have our best interests at heart and act purely altruistically and accountably, even British PM Boris and his banging Number 10 ‘work’ parties. The rest of us fall somewhere in between, but even among close friends, there are vast differences of opinion. I know people who believe Jacinda is a Queen, doing the best job possible under extreme circumstances, others who believe she’s incompetent, or Machiavellian. I know people who were first in line for the vaccine, others who’ve refused it and are taking the hit of societal exclusion as a result.

Camila Silva, 30, of Columbia, was the fastest female in the 24km distance at Kingston’s Race the Train on Saturday. She crossed the ﬁnish line in 2hrs 19mins, pictured here with partner Andy Mackinnon, from Scotland, who was celebrating his 32nd birthday.

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I have friends who believe this is all about a transfer of wealth and the introduction of digital identities for everyone (years ago, I sat in pubs, half drunk, laughing at them as they told me UFOs were real and politicians and the Royal Family had connections to a cabal of elite paedophiles). So, where are you on the spectrum and how, in this global cacophony of noise and opinion, do you make important decisions? This week, for example, parents in the Whakatipu and across NZ have to make the decision whether to vaccinate their children, aged 5-11. Maybe the answer is to do your own research, from decent, peer-reviewed sources rather than Facebook memes, and come to your own conclusion, based on your own ethical framework and risk tolerance. And then, subtly, just don’t give a **** about what anyone else thinks. Paul Taylor Queenstown Media Group

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Kingston Flyer

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It was full steam ahead on Saturday for the return of this quirky race

Gibbston’s concert is canned The latest event to fall victim to Covid

CBD by Miranda

Alpine skier Alice Robinson strong at Super-G World Cup

Mr. Brightside

Community Notes Quiz Nights are immensely popular across the region with 12 local venues running weekly events

Train Your Brain Your weekly fix of Quiz and Suduko

This New Year, why not resolve to ditch your dodgy old passwords?

Our new weekly feature telling the story of our amazing locals. Hine Marchand spent much of her career life as a professional singer, wowing audiences the country over with her powerful voice. Ironically when that was temporarily taken away from her she rediscovered her true purpose and identity

The Conversation

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Business has been patchy for the last month with concerns about what February will hold

Fire Season Warnings The land is drying out quickly and already there has been a major blaze in Wanaka

Covid-19 Update Three new locations of interest in Queenstown and Arrowtown were announced over the weekend and tamariki vaccinations get underway

Arts and Culture Arrow Sounds festival. Is this the best little music festival in the region? A post-lockdown party has grown into a multi-day musical event

Mental Health Making your NY Resolutions stick! 3 reasons why 80% of New Year resolutions fail & how to fix that

My Life Story

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December Jobs Report 595 positions were advertised across Queenstown in December, a drop of 33% from November but a rise of 62% over December last year

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Full steam ahead for quirky race by Paul Taylor

The Kingston Flyer was back on track on Saturday, as Queenstown’s quirky Race the Train run returned after a nine-year hiatus. More than 200 runners took on the 5km, 12km and 24km distances between Fairlight and Kingston. Organiser Adrian Bailey says numbers were down on 2013, the last time the event was held before the historic steam train was mothballed. But he’s hoping the buzz around the event means it will grow in the coming years. The smaller field definitely didn’t dampen the spirits of the runners, about a quarter of whom managed to beat the train into the station on a hot, slightly windy day. Queenstown runner Lou Vincent, 43, needed a sprint finish to get over the line before the Flyer pulled to a halt, finishing the 12km in about 1hr 11mins.

“But hopefully Covid is good to us, and with all the publicity this year, we’ll see a promising increase in numbers next year. It’s been such a great atmosphere today.” Bailey came up with the idea after racing in a similar event in Wales, in the UK, which he eventually won after several years of competing. “It’s just a unique, novel event for New Zealand, incorporating the Flyer, and a boost for Kingston as well.” Kingston Flyer restorer and driver Neville Simpson says it has taken a lot of hard work to get the steam train back to working order. It returned for its 50th anniversary of becoming a tourism service (the service itself dates back to the 1890s) and has had a few group bookings over the summer. Work has included restoring the locomotive 795, with another, 778, still to go, and also rebuilding the carriages and the track itself. “Just a huge amount of work, but in saying that, we knew that right from the start, we were under no illusions,” Simpson says. “But today’s been great. All the spectators on the train, yelling at the runners going past, that’s pretty cool isn’t it. Craig Iversen won the 24km trail won, finishing in 1hr 34min 52sec, while Camila Silva was the fastest female in 2hr 19min 04 sec. Silva says: “It’s the first time I’ve run more than 10km, but I play Ultimate Frisbee to keep fit.” Wanaka’s John Steven was the first across the line in the 12km, in 50min 09sec, with Kimberley Iversen the fastest female in 55min 15sec. And Remarkables Primary pupil Adele Necas was the quickest across the 5km, in 25min 24sec, while Alexandre Vennier was the fastest male in 26mn 48sec.

Queenstown's Lou Vincent races the Flyer to the finish line

“I am not a runner, but what a great little course and to have the Flyer running again, just makes the whole event amazing,” Vincent says. “I came around the bend and could hear it tooting. I thought it was already at the finish line, but next minute everyone’s charging, going ‘you’ve got to beat the train’. I felt like a train robber, chasing it.” The race was held the same weekend as the 60km Kepler Challenge and 27km Luxmore Grunt, both postponed from late December, which likely contributed to fewer runners. But Bailey says he’s delighted with how it all turned out. “I’m over the moon,” he says. “It’s been a few years, but we’ve had a great turn out for what is the third event. “I know a lot of people are hesitant to travel, with what’s happened with Covid.

Lukas Necas, eight, races dad Zdenek to the 12km finish. Lukas’ sister Adele won the 5km

Flyer restorer and driver Neville Simpson

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Gibbston concert canned by Paul Taylor

Queenstown’s Gibbston valley concert is the latest event to fall to Covid-19.

be with the restrictions around the border, MIQ, lockdown levels and subsequently the traffic light system.

Organisers Greenstone Entertainment have announced they are cancelling the 2022 concert, along with the other dates in Taupo and Whitianga.

Up to 15,000 people head out to Gibbston Valley Winery for the annual bash, which has welcomed evergreen rockers such as Alanis Morissette, members of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) and Bonnie Tyler in previous years. It also provides an economic boost for the district.

The concerts had already been postponed from January to March. Greenstone Entertainment CEO Amanda Calvert says they’d been trying to organise a bespoke MIQ solution for the international line-up but were unsuccessful, and with the rise of Omicron, home quarantine likely won’t be available by March. “With the current border restrictions, and the uncertainty surrounding the new Omicron variant, our international artists are not willing to spend 10 days in a managed quarantine facility,” she says. It’s the first time in 12 years the Summer Concert Tour has had to cancel. Greenstone hadn’t announced the artists or put tickets on sale, as Calvert says they didn’t feel it was appropriate without knowing where they would

“We recognize the importance of the Summer Concert Tour to the regions in which it visits, with over 50,000 people attending the 3 shows annually,” Calvert adds. “Not only from the millions of dollars of economic benefit it generates each year, but also the hundreds of local staff and suppliers that we’re able to engage and support, and the many local groups and charities who rely on this event for fundraising. “With the current border restrictions in place for international tourists, this year would have been more important than ever for driving domestic tourism to the regions.” Greenstone is planning for the concert series to return in 2023.

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CBD by Miranda Spary Miranda Spary is a tired, old, has been columnist that we feel sorry for. She used to write a weekly book column in the old Queenstown Times which was read more for the local gossip in it than the book part. She is quite lazy and very grateful if readers send in ideas about what’s been happening locally on miranda@queenstown.co.nz

It’s SO hot and lovely that I’m going to give my parched garden a drink this evening. Luckily, I remembered to mulch it all heavily this year, so it’s still looking surprisingly perky. The lawn is turning a boring beige, partly thanks to the ever-growing families of rabbits who blend in with the summer scorched grass and demolish any tiny shreds of green brave enough to appear. Our neighbours have bought a marvellous machine that forces bright pink smoke down rabbit holes, so you can see where all the exits are, then block them up, THEN put in the magic pills that make the rabbits vanish permanently. I WANT ONE... Apart from rabbits, wasps, rats, and flies of course. Gosh, I’m quite a problem for the animal kingdom. I do love quails though, and I am delighted to report that a (possibly not very intelligent) mummy quail has laid nine eggs in a wine barrel that was meant to have nasturtiums jumping cheerfully out of it, but instead had a lot of weeds. Mrs Quail is tucked in there and I’m a bit worried about how her bumblebee sized babies are going to jump over the edge when it’s time to leave the barrel nest. And I love worms - I went to see Robbie Dick at Wormworx in Cromwell. Their silly council is making noises about cancelling the lease on this brilliant facility. I wish we could have one in the Wakatipu - all the food waste gets gobbled up by the tiger worms and turned into very fine food for gardens called vermicast. That’s just a fancy name for worm pooh but it’s delicious if you’re a plant. I’m really serious about a worm farm for the Wakatipu - we don’t even have a green waste collection - what a waste of waste.

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Losing our friend recently reminded us that we’re mortal and future worm food, so we tootled off to redo our wills and make sure things were nice and tidy so when we join our old mates in whatever happens next, our family doesn’t have to deal with a whole lot of problems. It’s probably the most helpful thing you can do for the people you love, and while you’re being so helpful to them, do the same for our fabulous Wakatipu Community Foundation and leave them a nice chunk of dosh. If you don’t know about the WCF, look it up and see what a massive difference they are making to our community. You can even give while you’re alive, so you have the fun of seeing how big a difference your donation makes to great people in our community. One of the greatest is sculptor Shane Woolridge. He kindly let Mrs Noseyparker, that’s me, come and see what he’s going to be exhibiting at the Sculpture on the Peninsula on Jan 29 and 30 near Lyttleton - Nearer to home, he’s got an exhibition called “Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say” at Broker Gallery in Five Mile which is opening on Feb 2. This is a totally different direction from his usual work, much more colourful, portable and utterly stunning. Even though most of the medical news is disastrous – such as people getting kicked off elective surgery lists so that there’s room in hospitals for COVID patients, or chronic shortages of pathologists so lab results can’t get done quickly enoughBUT some good news, we now have a brand new big Pacific Radiology clinic in Kawarau Park doing Xray’s, Ultrasound, MRI, CT and Breast Imaging (all very useful). I put them to the test on the day after they opened, and it’s a very slick and professional service.

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Robinson strong at Super-G World Cup by Paul Taylor

Queenstown alpine ski racer Alice Robinson finished 7th at the Super-G World Cup in Zauchensee, Austria, as she expands her skillset this season. One of the top competitors in the world at the technical discipline of Giant Slalom, the 20-year-old had scored two second place finishes in the first Downhill races of her career last week, at the Orières Merlette European Cup, in France.

Alice Robinson

She then continued her form through to Austria on Sunday night NZ time, taking on a challenging Super-G course with aggression and speed. Her first two splits were -0.04 and -0.18 up on eventual winner Federica Brignone of Italy. But as the pitch steepened Robinson lost some time and finished just +0.53 her.

“I am really happy with that,” Robinson says. “I think I skied really well. I just had a couple spots where I got a little bit pushed and I lost some time but 7th is still a really good result and I was only a 10th of a second off fourth place so heading in the right direction.”

Cool Wakushima performing her wildcat out of the pyramid rail. Photo: Laemmerhirt

Robinson, who has three GS World Cup wins in her career, is selected for the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games in February.

Cool’s teammate Tiarn Collins, also from Queenstown, finished 11th in the men’s Snowboard Slopestyle finals at the same event.

She will compete in the Cortina d’Ampezzo Super-G World Cup next week. Thanks to her Downhill podium finishes, she can attend Downhill training days, getting to know the course before her Super-G race.

Both are waiting on news of Beijing selection in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, Queenstown snowboarder Cool Wakushima rode her way into 5th place at the LAAX Open Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup over the weekend, a career best result for the 19-year-old. She landed an epic frontside double 1080 in her second run, to bump her score up to a 75.95, the first time she has landed the highly technical trick in competition.

Cool Wakushima, headshot at the LAAX Open. Photo: Stadler

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WE TAKE EXTRA CARE TO LOOK AFTER YOU: Dear Mr Brightside, I’ve welcomed the new year with a splash. The best times with friends in the Bay. It’s been wonderful so far, except, I can’t shake this comment this rude kid said to me at the supermarket. It’s loitering round my subconscious. I don’t know how to face it? Shrug it off or address it seriously? I hope to receive a measured response to the perplexed state of mind I’m in. The day before New Year’s Eve the 2021 party crew huddled around the tonic corner at the supermarket. We needed to calculate the amount of tonic needed for our escapade by the beach.

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The ratio needed to be right. To run out of tonic would be a crime!! Our location was remote, so we needed to travel in with the supplies. I won’t mention the amount of gin bottles due to the sheer sensitivity of it all but this flat haired brat muttered... Alcoholic!!... under her breath. She slinked around us and leant in to pick up a bottle of dry ginger ale*. *Drink option suggested by author I have replayed this scene many times in amongst the summer fun. The initial reaction is... Ugh. The audacity of this little puss. To so openly accuse us with a non-courageous volume. She kneeew it was an occasion to send off 2021 and welcome in 2022 – PLUS! She didn’t know our plans! She didn’t know how many of us there were in fact she doesn’t know anything about me! But then... did she have a point was it too many? The trolley did include several other mixers and slabs of Speights. Our calculations were bang on. We shipped out with only a few cans left. Fortuitous math or a disconcerting reaction to over compensation? My mood feels wonderful. I’m truly having a ball. But my body feels sluggish and full. My face, etched with laughlines and a tan. I’m discombobulated. Her words clearly stuck. But again, then this little twerp did reek of generation angst. Now you talk. Give me shelter.

Hallelujah. Sounds like you’ve made yourself a resolution reader. (Depending if you believe in goal setting or not). Moderation is my message of preaching. Listen to yourself and regulate the thoughts. If you’ve overdone it, take a break. Find your happy M. You sound like you’re working things out. P.s - Thank you for the first entry…

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COMMUNITY NOTES Why Do People Love Quiz Night so much? A: Because it let us be useless. B: Because it’s fun to show how brainy we are. C: It’s a great reason to go out with friends. To be honest the answer is probably D – all of the above. Did you know the longest-running Broadway musical is Phantom of the Opera, Stuart Sutcliffe was the original bassist for the Beatles, CGF stands for Commonwealth Games Federation? They’re things I know. Some things I don’t know but fortunately others on the team know is: which is the hottest planet in the solar system, how long is Ninety Mile Beach, what is measured in Mickey’s. BTW the answers to the last three are Venus, 55 and your computer mouse. Quiz Nights are immensely popular and their popularity is also across the spectrum. For many Quiz Night is not to be missed and a staple for getting away from a screen and mixing with people you probably wouldn’t see otherwise. Teams are very competitive, in a fun way and its often the same members who show up every week. In a number of venues, you need to book because of the popularity, space and table are at a premium. Some venues even have waiting lists. Nobody can claim to have invented “knowing random stuff for fun,” but the Quiz Night gained a lot of ground during the last two years when being able to socialize became a prized attribute. Of course, it’s also a great income for the venue especially on a slow night. This is actually how Quiz night got started. It was to give bars a way to get people in on slow nights, but the concept of the pub quiz turned has into a phenomenon. There are even cityand national competitions. On a certain level, the draw toward trivia seems obvious. We are a competitive people. “We like games, in general, humankind has gravitated toward games.” We also like alcohol and socializing, so a combination of all three, multiplied by the boasting that comes with knowing you are smarter than someone else, makes for an activity with longevity. But there is something to the fact that, with trivia, the object isn’t just being smart, but collectively knowing a little bit about everything. Believe it or Not Quiz Events is the largest supplier of the weekly pub quizzes across the country and have been so successful they also entertain folks in Australia, Canada, USA, and The Netherlands with our quizzes. They also supply those quizes seen on Air NZ inflight domestic aircraft flitting back and forward between Queenstown and Auckland Wellington and Christchurch. Believe it or Not weekly quiz nights, began in 1998, and now involves over 350 pubs, clubs and bars New Zealand wide. Some of the local venues with Quiz Night includes: • The Lokal, Fernhill • Pig & Whistle, Ballarat St • Beech Tree, Shotover St • Surreal, Rees St • Morrisons Irish Bar, Beach St • New Orleans, Arrowtown • Gantleys Cargo Brewery, Arthurs Point • Frankton Arms Tavern, Frankton • The Hayes, Lake Hayes • The District Club, Wanaka • Monkey Farm, North Lake • The Albie, Albertown

Community News Wharf and Carpark closure Glenorchy Wharf and the carpark adjacent to it will be closed on Friday 21 January and Saturday 22 January between 6.00am and 10.00pm whilst filming is underway. Access to the carpark beside the main boat ramp will still be available and there will be staff on site to advise.

Wakatipu Reforestation Trust The Wakatipu Reforestation Trust 2022 nursery volunteer sessions kicked off last week! The sessions run every Tuesday & Wednesday between 9am and Noon through the summer months. WRT welcomes all new volunteers who would like to join in restoring the native biodiversity by growing native plants. No gardening experience is needed, the Nursery Manager and other volunteers are always on hand to show you the various tasks. Volunteer activities include: - potting on small seedlings to larger pots - propagating - weeding - general nursery maintenance Located in Kelvin Heights, the nursery is a lovely warm place to hang out in nature, listen to the birds, and catch up with friends. Please bring your own gardening gloves, water, hat, & sunscreen. Morning tea provided. Registration is not required. Come along to the Jean Malpas Community Nursery at Jardine Park, Poplar Drive, Kelvin Heights and learn some new skills and meet other community members who are passionate about our environment.

What’s On Teddy Bear’s Picnic There’ll be fun for kids of all ages, with everything from storytelling, performance, bubbles, a free sausage sizzle, food vendors, face painting, colouring-in, magical creatures, life-sized bears, sports and games, a bouncy castle, dress-ups, books and much, much more. So bring your favourite, most loved Teddy Bear and a picnic and come on down. Hosted by QLDC, the Teddy Bears Picnic in both Queenstown and Wānaka will showcase the best children’s entertainment our community has to offer. Both events are free to attend. Koha donations to Plunket welcome. Please note: A vaccine pass will be required for entry. Queenstown: When: Sat 22 Jan 11am–2pm Where: Queenstown Events Centre, Joe O’Connell Drive, Frankton Wanaka: When: Sunday 23rd Jan 11am to 2pm Where: Wanaka Recreation Centre, 41 Sir Tim Wallis Dr

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Services SPCA OP SHOP – 51 GORGE RD. Open Monday – Saturday 9.00 – 5.00. Pre-loved goods and clothing at great prices. Help support the ongoing work done by the SPCA. Your old goods, or your time, could help save a life. Accepting donations (no electrical at the moment) and volunteers now. CAB IS A REGISTERED CHARITY OFFERING FREE legal, financial, employment, family, consumer, immigration digital, and document certification assistance to residents at 44 Stanley st. Queenstown weekdays 9.30-4pm phone 03 442 6799, www.cab. org.nz, email queenstown@cab.org.nz Bring your issues to our trained volunteers. Te Pou Whakawhirinaki o Aotearoa PRACTICE ENGLISH FOR FREE. If English is your second language, come along for a fun time of activities based on practising speaking English with a group of Kiwi English speaking volunteers. Every Tuesday 3-5 pm, at St Andrew’s Church, 26 Stanley Street, Queenstown. Afternoon Tea provided. Info: 020 4189 9160. Gratis Belajar Bahasa Inggris / 무료로 영어를 연습하세요 / Practica inglés gratis / 免费英语会话（欢迎參加) / Magsanay ng Ingles nang ibre / Pratique Inglês de Graça.

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Aucklanders on the first flight to arrive post-Delta lockdown

Summer shoulder season by Paul Taylor

Businesses has been patchy for tourism, hospo and accommodation operators since flights resumed between Auckland and Queenstown. The first flight from the City of Sails in 117 days arrived at 8.38am on December 15, and there have been on average nine a day since then, along with another nine from other parts of New Zealand. But the massive influx needed to defibrillate sectors of the district’s economy has not eventuated. “What can we say, it’s quiet,” Chamber of Commerce boss Ruth Stokes says. “The hotel occupancy was forecast the same as the previous year, and the airport’s December stats show quite a drop on last year. “So, it’s going to be quite an interesting third instalment to the Covid trilogy.” Passenger numbers at Queenstown Airport were down 25% in December year-on-year. Some 87,849 people travelled through the terminal last month. There were 400 aircraft landings, compared to 522 in December 2020, all domestic in both years. And the 12-month passenger numbers reached 1,152,825 million, down by 11% compared to the previous Covid-hit 12 months. Aimee Leffler, interim manager of Apex Car Rentals at Queenstown Airport, says there have been a decent number of bookings over the holidays.

“It’s nothing compared to pre-Covid obviously, and we’re quieter than last summer, and after the lockdowns, but it’s been okay. Not as big a jump as we’d expected, but we’ve done alright.” Leffler says business picked up just before Christmas and is still going strong, but is expected to fall away into February. “It’s hard to tell. We’re getting a lot of lastminute bookings, so if we do the roster or look at the numbers for next week, they’re old by the time the day comes.” She believes that could be down to Aucklanders being cautious about booking too far ahead, with the uncertainty over Covid outbreaks. Chard Farm cellar door manager Jessie Deng says there have been busy days and quieter days. “The five days after Christmas were busy, about 100 people a day, but yesterday there were only 20 all day,” Deng says. Places with restaurants will have been busier, she says. “When Kiwis travel, it is with families, so they want to go where you can drink wine and eat food. People from overseas, Australia, America and Europe, they look for somewhere to experience. “I’ve had lots of calls from people wanting to book a table, but we only do [wine] tastings.”

Sam Laycock, co-owner of Arrowtown’s Postmasters Cottage Café, says it takes a lot for him to say the restaurant is busy. “It’s blindingly obvious that New Zealand cannot survive without the international market,” he says. “If anyone out there is saying ‘oh my God I’m busy’, they’re doing it wrong. “But, it’s great to see people back on the streets, with Aucklanders returning to their holiday homes in the Whakatipu, lots of old friends and familiar faces returning.” Laycock says businesses won’t be right until New Zealand is brave enough to open to overseas visitors, but hopes then the likes of Destination Queenstown will work to make tourism more sustainable, with numbers spread through the year. Stokes says there’s a need for targeted economic support, with the end of the wage subsidy and the borders unlikely to reopen in the first quarter. She believes the Government has a difficult few months ahead, especially if the MIQ system is judged to be a breach of the Bill of Rights Act for Kiwis unable to return home. “It’s going to be harder to strike that balance between the strong public health path that they have pursued versus the economic and cultural wellbeing of our country.”

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Fire warning after Wanaka blaze by Paul Taylor

Queenstown Lakes has moved into a restricted fire season, following a huge fire in Wanaka last week. Otago District Manager Phil Marsh says the overall fire danger increased rapidly over the course of last week, as temperatures soared, although rain is forecast this week. Firefighters battled for three days to bring the Wanaka blaze under control and dampen down hot spots. It started on Department of Conservation land at Emerald Bay and spread up hill and across the road on to Glendhu Station, burning through 280 hectares of regenerating native bush. A full investigation is underway but Wanaka senior constable Bruce McLean says police know what caused the fire. “Make sure you are careful cooking and use NO naked flames or smoking in the outdoors where the ground is tinder dry,” he says. “A fire doesn’t take much to start and gets out of control very quickly.”

Emerald Bay fire. Photo: Facebook / Otago Fire & Emergency

The restricted fire season status covers the Otago District Lakes Zone, which includes the land surrounding Lake Wakatipu, the Nevis Valley, and the land west and north of Lakes Wānaka and Hawea.

“Go to www.checkitsalright.nz to check tips on how to stay safe.”

A permit is now required to light a fire in open air in areas in the Lakes Zone, while others areas in the zone are, as always, subject to a total fire ban.

“Although it will take some time to get where it was hopefully nature will revive itself over time.”

“The Queenstown Red Zone, Coronet Forest and several islands on Lakes Wakatipu, Wānaka and Hawea are in a year-round prohibited fire season,” Phil Marsh says.

In January 2017, a devastating scrub fire at Rat Point on the QueenstownGlenorchy Road burned through 150ha of native scrub, cutting power to Glenorchy.

Website www.checkitsalright.nz details where fire permits are required and also the types of fires that are not considered ‘open air’. “Permit-holders must follow the conditions of their permit,” Marsh says.

More than 50 firefighters spent three days bringing the fire under control, backed by helicopters ferrying water from Lake Wakatipu in monsoon buckets.

“Even if your fire does not need a permit, any person who is lighting any fire will still need to take great care due to the overall fire.

It was likely caused by a campfire, but authorities were unable to identify who was responsible.

Wanaka Ward councillor Quentin Smith said the fire had burned through a “special area of native regeneration and some great climbing areas”.

“Make sure to check local conditions, prepare a safe spot and be ready to extinguish the fire if necessary.

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Kingston Street Sale Walk the streets of your neighbourhood, meet other locals and grab yourself a bargain while you are at it during this year’s Kingston Street Sale. This is the day when we all all get together for a great cause. Simply dig out your unwanted goods, create your art and crafts or maybe have the kids whip up their finest lemonade and put a stall at the end of your driveway! Then take a wander around the streets and go stall to stall while getting to know more of your neighbourhood.

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New locations and tamariki vaccinations begin by Paul Taylor

Three new locations of interest in Queenstown and Arrowtown were added to the Ministry of Health list over the weekend. They are Queenstown Airport, At Thai Restaurant on Church St in Queenstown CBD, and Remarkable Sweet Shop Arrowtown. Someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 visited all three places on Monday and Tuesday last week. But all three are considered casual contact places, which means anyone who was there at the same time is asked to selfmonitor for 10 days after they were exposed. “If symptoms develop, get a test and stay at home until you get a negative test result”, Ministry advice reads. The alert covers Remarkable Sweet Shop, 27 Buckingham Street, Arrowtown, for just 20 minutes on Monday, 10 January, from 1pm - 1:20pm. It also covers customers of At Thai Restaurant Queenstown, Level 3/8 Church Street, Queenstown, on Monday, 10 January, from 9pm to 10pm And Queenstown Airport, 1 Sir Henry Wigley Drive, Frankton, on Tuesday, 11 January, from 4pm to 9pm. Shotover Jet, SkyCity Casino and the Oaks Club Suites were previously named as locations of interest. But all were on days surrounding New Year, and the monitoring period has now passed with no news of spread to the local community.

Vaccinations of children aged 5 to 11 began on Monday.

The Ministry has delivered more than 120,000 doses of the child (paediatric) Pfizer vaccine to over 500 vaccination sites around NZ. Approved by MedSafe, the paediatric vaccine has a lower dose and smaller volume than the adult vaccine and is administered using a smaller needle. To be fully immunised, a child needs to get two doses of the vaccine, usually given at least 8 weeks apart. Children are not eligible for booster vaccinations or the AstraZeneca vaccine. In Queenstown Lakes, bookings are being taken at Queenstown Medical Centre, Wakatipu Medical Centre, Wanaka Medical Centre and Aspiring Medical at Wanaka Lakes Health Centre.

Southern DHB Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout Programme Lead Karl Metzler says: “Even though children generally have a reduced risk of getting very sick from Covid compared to older age groups, we know that it can still have serious consequences, particularly for children with compromised immune systems or significant respiratory conditions.” People can book online at BookMyVaccine or call 0800 28 29 26 (8am to 8pm, 7 days a week).

This New Year, why not resolve to ditch your dodgy old passwords? Authors: Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University Lorrie Cranor, Professor of Computer Science and of Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University

Most of the classic New Year resolutions revolve around improving your health and lifestyle. But this year, why not consider cleaning up your passwords too? We all know the habits to avoid, yet so many of us do them anyway: using predictable passwords, never changing them, or writing them on sticky notes on our monitor. We routinely ignore the recommendations for good passwords in the name of convenience. Choosing short passwords containing common names or words is likely to lead to trouble. Hackers can often guess a person’s passwords simply by using a computer to work through a long list of commonly used words. The most popular choices have changed very little over time, and include numerical combinations such as “123456” (the most common password for five years in a row), “love”, keyboard patterns such as “qwerty” and, perhaps most ludicrously, “password” (or its Portuguese translation, “senha”). Experts have long advised against using words, places or names in passwords, although you can strengthen this type of password by jumbling the components into sequences with a mixture of upper- and lowercase characters, as long as you do it thoroughly. Complex rules often lead users to choose a word or phrase and then substitute letters with numbers and symbols (such as “Pa33w9rd!”), or add digits to a familiar password (“password12”). But so many people do this that these techniques don’t actually make passwords stronger. It’s better to start with a word or two that isn’t so common, and make sure you mix things up with symbols and special characters in the middle. For example, “wincing giraffe” could be adapted to “W1nc1ng_!G1raff3” These secure passwords can be harder to remember, to the extent you might end up having to write them down. That’s OK, as long as you keep the note somewhere secure (and definitely not stuck to your monitor). Reusing passwords is another common error – and one of the biggest. Past data leaks, such as that suffered by LinkedIn in 2012, mean billions of old passwords are now circulating among cyber criminals. This has given rise to a practice called “credential stuffing” – taking a leaked password from one source and trying it on other sites. If you’re still using the same old password for multiple email, social media or financial accounts, you’re at risk of being compromised.

Pro tip: use a password manager The simplest and most effective route to good password hygiene is to use a password manager. This lets you use unique strong passwords for all your various logins, without having to remember them yourself. Password managers allow you to store all of your passwords in one place and to “lock” them away with a strong level of protection. This can be a single (strong) password, but can also include face or fingerprint recognition, depending on the device you are using. Although there is some risk associated with storing your passwords in one place, experts consider this much less risky than using the same password for multiple accounts.

The password manager can automatically create strong, randomised passwords for each different service you use. This means your LinkedIn, Gmail and eBay accounts can no longer be accessed by someone who happens to guess the name of your childhood pet dog. If one password is leaked, you only have to change that one – none of the others are compromised. There are many password managers to choose from. Some are free (such as Keepass) or “freemium” (offering the option to upgrade for more functionality like Nordpass), while others charge a one-off fee or recurring subscription (such as 1Password). Most allow you to securely sync your passwords across all your devices, and some let you safely share passwords between family members or work groups. You can also use the password managers built into most web browsers or operating systems (with many phones offering this functionality in the browser or natively). These tend to have fewer features and may pose compatibility issues if you want to access your password from different browsers or platforms. Password managers take a bit of getting used to, but don’t be too daunted. When creating a new account on a website, you let the password manager create a unique (complex) password and store it straight away – there’s no need to think of one yourself! Later, when you want to access that account again, the password manager fills it in automatically. This is either through direct integration with the browser (typically on computers) or through a separate application on your mobile device. Most password managers will automatically “lock” after a period of time, prompting for the master password (or face/finger verification) before allowing access again.

Protect your most important passwords If you don’t like the sound of a password manager, at the very least change your “critical” account passwords so each one is strong and unique. Financial services, email accounts, government services, and work systems should each have a separate, strong password. Even if you write them down in a book (kept safely locked away) you will significantly reduce your risk in the event of a data breach on any of those platforms. Remember, however, that some sites provide delegated access to others. Many e-commerce websites, for example, give you the option of logging in with your Facebook, Google or Apple account. This doesn’t expose your password to greater risk, because the password itself is not shared. But if the password is compromised, using it would grant access to those delegated sites. It is usually best to create unique accounts - and use your password manager to keep them safe. Adopting a better approach to passwords is a simple way to reduce your cybersecurity risks. Ideally that means using a password manager, but if you’re not quite ready for that yet, at least make 2022 the year you ditch the sticky notes and pets’ names.

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article on https://theconversation.com/nz

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Kicking off at 3pm until 6pm your favourite local musicians will be front and center. Grab a seat, grab a pint, and enjoy your afternoon with live music ft the best musicians in Queenstown. Each Saturday there is a mixture of solo, groups and DJs. This family-friendly Saturday afternoon tradition is the best way to relax this summer.

Arts+Culture Is this the best little music festival in the region? by Bethany Rogers There are 13 venues at this year’s festival and 27 different gigs showcasing a huge range of genres and styles. Local favourites like The Coutts Family, Killergrams and Derek Smith will be playing as well as up-and-coming talent from local schools. “We’re looking forward to doing it all again. Last year was massive. The vibe was positive and I think people really loved it. The Friday night and the Saturday ended up being really big days. “The Sunday was a lot more chilled with music at the cafes. Provisions, The Dishery, Millbrook and Akaroa all had gigs and it was more relaxed: go have lunch, coffee and listen to music. It was a really nice vibe. “We live in an amazing community that works together. We’ve got these amazing musicians and we’ve got up and coming schools kids with so much talent. It’s so good to be able to give them a platform to showcase that.” Arrow Sounds: at a glance Free live local music festival Arrowtown (various venues), 11 – 13 February 2022

A post-lockdown party has grown into a multi-day musical event celebrating local venues and musicians. The third Arrow Sounds festival will showcase local music and hospitality in Arrowtown from 11 – 13 February 2022.

Friday 11th, 3 pm – midnight Saturday 12th, noon – midnight Sunday 13th, noon – 8 pm Free shuttle buses will be running between 11pm and midnight from Arrowtown to Queenstown.

At the end of the first lockdown in 2020, Fork and Tap owner Jeannie Crawford and Arrowtown musician Kevin Murdoch got chatting about throwing a party to celebrate the start of Level 1. “We realised that we needed to do something for our local musicians, venues, restaurants, bars and our local community to get together and celebrate that we’d got through lockdown,” says Jeannie. “It started with 6 venues and 12 hours of music. It was massive and we realised that we could do it again. So in March 2021, we spread it over three days and involved more venues, like Wet Jacket, Millbrook and Akarua. That was great too!” Participating venues in Arrowtown invite (and pay) musicians from the region to play gigs over the three-day event. The volunteer Arrow Sounds committee puts together a timetable of events and punters can bounce from venue to venue enjoying live music and great hospitality. “There’s no cover charge and it’s inclusive for everyone in the community. The musicians are paid, so it also supports and highlights live music in the region – we have so many amazing musicians here,” adds Jeannie. With great feedback from venues, musicians and punters alike, what started as a small party is set to become a favourite feature of the Arrowtown events calendar.

Art News First Thursdays returns First Thursdays will return to the CBD next month after a five-month hiatus, another casualty of last year’s lockdown. Launched in Queenstown in July 2021 the programme quickly grew in popularity before lockdowns in August forced its closure. First Thursday Queenstown brings exhibitions, talks, and an opportunity for locals and visitors to meet at seven of Queenstown’s top galleries who stay open late with enticements such as speakers and special events. First Thursdays is a global concept where galleries, artists, scholars connect people with each other through ideas, art and music. First Thursdays are held throughout the world in as diverse cities as Cape Town, Seattle, Chicago, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro. The diary date is Thursday 3rd February between 5 and 7pm. See Arts and Culture on Feb 1st for the full schedule and participating venues.

Mona Lisa to go digital as boom for immersive art shows grows The Grand Palais in Paris will have a dedicated area for immersive digital experiences when it reopens in 2024, with officials at the Paris institution hoping to profit from the boom in multimedia art shows. A new initiative known as Grand Palais Immersif will be exported nationally and internationally, following the launch of an audiovisual display in Marseille focused on the Mona Lisa and co-organised with the Musée du Louvre. Last January, The Réunion des Musées Nationaux-Grand Palais announced that the project has “the ambition to become a key player in the emerging digital exhibition market”. Roei Amit, the director of Grand Palais Immersif, said the aim is to stage “digital exhibitions which are relevant to our time, combining creativity, new approaches to art histories… that can generate large audiences in France but can have also an appeal and interest worldwide”. The Grand Palais closed last year for extensive renovations in preparation for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The refurbished building will have a dedicated space for digital exhibitions that require specific audiovisual infrastructure.

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Making your NY Resolutions stick! Dr Amanda Foo-Ryland

3 Reasons Why 80% of New Year Resolutions fail & How to Fix That Every year we fall prey to the same old tradition, New Year’s resolutions. Be honest, when was the last time a New Year’s resolution became real and stood the test of time?

Dr Amanda Foo-Ryland runs an International Neural Coding® Company. She has 30 Neural Coders working with her around the globe, online to help people identify their problem, delete it and install neural coding that empowers them.

We are all fired up, come New Years day, it’s all gonna change and then it just kinda gets lost, we turn around in February and everything is the same. The truth is that bringing what you want in your life can happen any day with the right tools and a few gems of knowledge, here’s 3 reasons why they fail and what to do about it.

1. Kidding yourself. You have set your goal and come the 1st of January you are going to start to make it happen, but everything needs to be spot on, so you start to gather information, the right running shoes, the best app, the correct business plan. Conditions need to be perfect before you can start to make things happen. Some might call it perfectionism but don’t be fooled, it is really procrastination in disguise.

What to do about it. Accept that you have fallen into the trap of kidding yourself into taking action, when really you are faffing about and look at what you can do now, with what you have. Ask yourself “What can I do right now that will take me closer to my goal?” And take action, do it.

2. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Making goals too big and getting fed up because things are not happening at the rate you planned is a sure way of throwing the towel in. Nobody says right, I’m going to run a marathon next week, train everyday and I should be good to go, no, it takes time, baby steps at first and building on what you have each day.

What to do about it. Create a plan that has those baby steps each day, monitor your feedback and take the pressure off having to spend heaps of time on your goal, this is unrealistic and will soon become a chore rather than a feel good, tick by tick I am getting there.

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3. Be Specific on what your goal is. When we work with clients, we notice that all goals are talked about in a ‘one day’ kinda way, one day I’m going to ......... sadly this is never going to work. We use tools to help our clients get clear on what they want, then communicate this so the brain gets it. This is your most powerful goal getting device. It’s like trying to find an address in the UK with google maps and popping Kent into the search, it’s never going to take you where you want to go.

What to do about it. You have to get clear and get your brain onside, most people might use SMART goal setting, which is: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relative, Time frame… DULL as dishwater, dull as a chicken, this is just such a dusty, old model. When getting down and dirty with your goal, you need to bring it to life, not strangle the life out of it. Get creative, feel what it is like to have it now, be it now, create a movie in your mind, have a soundtrack, make it big and bright, colour full and focused. Seeing a fully sensory movie is how your brain’s lingo works and will get you so frickin excited you will be salivating. It is exactly what happens when a person creates anxiety, they run a movie of everything going wrong, all we are doing is making sure everything goes exactly as you want it too.

This is powerful and communicates exactly what your resolutions are to your neurology, except you can do them any day not just on the 1st of January!

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Hine Marshand- Adversary uncovers her true purpose and identity

Hine Marchand spent much of her career life as a professional singer, wowing audiences the country over with her powerful voice. Ironically when that was temporarily taken away from her she rediscovered her true purpose and identity. Those in need of her help are now the richer for this. Now the Salvation Army’s community ministries team leader, Hine is in her happy place, assisting people in the community who are struggling for whatever reason, financially, in relationships, or just with everyday stress. Since the Covid crisis hit her role has expanded times five. Two counsellors and a financial mentor and three case workers are now doing what Hine did before on her own. “Our workload has more than doubled,” she says. Mother of two adult daughters, she was a late starter to social work as a career, studying for a Bachelor of Social Work in her late 50s. Since then she’s completed additional qualifications in Positive Life Skills programmes, in mediation, anger management, ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), motivational interviewing and she is about to start couple’s therapy qualifications. “I just love studying now,” she says, beaming that beautiful wide smile. “I hated studying at school. I was a creative and visual person and the school system didn’t recognise music as a career option back then. Now studying is my hugest passion.” Her empathetic and caring nature and a deep love to see people thrive mean she has the perfect attributes for the job, but she had to endure a rough ride herself to enable her to have that compassion for others. An immensely talented vocalist, Hine grew up in Waipukurau in the Hawkes Bay and has been into music since she was 16. By 19 she was a professional singer, also playing guitar, travelling on the brewery circuit with her band, up and down New Zealand. It was 1977 and she was 24 when Hine and the band discovered Queenstown. “We wanted to have a look here and there was a big party on, so some of us sussed it out and thought it would be a good place to work.” Before long they were being shoulder tapped by then Eichardt’s Nightclub owners Tony Sparks and Harvey Maguire, asking her to perform as guest artist in the club for a week. “I’d been performing with well-known, lead guitarist Kipper Royal and ‘When The Cats Away’ keyboardist Steve Larkins back then and we played all the top covers,” says Hine. After the week Tony took her aside and asked her to put a band together, which she did with Kipper and Steve. “We all knew each other around New Zealand so we pulled people out of other bands and became the resident band at Albert’s Nightclub.” Later as resident singer at Skyline Restaurant, singing late seven nights a week, Hine lost her voice completely for two years. “I couldn’t sing. I could barely whisper and all of my identity was based around music. That’s who I was,” she says. “I really grew up in that time. It was the start of much greater self-awareness and knowing who I am.”

Hine and her beloved pooch and counselling buddy, Prim, who recently had to be put down at age 10.

“Looking back that set me up for everything I walked through and I’m utilising that experience, although it was an incredibly painful journey, so much in what I do now.” It was a huge turning point and a time of grounding stepping down off the stage at Skyline and onto the floor to take up waitressing instead. “It made me look at life and ask a lot of questions.”

At 27, she took up skiing, training as an instructor at Coronet Peak. “Wayne Café (former head of ski school) took me for a run and said, ‘Yep, you’re hired,’ and put me in the Penguin School to teach the kids.” It was during this time that Hine met now long-time Coronet Peak Snowsports School manager and husband Michel Marchand. Spending time together in his homeland of Switzerland Hine mastered those skis, returning home to complete her instructor’s qualifications. She taught for 12 seasons in Queenstown during back to back winters between Switzerland and Queenstown with Michel. After the couple’s two daughters were born Hine got back into singing, performing locally with jazz bands and doing gigs with the likes of Peter Doyle, Ned Webster, Mark Wilson and Trevor Coleman, who’s since written scores for well-known television nature programmes. The Marchand home has always been a welcoming one – “at times like Grand Central Station”, laughs Hine. For years they hosted small care groups and for 11 years Hine, family and friends fundraised, often with up to 18 kids - some at risk, and took them all to Sydney for the annual Hillsong Conference. For three or four years she and Michel gave up their own family Christmas to host a massive free Christmas Dinner for all those far from home, locals joining in too, in the Queenstown Memorial Hall. Queues would be backed up to the Four Square Supermarket for the 300seat gala event. It was attending Michel’s graduation ceremony for his extra business qualifications that inspired Hine to study social work. It was a rough learning curve, but Hine says her own life journey is what’s given her the heart for others who need to come into themselves. “Everybody is so gifted so has the ability to move forward, get up and be successful. They just need to be encouraged.” “I absolutely love what I do. I have two more qualifications that I want to study for this year (2022) so I won’t be retiring anytime soon,” she says. “I’m so passionate about my job. There’s not one day that I come to work that I don’t love what I’m doing. Not many people can say that. This is where my heart is.”

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Drivers in a Chinese city captured video when they came upon an unusual traffic hazard -- a flock of more than 80 ostriches racing through the streets late at night. Videos captured in Chongzuo City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, show dozens of the large, flightless birds running through urban roads. Local police said the ostriches escaped from a local farm through a gate that had been left unlocked. Police said most of the ostriches were rounded up and returned to the farm. No injuries were reported from the ostriches’ time on the loose. UPI

Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant In a medical milestone, doctors at the University of Maryland announced last week the successful transplant of a genetically modified pig heart into a human. The patient, 57-year-old Dave Bennett, has lived for four days following the surgery and is being weaned off a respiratory machine. The procedure is the culmination of decades of research and marks a critical advance in lessening the reliance on human organ transplants. The donor heart came from a 1-year-old pig that had been genetically modified to decrease the likelihood Bennett’s body would reject it. More than 100,000 Americans are on organ transplant lists, and 6,000 patients die each year while waiting. The success follows two surgeries in which pig kidneys were successfully transplanted to human hosts—however, the procedures were demonstrations involving clinically brain-dead patients. USA TODAY

Video game giant Take-Two Interactive to buy mobile gaming company Zynga for $12.7B

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Take-Two Interactive says it is buying mobile gaming company Zynga for $12.7 billion with a mix of cash and stock, marking the latest blockbuster acquisition in a string of major deals in the video game industry. The company announced last Monday that it would acquire all outstanding shares of Zynga at $9.86 apiece, a 64% premium to Zynga’s closing price the previous Friday. Zynga’s stock skyrocketed to close up 40% on Monday, while Take-Two closed down 13%. “We are trying to build a business over a very long period of time,” TakeTwo CEO Strauss Zelnick told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Monday. “We’ve paid attention to creating value for our players, for our colleagues and for our shareholders, and that’s worked out over a very long period of time.” Best known for its FarmVille series, Zynga initially flourished on Facebook, at one point becoming the most successful app developer on the platform. In the years since, Zynga turned its focus to mobile, hoping to capitalize on explosive growth in the smartphone era. While the company was viewed as a key beneficiary of stay-at-home trends brought about by Covid-19, its share price has fallen nearly 38% in the past year. CNBC

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Despite the arrival of summer and the return of domestic travel from Auckland mid-December there was a drop in jobs advertised in December as compared to November as businesses gave up attempting to ﬁnd suitable staff. However, compared with the year prior December was still a very strong month.

challenges employers are experiencing. Competition for staff continues to heat up with new restaurants and bars including new venues in Five Mile and Brecon Street, where Pacific Concepts new Bavarian and Tex-Mex El Camino restaurants launched just prior to Christmas. November proved to be the pressure point for 2021 after the Government announced that Auckland would re-join the rest of the country and be able to travel. The 890 jobs advertised that month was 90% of the peak years of 2018 and 19. Across the year there were 5,572 roles advertised according to jobfix.co.nz representing a 35% growth on the prior year. By way of contrast when borders were open, and Queenstown was bursting with tourism and there was an available flow of international working visitors there were between 8,700 and 9,000 jobs advertised annually.

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Vehicle Groomer Hansens Auto Services is located in Queenstown’s Industrial Place, just ﬁve minutes from the centre of town. We are the largest automotive workshop in Queenstown, and we are the Central Otago parts and service dealer for BMW, Landrover, Mercedes, Volvo and Jaguar. We also repair and maintain all cars and 4WD’s. Our busy team is looking for a reliable hard-working team player preferably with car grooming experience(although not essential) In order to be considered, you must be trustworthy and honest and will need to be able to demonstrate the following • • • • • •

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Driftaway Queenstown is New Zealand’s newest Holiday Park opening in February 2022. We are hiring to fill roles across multiple departments and can offer part time or full-time hours, on either a fixed term or permanent contract. We are committed to finding the right people to be part of our teams listed, experience is not necessary as thorough and ongoing training will be provided.

• Housekeeping • Reception • Hot Pool Attendant We can offer dual roles between departments working in the housekeeping department in the morning and either as a hot pool attendant or receptionist in the evening. Applicants can apply as individuals or couples, with a cash bonus offered for a commitment over 12 weeks. If you require accommodation and have your own campervan, we can offer a free onsite powered site. Alternatively, we have discounted staff units available, which are one bedroom, lounge, kitchen and bathroom facilities, as well as one private car park. Who we are looking for? We are seeking applicants who are enthusiastic, hardworking and trustworthy. It is imperative applicants show care and kindness to our customers and teammates alike. Attention to detail is essential along with being team focused and have an open to learning mindset. We cannot wait to welcome the successful applicant(s) into our team and really look forward to working alongside you to bring our brand and vision to life. How to Apply: Please send your application and CV to rochelle@driftawayqueenstown.co.nz *All applicants must be legally allowed to work in New Zealand and also be fully (double) vaccinated against COVID-19*

HEAD HOUSEKEEPER / MANAGER REQUIRED We require an experienced head housekeeping manager, who will be responsible for ensuring a consistently high standard of cleanliness and service throughout the hotel

P O SI T ION R E QUIR E ME N T S : • Hands on roll, requiring physical fitness • Proven ability to lead a small team, employing strong training and development skills • Effective time management in a fast-paced environment • Excellent communicator Experience is essential for this role, and preference will be given to applicants with New Zealand residency. Sponsorship is available for the right candidate, and accommodation is available if desired. This is a rostered full time, permanent position. To register your interest, please send your CV and cover letter to Cade at info@cardronahotel.co.nz

Love food? Love events? Love In2Food! We are a popular Queenstown based catering company looking for casual or ﬁxed term Chefs to join our team, catering in some of Queenstown’s most desired venues and locations. Must have a passion for food and great service. Flexible hours rewarded with a competitive hourly rate and best staﬀ meals in town. Applicants must have a valid NZ work visa / residency. Also need to be fully vaccinated – under the new government mandate. For a great way to earn some extra dollars e-mail your C.V to Thilo: Thilo@in2food.co.nz

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Kitchen Porter / Kitchenhand It's time to love your job. Join the best team here at Kamana Lakehouse and Nest kitchen + bar.

Sherwood is looking for a reliable & proactive Kitchen porter to join our busy restaurant team.

Who we are: top rated independent hotel and restaurant with a great team culture. Showing true care for our team wellbeing, with 100% full time-staff retention during all Covid waves.

Must be hard working, reliable and have a ‘can do’ attitude. Mainly evening shifts you will be responsible for keeping the kitchen clean, putting through dishes & some light prep work.

What we strive to offer: anniversary free stays, discounted rates, ﬂexible work schedule, daily meals, mindfulness program, career prospects, self-development tools, nurturing environment. Bonus: join now and get a free night stay including breakfast & dinner + an epic soak tub experience upon successfully completing you 90 days trial period. Who you are: enthusiastic team player with a desire to make a positive impact on our guest experience and team culture.

FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF Sherwood is looking for experienced Front of House staﬀ to join their restaurant team. Must have a minimum two years experience in a fast paced hospitality environment, be well presented and an excellent communicator that knows what it is to provide exceptional customer service. Contact hayley@sherwoodqueenstown.nz if interested.

Good Remuneration for the right candidate. Send us your current resume the role you are applying for with references & copy of valid work permit if applicable, to Jagan@kamana.co.nz Kamana Lakehouse, 139 Fernhill Rd, Queenstown

REQUIRED NOW!!!!!! Skilled and Unskilled Labourers Looking for casual, temporary or long term work?? Queenstown Personnel and Labour Hire are looking for labourers for a variety of jobs around Queenstown with an immediate start. Contact Sharleen - 027 778 7377 or email sharleen@qtplabour.co.nz

Is looking for full-time

Chef

So if you are ready to join an ambitious yet nurturing team, reach out and make it happen. We are looking for: • Front Ofﬁce Manager • Guest Service Agent • Chef De Partie • Kitchen Porter • Room Attendant • Food and Beverage Attendant • Bartender

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1 year experience Please drop your CV into The Cow.

BREAKFAST CHEF Goldie is on the hunt for a breakfast chef. We are looking for someone who loves working with local produce, creating new menu items and baking! We have a simple but delicious brunch menu and cabinet full of grab and go. Enjoy having creative control without the Head Chef responsibilities.

FRONT OF HOUSE We are looking for another friendly face to join our FOH team. Barista experience in a busy cafe is crucial as the role is a mix of machine and foh.

Full-time and part-time positions available.

Chefs/Cooks, Baristas, Front of House and Kitchen Hands for Odelay cafe and our new town location opening soon. Valid work visa and vaccinated status reqd.

Email your cv to Devan on hello@goldiecafe.co.nz

Call or email Ed Devereux on odelaycafe@yahoo.co.nz or 0212802425 anytime to discuss.

French bakery, patisserie and coﬀee is waiting for you in Remarkables park town centre.

Grocery cashier

All Front of House positions: Food Runners Experienced Waitstaff Bar Tenders Seeking hospitality professionals to join our busy restaurant. $22 - $25 per hour If you any of these roles are of interest to you, please drop your resume into the restaurant or email nicole.simister@botswanabutchery.co.nz

We are looking for: • 1 Cashier / Barista (Full time) Serving customer, making cleaning and helping kitchen.

coﬀee,

Email: contact@maboulangerie.co.nz To apply or for further information

If you like to have a chat to the locals while keeping our retail food store well stocked & merchandised then talk to Angela about joining our Grocery team. Working from 10am - 6:30pm 5 days a week Call 03 442 4161 for a chat or send your CV to shopqueenstown@raewardfresh-si.co.nz

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CARPENTER

Sous Chef Chef de Partie

Qualiﬁed Carpenter required to join busy local company that has a variety of interesting projects. Min 5 years experience, own tools and a good attitude. The ability to think on your feet and an eye for detail is needed. Good pay for the right person. No muppets. Call Daz for a chat - 02102322622

Kitchen Porter Seeking committed and reliable professionals to join our busy kitchen in preparation for the busiest time of the year.

BEACH STAFF WANTED

If you have Full Time availability and any of these roles are of your interest, please apply sending your cover letter and CV to warwick.taylor@goodgroup.co.nz

Part time and full time positions available must be able to work weekends. Immediate start Must hold full NZ driving license. Positive attitude, hard working & physically strong. Email CV to info@paddlequeenstown.co.nz

Full Time Bar / Waitperson Position Join us in Arrowtown & be part of a great team & community. Located in the heart of Arrowtown, The Fork and Tap Alehouse and Restaurant is a charming and vibrant gastro pub. We have just completed a huge renovation - come and work in our brand new beautiful space!

This position will suit you if you enjoy the versatility of working in both the bar and on the ﬂoor. You will be looking after locals, pouring craft beer, making seasonal cocktails, selling delicious food, all while being part of a long established & supportive team.

CHEF

We are looking to ﬁll various positions, from clever fast paced learners to experience chefs. Must be passionate, practically minded and work well within a fast paced, team environment.

If this sounds like you, then please get in contact with us. Sponsorship positions available in this role.

Part Time Waitperson This role is for up to 20 hours per week. If you love being part of a team that prides itself on giving a great experience through creative food & beverages along with a memorable time, this is for you. This upbeat, busy spot is looking for someone who can work up to 4 shifts between day/nights a week. Please email your CV to pj@peoplelikeus.co.nz

ROOM ATTENDANTS QT Queenstown & Rydges Queenstown has an excellent opportunity for room attendants to join our friendly team. You must be committed to delivering the highest standard of presentation, cleanliness and guest experience that QT Queenstown/ Rydges Queenstown has to oﬀer. Please apply to kim_haynes@evt.com if this is the dream job you have been waiting for.

KITCHEN HAND

Must be efﬁcient with a positive personality. Some heavy lifting required.

FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF

A can do attitude as well as a passion for great customer service. Duty Managers Certiﬁcate preferred. Accommodation options available in Arrowtown. To apply send you CV and covering letter to hello@theforkandtap.co.nz

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Cleaner 20 hours per week • Flexibility with hours to suit applicant, single person or couple. • Good rate pay, for the applicant with attention detail and reliability. Person leaving this role has been with us 8 years. Hours: Morning (2 1/2 hr) 7am-9.30 Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri Night (2 1/2 hrs) Tues, Thurs, Sun

Accounts / PA Is looking for full-time

Front of House Please drop your CV into The Cow

to OtagoFixers LTD, Queenstown base. Full or part time depending on requirements. • • • • • •

XERO Payroll Full Admin for a small company HR contracts Health and safety Ordering Systems Work from home is a option

We have good systems in place with ﬂexible practices.

Contact: Marie Braddock 027 228 8150 | marie.braddock@outlook.com

Looking for someone with that skill set that can build there own work place and communicate extremely well. • Good wages • Company vehicle N NZ STOW QUEEN

BARTENDERS & IN-HOUSE SECURITY WANTED We are looking for Bartenders and Security staff to work in our busy bar in Queenstown. Must have current working Visa and speak excellent English. The positions are on a roster that will vary from week to week. You must be able to work weekends and evenings. For the In-House Security position you must have current COA. Please send your CV to queenstowncowboys@gmail.com

Call Mark 021 366 604

Driver We are seeking a Food Delivery Driver to join our busy team. The Delivery Driver is responsible for the transport of Patagonia Chocolates food items from the company production areas to Patagonia Chocolates Cafes in safe, timely and accurate manner. Full driver licence is essential.

Barista Passion for coﬀee? We are looking for an experienced Barista to join our Queenstown team. At least one years’ experience making Barista coﬀee is essential.

Head Pastry Chef SENIOR CHEF Our award-winning Restaurant and Bar is expanding the Bluekanu kitchen team, and we are looking for a Senior Chef who wants to excel! We love what we do so it is important that you love the industry and can handle a busy vibe and have the experience and skill set to match. If you are inspired by Asian / Pacifica food and enjoy something different in the cuisine world we would love to hear from you. Please note there are no split shifts! Email in confidence your CV to megan@hhgroup.nz

We are seeking a Head Pastry chef with a passion for desserts to lead our talented kitchen team. Along with Management skills you will need at least 3 years’ experience in pastry with good knowledge and ability to create petite gateaux, entremets as well as the production and plating of a la carte and cabinet desserts. Experience beyond 3 years is a big plus.

Chocolate Packer If attention to detail is your strength, we are looking for a full time or part time packer to assist the team in our chocolate room. We are looking for hard-working team players ready to work in a fast paced environment and require you to work ﬂexible hours including evenings and weekends. Please send your cover letter and CV to admin@patagoniachocolates.co.nz

FULL TIME BARISTA Located - Cafe Society 5 Mile Frankton. Daytime hours only and great pay for the right person You must: • Be an experienced Hospitality whizz and a Barista • Have a great personal ethic and meticulous in your work • Be living in the area and committed to us for at least a year Apply: cafesocietyjobs@xtra.co.nz or pop into C.S., ask for Kari or Dan & employment application form... "GO!!". www.facebook.com/cafesociety

Birdwoods Gallery in Arrowtown is looking for a gallery assistant for 1-2 days a week. We are searching for a hardworking, reliable person with an eye for detail and an interest in art and design. Retail experience preferred but not required. We are small gallery that oﬀers a range of artwork from around the world. The successful applicant would be working closely with the gallery manager and owner so excellent communication skills required Please send your CV for: arrowtown@birdwoods.nz

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BARISTA / WAITPERSON DISHWASHER Various daytime hours available. Cafe Experience essential.

Amazing job opportunities alert! We have the following roles up for grabs:

email haloforbiddenbite@xtra.co.nz or Call in with CV and good attitude.

Airspresso Café at the Queenstown Airport is looking for the following positions to join their team

• Wait Staff • Concierge/Front Desk Supervisor • Housekeeper

Precision Viticulture

• Kitchen Hand

Vineyards located in the beautiful Gibbston Valley and Cromwell Basin requires workers for a variety of tasks. Working with an experienced, friendly vineyard team in lovely surroundings, you will have a summer to remember.

• Landscaping Manager Chefs of all levels: • Chef de Partie • Commis Chef • Breakfast Chef • Pizza Chef • Grill Chef To apply, email hr@gibbstonvalley.com

Accommodation options and transport from Arrowtown available. A solid base wage can be supplemented with the opportunity to earn piece rate.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Contact Lynn (txt only) on 027 310 0842 to apply

CHEF DUTY MANAGER KITCHEN HAND BARISTA FRONT OF HOUSE Staff accommodation options available within walking distance. Relevant qualifications and experience essential. If you are looking to work with a wonderful, fun, loving team then we want to hear from you! Email your CV and covering letter to justin@airspresso.co.nz Visa sponsorship offered in the absence of New Zealand application. Only successful applications will be contacted for interviewing.

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Where to next for your career?

Airport Administrator & OSH Coordinator Queenstown Air New Zealand at Queenstown Airport have a wonderful opportunity for an experienced office administrator in the operational area of our business to join our team as a Airport Administrator & OSH Coordinator on a part time basis (25 hours per week). Reporting directly to the Airport Manager, this role is critical in coordinating safety and operational priorities for the team at Queenstown Airport. The Role In this diverse position you will pay a key role and be responsible for all aspects of administration which will include; • Preparing and support onboarding of all new staff members. • Providing support to the Health and Safety Representatives including collating data from Behavioural Based Safety reviews, Risk Reviews, Hearing Tests and ACC Audit (ICAM trained preferred). • Providing administrative support for Visa workers among other tasks. • When it comes to delivering proactive support and expert organisational skills, you know what it takes to keep our operation moving. With your strong organisational and project coordination experience, you will confidently juggle multiple tasks ensuring our team and business is running efficiently. Your resilience, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, drive for results to “make it happen” and ability to deal with ambiguity will be highly valued, as shall your flexibility, commercial nous and collaborative approach to relationship building. If this position is of interest to you, please submit your application online through our Careers site today! Please note this role is covered by the Air New Zealand Group Vaccination Policy and will require you to have received at least your first COVID-19 vaccination prior to commencing work. This information will be captured as part of the pre-employment process.

careers.airnewzealand.co.nz

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Highlands in Cromwell is one of the premier destinations in New Zealand with a world-class racing circuit, New Zealand’s national motorsport museum, and tourism activities that appeal to every taste. Highlands is an exceptional place to visit and an exceptional place to work. The immaculate presentation of Highlands does not happen by accident and we are looking for a Groundsman to be part of our team. This rare and exciting opportunity is perfect for someone who likes working in all the elements, is happy to be hands on and someone who takes great pride in doing a job right, the ﬁrst time. Speciﬁc duties include: • • • •

Ground keeping and mowing Use of push and ride-on mowers and hand-tools Irrigation Assisting with maintaining the entire park to an exceptional standard

Our ideal candidate is a positive, self-starter who is as conﬁdent in taking direction and working with a team as they are setting their own course for their daily activities. They will also have: • • • •

Experience in a similar role Knowledge of Health and Safety rules and requirements Demonstrated customer service skills Full drivers license, ideally with WTR endorsement and F endorsement, • Growsafe certificate • A verifiable Covid-19 ‘My Vaccine Pass’. As we’re a seven day a week operation, our team members need to be flexible in when they’re available. So rostered shifts may be at weekends, public holidays and during school holidays. If you have the skills we’re looking for, email your CV and cover letter to james@highlands.co.nz. We will start interviews for potential candidates immediately, so don’t delay if you intend to apply.

Landscape Gardener/s: part / full time roles Preferred Experience: • 2 years working in a similar garden maintenance role. • Strong attention to detail. • Motivated, passionate about gardens and results driven. • Excellent remuneration will be oﬀered to the right candidate/s

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Experienced Truck / Excavator driver/s full / part time Preferred Experience: • 3 years or more in 1.8T - 20T excavators. • 3 years driving heavy vehicles on class 5 Licence. • Excellent remuneration will be oﬀered to the right candidate/s. Please call Mike on 022 079 2533 for further information or send your application to m.hawthorne@remarkablespark.com

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Where to next for your career?

FRONTLINE SALES SUPERSTAR LIVE FAST, PLAY LOUD! This is an outstanding opportunity for a confident, outgoing “Frontline/Sales Superstar” to join the World’s First Commercial Jet boating company in Queenstown. You must have a passion for tourism, frontline experience, and a proven track record in sales. Excellent communication skills, a can-do attitude and the ability to deliver results are a must for this role. Your Skills & Abilities: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Strong sales experience, ideally in the tourism industry Work as an integral member of the frontline team Minimum of one year experience in sales Planning and organisation skills Excellent administrative, communication and computer skills Proactive, quick to learn and able to deliver results An eye for detail and the ability to juggle several tasks at one time Knowledge of IBIS reservations system advantageous but not essential Must be able to work well under pressure Full NZ Drivers Licence Proof of vaccination Applicant must be a NZ Resident or have an NZIS Visa

This is a fulltime position, and an appropriate remuneration package will be awarded to the right applicant. Apply in writing or drop your CV in by Friday 28 January 2022 to: KJet, Main Town Pier, PO Box 459, Queenstown or email karen@kjet.co.nz

Aircraft Service Agent Queenstown Airport Air New Zealand at Queenstown Airport have Permanent Aircraft Service Agent opportunities available. The Role: Playing a key part in the operation at Queenstown Airport, the role is physically demanding so being fit and keen to work in this environment is crucial. Our Aircraft Service Agents work hard to ensure our customers bags are handled safely and securely and arrive on time to the customer’s destination. They also support aircraft handling operations, which may involve cleaning the aircraft cabin and guiding customers to the aircraft for their safety. From there, we have excellent career progression and development opportunities to ascend our pay scale. What you will bring to the role: • You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand. • You will be highly organised, with excellent time management skills and the ability to handle working in a pressurised environment. • A full or restricted NZ drivers licence is required. • This role includes rostered shift work which rotates and changes, depending on the business needs and flight schedule. This includes working weekends, nights and on public holidays. Being an Air New Zealander opens numerous benefits: • Penal rates (time and half for working weekends), Double time rates for working public holidays.

cardrona hotel staff vacancies

• A set roster pattern so you can plan up to a year ahead to know your days off - great for lifestyle, family, sports etc.

We are currently recruiting for the following full time, rostered roles. All positions are available for immediate start, with on-site accommodation up for grabs.

• Free carparking, uniform and protective safety equipment provided.

C UR R E N T VA C A NC IE S : • Barista • Chef de partie • FOH - Wait / Bar staff • Dishwasher / Kitchen porter • Head Housekeeper / Manager Experience is preferred for most of these positions, and sponsorship will be available for the right candidate. We would love to hear from you to discuss your preferred role further. To register your interest, please send your CV and cover letter to Elaine at info@cardronahotel.co.nz or call 03 4438153.

• Shift work means less traffic woes, more flexibility for other activities on your time off. • Great team, feel like you are part of the family, mix of cultures, plenty of social events to be part of - hiking group, exercise group. • Work inside and outdoors, excellent progression opportunities, varied roles, full training provided. • Work amongst the buzz of a busy international airport - no two days are the same at the airport. Join Air New Zealand and help to continue to drive our success in the Pacific Islands. Candidates must apply online via the Air NZ Careers website. Please note this role is covered by the Air New Zealand Group Vaccination Policy and will require you to have received at least your first COVID-19 vaccination prior to commencing work. This information will be captured as part of the pre-employment process.

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Youth Worker Position

Are you an awesome people person?

We are looking for a practically minded, hands-on person to join our busy technical team servicing spa and swimming pools around the Wakatipu area. This is a varied and rewarding full time role with occasional weekend duties. The successful applicant must be honest and reliable, be of tidy appearance, practically minded and have a good command of the English language. You will have a positive, solution focused outlook and be eager to learn about an exciting industry and possess strong work ethic. Characteristics required are: • • • • •

Highly customer focused Excellent communication/people skills Willingness to take on the challenge, whatever the task A practical approach and an aptitude for problem solving Able to grasp technical aspects of spa and pool equipment and water chemistry • Full New Zealand Drivers License Required • Eager to learn new skills & product knowledge • Physically ﬁt This position involves: servicing and cleaning Spa pools at peoples homes. You will be testing and balancing water using a range of chemicals and test instruments. Previous experience in a related trade and hands-on experience with problem solving electrical and plumbing systems would be a strong advantage.

Are you easy-going, fun and good at making people feel welcome? Are you an outdoorsy-up-for-anything kind of person? Do you like to innovate and create? Can you organise and make things happen? Do you have experience working with young people aged 10-18 and up to 24 years old? If so, then you could be the person extraordinaire that we are looking for to join our dynamic crew of Youth Workers in Queenstown. Whakatipu Youth Trust is seeking a motivated, enthusiastic youth worker for a Permanent, full-time position commencing immediately. • Ideally you will be experienced in working with and mentoring male youth in a one-to-one capacity, as well as, delivering outcomes-based programmes for young males. • You will have excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and a high level of computer literacy, self-management and personal integrity. • Preference will be given to those who have at least 2 years’ experience in working with youth, a relevant qualiﬁcation and a commitment to working in the Whakatipu for a ﬁxed term of 1 year. • A current full clean New Zealand driver’s license is essential, and you must be legally entitled to work in NZ. • Check out what we do at www.whakatipuyouthtrust.co.nz. • For a full job description and job application form, please email; admin@wakatipuyouthtrust.co.nz • Please then email your CV with a covering letter and the job application form to admin@wakatipuyouthtrust.co.nz

This Position is available now but we will take time to ensure we ﬁnd the best ﬁt for the role. Send your CV to craig@southernspaspools.co.nz

Nomads Queenstown is our ﬂagship youth hotel located in the heart of Queenstown. Our facilities are second to none and our staﬀ are world class. We are currently looking for outgoing, energetic and friendly individuals for the below roles:

Night Audit - Part time You will be responsible for looking after our property and guests overnight. Strong communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to work autonomously is a must. Key Duties: • • • • •

Checking in/out guests Assisting with guest enquiries Ensuring guests adhere to house rules and drinking policy Cleaning of communal areas Nightly reconciliation of guest accounts

Housekeeper - Full time Previous experience in hotel or hostel cleaning and an eye for detail is a must. The position is across a 7 day roster and involves weekend work. Looking for long term candidates. To apply please email your CV to nqt.gm@nomadsworld.com

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$250 sign up bonus!* DO YOU WANT A FUN JOB? Are you looking for a job with variety? A job at Republic Hospitality Group enables you to mix it up and find your best fit. We believe in hospitality a happy team is vital, and we make it our focus to make sure your job works for you. We own 10 bars & restaurants in Queenstown, all with something different to offer: from pizza restaurants and party bars, to beer garden chilling with pub grub, to sophisticated cocktails and a rooftop with tapas.

Come and work with us on the

Milford and Routeburn Tracks We are looking for great people to live and work with us in our remote lodges.

The perks are hard to beat - let’s start with a $250 sign on bonus, competitive pay, staﬀ pricing in all venues, a free meal on shift, fun training in the psychology of hospitality, accommodation if needed and a work life balance with a bunch of fun welcoming team mates.

You’ll need to enjoy living and working in a remote location on track, with a small team, be great with people, and have a can-do attitude to help out wherever needed. You will be working hard, but there will also be plenty of opportunity to enjoy the unique environment around you, and you’ll be able to save over the season with just the basic charge for food and lodging on track.

No experience in the hospo game? – you’ll get all the training you need no worries. We just ask that you’re fun, committed, and enjoy a vibrant team environment. Positions available: Waiters, bartenders, kitchenhands.

We are committed to Kaitiakitanga/guardianship of the environment we live and work in; Manaakitanga/hospitality – providing our visitors with a unique way of experiencing that environment; and we achieve this as Kotahitanga/people together.

Got experience? We’d love to hear from you too. We value fresh ideas and oﬀer career progression. Positions available: Chefs, Pizza Chefs, Cooks, Duty Managers, Bar Managers, Restaurant Managers, Supervisors & experienced Waiters/Bartenders/Mixologists.

Applications are now open for the following positions:

To apply please email hr@republicqt.co.nz, or drop in and see us at any of our venues. We look forward to hearing from you! OUR VENUES:

Lodge Attendants (Housekeeping + Food & Beverage) You will live on site in one of our remote lodges and perform a variety of daily cleaning and food preparation duties to ensure the smooth running of the lodge and providing a great experience for guests when they come in from the track each day. Time oﬀ gives you the opportunity to explore the stunning surroundings and spending time with your team. For more information on Ultimate Hikes, visit our website www.ultimatehikes.co.nz To apply, please email recruit@ultimatehikes.co.nz or phone 03 450 1961

*T&C’s apply

We will shortlist applicants for interview as applications are received.

This is a great opportunity so apply now!

Housekeeper This is a unique opportunity to join part of a small team of professionals, that caretake an exclusive privately-owned luxury lodge in Dalefield, set on 129 acres. You will need to have excellent attention to detail, be reliable and have a pragmatic can do attitude. This is a hands-on role that includes strong time management and prioritisation. You will be the sole full time housekeeping staff member and you will be responsible for the cleanliness of the houses & maintaining furnishings to a high standard. You will have effective time management skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment whilst keeping a high standard of detail. You will have proven organisational skills, and ability to work under pressure. This is a full-time position offering, working a minimum of 35 hours per week on a 6-day roster. Previous experience in a housekeeping role is an advantage, but not essential. If you have a great work ethic, are motivated and are physically fit with excellent communication skills and able to be flexible from time to time with hours. Applicants must have a driver’s license and be valid to work in NZ. If this sounds like what you are looking for and you have these skills, please email your CV to Donna Stewart-Freemantle donna@rsqt.co.nz

COCKTAIL SPECIALIST / MIXOLOGIST WITH MANA REQUIRED If you are a brightstar and love service and looking after people, mixing the perfect cocktail, have a good knowledge on food and beverage and can say Kia Ora, we would love to talk to you! Must love a whanau environment. Singing is encouraged. Fast, clean, happy and sober is a must! Send a resume to warren.ratana@gmail.com Lets have a chat, you could be our new star!!!

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CHEF BAKER KITCHENHAND FRONT OF HOUSE positions available. We are looking for experienced hospitality professionals who are enthusiastic, have great communication skills and love all things hospo. Contact cafe@vudu.co.nz

Lead Carpenter Are you a local looking for a change in 2022? Or had enough of your town in lockdown and want to move to Queenstown? We are a steadily growing company focusing on high end architecturally designed new residential builds. Due to our growth, we are looking for a qualified Lead Hammer hand who is organised, hard-working with an eye for detail. Our ideal applicant will have the ability to take charge of a new build and see it through from start to final completion with the very best detailed finishing. To be considered for this role you would need to: • Be a fully qualified builder or have been in the industry for many years. • Be a New Zealand Resident or have a visa to work in New Zealand. • Efficient time management skills are a must. • Focused on delivering projects on time and within budget every time. • Excellent communication skills. • Forward planner and thinker. • Strong problem-solving skills. • LBP licensed preferred but not a must.

Interested? Email your CV to matt.stewart@davidreidhomes.co.nz or call Matt on 022 0102 159.

JET BOAT DRIVER LIVE FAST. PLAY LOUD!

This is an exciting opportunity to become a Jet boat Driver with the “World’s First Commercial Jet boating Company” To succeed in this role - you must be physically fit, have fantastic customer relations, be prepared to work long hours in all weather conditions, some mechanical knowledge and a full clean NZ Drivers Licence. This is a minimum two-year fixed term contract, so NZ residents need only apply. Training options are available for an immediate start. A fit and proper person check, and pre-employment drug testing will be part of the interview process for potential candidates. This role also requires the successful applicant to be fully vaccinated. If you want to be part of a fun team, respond well to pressure, love working outdoors and enjoy interacting with people - then please contact us today for further information. Please email your CV on or before Friday 28 January 2022 to: Brett Fitzgerald, Operations Manager Email: brett@kjet.co.nz

Are you our next team member? We are looking for a part-time waitperson to work evenings, with approx. 20 hours per week. You'll be a reliable, energetic & friendly person with an interest in Thai cuisine. We're an easy-going bunch with a need to feed people (including you). Experience and a Manager's Certiﬁcate preferred but not essential, just the right attitude & legal right to work in NZ. Please send through your CV to melanie@mythai.co.nz

Queenstown Stopping Services are looking to hire experienced stoppers and apprentice stoppers to join our team. If you meet the following criteria we would like to hear from you: • Be willing to commit to at least 2 years • Have a valid work visa or permanent residency • Have your own vehicle and full New Zealand drivers license. • Have a good work ethic and work well in a team. • Be reliable and punctual. • Have a good level of physical ﬁtness to work in a fast paced environment • An eagerness to learn a new skill and develop your career As a company we can oﬀer a wide range of work and a great pay rate. For an experienced stopper capable of running a team we can supply a work vehicle and tools. Please email your CV to queenstownstoppingservices@gmail.com

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Lead Architect Fixed-Term

• We offer our clients fixed price contracts for design and build. • As a member of our team you will receive a competitive salary in a booming industry. • Set hours Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm. • An inhouse office working along a great team and clients. David Reid Homes Queenstown has been delivering thermally efficient high-end design and build homes in the region for 10 years. Our tight knit team are focused on delivering beautifully finished homes for our clients on time and budget. We are looking for an experienced Lead Architect in a Fixed-Term role to cover maternity leave. At this stage this contract is for 12 months. There will be the potential to extend this for the right applicant. Subway Five Mile is looking for hard working and friendly people to join their team! We are looking to ﬁll Full time and Casual Sandwich Artist roles as well as Shift Supervisor roles. Our store is open 7 days a week 8am - 9pm so you must be available to work rostered shifts throughout the week, including weekends. A successful candidate should have excellent customer service skills, a hard working attitude, the ability to work eﬃciently in small teams and appropriate New Zealand working rights. Experience in the food industry is a big plus. The level of experience may determine a full time team member's starting pay rate. If you're on the hunt for a job or just looking for a ‘fresh’ change and think the above sounds like you then send your C.V and cover letter through to subwayqtown@gmail.com.

CARPENTER WANTED To apply please call Will Taylor on 027 359 0404 or email your CV to admin@alphaproperties.co.nz alphaproperties.co.nz

We are looking to ﬁll these vacancies at the earliest convenience!

The successful candidate will have: • The ability to manage the design process including the production of detailed documentation to a range of project types. • A sound understanding of construction techniques, technical knowledge of building materials as well as a demonstrated working knowledge of the New Zealand Building Code and Building Act. • Comprehensive ArchiCAD or similar software experience. • Excellent communication skills and be able to coordinate with clients, consultants and contractors. • Great time management skills. • A creative flare. • A minimum of Three years experience as an architect draftsperson. • LBP is preferrable.

AVIS & Budget Queenstown CAR GROOMERS

If this sounds like you then send your CV to: matt.stewart@davidreidhomes.co.nz or call Matt on 022 0102 159.

Avis & Budget Queenstown have part time and full time roles available. We are seeking new and motivated people to join our experienced team of high performing car groomers.

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If you have a good eye for detail and can provide a high quality product at a fast pace then this is the challenge for you. We can provide consistent hours, a regular working pattern and a competitive hourly wage. Good English and clean drivers licence is required.

Please send your C.V to luke.dennington@abgroup.co.nz

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