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21 IN 6 SI

To remote or not to remote

Green shoots are everywhere, figuratively speaking anyway, and business is finally picking up as the streets fill and international flights return once more. As this is happening, many businesses who have sent employees home to work remotely, ours included, are starting to figure out whether to continue or transition back to full-time in the office. It’s not an easy decision and even harder to implement. Many bosses overseas, further down the post-Covid path than Queenstown businesses, have tried to gently entice staff back and then quickly moved to a full-throttled demand to return. They’ve come up against a backlash from employees. Mind you, some of the requests are thinly veiled threats. Elon Musk reportedly told his management team at Tesla last week they should spend ‘at least’ 40 hours in the office each week, or quit. When asked for comment on Twitter about people who thought this was antiquated, he tweeted: “They should pretend to work somewhere else.” Apple have also experienced a massive revolt with their return-towork policy with key teams, including their critical leaders, resigning. Personally, I think it’s fascinating that these companies renowned for creating technology that enables people to work from anywhere, are demanding their own workforces come to the office. In Queenstown, I know a number of employers who are grappling with this issue and there is no easy answer. After two years of fighting to survive, businesses now want to welcome the teams to the office and grow back together in a post-pandemic life, but the streetscape and non-existent parking, if you are downtown, certainly complicate the discussion. On the other hand, the past two years have been a revelation, showing we can do many jobs from home, sometimes more productively. And while working on the dining table isn’t ideal, being at home makes it easier to juggle work life and family life, especially when the kids are at school. It also makes it harder to catch Omicron. With staffing pressure mounting and the immigration visa requirements getting even more draconian, the temptation is definitely to delay making any decisions that could aggravate staff, who are very much still in post-Covid fatigue mode. Losing any talent to another company that offers remote working options would be a disaster. That could increase pressure on other staff, decreasing overall productivity, effectively voiding any disadvantages from remote working. So, many businesses are continuing to work in a hybrid model. There are pros and cons, of course. Discussions with our team highlight more family time, no commute, no parking issues, fewer interruptions are improved work/life balance. But the downside is there is no offbutton with work hours being all hours, which I’m not sure long term is right either. I’d love to have the crystal ball right now. David Gibbs Queenstown Media Group

Fierce Grace, located in Remarkables Park Shopping Centre turned ONE on the 1st June and to mark the day, they invited staff and clients for birthday drinks. Image supplied.

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CONTENT LIST News 5

Dr Compost, aka Ben Elms, explains what you should be doing in your garden over the dark and wintery months.

From around the world

Third candidate steps forward

Glyn Lewers joins the race to become mayor

Gardening

Tit Bits

24-25

Arts and Culture

My Life Story

Train Your Brain

Golf course holes could be cut

18-19

Hospo Guide

Community Notes Parkrun: fun, inclusivity, dinosaurs and running. Parkruns are free, weekly running events that take place all around the world.

Trevor Gamble - Taking a Gamble Renowned as Queenstown’s founding ‘Father of Adventure Tourism,’ Trevor Gamble took a gamble himself, developing what is now one of the world’s most thrilling wild canyon river jet boat rides, Shotover Jet.

Jonny Niesche - We’re asking artists five questions about their practice. This week we interview Jonny Niesche, an artist known for his lushly seductive and mesmerising surfaces.

Frankton Golf Centre’s course could be cut to eight holes to make way for road improvements

Who wants to use Ladies Mile Community Centre?

Labour’s fourth ‘wellbeing budget’ still comes up short on the wellbeing of women

Situations Vacant

20 ORC appoints interim chief executive

26 Adventure film fest announces winners

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Clarke’s heritage honour by Paul Taylor

Seven months after being appointed director of Lakes District Museum, it was David Clarke’s great honour to welcome HRH Queen Elizabeth II to Arrowtown. On Monday, 32 years later, he pinned a photo of that day on his fridge as he prepared to welcome friends around to his house for a bubbles and cucumber sandwich garden party, to celebrate being awarded the Queen’s Service Medal. “I remember how nervous I was meeting her,” he says. “She would have only been 64 then, younger than I am now. The Queen is now celebrating her 96th birthday, so it is a case of ‘oh, have I been here that long?’ “It just feels like the perfect bookend to my career.” Clarke’s been awarded the QSM, in the Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours List 2022, for services to heritage preservation in Queenstown Lakes District. Over the years, he’s led and advised on scores of heritage projects in the goldmining town and beyond, including restoring and protecting Arrowtown Miners Cottages, Arrowtown Gaol, Arrowtown Chinese Village and Arrowtown Post Office. He’s also coordinated the recording of more than 600 hours of oral history from Queenstown Lakes residents, to preserve local historical knowledge, and has curated more than 150 history and art exhibitions. In 2019, he began the campaign to raise the $3.5 million needed to restore and earthquake strengthen the museum’s former Bank of New Zealand building. “That was born out of ‘what the hell are we doing to do here?’ We had five years to get the building up to standard or we’d have to shut down a third of the museum. “We had no chance of raising the $3.5 million without some wealthy benefactor stepping forward or something happening, and then Covid came and worked in mysterious ways.” The museum successfully applied for $2m from the Government’s Shovel Ready funding, about $1m from Queenstown Lakes District Council and then Central Lakes Trust confirmed a $426,000 grant. “And suddenly we were fully funded.” The majority of building work on the 1875 building is now complete, running about four months behind schedule, and museum designers will be onsite over the next few weeks to work on the displays, ahead of a grand opening in December. “There’s a ton of work to do. We’ll gradually reopen the display areas as we finish them but the grand opening will be at the end of the year. It makes more sense to have it in summer, rather than the middle of winter. “But it looks fantastic, and will be lit up during the Matariki festival. It will be like a mini-Buckingham Palace.” The former two-term Arrowtown ward councillor has been actively involved in community and local government beyond his role with the museum, as an independent hearings commissioner, a long serving member of Arrowtown RSA, and various other roles. He received a letter a few weeks ago from the Governor General’s office, telling him he’d been nominated and asking if he’d like to accept. “And I thought ‘yep, I’ll do that’, not just for myself but for all the volunteers, all the doers in the various groups I’ve worked with.

Clarke with Queen Elizabeth II on the veranda of the Lakes District Museum in February, 1990. Photo: Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown

“In terms of heritage, it’s the Queenstown and District Historical Society and all the people that stick their hand up to protect heritage buildings and heritage sites. I’ve assumed various leadership roles but in every one there are volunteers behind the scenes getting stuff done.” Wānaka’s Anne Urlwin and Paul McEwan were also recognised in the honours. Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) board member Urlwin was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to business. She has been a director, a chartered accountant and business consultant for more than 20 years. She began her career with KPMG before undertaking senior management roles in the information technology and meat industries. She then moved into governance roles and is currently a director of Precinct Properties New Zealand Limited, Summerset Group Holdings Limited, Vector Limited, and Ventia Limited. Urlwin is also the Independent Chair of the Te Rūnanga Audit and Risk Committee of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and also serves on the boards of City Rail Link Limited and QAC. She has been deputy chair of Southern Response Earthquake Services, and chair of the New Zealand Blood Service and the Naylor Love Construction Group. She has held directorships with Chorus Limited, Tilt Renewables Limited, Cigna Life Insurance New Zealand, as well as Crown companies and sporting organisations including New Zealand Hockey. Paul McEwan was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to neonatal care. McEwan is a founding trustee and chair of the Canterbury Neonatal Unit Trust formed in 1992. The retired cricket player, who played four tests and 17 one-day international matches for the Black Caps and made more than 100 appearances for Canterbury cricket, led the Trust as it raised more than $600,000 for projects to support neonatal care, including supplying incubators adapted for the rescue helicopters, and providing a support package to families who reside outside of Christchurch but have their infant in the Christchurch Women’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

David Clarke, right, with Tourism Minister Stuart Nash and Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult, midway through the museum’s restoration and strengthening project

The trust has provided equipment to facilitate training in emergency newborn resuscitation, supports research projects to improve surgical techniques for repair of congenital abnormalities, and helped establish New Zealand’s first human milk bank at Christchurch Women’s Hospital.

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Third candidate steps forward by Paul Taylor

He won his election to council on a coin-toss - now Glyn Lewers is bidding to become mayor. The Frankton-based councillor has announced his intention to stand for the top job at Queenstown Lakes District Council in the October elections. Lewers joins former Labour Party general election candidate Jon Mitchell and Startup Queenstown Lakes CEO and former lawyer Olivia Wensley in throwing his hat in the ring. Incumbent mayor Jim Boult is not seeking a third term. The 44-year-old first-term councillor took his seat at the table three years ago. But, after a recount, he was tied on 2183 votes with fellow candidate AJ Mason. It needed a coin-toss to decide who would become the sixth Wakatipu ward seat councillor, and Lewers won after choosing heads. He believes the council is such a complex organisation, it will need someone with local government governance experience in the mayoral seat. “Now, more than ever, we need someone with experience and knowledge of how our money is spent, to lead our district through this unprecedented time. “I bring an in-depth knowledge of council and I am keenly aware of the complex issues facing our tourism industry and how this affects our local economy. As a community volunteer, I’m also actively listening to our people and I understand the issues we all face day-to-day.” Satisfaction with the council and elected members has plummeted over the past three years, with its own Quality of Life survey showing a drop 34% to 25% for the council itself and 33% to 19% for elected members. Lewers understands the number of incumbent councillors intending to re-stand for council will be low – meaning there will be several new faces around the council table. He isn’t seeking re-election as a councillor, instead putting all his energy into the mayoral campaign. The structural engineer spent six years as a member of the Frankton Community Association, four of those as chair, and is also on the board of Destination Queenstown.

He believes that experience will stand him in good stead. “Council has got an annual budget of approximately $450 million, and is delivering an ambitious 10-year plan worth $1.67 billion. In my corporate life as an engineer, I managed multi-million dollar budgets for complex infrastructure projects – from budgeting, forecasting, implementing through to delivering the results,” he says. A father of two boys, aged nine and 13, he also volunteers as a rugby coach for Wakatipu High School – a continuation of his seven-year junior rugby coaching tenure with the Wakatipu Junior Rugby Club. Local body elections will be held on October 8, 2022 and candidate nominations officially open on Friday July 15, 2022.

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25% Off Hibernating Dr Compost, aka Ben Elms, explains what you should be doing in your garden over the dark and wintery months. It’s June, yeehaa! Only three dark and dank months to go until spring. 12 short weeks, 83 wonderful days till the sun starts to warm your bones and your soil. It’s time to hibernate like a bear and drink like a Scotsman (single malt whiskeys here we come). Now we can just about ignore the garden at this point in time, but (and there’s always a but), some work done now will pay dividends in the spring. So, here’s four things you could do: 1. Mulch. How are those winter veggies growing? Have you been successful? Picking leafy green salads and broccolini to your heart’s content? If so, grab some of your compost and give these cut-and-grow-again plants a little side dressing to warm their cockles. Are they happily mulched? If not, chuck it on and keep them cosy. By mulching your plants and beds over winter you’re protecting the soil from rain compaction, and from rain leaching those hard-earned nutrients in the soil. By mulching now you’ll also prevent your beds being full of weeds by September. 2. When was the last time you put lime on your veggie bed? Lime (calcium, not the fruit!) is one of the essential building blocks of soil and plant health and should be applied to your veggie beds at least once a year. Mix four parts flour lime with one part Dolomite and apply this mix to your soils. 3. It’s a great time to make a big compost heap, tidy up around your property, do a final grass cut, deadhead flowers, pull out the weeds, chop up corn and Jerusalem artichoke plants and tidy up your weedy pathways (put something down to stop the weeds growing –maybe some old carpet and cardboard).

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Dr Compost aka Ben Elms is a permaculture and gardening expert who’s been operating in the unusual Central Otago climate for over 20 years. Funded by QLDC and delivered by Wanaka Wastebusters, the Dr Compost project aims to reduce organic waste going to landﬁll. Got a question? Check out @drcompost on Facebook or benelms.com

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Lumify was certainly a time to shine and shine the streets and laneways did. Faeries, artists and buskers all came together to delight thousands of locals and visitors across the long weekend.

Church Lane - image: Amy Galloway

Faeries added fun to Lumify Laneways - image: Amy Galloway

Earnslaw Park - image: Sean Drader

Freaktopia Alley - image: Amy Galloway

Image: Jakub Soltysiak

Image: Sean Drader

Image: Jakub Soltysiak

Church Lane - image: Amy Galloway

Image: Sean Drader

Faeries and Buskers added delight for the little ones Image: Jakub Soltysiak

Freaktopia - image: Lewys Edwards

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Golf course holes could be cut by Paul Taylor

Public consultation has opened on plans to reduce Frankton Golf Centre’s course to eight holes to make way for road improvements. The current first and ninth holes, which border State Highway 6 and 6A, are on land needed for a new bus lane and traffic light intersection, which will replace the old Frankton BP roundabout. The $115 million NZUP Queenstown Package programme needs about 8,230sqm of golf centre land, which is owned by the Crown through the Department of Conservation, and managed by Queenstown Lakes District Council. It also needs 2,493sqm of land from the neighbouring Queenstown Events Centre, also next to SH6. The course would be reorientated to become eight holes and a driving range. Six weeks of public consultation began on Friday, 3 June, after the consultation was approved by councillors at Thursday’s full council meeting.

Frankton-based councillor Glyn Lewers said he was concerned this was the “beginning of the end” for the course.

Queenstown’s mayor Jim Boult said he’d seen many emails about the suggestion in the past week.

“It’s death by a thousand cuts, and this is the first 100.”

And Arrowtown ward councillor Heath Copland told councillors: “I think we’re in for an absolute beating from the public when we take this proposal out for consultation.”

He questioned whether reorientating the course, would see the council putting money “into something that in the end won’t be there” in five or six years. Cr Penny Clark asked what had become of plans to move the course.

The future of Frankton Golf Centre has been in doubt for decades. Initially earmarked for Queenstown Airport expansion and, more recently, for a potential transport hub and emergency precinct.

Council boss Mike Theelen responded that was one of a range of options, “but let’s not kid ourselves, we know how hard it is to buy land in this district at an affordable price for yet another golf course”.

Council masterplans have mooted the possibility of a replacement course on Shotover Delta.

Some of the course, along with the netball courts at Queenstown Events Centre, is on land leased from Queenstown Airport, and conversation are ongoing about the land holdings.

But, it has survived so far, providing a more accessible way to play than its more expensive and exclusive cousins, Kelvin Heights, The Hills, Millbrook and Jack’s Point. Cr Craig Ferguson said it was a bit like Groundhog Day for some councillors. “I do hold out hope that this course will survive in an acceptable state as we continue this ongoing game of chess,” Ferguson said. “I am concerned about what may lie in some of our iconic green spaces, I just don’t feel that we’re working hard enough to try and protect what’s perceived to be important to our community in this space.” He said the potential “traffic shambles” from the work throws shade on the report.

But, he said, there remains an “overriding commitment” to retain a casual course in the district, where players do not have to be members, providing a pathway for juniors into the game, as required by Golf New Zealand. QLDC Sport & Recreation manager Simon Battrick told councillors the trend, especially overseas, is to try and shorten the game as much as possible, as people don’t have time to play 18 holes, or 9 holes. “Whether it’s little par-three courses, or six holes and a driving range, which enables you to still hit a ball and aim at targets,” he said. Theelen also expects it “won’t be an easy consultation” as the council and community balance the amenity of a public golf course and green space against improving the busiest intersection in the district.

Direct flights resume with Gold Coast by Paul Taylor

Queenstown Airport welcomed back Jetstar’s Gold Coast route on Thursday with JQ193 touching down at 11.25am, a few minutes ahead of schedule. CEO Glen Sowry said it’s great to see another Australian route back. Qantas resumed trans-Tasman flights to ZQN last week. “We are thrilled to see Jetstar flying across the Tasman again and are welcoming those Queenslanders with open arms,” he says. “Both the inbound and outbound flight were approximately 75% full which is a great sign for the winter ahead.” Local residents now have the opportunity to fly direct to Gold Coast and Sydney once more, while direct routes to Melbourne and Brisbane start back up on 18 June.

Air New Zealand returns to their Tasman routes on 24 June. Despite Covid-19, passenger numbers at Queenstown Airport reached 1.1 million over the past 12 months, down by 3.7% compared to the previous 12 months. In April, there were 114,459 passenger movements (arrivals and departures), down 12% on April 2021. There were 958 aircraft movements, all domestic as there were no scheduled international flights. Numbers are expected to pick up significantly over the coming months, as Queenstown welcomes back overseas travellers.

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The Council Word Sign up for winter road reports The weather’s getting chilly and we’re restarting our annual winter road reports. If you’re interested in a rundown of local road conditions emailed to you daily by 7.00am then sign up at qldc.govt.nz/winter-road-reports

Library programmes return Queenstown Lakes librarians are thrilled to relaunch their regular programmes! From Wriggle and Rhyme for preschoolers to virtual reality sessions for teens and meditation sessions for adults, there’s something for everyone. Visit your local library to see what’s on offer or check out codc-qldc.govt.nz/whats-on

Volleyball is back Bump, set, spike it – that’s the way we like it! QLDC Sport & Rec’s volleyball league starts up again early July in partnership with Volley South. Gather your team and sign up at qldc.govt.nz/volleyball

Library fines wiped for kids & teens Queenstown Lakes Libraries will cancel fines on any overdue items returned by junior members until 30 September. The fine-free trial doesn’t cover lost items, or children/young adult items borrowed by adult members. It’s easy to sign your child up for their own membership: drop by any library or do it online at codc-qldc.govt.nz/join

Sign up and Let’s Talk Want to make sure your voice is heard on the important decisions that matter to you? Check out our dedicated web portal Let’s Talk. Register at letstalk.qldc.govt.nz/register and start having your say.

Building consent timeframes Over the last 12 months we processed 97% of consents within 20 working days. However, the ongoing effects of COVID-19 on staff availability mean timeframes for processing consents and completing inspections may be extended over the next few months. Many thanks for your patience.

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Top Gun: Maverick is a film obsessed with its former self Author: Erin Harrington, Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury

Legacy films are more than a sequel: they hand franchises down to a new generation of viewers, passing a cultural baton. At the opening night screening I attended of Top Gun: Maverick, when the lights went down, someone loudly whispered “let’s go!” – a perfect evocation of such films’ sense of expectation and repetition. Films can’t entirely escape their contexts. Top Gun (1986), an arena rock concert of a film, paints hot-shot US Navy aviator Lt Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) as a charismatic all-American rebel. He doesn’t play by the rules, but knows how to be loyal when it counts. Maverick and his best friend Lt Nick “Goose” Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards) train at the elite Naval Fighter Weapons School, dubbed TOPGUN, which schools the “best of the best” in aerial dog-fighting. Accompanied by a hyper-masculine soundtrack of screaming electric guitars and thudding synths, the reckless Maverick must negotiate his grief at Goose’s accidental death, his rivalry with Lt Tom “Iceman” Kazansky (Val Kilmer) and the long shadow of his father’s reputation – before beating out enemy fighters and getting the girl. In this new film, Maverick, now a test pilot, is reluctantly recalled to TOPGUN to train top graduates in a seemingly impossible mission of global importance – or be grounded forever.

A film obsessed with itself WLike recent legacy hits such as the third Star Wars trilogy, Blade Runner 2049 and The Matrix: Resurrections, Top Gun: Maverick is a film obsessed with its earlier self. It’s still a competition film with exhilarating action and flight sequences. It matches many of the original film’s narrative and emotional beats. It restages key moments and re-imagines others. The film revisits old characters, reworks the original score and incorporates earlier footage into flashbacks. It surrounds the characters with photographs of their younger selves. It even rolls its end credits over the same burnt orange skies. Legacy films always have an implicit relationship with the older films’ ideas and politics, and the conditions of their creation. Top Gun heralded a new, powerful relationship between Hollywood and the US Department of Defense that persists today. Producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson had pitched a film to the Pentagon based on journalist Ehud Yonay’s 1983 article Top Guns well before any screenplay was written. The US Navy was actively seeking a beneficial project to support. The Navy offered significant practical support and had input into the script, and the film was regarded as a seductive recruitment tool.

The TOPGUN program The TOPGUN program was established by the US Navy in 1969 to train elite pilots in response to aerial combat failures during the Vietnam War. The 1986 film helped rehabilitate the US military’s image in popular culture after Vietnam. The film expressed vibrantly the jingoistic patriotism of the Reagan era. The Americans are noble good guys who don’t shoot first. The “bogeys” are faceless antagonists, their red star insignia and Soviet MiGs marking them part of a Communist threat. The geopolitics of Top Gun: Maverick are vague, even chaste. The baddies are an unnamed power that has developed a secret uranium enrichment facility deep within a mountainous region. They are a threat to NATO allies, have superior technology, and anonymous soldiers – and that’s it.

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This doesn’t affect the action, but the mission is backdrop to a small-scale, human story about bridging intergenerational divides, coming to terms with the past and re-establishing familial bonds. It is inoffensive enough to cater to Hollywood’s global audience. Beyond mention of contemporary American pilots spending more time dropping bombs from on high than engaging in aerobatic dogfights, and passing references to Iraq and Bosnia, this is a military film largely devoid of war. It has a pervasive sense of naivete. Tom Cruise in his white t-shirt still looks like a present-day James Dean. It is nostalgic more for images and stories of loyalty and heroism than the murky conditions of conflict.

What is the conflict? The thrumming, sexualised, objectophilic tension of the first film centred on the sweaty, muscular white bodies of its cast and similarly muscular images of military technology. The disciplined, diverse cast of young fighter pilots of Top Gun: Maverick are up against a more insidious foe: skilled human pilots are replaced by unmanned drones. Maverick, we are told, is a fossil – the last of his kind. We hear time is the pilots’ greatest adversary; Maverick is about to be grounded for good; the future is coming and Maverick isn’t it. But Maverick’s heroism persists in his concern for people, their families and their jobs. We are repeatedly told superior technology is one thing, but it’s not the plane that’s important. It’s the (American) pilot and their instincts. Maverick is Tom Cruise, the singular ageing movie star-hero hybrid. The film is a celebration of film itself. This is a proper blockbuster of old that can bring in the punters at cinemas. In the film’s dynamic climax, Maverick seeks to demonstrate just how powerful the old gear, and the old ways, still are. It’s not subtle. In Top Gun, the takeaway message was constant vigilance was a means of upholding American exceptionalism. In this film, we hear the end might be coming, but there is still much more in the tank. That may well be the case for the traditional action blockbuster, which is one of the United States’ greatest global exports. But well after the end of the “American Century”, and at a time of significant domestic and global disruption, this might be a more nuanced and complicated statement than intended.

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Who wants to use Ladies Mile Community Centre? by Paul Taylor

Local community and recreation groups keen to make use of the new facility at 516 Ladies Mile can now submit an expression of interest to the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC). This follows the recent approval of just over $3.66 million to proceed with retrofitting the existing house on the property into a multi-purpose community facility. QLDC Sport and Recreation Manager, Simon Battrick, said that Ignite Architects had been appointed, following a competitive tender process. “It’s exciting to start the next phase of the project to determine design and use,” Battrick says. “We’ve already received over 300 community ideas via our recent open day which will form part of the brief to the architects. “The expression of interest process will help us to refine the community need and work through how we can accommodate a diverse range of activity and interest groups with the limited space available. Lake Hayes and Shotover Country Community Association chair Anita Golden says it is great to see the project moving forward. “The community has provided a lot of feedback for Ignite Architects to consider and we’re excited to see what they come up with in their initial design plans,” Golden says. “We’re hopeful for a functional facility that allows us to come together and connect with other community members.” Ignite Architects Associate Director Jeremy Dunlop is excited to be part of bringing an iconic landmark back to life. “For me personally, it is an exciting project to be involved with as it is located in the heart of my own local neighbourhood,” Dunlop says. “It will be a great place for people of all ages who live in the area to gravitate to for a wide range of activities and will hopefully grow and develop over time.” Anyone interested in submitting an expression of interest should visit letstalk. qldc.govt.nz. Expressions of interest opened on Friday, 3 June, and close at 5pm on Sunday 19 June.

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ORC appoints interim chief executive by Paul Taylor

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COMMUNITY NOTES Parkrun: fun, inclusivity, dinosaurs and running by Jamie Seymour

Parkruns are free, weekly running events that take place all around the world. Just like the name suggests, people come together every Saturday to run 5km (or 2km) in their local park, beach or promenade. The volunteer-run events started in the UK in 2004. There are now more than 2,000 Parkrun locations in 22 countries across five continents including 37 events across New Zealand.

Community News Cancer Society is calling for volunteers for Daffodil Day The Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day is on Friday, 26 August and volunteer leads are needed in the Frankton region. Daffodil Day wouldn’t be possible without the help of our wonderful volunteers. Supporting Daffodil Day means no one in our community goes through cancer alone. Since 1990, Daffodil Day has inspired people to come together and support the Cancer Society’s work and raise awareness of cancer in New Zealand. Every dollar raised for Daffodil Day will go towards cancer care for patients and their whānau, education and awareness programmes, and lifesaving cancer research. The Cancer Society’s volunteers come from all walks of life, but they are all committed to reducing the impact and incidence of cancer. Leading Daffodil Day includes engaging with existing volunteers to organise collection sites, daffodil pre-sales activities, and other tasks to ensure the day runs smoothly. There are so many skilled volunteers who are already committed to helping this role. Our annual street appeal is re-emerging in our communities face-to-face this year.

It’s a beautifully simple concept: turn up every Saturday and run or walk 5km. It doesn’t matter how fast you go. It doesn’t matter what you’re wearing. What matters is taking part. In Queenstown, there’s a Parkrun event every Saturday in the Queenstown Gardens, starting at the band rotunda. Wanaka has an event too, starting and finishing at Wanaka Station Park. Both events start at 9 am in winter and 8 am in summer. Parkrun is all about inclusiveness and wellbeing. It’s a positive and welcoming experience where there is no time limit, and no one finishes last. It’s all about being part of your local community, brought together by the love of running and a sense of belonging to one big global Parkrun family. At the local Parkrun events, runners and volunteers head for a coffee together at Yonder in Queenstown or Edgewater Resort in Wanaka. It really is a social event! That’s why Parkruns are never more than 5km – it’s a distance that anyone can complete (even if some of us are walking by the end…). And it’s why the format of Parkrun is so simple: register online once (parkrun.co.nz/ queenstown or parkrun.co.nz/wanaka), then turn up and take part wherever you want, whenever you want. Many people who have become fans take part at a Parkrun wherever they are on a Saturday, turning this free running event into a holiday tradition. Parkrunners love any reason for a fancy dress Parkrun, especially at Halloween and Christmas. So this Saturday (11th June) we’re inviting everyone to join us for a special dinosaur/Jurassic Park-themed Parkrun event, in celebration of four years of Parkrun in Queenstown. Whether you walk, jog, run, volunteer, or simply want to watch dinosaurs running around the Queenstown Memorial Gardens, all are welcome. If you’d like to run this Saturday, don’t forget to register online and print or screenshot your barcode. We’ll see you there; dinosaurs, runners, walkers and spectators alike: 9 am at the band rotunda. Raaw!

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Renowned as Queenstown’s founding ‘Father of Adventure Tourism,’ Trevor Gamble took a gamble himself, developing what is now one of the world’s most thrilling wild canyon river jet boat rides, Shotover Jet.

A very young Trevor in Shotover Jet uniform with his first boat behind in the early 1970s

Life wasn’t easy for Trevor, born in 1939 into an Otara farming family in Southland, the youngest of seven kids. Diagnosed with tuberculosis at the age of six, Trevor was eight and a half when he could return to school, therefore only gaining one year’s secondary education. Sadly, his mother passed away when he was just 11. However, hardship wasn’t holding this budding young entrepreneur back. At 16, while doing his bricklaying apprenticeship in the 1960s, Trevor discovered books on the power of positive thinking and getting rich quickly. By 22 he had built his own flats in Invercargill. He then battled bureaucracy to build some of the city’s first ownership flats, acting as designer, project manager and selling them off the plans himself. New careers were a piece of cake for Trevor. While he was laid up off work after slicing through a tendon in his foot, he spotted a tender up for grabs for Shotover Jet in Queenstown. He and young wife, Heather, put in the successful bid and in 1970 they bought the business for $11,110 and moved to Queenstown with their two young children. “I’d never driven a jet boat of any kind before, so I spent the first year just driving the passengers down the middle of the river as the trip had been when Herm Palmer had owned it,” says Trevor. It was a ‘gamble’, confident enough skimming around overhangs of the

but after a year Trevor was to add some courageous the rocky outcrops and rugged Shotover Canyon,

throwing in a few squeal-inducing ‘Hamilton turns.’ There were no Occupational Safety and Health regulations back then and it was just the thrill that tourists were looking for. Adventure tourism was born and Trevor was believed to be the first in the world to let loose with his unique style thrill-seeking rides on the river.

“After a couple of seasons, I was getting my head around what I could and couldn’t do,” he says. “I was able to read the passengers well enough to know just how close I could go to the rock faces.” He recalls toning it down after a passenger complained to his van driver that he’d driven too close to the rocks. “A few days later when a 70-something lady with a hearing aid was lowered into the boat I did a more conservative trip, missing the rocks by three or four feet,” says Trevor. “I was about to bring the boat carefully to a halt when that lady butted in, outraged at how boring the ride was,” grins Trevor. “It turns out she’d brought her husband back after doing the trip with me the year before, so I promptly upgraded the rest of the trip to my usual standard.” He drove the boats himself for the first five years, and for the next 16 years Trevor worked 15-hour days, seven days a week during peak summer. Heather ran ticketing from a little shack on the beach, managing the kids around that. “We closed during winter and on rainy days.” The first year they ran 6500 passengers, double the previous owner.” Within a few years they were geared up for 25 trips a day. “One summer I did 147 trips in six days,” he says. Eventually Big Red was joined by two more boats and Trevor employed drivers to help, eight within 10 years. Among the stayers were Greg Ross, Tim Warwick, Mark Quickfall, Bill Cook, Phil Ball, Andy Hooper, and Tony Warwick. “We were a family and Heather was like a mum to all of the boys.”

Trevor (left) in his Captain’s hat with a female passenger during the early 1970s

welcoming tourists and friendly smile, found his niche owning a taxi. From there, Dale Zimmerman invited him to become a host and driver for her and Walter’s Queenstown Limousine Tours, driving all over the South Island. Renowned for his well-researched, informative spiels, it suited Trevor’s personality just fine. Looking back at 83, it was “probably a bit scary” learning to drive those high-powered Hamilton Jets razor close to massive rocks, but Trevor took it all in his stride. “Nobody else was doing what we did anywhere that we knew of. Many countries hadn’t even heard of a jet boat, so we were among the first in the world to launch adventure tourism.” It was a gamble that paid off. His advice to others with a great idea: “Go for it! If you don’t, you’ll never make it.”

Shotover Jet was gaining national, and even international, notoriety and Trevor became a founding member of Queenstown’s Top 5 tourist attractions marketing group in the late 70s. In 1986, Shotover Jet carried 58,600 passengers, and Trevor was awarded the Newman Award by the NZ Tourist Industry Federation for his contribution to New Zealand tourism and jet boating. The Gambles sold the business later that year to Jim Boult and they built three downtown commercial buildings. In the 1987 share market crash they lost everything and were forced to sell them. In true Gamble style they picked themselves up, dusted off, and bought Fuji Image in town before Trevor, with his many years of

Trevor and Heather at home here in the Wakatipu

Arts+Culture Record-breaking number of entries in Children’s Book Awards by Bethany Rogers

The 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults attracted a recordbreaking 199 entries, with 28 titles announced as finalists last week.

Sonya Wilson’s Fiordland epic is a finalist in Junior Fiction and Best First Book award categories. The 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults’ convenor of judges, Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith, said the finalists cover a range of themes.

It’s the highest number of submissions ever received for the Awards, which are the pre-eminent celebration of publishing for young people in Aotearoa.

“This year’s entries explore a vast range of topics, including protest, autism, gender equality, racism, and history, providing a platform for thoughtful and, hopefully, some gritty discussions.

There are six categories in the award, each celebrating a different area of children’s literature; picture books, junior fiction, young adult fiction, non-fiction, illustration, te reo Māori and an award for best first book.

“These big topics are so important for sparking conversations with tamariki and rangatahi. Being able to think about and discuss them critically is crucial given the disruptions over the past few years and the rise of misinformation young people now face.”

Last year’s awards saw Queenstown-based illustrator and author of the Hare & Ruru as a finalist in two categories and taking the top prize for illustration. This year’s finalists include Emily Joe’s My Cat Can See Ghosts, answering the eternal question: what exactly is your cat staring at? I am Autistic by Chanelle Moriah contextualises the autistic experience, with tips, journal exercises and real-life examples. Then there’s I Waho, i te Moana by Yvonne Morrison, recognised for its educational content that encourages growth in mathematics and te reo capability. One finalist that has local (ish) roots is Sonya Wilson’s Spark Hunter. Published by The Cuba Press, Spark Hunter is an epic fantasy set in Fiordland. Dealing with themes of conservation and courage, the story follows Nissa, who strays from her school camp in the Fiordland bush, following mysterious moving lights. Nissa learns she’s been chosen for a special mission in a world of ancient creatures that need help.

Art News Waterloo Bridge masterpiece by Claude Monet expected to sell for $46m An “iconic work” by the impressionist master Claude Monet that has been in the same family for more than 70 years is expected to sell for at least £24m (NZ$46m) next month. Waterloo Bridge, Effet de Brume is one of 41 paintings by Monet of the bridge across the Thames. In terms of capturing light and atmosphere, this painting is “what he was striving for – it is a masterpiece of this body of work”, said Keith Gill, the head of impressionist and modern art at Christie’s in London, which is selling the work. It was painted while Monet was resident at the Savoy hotel, in a room with a balcony with views of Waterloo and Charing Cross bridges and the Houses of Parliament. He painted all three views repeatedly, often putting canvasses aside for days while he waited for the right atmosphere. The Guardian

Pauline added that it’s not all serious, with the authors having fun with themes for young readers, and that plenty of the finalist books will delight and entertain. The growing strength of books with te ao Māori worldview and the growing number and quality of titles in te reo Māori also stood out to this year’s judges. “Māori language and world views are taonga unique to Aotearoa. Having these valued in children’s literature is an encouraging sign of the growth of our nation,” says Pauline. The award winners will be announced in Wellington on Wednesday 10th August. All of the books are available through booksellers across New Zealand and more can be found about the awards and finalists at nzbookawards.nz

What’s On Origami-for-Kids - Introduction Workshop - Free The introduction to Origami workshop, you will be learning the basic folds and using single paper-based for kids to learn how to create animals and figures. Ages 6-16 welcome When: Sat, 11 Jun, 10:00 - 11:00am + 11:30-12:30 pm Sun, 19 Jun, 1:00 + 2:00pm 2:30-3:30pm Where: The Pop Up store (next door to Hallensteins), Queenstown Central Shopping Centre, 19 Grant Road Register at Eventbrite or on the Qtn App/Community events

THE TIGHT FIVE: JONNY NIESCHE As we anticipate the return of First Thursdays Queenstown we’re asking artists five questions about their practice. This week we interview Jonny Niesche, an artist known for his lushly seductive and mesmerising surfaces. When in your practice did it all click? Late one night in the studio I was experimenting with glitter and paint and in the soft light the glitter sparkled as I moved, responding to the changing angle of light. It was that moment I realised I wanted to make work about fairies. No just kidding, it was that moment I realised I wanted to make work that was always changing and shifting as you navigated it, never sitting still like a static two–dimensional painting Your paintings, sculptures, and light boxes are seductive to be in front of. How do you explore space, colour, and sensation in your practice? I utilise materials like transparent fabrics and mirrors that reflect the viewer in the work, that play with the viewer’s perception. I am interested in our core responses to colour and experience, that cut away all the noise of the every day. Your work draws on popular culture, what are you draw to and why? I am interested in the idea of desire and our relationship to it. A lot of my references come from fashion and from idols like rock stars and fashion icons. Colour has such a deep impact in the way we respond to it. I was transfixed as a kid in the cosmetics section of a department store because of the seductive colours specifically designed to beautify, to make you sexier, more desirable. So in my work I take digital samples of artist’s make up from their album covers, like Debbie Harry or David Bowie, as reference points to create new colour palettes and combinations. What’s your biggest barrier to being an artist? Sydney is expensive so studio rent is very high. Plus you need a lot of time in the studio, making, researching, trying things out. But you need income to pay for the studio and materials. So you often need to work in

other jobs to pay for these. But then you end up working a lot and have less time in the studio. A tricky cycle. Also to be seen and heard can be very tough. How do you find the right platform to show your work? How do you get shows with nothing on your CV? I could go on for ages, art is a tough gig! Your works are known for their beauty and urban allure. What role does sensuality play in your practice? I think as a society we have an obsession with desire, with sex and beauty. The desire for escape to this unattainable, ultimate place or experience. I make work that I want to see, to feel and experience and I think this carries through in the work. Jonny Niesche is exhibiting at Starkwhite, 1–7 Earl Street, Queenstown

Image credit: Jonny Niesche, Cotton Candy (2021). Mixed media lightbox

Image credit: Jonny Niesche, Cosmic powder (Blush, Blue ice, Mystic mauve, Meteor) 2021. Dye sublimation print on voile and mirrored acrylic

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Adventure film fest announces winners by Paul Taylor

NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival judges have chosen the film award winners ahead of the festival, which kicks off later this month in Wānaka and Queenstown. The international adventure film competition attracted 150 entries, with 63 films being selected to screen at the event, includes several world and New Zealand premieres. Over $5000 has been awarded across eight film categories with NZ filmmakers well represented amongst the winners. The Grand Prize of $1000 USD was awarded to House of the Gods by UK director Matt Pycroft. The film follows renowned British climber and adventurer Leo Houlding as he and his team embark on their real-world quest through 100km of untracked jungle, into a unique slime forest and up the desperately steep face of Mount Roraima in the depths of the Amazon rainforest. Pycroft says it’s a “real privilege and joy” to win the award for ‘House of the Gods’, by far their most ambitious film to date. “It was a totally different undertaking for me both from an expedition perspective but also a film production perspective. What excited me about this project outside of just getting to go on the most sensational cutting-edge trip with a group of people I adore, was the prospect of travelling up the wall with two local indigenous Akawaio. Matt Pycroft

“These are the people who live at the base of Mount Roraima, who revere this mountain as a sacred place, and to climb it with them and that team was an unbelievable experience.” House of the Gods will be screened as part of the evening session on Saturday 25 June in Wānaka and Thursday 30 June in Queenstown.

Traversing the Night, directed by Maddy Whittaker, won best NZ film

As well as showcasing the beautiful alpine scenery and the enthusiasm of four young climbers, the film is a brave and honest account of the director’s personal journey to address her underlying depression. Whittaker says that the film is for the third of the audience that will experience as significant period of “extended mental distress” in their life, and the fifth of the audience that has a current depression diagnosis. “I’ve seen a lot of films in the outdoor world about incredible people doing incredible things,” she explains. “But I had seen very few where the main character isn’t just portrayed as strong or brave in the face of adversity. And, so, when I found myself feeling far from strong and brave on our threemonth traverse of the Southern Alps from Arthur’s Pass to Fiordland, I felt weak and like a failure. “This film is an attempt to change this untrue narrative through a raw and real account of my journey through both the mountains of the Southern Alps and the mountains of my mind. It’s a huge honour to have the hundreds and hundreds of hours I spent working on this film recognised with this award.” Whittaker will be at the festival to present her film which will be screened at the afternoon session on Saturday 25 June in Wānaka and the evening of Thursday 30 June in Queenstown.

The prestigious Hiddleston/MacQueen Award for Best NZ-Made Film, along with a $2500 prize goes to director Maddy Whittaker for Traversing the Night.

Festival Director, Mark Sedon, says: “I’m so excited by the high calibre of NZ-made films we received this year. Kiwis have really been getting out there and pushing their limits, capturing amazing footage, then turning it into a film for us to enjoy. It’s inspiring!”

A former student of the Adventure Film School, which runs every year as part of the NZ Mountain Film Festival, Whittaker’s film follows the four ‘New Zealand Alpine Kids’ as they set off from Arthur’s Pass on a three-month journey to traverse the spine of the Southern Alps all the way to Fiordland.

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Labour’s fourth ‘well-being budget’ still comes up short on the well-being of women Authors: Jennifer Curtin, Professor of Politics and Policy, University of Auckland Komathi Kolandai, Research Fellow, University of Auckland Oluwakemi Igiebor, Research Fellow, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland Suzy Morrissey, Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland

All budgets are about economics and politics, and 2022’s was no different. The Labour government continued its economic rebuild through commitments to infrastructure and industry, low- and middle-income earners’ living costs, and the successful implementation of signature reforms in health and climate. Commentators judged it largely responsible, given the backdrop of international disruption, risks of continued inflation and stretched supply chains. The reaction to how New Zealand’s women fared, however, has been mixed. Politically, Labour needed to reassure both core and softer voters with this budget. And since the 1990s, women have been an important source of soft votes for Labour. Under John Key, National closed the gender gap that had opened under Helen Clark’s previous administration. But women voters began to return to Labour in 2017 and overwhelmingly supported Labour in 2020. The NZ Election Study shows 51% of women respondents voted Labour compared to 21% for National. These figures suggest support from women cannot be taken for granted.

Hits and misses What did the 2022 budget offer New Zealand’s diverse communities of women and non-binary people? There was some good news: the NZ$580m package for Māori and Pacific initiatives and additional funding for the prevention of family and sexual violence were welcome. So were increases for specialist mental health and addiction services, to health practitioners for care of intersex children and young people, and to ACC for injuries that birthing parents suffer. Sole parent beneficiaries will now receive child support payments as income. And because women continue to earn on average less than men, the additional $350 cost-of-living payment matters. But it isn’t all good news. The equal employment opportunities commissioner has highlighted the cost-of-living payment excludes beneficiaries, and pay gaps affecting Māori, Pacific, ethnic communities and disabled whānau have been overlooked. Such gaps could be addressed if government ministries were required to undertake intersectional analysis of their budget proposals to ensure inequalities based on such things as race, gender, ethnicity, class or sexual orientation aren’t reinforcing one another. For example, we know women were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 job losses, with wahine Māori and Pacific women experiencing the highest rates of unemployment. We also know the underutilisation rate for women is almost four percentage points higher than for men.

Women in work The budget’s investment in construction, advanced manufacturing, digital tech and agricultural industries, along with the continuation of the Apprenticeship Boost have been positively received. But as with previous budgets, inclusive outcomes are complicated by the gender segregation within our labour market. To be fair, the government has

funded initiatives to encourage women to move into these industries, and the number of women working in construction has increased by 12,600 since 2020. Proportionally, however, women are only 15% of the sector (a two point increase over two years). Likewise, there has been little increase in the representation of women employed in manufacturing. Figures from the digital technology sector are harder to distil. According to industry group NZTech, only 27% of digital technology roles were held by women, while employment of Māori and Pacific Peoples was at 4% and 2.8% respectively. The 2022 OECD Economic Survey of New Zealand, and the NZTech and Digital Skills Forum, have both identified the need to develop digital apprenticeships, design inclusive education pathways, and actively support careers for women, Māori and Pacific people in this sector.

Genuine well-being We also need to remember that continuing to invest in the care economy and social sectors will benefit post-pandemic recovery. Caring for future generations through climate change mitigation and emissions reductions was also a significant part of this budget. The $150 million investment in clean vehicles, and $109 million for active and public transport initiatives, are commendable. But applying an equity and gender analysis to these initiatives would reveal the complexities associated with assuming that all New Zealanders will be able to avail themselves of these “greener” options. For example, New Zealand’s National Climate Change Risk Assessment identified how the impacts of climate change can exacerbate existing inequities for those marginalised by ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, age, literacy or health. While women are interested in electric vehicles, the extended (permanent for some) discounts on public transport fares are more likely to benefit them than a clean vehicle rebate; women are more likely than men to use public transport, in part because of their lower income levels. But cost is not the only barrier to using public transport. Safety is also important, meaning connection times between services, regular rural and regional services, street lighting and distances between stops and work or home matter to women. The budget statement released in December 2021 included evidence that New Zealand women felt a lot less safe than men. The Treasury cites OECD figures that reveal New Zealand’s gender gap on feeling safe is second highest, only slightly better than Australia. So there is more work for the government to do to ensure inequities are systematically addressed through public policy and the budget process. Perhaps the best starting point would be a requirement that all state agencies include gender in their calculations and analysis. That way New Zealand can truly be a leader on budgeting for “well-being”.

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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Calling all Tequila lovers! Little Mez, brought to you by the team behind Margo’s, will be Queenstown’s first Tequila-and-Mezcal-led specialty cocktail bar. We’re pushing the limits with these exciting spirits and would like to invite bartenders that have a genuine passion for hospitality to apply now.

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The right candidate would possess the following • Love for the venue, culture and of course, Tequila! • Ability to work in a fast paced environment • Genuine interest to learn about the cocktails and processes • Previous cocktail experience advantageous but not essential Benefits & perks • Subsidised gym membership at Industrial Fitness • Subsidised NZ Ski season pass • Outstanding staff discounts across all our venues • Real opportunity for learning, career development and growth • Team events - including powder days, weekly group fitness, BBQ’s, social sport teams, drink together to celebrate wins • Work with some of Queenstown’s best people

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Customer Service Representative At NPD Limited we strive for industry leadership. We are highly customer focused and pride ourselves on providing quality service. We are seeking a Sales Assistant, to join the NPD family and bring our culture of friendly efficient service to life at our site in Frankton. The Sales Assistant key focuses include maintaining excellent site standards, provide excellent customer service and actively promote and execute a positive and welcoming work environment for all team members. Qualifications, experience, skills and attributes required for this role: • Retail experience preferred but not essential as full training will be provided. • Flexibility to work all days of the week - Rostered shifts will apply. • Customer focused - our aim is for all customers to leave with a smile. • Maintaining standards and eye for detail. • Physically fit and healthy. Key responsibilities include:

Attn: Stonemasons and Pavers Creations Paving and Contracting Ltd is a family business that has proudly serviced the Hawkes Bay region for the past 25 years.

• Maintain a clean and tidy Forecourt and Store by ensuring all cleaning procedures are carried out effectively and efficiently. • Assisting customers with making payment of purchased goods. • Promote and practice Health & Safety, identifying potential hazards. Accurately documenting incidents or accidents. • Promote and practice outstanding customer service. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa as well as a New Zealand. Please apply at franktonmanager@npdretail.co.nz or call 027 288 0080

Over this time, we have built an enviable clientele and as the nominated contractor for both Local City Councils and Award Winning Builders enjoy the opportunity of working on some of the region’s most high profile projects. With 20-24 months of work booked in we are seeking Skilled Staff to fill Full-Time permanent positions in our Stonemasonry & Paving teams to help us with current and future projects.

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You will be expected to have a great situational awareness and a strong safety focus as you will be dealing with aircraft, equipment, and machinery. Applications should be emailed with CV attached to: kclarke@planebiz.co.nz

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Academic Administrator This exciting and important position within the Academic team will work closely with the Academic Director, the teaching team, and operational staff to ensure QRC’s on-going quality performance as a leading tertiary education organisation and Category 1 Provider. The role requires the successful application to provide administrative and academic assistance to the Academic team and to ensure academic compliance across all programmes and campuses. Person Specification: • Strong IT skills across Microsoft 365 platform (excellent Word & competent with Excel) and dashboard reporting. • Experience in working and liaising with people from a variety of backgrounds including professional, academic, and government agencies. • Solution focussed with clear a initiative to achieve positive work outcomes. • A capable team player, respectful & helping of others matched with autonomous drive and ability. • An understanding of tertiary education is preferable, but not essential. • Common sense, practical, focused approach & achievement orientated. • Excellent interpersonal communication and written skills. • Determined and authentic work ethic. • Total understanding, appreciation and commitment to the standards, brand values and philosophy of QRC If you would like to apply, please send a CV & cover letter briefly outlining your relevant skills and experience to; kim.coombs@qrc.ac.nz or call 03 409 0500 for further information and a copy of the job description.

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Admin Accounts Assistant - Queenstown GasCo South Island Ltd is a locally owned and operated business with branches in Queenstown and Christchurch. We provide both servicing and installation of gas systems to homes & businesses, including LPG network reticulation connecting main to flame. We’re looking for a permanent Admin Accounts Assistant to join our tight knit and long serving crew based in our Queenstown office. Previous accounts experience would be advantageous but is not a requirement. We provide ♦ A team environment where you're an important part of our great crew ♦ Options for up-skilling & gaining new cert’s & qualifications if desired ♦ Flexible hours (no weekends) ♦ Competitive pay rates ♦ Coffee machine ♦ Social club You're required to ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

Bring a sense of humour (& some cheese scones occasionally) Complete tasks in a timely & efficient manner Provide exceptional service to our clients Plan some social club activities

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SOUS CHEF Proven experience in a quality fine dining environment, we are seeking a candidate with sound organisational skill, kitchen management, creativity in menu design, ordering and purchasing of goods and strong leadership traits. Seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated individual. Must possess a good working knowledge of the professional kitchen. This position may appeal to someone seeking an entry level position within a professional kitchen environment. Excellent long-term prospects for the right candidate. We offer excellent remuneration and a great work life balance. Subsidised accommodation is available in the Glenorchy area. This is an excellent opportunity to join a 5-star Relais and Chateaux property and work with a dedicated, passionate, and creative team. Interested persons are invited to forward their resume and cover letter to Daniel Reynolds, Executive Chef chef@blanketbay.com

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Electrical Wholesaler Counter Sales role Redpaths Queenstown is looking for an energetic, enthusiastic team member with great communication skills to work with our fantastic customer base and to fit in with our branch team. R Redpath Ltd is well established as one of the largest and leading independent South Island electrical wholesalers. With a longstanding reputation in the electrical industry (over 75 years) Redpaths believes we not only meet but exceed the expectations of our customers by building relationships and tailoring solutions for their needs.

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

This fulltime position is a branch counter sales role with a major emphasis on the electrical side of our business based in Queenstown. Applicants must have full time residency. A competitive remuneration package and benefits await the successful applicant. So if you are up for the challenge and keen to join a fun team and carve a career path within the company email or drop your CV with a covering letter to: The Branch Manager 105 Glenda Drive Frankton Email: michelle.king@redpaths.co.nz Applications close Friday 17th of June 2022.

Are you a Chef looking for daytime hours? The Dishery Bistro in Arrowtown are looking for a Chef or Experienced Cook. Working hours are generally 7am-4pm leaving your evening free! If this sounds like an attractive proposition, do not delay, express your interest now. We offer a great working environment with flexible hours and competitive rates of pay. Full Time and Part Time, Permanent or Casual. Please email manager@thedishery.co.nz or call/txt 021 664 553

CLEANING STAFF NEEDED

FRIDAYS ONLY Queenstown Mews and Ridge Resort 10 Frankton Road and 67 Goldfield Heights, Queenstown

Hours approx. 9.00am – 3.00pm Email

nicola.warren@classicholidays.co.nz

Customer Service Superstar Seeking a fit, committed, enthusiastic individual to join our SMASHING customer service team! The successful applicant should be willing to go above and beyond to ensure the best possible. experience for customers and take great pride in their work. Main duties include: • SMASHIT collections • Customer Service • Cleaning Applicants must be able to work flexible rostered hours and weekends. Think you’ve got what it takes to SMASHIT? Email or CV to jobs@odysseysensorymaze.co.nz

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Please email your CV to simon.ryder@harrisonbloy.co.nz or phone for a chat – 027 533 3006

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REQUIRED NOW!!!!!!

Delivery Driver We require a Fit, Reliable & Enthusiastic person to join our Trade Team. This is a full-time, long-term position & would suit someone with good local knowledge of the area. Class 1 Car Licence only.

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ROOM ATTENDANTS

Skilled and Unskilled Labourers

HOUSE PERSON

Looking for casual, temporary or long term work??

PUBLIC AREA CLEANER

Queenstown Personnel and Labour Hire are looking for labourers for a variety of jobs around Queenstown with an immediate start.

QT Queenstown & Rydges Queenstown has an excellent opportunity for room attendants to join our friendly team.

Contact Sharleen - 027 778 7377 or email sharleen@qtplabour.co.nz

Starting rate $23.00 per hour.

Our five star luxury property is looking for hospitality professionals in the lead up to an exciting winter season: • • • • • • • • •

Assistant Manager Receptionists Porter Room / Turndown Attendants Experienced Food & Beverage Attendants Spa Therapists Commis Chef Kitchen Hand Night Reception positions

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.

What’s in it for you: Shift meals; free ski hire; free onsite gym access; competitive wages; have the chance to work around your lifestyle at HM Hotel of the Year; opportunity for $600 referral bonus; and discounted hotel stays, food, drink & spa treatments across Accor properties, worldwide.

Joinery Foreman Wanted • Must have NZ residency or valid work visa. • Must be trade qualified in cabinetry and timber joinery. • Must have minimum 5 year’s experience in a similar position. • Must hold current full drivers licence • This is a full-time role. • Remuneration by negotiation is relevant to experience. To apply please email your CV to: queenstown.joinery@xtra.co.nz

Apply to h2074-hr1@accor.com

We have a number of positions for

Ski & Snowboard Rental Staff for the coming season. Previous experience in the Winter sports industry is required.

HEAD CHEF We’re looking for an experienced & inspiring head chef to lead our cafe kitchen. Exciting opportunity to work with an experienced & professional small team and to develop our contemporary seasonal menu oﬀering and extend our baking range.

CAFE ASSISTANT Part time. Some weekend work. Both positions offer great wage / salary. Flexible shifts. Well being allowance. Good management support. Join a professional team. Full training. Regular after work drinks and staff parties. Best free staff meals and coffee. Day shifts only & family friendly. Come see us at 65 Buckingham St, Arrowtown and send us your CV to: info@provisionscafe.co.nz

Customer Service Superstar: Seeking a diligent, committed and enthusiastic individual to join our A-MAZE-ING customer service team. The successful applicant should be willing to go above and beyond to ensure the best possible experience for our customers and take great pride in their work. Main duties include: • Customer Service • Reception and administration • Cleaning • SMASHIT collections Applicants must also be able to work flexible rostered hours; including evenings and weekends. Think you've got what it takes to SMASHIT? Email your CV to: jobs@odysseysensorymaze.co.nz

Email CV & references to apply jobs@snowrental.co.nz Social enterprise Wastebusters is hiring staﬀ to join the zero waste journey: • Communications / marketing coordinator • Event and project coordinator • HR coordinator • Alexandra Recycling team leader For more info, call Katy on 027 602 4449 or email katy@wastebusters. co.nz Apply at wastebusters.co.nz Applications close 17th June.

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Is currently seeking

Chefs/Cooks, Baristas, Front of House and Kitchen Hands

DUTY MANAGERS

Call or email Ed Devereux on odelaycafe@yahoo.co.nz or 021 280 2425 anytime to discuss.

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Sous Chef

Full-time and part-time positions available.

for Odelay cafe and our new town location Marmolada.

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If you're interested in joining one of Queenstown's iconic restaurants and bars email your CV to gm@smithscraftbeer.co.nz or apply in person.

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

Valid working visa required.

Free Ski Pass

We are currently looking for Contractors for the following roles in Queenstown and the surrounding area:

SENIOR CHEF

GIB FIXERS GIB STOPPERS CEILING INSTALLERS

Our award-winning Restaurant and Bar is 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

It's time to love your job. Join the best team here at Kamana Lakehouse and Nest kitchen + bar. 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. 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. Competetive pay with ongoing bonus structure.

Pizza Chef / Barista / Kitchen Hand wanted for Rakau To join our highly regarded team at Rakau pizza and wood fired grill, Arthurs Point. Initially part time and building to full-time for winter onwards. Two positions. Unique environment with own garden producing great pizzas. Ably managed with great support using the best ingredients. Fun environment with Apres ski and wood fires. Able to operate by self a bonus but training provided. If you have a bar managers licence that would be even better but not essential. Please send cv to tony@koia.co.nz Tony Koia

Please contact Brian at brian@bbinteriors.co.nz for further information.

Who you are: enthusiastic team player with a desire to make a positive impact on our guest experience and team culture. So if you are ready to join an ambitious yet nurturing team, reach out and make it happen. We are looking for: • Housekeeping Supervisor • Self Checker • Room attendant

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

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.

Chef de Partie Sherwood is looking for a Chef de Partie to join their busy kitchen team. Founded around sustainability Sherwood has NZ’s largest operating kitchen garden, a focus on local, seasonal produce, exceptional food & a 100% natural wine list. Must have a minimum of three years experience in professional kitchens, be a driven, self-starter that can work unsupervised as well as follow direction. Excellent communication skills and personal presentation is a must as you will be working in an open kitchen. Contact hayley@sherwoodqueenstown.nz if interested.

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N NZ STOW QUEEN

CLEANERS WANTED Part and fulltime positions

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

CHEFS - ALL LEVELS KITCHEN HAND DUTY MANAGER BAKER FRONT OF HOUSE BARISTA

If you have special cleaning abilities and want to work for a local Queenstown Cleaning Business, then apply and send your CV to info@houseofhygiene.co.nz House of Hygiene is Queenstown's largest commercial cleaning operator and paying above living wage for your efforts. Training will be provided, if required; You need a positive attitude; Be fit and energetic; Be fiexible with hours of work; Have a valid working visa; Evening fulltime and part time jobs available.

BARTENDERS WANTED!! We are looking for Bartenders to work in our busy bar in Queenstown. You must have a current working Visa and speak excellent English. This position is on a roster that will vary from week to week. You must be able to work weekends and evenings. Please send your CV to queenstowncowboys@gmail.com

Come work for #1 - House of Hygiene

Staff accommodation options available within walking distance. Relevant qualifications and experience is preferred. If you are looking to work with a wonderful, fun, loving team then we want to hear from you!

FULL TIME WAITPERSON

Email your CV and covering letter to qtmanager@airspresso.co.nz

This role is offered for an immediate start with us in Arrowtown.

Visa sponsorship offered in the absence of New Zealand application. Only successful applications will be contacted for interviewing.

The applicant must have 1 years experience in Hospitality & show a real passion for the industry.

Cleaners required Must be friendly, honest and reliable. Have a positive / can do attitude. Good eye for detail. This is a hands on role and would suit someone able to work under pressure. • Experience preferred but not essential. • Must have valid drivers licence. • • • •

Come and join our fun team of cleaning and maintenance experts!

Starting rate $23ph

• Full and part time positions available! • Great pay rates! • Must be able to work weekends! • Fit, fun, fast and effective! • Transport provided.

Please send C.V. and cover letter to Info@coronetcleaners.co.nz

Email slithytoves33@gmail.com

We are an energetic, well supported restaurant & bar with a great local following. We also have an on-site brewery. We can offer both day/night shifts, great renumeration, uniform, meals, a clear bonus structure & tips. Along with up-skilling in your role we can also teach you business skills with world class systems in place. If this sounds like you please email PJ on pj@peoplelikeus.co.nz

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WORK IN PARADISE Millbrook Resort is proud to be awarded Employer of the Year 2021 at the Queenstown Business Awards. Our work ethos is nurturing and supportive. We are the Millbrook family and take great pride being one of New Zealand's best places to work. Great careers start right here! We seek exceptional people to deliver an authentic five star experience to our guests. You will be part of a high energy, supportive and rewarding work environment. At heart, we are a vibrant community where employees are fully supported and everyone works closely together to achieve the best for guests and each other. Millbrook Resort is a completely unique place to work and as an employee you play a key role in contributing to the ongoing success of this beautiful resort. • • • • • • • •

Scan the QR code to find BARISTA out why our team love KITCHEN HAND coming to work each day. HOUSEKEEPING ATTENDANT EXPERIENCED WAITSTAFF EXECUTIVE HOUSEKEEPER PUBLIC AREA / HOUSEKEEPING ATTENDANT CHEF DE PARTIE NIGHT AUDIT / PORTER

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Your benefits: Our people are our greatest assets, and we love rewarding hard-working team members. At Millbrook we encourage learning and professional development. When you join the Millbrook family you will also enjoy: Discounted golf, restaurants and spa treatments; Friends & family hotel rates; Discounted gym membership; Onsite car parking; Complimentary staff meals; Daily travel allowance for team members who live more than 25k from the resort; and regular wellbeing workshops. Begin your Millbrook journey today and apply! www.mymillbrook.co.nz You must have a valid NZ Work Visa to apply.

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Seeking Wine Lovers! The Winery has been recognised as one of the world’s best wine stores, rated in the world’s Top 10 wine experiences by TripAdvisor and recognised as a top wine destination by Gourmet Traveller WINE magazine. Now we are making it even better! With an ever changing and expanding range of over 1,300 wines and spirits we are specialists who showcase the very best from across New Zealand and the world. Our customers taste and experience amazing wines, gin, whisky, spirits and sake - giving them the unique opportunity to try before they buy. We have Full & Part Time positions at both our Queenstown and Arrowtown stores where you will host wine loving local’s, Kiwi’s and international visitors looking for something special. If you have previous experience and/or a passion for wine either in retail or hospitality with an outstanding customer service attitude, then come and join us. We have a variety of roles if you are looking to take the next step to develop your knowledge and experience. You would bring additional value to our team if you have WSET qualifications and hold your Duty Managers Certificate.

Get in touch via email to enquire: manager@thewinery.co.nz

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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. Being an exciting youth orientated business, our goal is to attract a vibrant and energetic work force and empower you to share these traits with our guests. We are currently looking for outgoing, energetic and friendly individuals for the below roles:

• Reception Team Leader • Brand Ambassador • Night Receptionist Excellent face-to-face communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to create a welcoming environment is a must. To apply please email your CV to nqt.gm@nomadsworld.com

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WE'RE HIRING! Join the team at New Zealand’s ultimate collection of luxury accommodation and fine dining. Our group consists of Eichardt's Private Hotel, The Spire Hotel, The Grille, No.5 Church Lane, Eichardt's Bar, The Penthouse, The Parlour and The Pacific Jemm. We have multiple vacancies available, offering permanent & casual roles, flexible hours, competitive hourly rates, and a sociable environment. We provide full training and career-growth opportunities.

VACANCIES INCLUDE: HEAD CHEF FOOD & BEVERAGE ATTENDANTS BARTENDERS GUEST SERVICES AGENTS HOUSEKEEPERS & HOUSEMEN NIGHT AUDIT (PART TIME) We're looking for: Impeccable customer service Excellent communication skills

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We’re recruiting new team members! We are looking for friendly, reliable and hardworking people to join us at SkyCity Queenstown! We are looking for: • Sous Chef • Chef de Partie • Commis Chef • Kitchen Hand • Food & Beverage Attendants • Cleaning Attendant • Security Officer Interested? Contact@skycity.co.nz

Professional appearance

Work life balance so you can make the most of all our region has to offer. Excellent work culture and great staff benefits.

EMAIL: Your CV to recruitment@imperiumcollection.com STOP BY: Drop off your CV and meet us in person! FIND OUT MORE: www.imperiumcollection.com

(Applicants must be aged 20 years or older due to government legislation and be legally able to work in New Zealand)

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One of Queenstown's best hostels is looking for new team members to join our tight-knit family. We thrive on creating a memorable experience for both our guests and our team, and we're looking for people that share our passion for our region. We have the following positions available for immediate start:

• Receptionist - single position available (full time) • Live-in Housekeeping / Night Audit - multiple

positions available (part time)

An ideal candidate for each role will have excellent communication skills, an outgoing personality, and will have a keen eye for detail. You'll also need a valid work visa, residency or citizenship Please email chris@absoloot.co.nz with your CV or to find out more about your preferred role!

COCKTAIL SPECIALIST WITH MANA, SENIOR WAITER, BAR MANAGER AND BARPERSON 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.

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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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Fulfil your dreams of working in a world-famous sweet shop! We are seeking sales superstars to join our wonderful team!

• Retail Sales Representatives •

We are looking for bright, bubbly, customer and sales focused people who excel in a busy retail environment to join in the Remarkable Sweet Shop journey. Permanent and Fixed Term Fulltime work available. All roles include weekend work. We invite suitably experienced candidates to apply for these roles. Upcoming leadership opportunities will be available with us for anyone looking to develop themselves within retail. If you want to work for a fantastic local company who truly values its employees send us your CV and Cover Letter to hr@rss.co.nz You must be a New Zealand resident or citizen or have a valid work visa to apply Why work for us? • Monthly team events • Bonus Opportunities • Internal Sales Training • Career Growth Opportunities

• Diverse and Inclusive Environment • Company-wide wellbeing initiatives • Generous Store Discounts

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

A local Queenstown employer is looking for a Cleaner to join their team. Duties for the position include using a range of cleaning services. Our positions involve working week days or night shifts. • Must be flexible, trustworthy, able to work in team and have an eye for detail. • Have a driving license. • Previous housekeeping experience preferred but full training will be given. • Preferably have a work permit, but excellent candidates can be offered Sponsorship If this is the job for you - don't hesitate, apply now! info@personalmaid.co.nz

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CAR GROOMER Full time role We are looking for

We are looking for

Chef de Partie Kitchenhands

casual, part and full time

Guaranteed 30 hour a week and great rates of pay

people to join our amazing team.

Part-time or Full-time positions available.

Front of House

Duty Manager Bar Manager

If you have a positive can do attitude and and don’t mind physical work, then you might just be who we are looking for. Flexible working options available. We also have hours to suit mums in the evenings or weekends.

We are happy to offer sponsorship to the right candidates Come and talk to us – we have a great team! And all the ribs you can eat!

Please send your application and CV to

Email us on info@flamebargrill.co.nz

admin@awomanstouch.co.nz

Or come and see us upstairs at the Steamer Wharf.

We are looking for a dynamic and energetic person to join our hard-working team of car groomers. You will need to • Have a good eye for detail • Be available to work across a 7-day roster • Have a full or restricted driver license & be legally entitled to work in NZ We will provide you – • Full training and your work uniform • $23.50p/h plus overtime rates at 150% of base pay • 3 days off each week to hit the slopes Register your interest with Matt on 027 243 7611 or matthew.barnes@hertz.com Casual roles with fully flexible hours also available

JOIN THE

FAMILY Experienced Servers | Chefs Cocktail Bartenders | Bartenders Duty Managers | Ice Bar Hosts

“Employer Of the Year” Finalist - QCC, 2021

Perks • • • •

Subsidised gym membership at Industrial Fitness Outstanding staff discounts across all our venues Real opportunity for learning, career development and growth Team events - including powder days, weekly group fitness, BBQ’s, social sport teams and drinks together to celebrate wins • Work with some of Queenstown’s best people • Industry rate 3 Peak Season Pass

To apply, please scan the QR code or visit future.co.nz

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AVIS & Budget Queenstown RENTAL SALES AGENT This customer service based role includes engaging with our customers on the phone and in person, back office administration and sales of products and services. If you are an enthusiastic customer focused individual and like working with a team, then we are seeking a motivated new team member that is able to work weekdays and weekends at our Airport location. Sales and/or customer service experience is advantageous, a full clean drivers licence, good command of the English language is required. • Peak season special pay rates. • Regular working hours and set days off.

Please send a CV to:

luke.dennington@abgroup.co.nz

Join Team Devil!! Full and part-time positions available. Plenty of evening work for all the skiers and snow boarders out there! Drop in and see Blair or email CV to devilburgerqtn@gmail.com

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AVIS & Budget Queenstown CAR GROOMERS Be part of our fantastic team

Positions available Full-time / Part-time

Waiter / Waitress Bartender Chef Kitchen Hand Good remuneration. Able to sponsor to the right applicant. Send your CV to: queenstown@pedros.co.nz

Social Media and Frontline Sales Position Alpine Heliski is looking for a Social Media / Frontline Sales person. The successful applicant will be experienced in video editing and social media content creation. They will possess a sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and have previous customer service experience in the tourism industry. The position is full time during the winter season only. Starting approximately 28th June. Email CV to: ski@alpineheliski.com Applications close 24th June.

We are looking for fun and motivated individuals to join our team of car groomers. Casual, seasonal and full time roles available and we are happy to offer sponsorship to the right candidates. The role is non customer facing and comes with great benefits such as: Consistent hours and a regular working pattern. Peak season increased pay. No evening/late shifts. Find out more in your interview… *You must have a full drivers licence*

Apply via email to: luke.dennington@abgroup.co.nz

Coca-Cola are recruiting for a new

Equipment Technician to service the Queenstown area, servicing electrical equipment such as refrigeration, coffee, fountain machines, postmix, and vending systems. • Must have EAS, EST, or Electrician qualifications. • Salary + car + phone + on call bonus + benefits. To apply please send your CV to arti.wadan@ccamatil.com

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EVO Cycls Queenstown is looking for a new crew member to join the team. We are looking for passionate retail sellers who enjoy getting customers what they want. The right candidate must be able to work as part of a team, understands retail and most importantly enjoys cycling!

Positive attitude Customer service focused Motivated Confident Responsible Attention to detail Adaptability

What you’ll be doing: • • • •

About you:

The Role:

What we’re looking for: • • • • • • •

• Warehouse Manager • We are looking for an experienced Warehouse Manager, based at our Bush Creek HQ in Arrowtown. This role covers a wide range of duties so we need someone who can be adaptable and flexible.

Selling our products and services Regularly up-skilling on the system,services and products we sell Customer service dealing with queries Helping to improve and grow the showroom and service centre

Ideally you will have a proven track record in retail and selling but not essential. Ongoing training will be available. To apply for a position please send your CV and covering letter to

tom.elder@evocycles.co.nz

• Managing the Production & Warehouse Team • Warehouse admin and compliance • Managing Wholesale Operations • Managing Stock and Warehouse • Maintain appropriate stock levels • Managing International shipping and orders

• Warehouse Manager experience • Competent in the use of inventory management software and Microsoft excel. • Technologically savvy • Strong initiative, strategic thinking and attention to detail • Valid full NZ Drivers License • Forklift License preferred

We invite suitably experienced candidates to apply for this role. Hours are 7.00am-3.30pm Monday-Friday with some weekend shifts over the busy seasons. If you want to work for a fantastic local company who truly values its employees send us your CV and Cover Letter hr@rss.co.nz Candidates must have a valid New Zealand work Visa.

EXPERIENCED TRAVEL SALES CONSULTANT Queenstown i-SITE is seeking a passionate & unique individual who continually provides exceptional customer service & sales, enabling people to discover the beauty of Queenstown & New Zealand. Attributes/Skills

Work, Live, Play with Millennium Hotels. We have incredible opportunities in a variety of roles with shifts and hours that will suit whatever you are looking for Rates from $23ph

Room Attendants | Receptionist Housekeeping Supervisor | F&B Attendants

• Strong knowledge of Queenstown’s activities • Min 2+ years frontline sales experience in a tourism role • Excellent computer skills & knowledge of reservations systems incl. IBIS • Have a proven strong sales background and working towards KPIs • A positive and enthusiastic attitude with a high level of self-motivation and initiative • Be able to work weekends and public holidays • Valid working NZ visa for 2 years or New Zealand residency Please send your cover letter and a CV to manager@queenstownisite.co.nz

When you join our teams, you will receive: Career prospects, Self-development programmes and tools, Daily meals, Discounted rates NZ wide, Flexible work schedule and we also offer Staff Accommodation, t&c’s apply. Check out everything we have on offer:

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Are you our next fun team member for Night shift at Church / Shotover Night’ n Day?

“The steak house to end all arguments” Jervois Steak House is an authentic and premium steak house which makes no apologies for unashamedly celebrating a love of meat.

If you are looking for a new challenge with competitive pay rates in a fun and friendly team, please come and join us. Long or short term positions available. Full training will be provided. Please apply within or email: tricorpholdings@outlook.com

THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO JOIN OUR TEAM We are looking for

Floor Staff

(including waiter and runner) 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. We are looking to fill these vacancies at the earliest convenience!

Customer Service Representative Full time 40hrs per week We are looking for a dynamic and energetic person to join our hard-working team.

Bartender Chef de Partie Kitchen Hand Hardworking enthusiastic staff member required to work in our fast pace restaurant. Applicant must have current working visa or be eligible to work in New Zealand. Minimum 6 month commitment Why work with us • Competitive salary. • Chance to progress and work at other sites across the Nourish Group. • Training and development. • Daily staff meals. • Dining discount within the group. • Full support for visa applications from our in-house HR team. • Paid day off on your birthday. • Sign on benefits. • Monthly visits out to local wineries - explore our backyard!

Contact josephine@queenstownjsh.co.nz or 03 442 6263

You will need to • Have previous sales and customer service experience • Be available to work across a seven-day roster • Have a valid driver license & be legally entitled to work in NZ We will provide you – • Full training and your work uniform • Remuneration at $24p/h + incentives, overtime rates and bonus potential • A great work environment Email your CV and cover letter to jpower@hertz.com

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McDonald’s Restaurants Queenstown

are looking to fill permanent, full-time positions for our restaurants in Frankton and Camp St in town. We are hiring for the positions of: • • • •

Barista (experience required) Kitchen staff Service / Hospitality Stars Maintenance / Cleaning

Starting rate of $24 an hour for full time, late night shifts and $22 an hour for full time, day time shifts. Visa sponsorship offered in the absence of New Zealand applicants. To apply, please send your CV in to: hr.mcds.qtown@gmail.com or scan the QR Code and apply online.

Want to "work" for New Zealand's most exciting and unique adventure tourism company? We are expanding the family here in the Gibbston Valley (Queenstown) and have a unique opportunity available for a full time Frontline Customer Service Legend!

Exciting opportunities to join the team at Te Atamira, Queenstown’s newest arts and culture facility located at Remarkables Park, OPEN NOW! Youthtown Programme Team Members We are seeking team members to help deliver our Youthtown programmes over the school holidays as well as afterschool during term time. • To assist and support the delivery of safe, high quality developmental programmes for young people which promote their personal, educational and social development. • Availability required during school holidays and/or afterschool hours in term time (exact rostering can be discussed); in 4 or 8 hour shifts. • In designing and delivering programmes, proactively and directly engages with young people in order to support their personal, educational and social development. • Multiple casual positions available, rosters for days/hours will vary depending on programming including school holidays, afterschool hours and some evenings. (Extended) Applications close 11:59pm on Sunday 12 June 2022. To apply, please email a CV and cover letter to support@teatamira.nz (full job description can also be provided upon request). Come and VOLUNTEER with us! At Te Atamira, we embrace the role that volunteers play in what we do. Whether it’s assisting in front of house operations, with special projects, behind the scenes, or at public events. We value the contributions that volunteers bring to us and in return we set out to provide a positive, educational and enriching experience. Volunteer opportunities include (but not limited to): • Gallery attendants and welcoming visitors • Event support such as event set up, ushering and promotional tasks For more information on volunteering opportunities and a registration link, please email support@teatamira.nz. (We welcome registrations for volunteering throughout the year and will have dedicated recruitment and induction days).

Unrivalled in the local and national market, the team at Oxbow Adventure Co. are in the business of sending people home with huge grins, a surge of endorphins, and a head full of fantastic memories. Sounds like a dream right? Being part of the Oxbow family really is EPIC, EVERY DAY! Who we are looking for: • An enthusiastic team player and who wants to kickstart or continue their career in the tourism sector. Job Duties / Description: • Acting as the first point of contact for our customers. • Making, managing, and maintaining bookings through our Ibis reservations system. • Selling our world class products and informing customers about our services. • Handling of customer queries and providing appropriate solutions / escalating when required. • Taking customers through the health and safety process including waivers and briefing. • Cash handling and general banking duties. • Operational assistance, including loading and unloading trips. • Various cleaning and maintenance duties. Skills and Abilities: • Minimum 1 year experience in a customer facing role, ideally within the tourism industry. • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. • Confidence to interact with people of all ages and nationalities. • Excellent communication and computer skills. • Ability to multi-task, organise and manage your time effectively. • Ability to work independently and within a team environment. • Experience with a reservation type system (preferable). Still need convincing? Head over to our socials and check out what we are about! @oxbowadventureco This is a full-time role, across weekdays and weekends and would ideally suit someone living in Queenstown or Cromwell. To apply for this EPIC opportunity, please send your CV and cover letter to the friendly team on info@oxbow.co.nz EPIC, EVERY DAY / SAFE AS / BEST MATES / ONE STEP AHEAD

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Looking for HSK/Cleaners and Supervisor to help us grow! Outstanding payrate as star performers are required. Flexible working hours. Sponsorship. ivan@luxe-stay.co.nz 021 0839 5802

As one of our valuable team members you will be responsible for assisting the Rentals Branch Team Leader in providing a seamless customer experience by delivering best practice service standards for vehicle rentals and providing consistency across Branch operations. Day to day you'll be responsible for the full vehicle lifecycle management from vehicle cleaning, to ensuring a vehicle is never dispatched in poor mechanical condition, right through to handing the keys over to our customers so they can enjoy a stress-free JUCY experience! This fixed-term role is best suited for someone who enjoys a busy environment, the work is fulfilling because you will be working with a great team of individuals. We are looking for someone who has:

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• a full current driver's licence • NZ Working rights • a good attitude. You need to be able to: • work weekends and public holidays • ensure that vehicles are in a road worthy condition and perform basic safety checks (Training provided) • work efficiently and effectively in a fun team environment. At JUCY we offer: • • • • •

Republic Hospitality are looking for Duty Managers We are looking for fun & dynamic people that are passionate about the hospitality industry and delivering the best experience for every customer across our 11 venues. This is an incredible opportunity for someone who wants to be able to show their true personality at work and to get involved with our fun and friendly crew! Our Duty Manager Roles are: Dynamic and varied, with plenty of room for training and learning Busy and active, you get to interact with a wide range of people Fun, whilst surrounded by a supportive and collaborative team Flexible & varied, we have a variety of venues with different needs; you can pick to have a home base at one venue or opt to work in different venues. Progressive, we want you to be able to move forward with your career in hospitality and with venues of all different sizes and a head office team; the opportunities are there. For a detailed job description or to ask any questions you may have please email HR@republicqt.co.nz Previous managerial experience and a current manager's certificate are preferred but not essential. Applicants must have a valid work visa for New Zealand or Citizenship/Residency. Sponsorship opportunities are available too.

$25 per hour Based in Frankton, Queenstown Flexibility to work four days week Great company culture, working with people from all over the world Enjoy the JUCY perks, such as 10 days free campervan hire and discounts at some of the other iconic NZ brands within the Polar Capital Group

We'd pretend we're humble, but we legit know we are New Zealand's friendliest and most trusted rental vehicle operator and have been in the campervan and car game for 20 years. We've even got awards (including this one: https://tinyurl.com/y2w6rhst) to prove it, but we also can't wait to welcome you into our family to show you in person. Please apply on careers.jucy.com/jobs

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