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Seeing in winter with a bang
As the new Chief Executive (CE) of Destination Queenstown, it is great to see the town bustling and vibrant again with domestic and international visitors enjoying our incredible part of the world. With direct flights from Australia recently starting back up, I am sure I am not alone in relishing the sound of Australian accents on our streets. That, combined with a decent base layer of snow on our ski fields, forward bookings are looking strong, and we are set for a busy three weeks over the school holiday period. Queenstown has gone through a lot over the last two years and for many, this will be the shot in the arm that their business needs. For others, they may be feeling anxious about how to juggle visitor numbers with workforce challenges. With that in mind, we all need to be patient as operators work hard to plan ahead, ensure a consistent level of service and set operating hours, and manage their guests’ expectations. Things may take a little longer than they did before, but I am sure you will still enjoy an amazing experience. I also encourage you to get out and continue to support local. Brave the roadworks and visit a retailer or restaurant; try out an activity you have had on your bucket list for a while; or attend an event like the upcoming Welcome to Winter festivities on 7-10 July.
QEII chair Bruce Wills presented a photo of the stunning Remarkables Station to Jill and Dick Jardine last Thursday, after the couple officially handed over the 900-hectare property to the Trust. Read more on page 8.
Welcome to Winter is an opportunity for our local community to come together and celebrate all there is to love about the snowy season. The packed four-day schedule of events has been designed to bring people into the CBD and help support our hospitality and retail businesses. The highlight for me will be watching the fireworks display from the lakefront while I enjoy a glass of hot mulled wine. It is pretty special too that this year the fireworks have been incorporated into a fundraiser for the local fire brigade. Aside from the next few weeks where we will see increased numbers in town, it is likely to be a long road to recovery for our local tourism industry and wider business community. In my role as CE, I see two streams of work ahead for our region; retaining domestic visitation and building demand for international markets and launching into destination management and beginning our journey to regenerative tourism by 2030. This is to ensure our region is enhanced by tourism and that it benefits our environment, community and culture, as well as our economy. It is going to be a challenge but one I am excited to be a part of. Mat Woods - Destination Queenstown
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Train Your Brain
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Howzat! International cricket returns
8 Remarkable gift to NZ After 100 years of ownership the Jardine Family gift 900 hectares of their farm to the QEII National Trust
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Worst winter crisis in nearly 50 years by Sue Fea
It’s the worst staffing shortage veteran Queenstown operators have seen in nearly 50 years and local recruiting agencies and businesses are desperately struggling to fill masses of vacant positions this winter. Thrown into the mix is a critical shortage of worker accommodation, despite a huge chunk of the resort’s usual winter workers unable to return from overseas as usual. Both Coronet Peak and The Remarkables each had from 20 up to 30 of their ski area staff off sick or isolating last week, with either Covid or bad flu, or isolating because flatmates had Covid, managers say. Remarkables Ski Area manager Ross Lawrence says they’re relying on crossutilisation of staff to get through. It’s definitely an employee’s market with every business in town battling to woo staff. “Unfortunately some staff pick up a job and after a few days move on to other jobs. There’s certainly a lot of choice out there.” The situation was so tight last week that NZSki posted a ‘We’re doing our best for you. Please be patient’ notice last week. Coronet Peak Ski Area manager Nigel Kerr says he’s already way short on his normal full team, without daily absences thrown in. On the up side between 30 and 50 percent of skiers and snowboarders have been Australians with some early Australian state school holidays underway. Wai Hospitality Group co-owner Jan Rae says we’re in the worst staffing crisis she’s seen locally in 38 years in hospitality. “We’re about 20 staff short across three restaurants and have been for about a year.” Any working holiday people are “snapped up” quickly as every restaurant, bar and hotel is desperate. The few workers available are commanding higher hourly rates or incentives. She’s concerned business owners could burn out, working extremely long hours, trying to recruit staff, train staff and run shifts themselves. Business reputations could suffer if they can’t deliver a quality experience to guests, who deserve to be served and treated well, she says. It’s meant turning away business due to a lack of staff.
She wants residency pathways opened up to retain what skilled staff are here. District council or Central Government should also be taking over local Youth Hostels and hibernated backpacker lodges for worker accommodation, she says.
The Immigration ‘reset’ has put another hurdle in the way. “Just working out our obligations and working within new rules and timeframes has put extra pressure on business owners who don’t have the time or energy for anything new and extra.”
“Building rental worker accommodation should have been our shovel ready project for the town, rather than digging up streets and making town so messy and user unfriendly,” she says.
Queenstown needs way more than the current trickle of working holiday visa holders. “We’ve lost a huge amount of experience in all sectors and the rebuild of knowledge and expertise will take a very long time.”
With some hotels not yet fully operational and some hostels still closed, many Airbnbs are believed to be booked out until the end of August, placing unprecedented pressure on worker accommodation. NZSki’s recent move to lease a former YHA hostel in Shotover Street until mid-October for its staff has been hugely welcomed by staff and made a big dent in the problem, says Nigel. Housemart Queenstown director Hayley Stevenson says Tenancy Act changes introduced last year mean property owners can only move seasonal tenants out if they’re permanently moving back into their house, selling or renovating. “That’s taken so many sixmonth fixed term rentals out of the market and moved them into Airbnb,” she says. The situation would be even more critical if Queenstown had the staff it needed right now, says Hayley. NZSki normally employs between 400 to 500 staff all up locally during winter and ceo Paul Anderson says half of them return each year from overseas and have accommodation sorted. “They’re not here this year so we have twice the number looking.” The 45 extra beds available in
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Queenstown Chamber of Commerce ceo Ruth Stokes says there’s been strong interest in a dedicated website (workqueenstown. co.nz) launched recently to attract Aussie workers across the ditch. “We’ve developed it off the back of Tourism NZ’s campaign into Australia, promoting New Zealand working visa holidays in which Queenstown attracted by far and away the highest traffic,” says Ruth. The idea is to entice workers for the lifestyle in the wake of the current serious worker shortage. “It’s absolutely the worst Queenstown’s seen since 1974 when records started,” she says. “The demand for staff is huge.” “It’s the perfect storm – construction’s through the roof, tourism’s coming back. All industries are strong and crying out for people.”
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International cricket returns to Queenstown by Paul Taylor
New Zealand Cricket has confirmed that two T20 matches will be played at Queenstown Events Centre’s John Davies Oval.
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Mayor Jim Boult’s delighted to see the return of international cricket to the resort town oval, regarded as one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the world. “These two international matches will be great for the district’s cricket lovers and will also go some way to help local businesses and tourism operators continue their recovery from a difficult couple of years. “Cricket is fantastic to watch at John Davies Oval which, set against the stunning backdrop of the Remarkables, might just be the most beautiful ground in the world. “There’s no better way to show hardened cricket fans and anyone wanting to come along to watch their first live game what our district has to offer. We look forward to welcoming the teams and their supporters, along with everyone else visiting the district this summer and Easter.” Both the White Ferns and the Black Caps will head overseas to contest their T20 World Cups this cricket season. The White Ferns’ match against Bangladesh in December will serve as an early warm up, before they head for South Africa in January, 2023, while the Black Caps have a shorter trip to Australia for their T20 WC, in October 2022. Six teams will also tour NZ; the Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, England and Sri Lanka men’s teams, and the Bangladesh women. Tickets for both Queenstown matches are on sale now at tickets.nzc.nz
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Jill and Dick Jardine with former QEII chair James Gould, who started the process of putting the land under Trust ownership, after receiving a phone call from Dick inviting him to come down to Queenstown for talks.
Remarkable gift to New Zealand by Paul Taylor
After 100 years in the ownership of the Jardine family, Remarkables Station has been officially handed over to the QEII National Trust.
care for the environment in a practical and pragmatic way, while keeping the magnificent backdrop and asset for the people of Queenstown.
Dick and Jillian Jardine announced in 2020 they intended to gift the 900 hectares, at the foot of the Remarkables mountain range, to the Trust, to be held in perpetuity.
“Despite the exciting future this property has, I can’t imagine how hard it would have been for Dick and Jillian to make this significant and bold decision.
On Thursday, QEII Chair Bruce Wills was in town to accept the “extraordinary act of generosity to New Zealand”.
“Your incredible generosity and foresight for the future generation is admirable. I can’t speak highly enough about their commitment to this community and this country.”
Dick Jardine said it had been an emotional time for his family, knowing they would not be the custodians of the farming land for much longer. “Remarkables Station has been part of our family’s lives and livelihoods for a century now, since 1922,” Dick said. “When my family first started working this amazing, beautiful piece of land, it was not for the faint of heart. It was rugged country and the many people who have spent time here have experienced it all; from isolation to loneliness, frustration, when things go wrong, to the wonderment and awe of the sheer beauty of this special place.” When he was a boy, he said, Queenstown was only a few houses and businesses across the lake, with a population of 1100 people. In recent years, the scale of development has been “immense”. “And while much of it has been done well, and has been good for the area, as we looked around Jillian and I became increasingly sure that we wanted to reserve some of the beauty of this place for future generations to enjoy, as we have been so lucky to.” QEII has established a separate entity, the Remarkables Station National Trust Board, to manage the property. It has a 50-year plan to protect the landscape and biodiversity, on the western side of the iconic Remarkables mountain range, near Jack’s Point, while also opening it up to more public access. The gifted property is freehold land, currently leased as a well-run farm, and that will continue for the foreseeable future. Bruce Wills, speaking to guests who gathered at the couple’s home to mark the hand over, said: “We’re excited about using this property as a flagship to demonstrate how other land owners can protect and
Wills said the QEII mission was in inspire private landowners to protect and enhance open spaces of cultural and ecological significance. “Almost 70% of New Zealand is in private land ownership, so protecting heritage and biodiversity on private land it critical to preserving our history and reversing the decline of indigenous biodiversity.” Nearby Kawarau Falls Station is also now protected from development, following a decision by the owners, the Mee family, to place a QEII covenant on 170 hectares of the property. It will remain in private ownership, however.
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Winter Games NZ returns by Paul Taylor
Winter Games NZ will go ahead on Queenstown Lakes mountains this winter.
snow and weather days identified for the action. This Kiwi freeride institution features 2* and 4* Freeride World Tour Qualifier events and will attract many names from the Freeride World Tour. The 2* event will be held in Shadow Basin, while the 4* event will be hosted in the Alta Chutes with Lake Alta providing an epic viewing platform.
The Southern Hemisphere’s biggest snow sports event will feature 16 events across alpine, freeride and freestyle (park and pipe) disciplines between the 27 August and 11 September.
The 16-day snow sports spectacle will be rounded off with Big Air and Park Jam events at Cardrona Alpine Resort. The format for these events is being co-designed with athletes to give them their best chance to demonstrate their incredible talent.
Cardrona Alpine Resort, Coronet Peak and The Remarkables will host the best of New Zealand’s snow sports athletes, as well as welcoming back international competitors for the first time since 2019.
“We love showcasing the Southern Lakes to the world and want to encourage as many “We are excited to bring back the All smiles at the 2020 Obsidian Big Air. Photo: Ross Mackay / people as possible to watch our events live on Winter Games NZ this year and look WinterGamesNZ mountain,” Toomey says. “For those who can’t forward to providing a platform that be there in person we will be producing amazing content for our digital and allows kiwi athletes to benchmark themselves against their international competition across many disciplines and events,” Winter Games NZ boss television audiences. WinterGamesNZ / Neil Kerr “With so many events to Marty Toomey says. choose from across our “We are committed to a four-year plan, which will see Winter Games NZ growing year on year towards the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and world class venues, the 2022 Winter Games NZ will Paralympic Winter Games.” be quite the celebration.” The events will kick off with Alpine Ski racing at Coronet Peak on Saturday, 27 August. There will be two FIS Super G Continental Cup races on day one For more information see and will be followed by two FIS Continental Cup Giant Slalom races on 28 www.WinterGamesNZ.kiwi and 29 August. Freeski and Snowboard Halfpipe and Slopestyle action follows at Cardrona Alpine Resort from the 1-4 September. These FIS Continental Cups are expected to draw a big crowd with kiwi stars dropping in alongside their team mates and other international competitors. The North Face Frontier is back between 3-8 September, at The Remarkables. The event will be hosted within a 6-day weather window with the two best
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Winter Gardening Well it was the autumn of splendid Autumns we just had, my memory can be short, I’m sure these were the kind of autumns we had 25 years ago. I’m sure I just keep repeating myself too... but I’d be happy if every autumn was like this last one.
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Got a worm farm? They don’t like winter, it’s far too cold for them unless you pop them in a warm place. Consider using a ‘seedling heat pad’ in the main compartment. (they’re completely sealed waterproof units) This comes with a warning. Best if the worm farm is in a garage or shed, no power cables/plugs are able to get wet. You can put the heat pad on a timer to come on during the night. Pop the heat pad on top of the eating zone. Watch those worms love you back with much improved eating of your food scraps over the chilly winter months.
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Time to give young Apple and pear trees some training and a little pruning. Keep a central leader and use string to tie down those young side branches to a 90degree angle. Remember the ‘3 D’ removing diseased, dying and dead wood.
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Love those fruit trees by giving them some manure and a woodchip mulch. You can lay cardboard down first if you have grass to get rid of. Then put more manure than wood chips onto the cardboard. You can also plant some comfrey root about 1m from the trunk to start creating a living mulch around your fruit trees. Other plants to use for living mulches under fruit trees can include Globe artichoke, fennel and lavender.
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All this talk of fruit tree love, how about planting a fruit tree if you have the space. If your garden is space hungry consider espaliering a fruit tree on a North ish facing wall or fence. There’s also lots of miniature fruit trees available now you can give a try in a free corner too.
Now it definitely feels like winter as I look upon my rapidly shrinking by the hour wood pile. Matariki has passed, the days are getting longer and there’s only 9 weeks and 1 days till spring. I celebrate September 1st as a milestone, then I celebrate again with the spring Equinox. This year it’s the 23rd of September. So what’s there to think about in these coming depths of winter weeks in your Gardening and composting world if you find yourself with some free time. Here’s my to do list for the next few weeks. 1.
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Rake what’s left of them leaves, this includes your cabbage tree leaves and make a ‘Leaf Mould Compost’ It doesn’t get any easier the recipe is simple. Fill up a compost bay or compost bin with leaves. Keep shoving and pushing them in till you can’t squeeze any more in!! Either allow some winter rains or give them a good watering then cover up. Grab a handful of compost worms and add to the mix. Keep an eye during the year on moisture levels. It’s pretty much ready to use next autumn. To upsell this compost and speed up decomposition and increase nutrient content you can add about 25% manure to the bin. Mix the manure evenly through the whole pile. Time to tidy up last year’s veggie beds if you haven’t already put them to sleep or planted a green winter manure (my current favourite is Broad Beans sow thickly). You could try some broad beans even now. They will germinate; it might take them a while to get going unless we have a warm winter. You can help them along by covering them with frost cloth on a frame. You don’t want the frost cloth touching the young plants as it can freeze and damage them.
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Putting a bed to sleep can be as simple as a 1 to 5cm layer of compost with a wood chip or straw mulch. Wood chips need to be from deciduous trees and ideally Ramial in nature. (Ramial wood chips are when the whole branch is chipped, big sticks, twigs and leaves are included. )
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Bury in the Bokashi. This is prime time Bokashi burying, it doesn’t get much better with most of your beds empty. Focus on filling up one bed at a time. Take note for the following season, this bed wants to be used for heavy feeders such as broccoli, pumpkins and corn. If you’re not using Bokashi and you’re a keen gardener you’re missing out big time, I promise you will grow the biggest bestest badass veggies of your life with this composting system.
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10. Berry bushes need your attention too at this time of year. Boysenberries/blackberries/logan etc need last years ‘fruiting wood’ cut out to the base leaving behind last season’s new growth to be put onto wires/trellises. Blueberries can be given a light prune removing any deadwood or branches crossing over. Currants can be pruned to a vase shape. Save those 20cm cuttings, pop them into a pot of potting mix 10cm in the soil and 10cm above the soil. You can put lots in one pot. Leave them in a warm spot in your garden so that you won’t forget them. Come Christmas you can lift them out gently and you will have a whole lot of new currant bushes for next to nothing to plant out or give as gifts. 11. It is good to keep beds mulched with straw or wood chips over winter. This prevents leaching of your valuable nutrients with the winter rains. This is also true all year round. Rain also causes soil compaction on the soil surface.
Make a compost pile or 2. Winter is a great time to make compost piles in one hit, there’s all the garden scraps you’ve tidied up, excess leaves that didn’t make it into your leaf mould and an abundance of horse manure in the district often in piles or bags ready for you to use. Made now you will have compost by Christmas ready for that next round of planting or to top up around plants that need some
12. Lastly if you haven’t already, it’s time to get those big garlic cloves in the ground. A handful of compost in the hole with each large clove planted about a 10cm’s apart.
If you have any composting or gardening questions feel free to message me via the Dr Compost Facebook page or email me drcompost@ wastebusters.co.nz I always respond within a few days.
Happy gardening! Ben Elms
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The Council Word Proposed disposal of land Consultation closes soon on a proposal to dispose of parts of the Queenstown Events Centre and adjoining Frankton Golf Centre to Waka Kotahi NZTA. This would support major intersection upgrades at SH6/6A. Some land is owned by QLDC and some by the Crown. To have your say, head to letstalk.qldc.govt.nz
Have your say on Three Waters Parliament is seeking feedback on legislation to set up four public entities to take over the provision of water services from local authorities. Submissions close on 22 July. We know many of you have an interest in Three Waters reform, so make sure your opinion is heard. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3AhK1Gc
TE ANAU SINCE FOREVER QUEENSTOWN SINCE 2021
Slide into the holidays The hydroslide is open again at Alpine Aqualand! Slip some fun into the July school holidays. Inflatables, toys and activities will also be set up at the pool every day. For a full schedule, visit www.qldc.govt.nz/recreation/swim/alpine-aqualand
Tree removal requests QLDC is processing several requests to remove trees in the Kelvin Peninsula area. We want community input, so we’re hosting a drop-in session to discuss these requests at the Jardine Park Nursery on Wednesday 20 July from 3.30pm to 5.30pm. Find out more at letstalk.qldc.govt.nz
Looking after our landscapes Our district is famous for its beautiful landscapes and we’re working hard to protect them. Schedules setting landscape values for 29 priority areas have been drafted. If approved, these will be added to the Proposed District Plan. Submissions close on 26 August. For details of the landscape schedules and ways to make a submission see www.qldc.govt.nz/landscape-schedules
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MILK Bottle People exhibition extended Frankton Library’s MILK Bottle People Exhibition has proved so popular it is being extended. The exhibition was originally meant to be a four-day celebration of a community art project in which participants created personal totems from recycled bottles. It will now remain on display at Te Atamira until 31 July. For details visit codc-qldc.govt.nz/whats-on
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THE CANCER SOCIETY’S DAFFODIL DAY IS ON Friday, 26 August and volunteer are needed to cover the Frankton region. Daffodil Day wouldn’t be possible without the help of wonderful volunteers. Supporting Daffodil Day means no one in our community goes through cancer alone. If you have some time and would like to help, please email charlotte.molloy@cansoc.org.nz or call Charlotte on 021 221 4237 WHAKATIPU DRIVE MY LIFE ARE SEEKING VOLUNTEERS to become mentor buddies to help our vulnerable people achieve their drivers licence. If you are interested or have any questions contact Louise Ward louise@reap.co.nz SPCA OP SHOP – 51 GORGE RD. Open Monday – Saturday 9.00 – 5.00. Pre-loved goods and clothing at great prices. Help support the ongoing work done by the SPCA. Your old goods, or your time, could help save a life. Accepting donations (no electrical at the moment) and volunteers now.
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Funding windfall for environmental projects by Paul Taylor
Queenstown Lakes environmental organisations will receive roughly half of the $443,000 in grants handed out by Otago Regional Council this year.
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Twenty-five projects are being funded by ORC’s ECO Fund and incentive funds, with grants ranging from $1000 to $48,883. They include 11 in Queenstown Lakes, with many of them getting substantial amounts. The Wakatipu Reforestation Trust will receive $45,733 for environmental education, while the Southern Lakes Sanctuary $26,125 for Mohua/ yellowhead for translocation, helicopters and bait stations. Friends of Tucker Beach Wildlife Management Reserve have been granted $33,000 for rabbit management, Mana Tahuna will receive 15,000 for predator trap lines around Lake Hayes, and Arrowtown Choppers will spend its $11,706 on native regeneration. Councillor and ECO Fund Assessment Panel chair Michael Deaker says: “This year was the biggest ever in terms of the number of community groups applying and the amount of money distributed,” Deaker says “I’m more impressed, every year, with the quality and commitment of these groups, even in our most remote locations.” There was a record 53 applications submitted from organisations requesting a total $1.1 million from the $470,000 available. During the past four years, a total $1.19 million has now been distributed from the ECO Fund and other incentives for 101 projects, underpinning the environmental work of a total 78 organisations.
“It was especially satisfying this year, for the first time, to grant money to communities seeking sustained rabbit management, and more native planting for water quality and to replace wilding pines,” Deaker adds. He says every one of the 53 proposals was “painstakingly assessed” by four expert staff, four councillors and a Kāi Tahu kaumatua. The successful 2022 applicants ranged from Dunedin and Oamaru to Mt Aspiring and Queenstown and in the south, to Tautuku and the Catlins area.
COMMUNITY NOTES Your Saving Grace Personal Care in your Space by Sue Fea
There’s been a big demand for some ‘saving grace’ lately from the team at Your Saving Grace which offers in home help, care and companionship.
Owner and long-time local Kirsten Dennison took over the reins of the business in February this year when she bought it from Karen Soundy, who founded it in 2013. Your Saving Grace helps people to live independently in the comfort of their own home and Kirsten says the needs have been far and wide since she took over, right in the midst of the Omicron outbreak. It was a whole new ball game for Kirsten who has an extensive finance and banking background, but her heart strings were pulling her in a different direction. “Caring for people has always formed a very big part of my values and so when this opportunity arose I jumped on it,” says Kirsten, who for years has volunteered as a supportive carer for the local Cancer Society. She is also a Wakatipu St John area volunteer and treasurer of the Arrowtown RSA. Going the extra mile is never a problem. “I have eight staff and we’ve been a lot busier than I anticipated,” says Kirsten. “We do everything from temporary in home care for the likes of post-operative patients to helping visitors on holiday with disabled or elderly family members.” With the loneliness and isolation of the past two years Kirsten’s finding companionship is a huge aspect of what many clients are after, especially those who are older. “We do a lot of cooking for people, usually in their homes, and if people want us to we will stay and eat dinner with them just for company,” she says. “Companionship is a huge one, whether that’s just doing a crossword with someone or exercising with them.” Care and services are tailored to meet individual needs. “Sometimes we may need to do light household chores, or do the grocery shopping for clients.” Most clients are 50 and over, but so are the Your Saving Grace staff, and Kirsten says that helps. “It’s good to have that maturity and reliability. The eldest of our staff is an 82-year-old retired nurse who specialises in “living in” with clients for a period of time. It suits her lifestyle.” The business is growing rapidly as word of mouth spreads and people are keen to be in their own home, especially during Covid times. Staff test for Covid-19 regularly and fortunately they have not had major absence problems. She’s been so busy that Kirsten’s thinking of expanding the business to Cromwell and Alexandra after becoming aware of a demand for a similar service there. “My mum lives in Alexandra and recently had a hip operation. I’d have loved access to something like this over there to help her.” Kirsten says demand is likely to continue as people live longer and seek more of a personalised service. She also encourages clients to make the most of any government-funded home help assistance as well. “They’ve worked hard all their lives and it’s something they’re entitled to,” she says.
Personally, she’s getting so much satisfaction from her new role. “I love caring for people. There’s so much you can learn from them too. It’s so fulfilling, much more so than punching numbers,” she says. To get in touch: https://www.yoursavinggrace.co.nz
What’s On
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Date: 8 July Time: 4pm-6pm Location: Hector Egger, Cromwell
With resources being top of mind in the construction sector, how do we design out inefficiencies from the design phase? Join us for a Better Building Southern Lakes talk and networking opportunity to explore this issue. Our speakers will talk about their journey to address this problem through the design phase up with choice of materials, procurement, and building techniques. You will be invited to re-think a home design, to change your mindset to view waste as a design flaw, and to ensure that waste is not created in the first place. Free to attend, RSVP essential. To book and for more information visit wao.co.nz/events
SNOW MACHINE FESTIVAL HAS DROPPED EXCLUSIVE LOCALS TICKETS Highly-anticipated music and après-ski festival, Snow Machine has released a limited number of hard-copy tickets, now available exclusively for Queenstown locals.
“With over 4,000 tickets and packages already sold to keen Aussies and Kiwis across the country, we anticipate these tickets will be snapped up just as fast,” he says.
In partnership with The Remarkables and Coronet Peak, the festival is heading to the alpine slopes of Queenstown from 7-10 September, bringing with it a line-up of Australasia’s best music talent for fourdays en-piste at both resorts and three enormous nights at the main stage arena in Queenstown.
The stacked main stage events will see headline acts The Presets, Client Liaison and Bliss N Eso take centre stage on Thursday night, followed by Fat Freddy’s Drop, Sachi and Hermitude on Friday and The Avalanches, Masked Wolf and Illy on Saturday. With artists also scheduled to perform en-piste at The Remarkables and Coronet Peak après stages throughout the week. Full line-up details below.
Festival director Quentin Nolan says his team made the decision to release discounted four-day festival passes and a new singleday ticket offering to give everyone in Queenstown the chance to attend. “We want Queenstowners to experience the magic of Snow Machine… the music, the mountains, and of course, the après party! So we’ve not only discounted our standard four-day pass, but we’ve also released the schedule for our three main stage events early in order to offer a single day ticket exclusively for locals.
The ticket release coincides with the opening of the festival’s new Church Street pop-up, a collaboration between Snow Machine and parent company Mountainwatch Travel, providing a local hub for all things Snow Machine and snow travel. The limited hard-copy tickets are now available to purchase exclusively from the pop-up, 15 Church Street Queenstown.
TICKETS Single Day Tickets (Thursday 8, Friday 9, Saturday 10 September): NZD $99 Four day festival pass (Wednesday 7 Saturday 10 September): NZD $249 All tickets include après events at Coronet Peak and The Remarkables and access to the main stage arena in Queenstown.
FULL MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE • Thursday 8 September: The Presets, Client Liaison, Bliss N Eso, Mell Hall, Sneaky Sound System, Owl Eyes and Local DJs • Friday 9 September: Fat Freddy’s Drop, Hermitude, Late Nite Tuff Guy, Sachi, Ball Park Music, Jimi The Kween, Tori Levett and Local DJs • Saturday 10 September: The Avalanches, Masked Wolf, Hot Dub Time Machine, Illy, Tina Says, Yumi Zouma and Local DJs
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JULES TAPPER FLYING HIGH
A legendary veteran pilot of 60-plus years, renowned for ‘bush flying’ and tourist flights, Jules Tapper had his sights set skyward from a very young age. Raised in Invercargill, he recalls his first, not so successful, flight. “I tried to fly off our shed roof using an umbrella when I was seven, which landed me a good crack on the head when the umbrella turned inside out,” he grins. That wasn’t enough to deter him. At nine, Jules applied to join the Royal NZ Air Force. “They politely humoured me by writing back to my mother telling me to pass my secondary school exams and gain a trade, stay fit then reapply.” He did just that and by 17 had gained his private pilot’s licence with help from a post-World War II 50 pound ($100) subsidy scheme set up to have a pilot pool in case of further conflict. “It cost 150 pounds and I got 50 pounds from my mother for passing my University Entrance at John McGlashan College.” In 1963 Jules bought his first plane – a Tiger Moth, for 365 pounds, moving onto a Piper Super Cub in 1965. After studying science at university it became clear where his passion still lay. “I’d always wanted to fly. I’d watched the birds and thought, “That would be marvellous.’” At university sometimes he’d spend three pounds an hour hiring a plane, with his mates subsidising trips to Invercargill and Queenstown. Jules believed his future work should include all of his passions and by 1969 he and Invercargill business partner Viv Allott had started the world renowned Hollyford Valley Guided Walk. Customers could walk out from Martin’s Bay, or fly out in Jules’ trusty 6-seater Cessna 185. It was beautiful unchartered backcountry. “Initially we had to build or improve the airstrips and the lodges, flying everything into the backcountry.” That business eventually progressed to subsidiary, Hollyfordair Travel, taking passengers
into the remote Hollyford Martins Bay area in 1975. Jules and Viv ran their Hollyford adventures for 28 years before selling up. Ngai Tahu Tourism still operates the tours in the area. It was a wonderful way to combine his love of flying, tramping, jetboating, fishing, hunting and cooking with a bit of building thrown in, all with many memorable guests.
DIY skills were a must. Jules’ father owned a vehicle franchise and Jules and his chopper on a retrieval mission in the West Coast bush motor engineering business in Southland so he became an accomplished tinkerer. “If Just being airborne was never enough for Jules. something broke in there you had to fix it He took up gliding in 1965, as an early member yourself.” Wife of 57 years, Jenny, would often of the Southland Gliding Club, before advancing be on the RT radio back home with a specialist to choppers, larger planes and paragliders after or tradesman talking Jules through any difficult an exciting flight with his son Angus in Austria. Angus flew for Hollyfordair and Mount Cook job. One of Jules’ funniest memories was of ‘Dolly’, a Airlines. faithful mare owned by Murray Gunn of Hollyford Camp that they used for a year as a packhorse until horses became banned by the Park Board. Dolly died eventually and fell into the river but jammed on top of a boulder decaying badly under the Morraine Creek Swing Bridge. The local Ministry of Works boys were called in. “They decided to blow Dolly off the boulder with gelignite. Instead they blew Dolly right through the bridge overhead destroying it.”
Jules has also done his share of fixed wing deer recovery flying. “One day a chopper pilot was flying some gutted deer stropped below the chopper and didn’t realise he’d hooked the guy loading them up by his boots on lift off. They had hooked on the horn of a chamois and he was dangling high in the sky,” says Jules. Naturally the pilot was overweight and had to do a run on landing before button off. A true Southern Man, the shooter brushed himself off and carried on. A keen skier, Jules met wife Jenny at the Parawa Pub, on his way home from a Queenstown skiing trip. At 21 they married. Their daughter Suzanne is married to bungy pioneer AJ Hackett, while son Angus runs a tandem paragliding/hang gliding operation. Jenny was a qualified pilot also so adventure is firmly entrenched in this family.
Jules in Taieri in 1962 just after he’d been on an aerobatic instructional flight
While every pilot has tales of near misses to tell, Jules says you get older and wiser. Aircraft and helicopters have been a mode of transport for the Tappers for many years. He’s always owned either an aircraft, or since 1995, his Robinson R22 helicopter.
Jules spent his last 11 business years with the Mount Cook Group and subsidiaries, most recently as Regional Manager South Island. It involved a huge variety of work with the airline, flightseeing, ski areas, coachlines and other operations. A great end to an exciting and colourful career.
By the time he retired in 1999, he’d flown over 130 different types of aircraft. Even now, aged 78, Jules is still active - after 31 years as founding chairman of the Lakes District Air Rescue Trust. Substantial fundraising to support this essential service has been extremely gratifying. The world’s far more “PC” these days, says Jules, who’s renowned for taking on bureaucracy when it’s needed. “Much of what I reminisce about could never happen today.” Together with the late Jim Buckham and Carlton Campbell, Jules fought successfully to have mountain flying hours included in private pilot’s licence requirements. His legendary services to NZ tourism, aviation, volunteer business mentoring and other community affairs saw him conferred an Officer of NZ Order of Merit in 2010. “I’ve been lucky that I’ve always had an inbuilt curiosity for the unusual and the interesting. This cocktail of aspiration has taken me all over the world.”
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Just over 1000 people with working holiday visas arrive in New Zealand Only 10 percent of the recently approved Working Holiday Visa holders had arrived in Aotearoa by the middle of last month. People have been able to apply for a Working Holiday Visa and travel to New Zealand from 14 March. At the time, businesses hoped for enough people to come through to help ease the pressures caused by widespread staffing shortages. Since then, Immigration New Zealand had received 15,695 applications up to 14 June. Of those, 10,146 had been approved and 1054 visa holders had since arrived. Border and Visa Operations general manager Nicola Hogg said the visas were being processed as quickly as possible, with the vast majority being completed within 14 calendar days. “We process Working Holiday Scheme applications in date order of applications being submitted, therefore, no applications are fast tracked through the system. “However, where an application does not require further information and doesn’t have any character or health risks, they are processed faster.”
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Applicant numbers for residence visas exceed government forecasts The number of migrants who have applied for residence under the oneoff settlement visa has now surpassed 200,000 people. When the policy was announced in September last year, the government estimated up to 165,000 migrants would be eligible in 110,000 applications.
IT problems plagued the start of the scheme. INZ said in May it expected to pick up the pace of decision-making as it was using a new Immigration Online platform in the second phase of applications, which were submitted in March. “Much of the processing, such as identity verification, assessing health evidence, or police checks that would previously be done by an individual immigration officer can now be done in a more efficient manner,” a spokesperson said. “These tasks can be done simultaneously, which allows for a greater number of applications to be processed within a given timeframe, before they are assigned to an individual immigration officer for a final assessment and decision. We expect the number of final decisions made on phase 2 applications to steadily increase across May.” In fact, numbers fell to 5900 in May - compared to 12,000 for each of the previous two months. Another 6500 had been approved by 19 June. Questions have also been raised about why applications from one nationality appear to take longer than others. Migrants who do not have residence are unable to buy houses and some cannot access free healthcare.
Those numbers now stand at 202,342 people in 100,508 applications. The discrepancy in the forecasts seems to have been caused by underestimating the average number of people in each application - INZ put it at 1.5 when it advised the government, but it is more than 2.
Overall since December, 57,000 people have been approved for residence under the 2021 policy and about 100 have been declined. by Gill Bonnett, RNZ Reporter
Applications close at the end of July, and most of them are due to be decided by the end of this year. But the former immigration minister, Kris Faafoi, last month stepped back that target, saying it would take an extra six months to complete 80 percent of them.
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The Pride Pledge has just celebrated its fourth birthday. The pledge is a values-based commitment that organisations and individuals can take to demonstrate their dedication to the safety, visibility and inclusion of the LGBTTQIA+ (rainbow) community and workforce. It covers an array of businesses from bars to ski fields, airports, restaurants, hotels, public sector organisations and beyond. The initiative started in Queenstown when Martin King, the Director of Winter Pride, wanted to encourage businesses to be rainbow inclusive year-round. He used his experience and connections in his HR management role to research rainbow inclusivity and implement the pledge after he took over Gay Ski Week and rebranded it. “There was a festival in Queenstown called Gay Ski Week and the couple who owned that approached us and asked if we would be willing to take the festival over. My husband and I agreed and once we got it up and running decided to do a rebrand to Winter Pride – I decided to throw myself at it, and off the back of that there were a couple of things that dawned on us; one is that some organisations get involved in pride festivals for the wrong reasons, and most often for a short time and a good time, not for a long time. “Based on my experience in HR and based on these factors, we decided we would launch to our Winter Pride sponsors a requirement for them to commit to being rainbow inclusive all year around, beyond the Winter Pride Festival. It was a way for us to call those organisations to account about their commitment. The vast majority were like ‘absolutely we’re committed, this is important and we love Winter Pride but it is more than that – we want to be rainbow inclusive 365 days a year.’ We did some research, had a look around and spoke to other people that I knew in my HR world, and it dawned on us that there wasn’t a platform, a business or an organisation that people could be part of that could actually support them on their rainbow-inclusion journey other than the rainbow tick,” said King. The rainbow tick is a certification process that is less applicable to smaller or independentlyowned businesses such as bars, restaurants, cafes, or tourism operators. Since its inception in Queenstown, the Pride Pledge has had 270
organisations representing thousands of people throughout Aotearoa sign it. It’s now evolved to include Rainbow Awareness Training and a Rainbow Inclusion Stocktake, which is a selfevaluation tool to help organisations assess what they’re doing (and what they’re not) to support rainbow inclusion. “There was a real demand to build understanding, awareness and empathy within the rainbow inclusion space. So once we started workshops in Queenstown, more and more people showed interest and then organisations started to want them for their staff.” King eventually moved up to Auckland, and that’s when the pledge and training started to reach beyond Queenstown. Now the pledge has been taken by businesses all throughout the country. One of the Queenstown businesses to take the pledge is xtravel, who are the official travel partner of Winter Pride. They took the pledge as they understood that while New Zealand is a very inclusive and safe space, not everywhere in the world is – with different laws, customs and cultures, travel can be difficult to navigate for members of the rainbow community.
“We wanted to make sure that by taking the pledge we were letting people know that we would do everything in our power to ensure that people booking with us had holidays that were inclusive and that were meaningful for them,” said Tori Keating, co-owner of xtravel. Before taking the pledge, xtravel were aware of the difficulties that members of the rainbow community can face when travelling but have since learnt a lot more and now have a better understanding of how to navigate these issues. They want to ensure that everyone is able to travel safely, comfortably, and to be true to themselves. “We now have more of an acute understanding of some of the difficulties that some of our travellers will face when they travel overseas or domestically. In terms of different bias and different laws and legislations, we now approach every booking with a sense of tolerance, love and inclusivity.” Philippa Thomas is another Queenstowner to have taken the pledge. She’s a marriage celebrant who also worked alongside Winter Pride in 2020 to create the Pride Wedding Expo, an inclusive event where all vendors have taken the pledge. Thomas’ ultimate goal was to create a safe space for same-sex couples and work to continue to be an ally to the rainbow community. “I’m committed to making sure that anything the rainbow community do when they get married with me is safe and that they don’t need to worry about pre-empting anything with any kind of fear that they might get turned away. “Doing the training has given me the tools I need to make sure my business is visibly inclusive. Things like changing the form on my website for people to enquire with me – it doesn’t say bride or groom – in fact, I try not to use the words bride or groom throughout my website because not every wedding has a bride, not every wedding has a groom,” said Thomas. Find out more about the Pride Pledge, Rainbow Awareness Training or the Rainbow Inclusion Stocktake at pridepledge.co.nz
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Kiwi singer-songwriter Hollie Smith will make her long-awaited performance in Queenstown this week after Covid-related delays. She recently released her first album in five years, Coming in From the Dark. She’s looking forward to getting back on the stage and will be enjoying Queenstown’s serenity. “I’ve only done about five gigs in the last year, so I’ve got a lot of steam to blow off. We’re still moulding the show but it’s going to be kind of high energy. I’d say even if the songs are slower, that energy’s still going to be high because we’re all finding it hard to sit still knowing we’re so close. We’re ready to bring it. “I love Queenstown, it’s one of my favourite cities. I just really enjoy taking in all of this serenity. It’s just so gorgeous,” said Smith. Coming in From the Dark features the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra on two tracks, and delivers a different sound to her previous release Water or Gold, which was more guitar orientated. When writing this album it was a process of melody first and lyrics second. “Back to keys on this one, so a little bit more mellow in parts. I normally just sit down and establish a chord progression and just sing over the top of it really, until it kind of starts making sense, and lyrically that takes a bit longer sometimes. Sometimes a song magically falls out of you, which is always a fun day when you just smash one out of the park, but generally I get caught on lyrics. […] If something keeps on coming up and I feel like I just need to write it out then I’ll do that and I’ll go back through and sort of try and mould it better.” Smith is also an avid supporter of the NZ music scene – she works with younger adults in helping them with direction in the music industry. 14-year-old Nikau Grace is one of the people she’s been working with. “Today I was just finishing off some background vocals to pass on to her, so I’m really looking forward to seeing what she gets up to in the near future.” Since Covid, NZ artists are struggling, and there’s a few ways that you can help out smaller acts within Aotearoa. “If you’re passionate about the local music industry, get out there to do as much as you can to support it because we all need to kind of bounce back somehow, and it’s not going to be without the support of others.
A lot of people are waiting to buy tickets until the very last minute, and that puts a lot of stress on a touring party, because if we think we’re not going to hit a certain target, then we’ll have to pull the show because we can’t risk it at this point. There’s a lot that goes into putting on a tour, so getting tickets early and letting us know that you’re going to be there makes a massive difference as well,” said Smith. You can see Hollie Smith perform at Yonder on Thursday 7th July. Information on her music and tour can be found at holliesmith.co.nz
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What follows is a fantastical series of misadventures in a wicked world of witches, bandits, virgins, cultists, slaves, circuses, soldiers, pastry-cooks, prostitutes and priests. Marvellously, sidesplittingly ridiculous, The Golden Ass is the original donkey show, inspiring such literary giants as Shakespeare, Boccaccio, Cervantes, Rabelais and Keats. It remains today a powerful plea for empathy in a world gone mad. With music and direction from acclaimed composer John Gibson, and performance by renowned storyteller Michael Hurst, this modern take on one of the great classics will be a rollicking ride, well worth the fare.
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Remarkably Funny has been running open mic shows in Queenstown and Wanaka for more than three years. They organise a mix of small local gigs and larger shows with headline acts from outside of the area; this week they have Ben Hurley coming down to hit the stage alongside some of the best local talent going. All profits from their shows go back into putting on more shows and helping local comics sharpen their skills through workshops as well as helping them to gain more experience in Aotearoa’s comedy scene through travel. Megan Cartwright runs Remarkably Funny and organises shows for the comics, many of which started performing stand-up for the first time with her organisation. “We started running monthly open mic nights in January of 2019. Over the last three years we’ve brought together a community of comedians from all walks of life. Due to Covid, our shows have been a bit up and down, but we plan to have our regular open mics in both towns running monthly from now on, so watch this space!” Over the past two years Remarkably Funny has helped two local comics to make it to the RAW Comedy Quest finals in Auckland, Maggie Rogers and Sean Tinker – they’ve also been nominated for several NZ Comedy Guild Awards. Queenstown’s diversity is keeping the comedy scene fresh and unique.
now there’s these relatively strong local scenes everywhere and it’s really cool. What Remarkably Funny is doing, because Queenstown is such an international place, is a real breadth of nationality. I think that’s really cool.” Ben Hurley’s comedy style is autobiographical – telling stories from his life. “I’m a story teller. It’s evolved with me as I’ve got older and gone through different stages of my life. […] I did Wanaka and Queenstown with Remarkably Funny during the Auckland lockdown. I’m down there a relative amount for various things, and I love it. I mean, how could you not like it; it’s beautiful and I imagine there’s quite a vibe at the moment because people are coming in for the first time in twoand-a-half years.” Ben Hurley will be performing at Canyon Brewing on Thursday 7th July. You can find out more about other shows that Remarkably Funny is putting on or learn how to get involved with comedy by looking them up on Facebook and Instagram.
“Queenstown and Wanaka attract people from all over the world, of all ages and backgrounds. This means no two acts are the same and every performer has their own uniqueness on stage, which is pretty special,” said Cartwright. The latest comic to hit Queenstown’s stage will be Ben Hurley, who cut his teeth in Wellington before heading abroad to London to spread his comedy wings. He moved back to Auckland before making appearances on 7 Days, The Project and Seven Sharp. He’s worked with Remarkably Funny in the past, too, particularly during the Auckland lockdowns, and is excited about Aotearoa’s comedy scene growing. “I think it’s great that these scenes are popping up around the country. There’s quite a few cities that have local comedy scenes now and that didn’t used to be the case. Auckland was where most of the comedians were, there was a few in Wellington and a couple in Christchurch, but
FIRST THURSDAYS QUEENSTOWN IS BACK Many of you will remember First Thursdays from last winter, a fun gallery crawl that takes in some of central Queenstown’s favourite art galleries. They’re back from 5–7pm this Thursday 7 July. First Thursdays Queenstown celebrates the diversity of art and creativity in Queenstown. Bringing together Starkwhite, Milford Galleries, Romer, Artbay, and Lightworx for a special late night opening this is a great occasion to see new exhibitions and hear artists talk about their work all within a few blocks. First Thursdays is free and open to all. Grab your friends or bring the kids, this is a fun and family-friendly evening. You set the pace and decide how many galleries or how long to spend at each. Akarua Wines are sponsoring the event so enjoy a complimentary glass while you’re catching up on art. This month two galleries are opening exhibitions: New Zealand painter John Reynolds’ new series SLEEPwalking launches at Starkwhite and Artbay brings the work of Australian artist Kate Bergin to Queenstown. Romer Gallery has new large scale landscape photographs to debut, while Lightworx and Milford Galleries have fantastic exhibitions featuring a diverse range of contemporary art. Be sure to check out the July talks schedule also. Follow First Thursdays Queenstown on Facebook or Instagram @ firstthursdaysqt for up-to-date details and more information. Talks: 5–7pm: Head to Romer Gallery to meet photographer Stephan Romer 6.30pm: Kate Bergin artist’s talk at Artbay
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REQUIRED NOW!!!!!! 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
Our five star luxury property is looking for hospitality professionals in the lead up to an exciting winter season: • • • • • • •
Receptionists Porter Room / Turndown Attendants Experienced Food & Beverage Attendants Spa Therapists Kitchen Hand Night Cleaner
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. Apply to h2074-hr1@accor.com
Skilled and Unskilled Labourers Looking for casual, temporary or long term work??
Queenstown Personnel and Labour Hire are looking for labourers for a variety of jobs around Queenstown with an immediate start. Contact Sharleen - 027 778 7377 or email sharleen@qtplabour.co.nz
FULL-TIME / PART-TIME We are looking for someone to join our awesome team. You will need to have a general managers licence and be willing to work nights and weekends. There is heavy lifting involved. If you feel you are the right fit for the team please contact: remarkablespark@superliquor.co.nz or come into the store for a job application form.
ROOM ATTENDANTS
Is looking for
HOUSE PERSON
Kitchen Hand
PUBLIC AREA CLEANER
Part-time
QT Queenstown & Rydges Queenstown has an excellent opportunity for room attendants to join our friendly team. Starting rate $23.00 per hour. You must be committed to delivering the highest standard of presentation, cleanliness and guest experience that QT Queenstown/ Rydges Queenstown has to offer.
Front of House Staff
Chefs Please drop your CV into The Cow
Please apply to kim_haynes@evt.com if this is the dream job you have been waiting for.
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.
FULL TIME - POSITIONS
WAIT STAFF, KITCHEN HANDS AND CHEFS AT ANY LEVEL
Beech Tree are recruiting for a
Kitchen Hand / Cook to help us deliver the best craft beer experience in Queenstown
Free staff car park and staff meal provided. Opening hours 11am-9pm-Means plenty of time to enjoy with friends. Experience preferred not essential. Must have a valid work visa.
Competitive pay rates, Staff Discounts, Meals Provided
Email your CV along with your visa status to:
Please email your CV to alethea@beechtree.co.nz
hello@shelterbar.co.nz
The position is on a roster that will vary. You must be able to work weekends and evenings.
R Redpath Ltd is well established as one of the largest and leading independent South Island Electrical Wholesalers. We have fulltime position 40hrs per week on offer, with duties ranging from counter sales, inwards goods and delivery driving. No experience necessary, you just need to have a good working attitude and full training is provided. Applicants must have full time residency and a NZ drivers license. We offer a competitive salary above minimum wage, accompanied with medical cover and your birthday off. So if you are up for the challenge and keen to join a fun team and carve a career path within the company and trade industry, please email your CV with a covering letter to the Branch Manager: michelle.king@redpaths.co.nz
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Customer Service Superstar:
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 Discounted accommodations available within walking distance.
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
FallProof Ltd is a company based in Queenstown that provides Scaffolding, Edge Protection, Safety Netting and Shrink Wrap services to Queenstown, Cromwell, Wanaka, Southland and all Otago areas. We have great culture & fun working environment. We are on search for new team members as we continue to expand.
Scaffolders Minimum of 2 years experience, generous rates & benefits negotiated for the right candidate. Willing to relocate in DUNEDIN.
Yardman / Labourer
Relevant qualifications and experience is preferred.
Must have Class 1 Drivers Licence, Site Safe Building Passport, EWP & Height Training.
If you are looking to work with a wonderful, fun, loving team then we want to hear from you!
Forklift licence is a plus but not required.
Email your CV and covering letter to qtmanager@airspresso.co.nz
Must be organised, have initiative, team player and can work with minimum supervision.
Visa sponsorship offered in the absence of New Zealand application. Only successful applications will be contacted for interviewing.
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.
Come and join our fun team of cleaning and maintenance experts! • Full and part time positions available! • Great pay rates! • Must be able to work weekends! • Fit, fun, fast and effective! • Transport provided. Email slithytoves33@gmail.com
Please email your CV to simon.ryder@harrisonbloy.co.nz or phone for a chat – 027 533 3006
If you want to start a career in Scaffolding we are here to provide you the opportunity. Applicants should have NZ residency or valid NZ work visa. Please email your cover letter and cv to admin@fallproof.co.nz
Become part of the friendly team serving breakfast lunch and dinner every day in The Mall.
DE S IGN BO UTIQ UE Vesta design boutique has a vacancy for a trained barista in our coffee cart on the lakefront. We are offering 20hrs a week. Please contact: home@vestadesign.co.nz
We need:
Senior Chef Kitchen Hands Duty Manager (Current LCQ and DM Certificate essential) for full time positions working a mixture of day and evening shifts.
We are now looking for staff for the busy winter period. No nights, flexible, stable rosters and a great team are all part of the package! Positions available for:
CHEF DE PARTIE BARISTA Experience necessary for the Barista position. Must hold a valid visa. Pop in and see us or email your CV manager@theexchange.kiwi
or join the Crew upstairs at
Front of House The Dishery is looking for a friendly, hardworking and reliable person to join our fun FOH team. We employ people of all skill levels. While we are always on the lookout for experienced staff, we also believe in hiring people without experience, but with the right 'can do' attitude and work ethic. We offer lots of opportunities to develop and train. Please email manager@thedishery.co.nz or call/txt 021 664 553
as Bar
Staff
or
Duty Manager
Start dates negotiable for successful applicants. Applicants must be: • Available nights and weekends. • NZ citizen / resident or have current work visa. Email CV to bookings@captains.co.nz or crewroom@captains.co.nz
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SOUS CHEF Exciting opportunity to join the team at Blue Kanu! What’s in it for you: • Competitive rate -up to 75k for the right Chef • No split shifts • Staff food and beverages • Ski pass
Chef de Partie
The Dishery Bistro in Arrowtown are looking for a Chef or Experienced Cook.
Seeking committed and reliable professionals to join our busy kitchen in preparation for the busiest time of the year.
Working hours are generally 7am-4pm leaving your evening free! If this sounds like an attractive proposition, do not delay, express your interest now.
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
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
• Industry experience, ideally in Asian/ Pacifica food • Be talented & passionate about food • Work well in high performing teams • Work well under pressure
(Applications treated with the strictest of confidentiality)
Are you a Chef looking for daytime hours?
Kitchen Porter
What we are looking for:
If you’re looking to take your next step forward with a thriving, award winning restaurant, please get in touch! Either message me or email your interest / CV through to - Megan@hhgroup.nz
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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.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work within a well-established interiors company with good consistent work on commercial and residential sites. We are a friendly and professional team, with multiple positions available for Plasterboard Fixers or trainees to join our team in Queenstown and the surrounding area.
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
Plasterboard Fixers You will need to have relevant trade experience in applying and fixing plasterboard linings. You will be required to work as part of a team and follow instruction from the Foreman on site as well as be able to manage yourself when having to work alone. Most be self motivated, with a good attitude and able to follow instructions.
Trainees Good communication skills. Attention to detail and be able to follow instructions. Work well in a team environment. Apprenticeships can be offered to the right applicants. Applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand. If this sounds like a position that will motivate you, and you would like to join our team then please express your interest by emailing a cover letter and CV to info@bbinteriors.co.nz
Cafe Society is looking for
BARISTAS & FRONT HOUSE CREW Cafe society is looking for our next FULLTIME or PARTIME Barista or Front of House staff member to join us here in our busy buzzy Cafe at 5 Mile Frankton. BARISTA POSITION If you are an accomplished Barista and can walk the talk, then best you join us today! FOH CAFE POSITION IHospitality experience, flair and a smile is all you need. Send us your CV and a cover letter at: cafesocietyjobs@xtra.co.nz
Located in the heart of Arrowtown, The Fork and Tap is a vibrant, historic restaurant and gastropub that provides an array of New Zealand craft beers, excellent wine options and fresh, delicious food to match.
CHEFS We are looking to fill various positions: from clever fast learners to more experienced Chefs. All candidates must LOVE what they do and be able to work in a fast paced environment with a positive mindset.
DUTY MANAGERS & FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF We are looking for Full time Duty Managers and Front of House Staff who would like to join our team. We take pride in building a culture of integrity, honesty and great team spirit. Our people come first. What we can offer you: • Excellent Renumeration. • Full Staff Meals & Drinks provided on shift. • Paid meal breaks. • 30% Discount when not at work. • Staff Accommodation Available from $100 p/w. To apply send you CV and covering letter to hello@theforkandtap.co.nz
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It's time to love your job. Join the best team here at Kamana Lakehouse and Nest kitchen + bar.
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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, career prospects, selfdevelopment tools, nurturing environment. Competetive pay with ongoing bonus structure. 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.
Sous Chef 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
We are looking for: • F+B Supervisor • Bartender • Food and Beverage attendant • Room attendant • Housekeeping Supervisor • Front desk Agents • Kitchen Porter
Send us your current resume the role you are applying for with references & copy of valid work permit if applicable, to jagan@kamana.co.nz Kamana Lakehouse, 139 Fernhill Rd, Queenstown
WE’RE HIRING! KITCHEN CREW CHEFS / COOKS KITCHEN HANDS Full or Part Time Positions Available Friendly Team Environment, Competitive Rates of Pay, Incentives and Bonuses. Staff Meals and Drinks Provided When Working Massive Discounts the Rest of the Time! For more details about the positions on offer or to apply, please email WORKFORSURREAL@GMAIL.COM
McDonald’s Restaurants Queenstown
are looking to fill permanent, full-time positions for our restaurants in Frankton and Camp St in town.
CARPENTER / BUILDER WANTED! Heartland Construction is a well established, dynamic company based in Queenstown, Central Otago, New Zealand. As a highly professional company we specialise in constructing residential buildings, whilst delivering high quality and accomplishing dream projects for every one of our clients. We are currently looking to hire a carpenter to help build houses in and around Lake Hayes, Queenstown. We can offer... • • • • • •
competitive rates either to a new employee or a sole trader full time work ( minimum 40 hours per week) a sociable working environment opportunities to run projects for the right candidate local high end work job stability with an established company Please contact Jay on 021 0817 5064 for further information
We are hiring for the positions of: • • • •
Barista (experience required) Kitchen staff Service/Hospitality Stars Maintenance/Cleaning
Starting rate of $22 to $24.80 an hour for the above listed full time positions. Flexible working times (around skiing, kids etc). To apply, please send your CV in to: hr.mcds.qtown@gmail.com or scan the QR Code and apply online or come in and see us.
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With another full season of weddings and events around the corner at our exclusive and scenic venue located in Gibbston and offsite events around Otago, we are looking for bubbly & enthusiastic team members to join our outstanding & friendly team. We are looking for:
CASUAL FOOD & BEVERAGE ATTENDANTS CASUAL FOOD & BEVERAGE SUPERVISOR FULL TIME & CASUAL CHEFS CASUAL KITCHEN PORTER Please get in touch if you have: • • • • •
A love for food, wine, and great service F&B experience A can-do attitude Friendly, outgoing & confident attitude Initiative & love a challenge! Flexible hours rewarded with a competitive hourly rate. Applicants must have a valid NZ work visa / residency.
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, Eichardt's Penthouse & Pacific Jemm. We have multiple vacancies available, offering permanent & casual roles, flexibility to suit school hours, competitive hourly rates, and a sociable environment. We provide full training and career-growth opportunities.
VACANCIES INCLUDE: HOTEL POSITIONS
F&B POSITIONS
HOTEL CONCIERGE
DUTY MANAGERS
MAINTANCE MANAGER
FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF
ASSISTANT MAINTANCE MGR
CHEFS - ALL LEVELS
HOUSEKEEPERS
HEAD CHEF
GUEST SERVICES AGENT NIGHT AUDIT (PART TIME)
Front of house – please get in contact with Ella at functions@winehouse.co.nz Back of house – please get in contact with Samson at samson@in2food.co.nz
EMAIL: Your CV to recruitment@imperiumcollection.com STOP BY: Drop off your CV and meet us in person! FIND OUT MORE: www.imperiumcollection.com
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Helicopter Guest Relations Person First impressions count and this is where you will shine Over The Top – the helicopter company is the pioneer of luxury helicopter tourism in New Zealand, the essence of our company continues to be “to provide our guests with an unforgettable experience, utilising our helicopters to access pristine areas”. First impressions count and this is where you will shine, we are looking for another Guest Relations Officer to join the Over The Top family in Queenstown. Providing our guests with an exceptional visitor experience, you will co-ordinate the day to day operations and take responsibility of our reception & reservations. You need to be flexible, courteous with an eye for detail. It is a varied, fast paced position and you must be able to multi task. It would be helpful if you hold a ‘P” licence and first aid certificate although full training to meet our high SMS standards is provided. You must have the right to work in New Zealand and have excellent spoken English. Do you want to find out more then please apply by email to ceo@flynz.co.nz before 15th July.
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Queenstown Hospitality is looking for
Front of House staff
for our busy Restaurant FOGO Brazilian BBQ. We require full time and part time Hosts, Passadors(waiters), bartenders and a kitchen hand. If you have the skills and previous experience for these roles and would like to work in the number 1 steakhouse in Queenstown, on Tripadvisor. Then send your CV with a covering letter to richie@qthospitality.co.nz We also require a Restaurant Manager. To be considered for this role you will need a minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role and an active Managers Certificate. Priority will be given to NZ Citizens / Residents.
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Looking for a change of scenery? We have
CHEFS
Join Team Devil!!
FRONT OF HOUSE
Full and part-time positions available.
BARISTA
Plenty of evening work for all the skiers and snow boarders out there!
positions available. Vudu are looking for great people to join an amazing team. With great hours and competitive wage you cant beat.
Drop in and see Blair or email CV to devilburgerqtn@gmail.com
Email you C.V through to cafe@vudu.co.nz
“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.
We are looking for Part - and Full - Time people to join our amazing team.
THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO JOIN OUR TEAM We are looking for
Food Runner Senior Bartender Chef de Partie Kitchen Hand
If you have a positive can-do attitude and don’t mind physical work, then you might just be who we are looking for. Flexible working options available.
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.
Please send your application and CV to
Minimum 6 month commitment
admin@awomanstouch.co.nz
Why work with us
Tyre Fitter & Wheel Alignment Technician
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Frankton Tyre Services requires an experienced Tyre Fitter and Wheel Alignment Technician to join our small team at our busy Glenda Drive workshop. The role includes fitting and balancing of tyres, performing wheel alignments, & the General maintenance of the workshop. You will also be required to answer the phone, interact with customers, and assist with orders & stock take where required. Please email your CV to frntyres@xtra.co.nz or drop it in to us at the workshop 164 Glenda Drive
• 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!
• Open for dinner only, so plenty of time to enjoy the mountains before work!
Contact josephine@queenstownjsh.co.nz or 03 442 6263
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Full Time Driver $23.50ph off-peak $25ph peak
Get paid to scoot around Queenstown. Competitive wages, tips, PLUS a peak-time bonus!
BUS DRIVERS WANTED Skippers Canyon Jet are looking for an experienced driver with a high calibre of customer service to transport customers in and out of Skippers Canyon. A P Endorsement and the ability to legally work in NZ is essential. Pay starts at $35ph. To apply, or for more information, please email ben@skipperscanyon.co.nz
(plus tips of $1-$2ph on top)
Part Time Driver $22.50ph off-peak, $25ph peak (plus tips)
AND our amazing perk package with discounts on pubs, mechanics, gyms and heaps more.
Email daniel@foodonq.nz with resume to apply.
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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. We have Part Time (20-30 hours/week) and Full Time (40+ hours/week) positions at our Queenstown and Arrowtown stores in various roles.
ARROWTOWN STORE Baristas (10am - 3pm, 2 - 4 days/week) Kitchen Hand (3 - 4 days/week) Wine Sales Consultant
QUEENSTOWN STORE Wine Sales Consultant If you have previous experience and/or a passion for retail or hospitality with an outstanding customer service attitude, come and join our team. You would bring additional value in the wine sales role if you have WSET qualifications and hold your Duty Managers Certificate.
We are the ORIGINAL, we are the FIRST and we have the BEST office in town! KJet is all about action and adrenaline! We are a company that’s passionate about our people and provide a fun, energetic working environment. DO YOU FANCY? Selling the ORIGINAL Jet boat ride Working outdoors by the lake Being part of a young, fun and sociable crew Great perks, awesome culture and a job where every day is different DO YOU HAVE? Strong sales experience (minimum one year) Great customer service and the ability to multi-task Knowledge of Ibis reservations system (advantageous but not essential) Full NZ Drivers Licence NZ Residency or a NZIS Visa
KJet thrill customers year round, so this full-time position may include weekend and public holiday work.
Get in touch via email to enquire: manager@thewinery.co.nz
Drop your CV to Emilie at the Main Town Pier or email emilie@kjet.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:
SENIOR WAITER AND BARPERSON (full-time & part-time)
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!
• 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
Must love a whanau environment. Singing is encouraged. Fast, clean, happy and sober is a must! Send a resume to warren.ratana@gmail.com Lets have a chat, you could be our new star!!!
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HOLIDAY INN QUEENSTOWN REMARKABLES PARK Are you a seasoned retailer or looking for that first step into the exciting world of retail? We can help with that!
We are looking for people for the following roles:
ROOM ATTENDANT DUTY MANAGER FRONT DESK AGENT F&B ATTENDANT BREAKFAST SUPERVISOR KITCHENHAND
WHATS ON OFFER? Rates starting from $23 p/h + $2 p/h Winter Bonus!
We are recruiting for various roles at our Merchant Queenstown store. We are an award winning retail company with company culture second to none. We offer generous staff discounts (your shoe collection is about to get a whole lot better!), supportive leaders, amazing company culture, bonus structure, surprises and celebrations and a whole lot more. We have the following vacancies:
• • • •
Store Manager Keyholder Sales Associates Casual Sales Associates
Keen to find out more? Visit our careers page at https://careers. overlandfootwear.co.nz/home or pop into our Merchant Queenstown store to have a chat with one of our friendly team members.
Uniform drycleaned Paid Birthday Leave Free Relocation Assistance!
Apply now! Email:
HR.HIRP@ihg.com
Car Rental & Operations Agent This varied role covers both our front and back of house operations. On the counter you will be interacting with our customers, marketing products and services, completing rental transactions, contracts, and bookings. On the other hand, you will be inspecting vehicles for damages and maintenance issues, driving our shuttle bus, parking cars as well as cleaning vehicles (interior and exterior) in the wash bay so they are ready for our customers. To be successful in this role you need: • A full and valid class 1 (car) driver’s licence • To be able to work 40 hours a week including weekends • Previous experience within retail, hospitality, customer service or similar role • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment delivering exceptional customer service • To be comfortable learning and using various computer systems to accurately input rental information • A valid visa with right to work in NZ We are offering $24.30 per hour, uniform, free parking and full training to help achieve your goals and reach your potential. Throw in some staff discounts and the opportunity to work for an global company with opportunity to move internally – what more could you ask for? To learn more about this role please send your CV through to Aimee Leffler (aimee.leffler@apexrentals.co.nz) with a little about yourself and why you are interested in this role.
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CROWNE PLAZA QUEENSTOWN is looking for people for the following roles:
KITCHEN STEWARD PORTER / CONCIERGE FRONT DESK AGENT
ASSISTANT HOUSEKEEPING MANAGER WHATS ON OFFER? Up to $120 a Week Winter Bonus! Competitive Base Rate 3 Free Meals a day Paid Birthday Leave
Discounted Ski Pass!! Uniform provided & drycleaned Relocation Assistance & more!
Apply now! ZQNBS.HR@ihg.com
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WORK IN PARADISE CASUAL TEAM MEMBERS WANTED… WHY WORK FOR GO? • • • • • •
Plenty of time to ski, bike or hike when you work for GO Flexible working hours 7 days a week between 7.30 am – 6pm Hourly rate and benefits that will exceed expectations Strong focus on wellbeing Social and fun workplace with the best workmates ever!! NZ Immigration Accredited Employer
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.
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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.
We are seeking casual staff to help our Grooming Team. If you like putting on some tunes, driving Tesla’s and getting stuck in, to deliver vehicles to a high standard, we have the perfect job for you. The role provides the ultimate combination of keeping fit, fun times and flexibility. You’ll be responsible for cleaning & moving our fleet of vehicles, along with completing safety checks. Our working hours are between 7.30 am – 6 pm 7 days per week. We provide the opportunity to have flexible start and finish times, to fit in with your other commitments, which means plenty of time to enjoy living in Queenstown. WHAT YOU’LL NEED • Full / Restricted drivers’ licence (NZ or International). • A great attitude and to turn up to work on time, every time, ready to GO. • To be physically fit. ABOUT GO GO is an award-winning New Zealand owned and operated rental car company, offering an outstanding customer experience and superb vehicles. We pride ourselves on being innovative and are not afraid to invest in your future. Our awards include: • 2021 Qualmark GOLD Certification • 2020 & 2018 Canstar Award for Most Satisfied Customers • 2019 Finalist Qualmark 100% Pure New Zealand Experience Awards • 2018 NZ Tourism Award Winner - ServiceIQ Visitor Experience & 2019 Finalist for Visitor Experience This means you’ll be working for the absolute best in the business! Please send your CV and cover letter to hr@gorentals.co.nz GO for it!
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. • • • • • • • • • •
GUEST SERVICE AGENT FOOD TRADE ASSISTANT BEAUTY & MASSAGE THERAPIST PORTER / DRIVER HOUSEKEEPING ATTENDANT KITCHEN HAND BARISTA EXPERIENCED WAITSTAFF CHEF DE PARTIE PUBLIC AREAS HOUSEKEEPING
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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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Customer Vehicle Representative This position is based at our new Airport Branch at 5 Mile Queenstown. We are looking for
We’re looking for enthusiastic people to join our fun, high performing team. This position is based at our Ace Queenstown Airport Branch.
Kitchenhands
Guaranteed 30 hour a week and great rates of pay
As a hands-on achiever you’ll have: • Good listening and communication skills with a positive attitude, • Great communication skills in written and spoken English • Be methodical, organised and have pride in your appearance • Immediate start is available • Physical fitness to perform manual tasks, • An eye for detail to ensure that vehicles are prepared to the high quality and safe standard required. • Flexibility required- we are open 7 days a week (8.30am - 5pm) • You will also be required to drive our shuttle bus so a full and current drivers licence is required’
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Email us on info@flamebargrill.co.nz Or come and see us upstairs at the Steamer Wharf.
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Joe’s Garage Queenstown and Five Mile are looking for someone just like you! Be a part of our bustling restaurant and bar that prides itself on simple, fast and reliable offerings that have made us famous all over NZ. Joe’s Garage Queenstown operates from 7am - 2pm and Joe’s Five Mile operates 7 days 7am till late so you must be available to work rostered hours over these days and times. We offer a competitive remuneration, staff discounts and benefits, plus working at the coolest spots in town. Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa. To apply visit: gasolinealley.joes.co.nz/careers/ or email your cv to birthes@joes.co.nz
The Rees Hotel, Queenstown is a multi-award winning 5* property that delivers a world class guest experience. Facilities include 155 rooms, award-winning True South Dining Room, Bordeau Wine Lounge and meeting rooms.
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We are seeking experienced hospitality professionals who value a high-performing culture, flexible working arrangements, work-life balance and a caring work environment to join our team in the following roles: • Room Attendants ($250 bonus. T+Cs apply) • Food and Beverage Attendants • Kitchenhands
• Chef de Partie • Assistant Maintenance Manager
Applications from New Zealand citizens/residents are highly encouraged.
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Competitive minimum starting rate of $24 per hour. Visit our careers website careers.therees.co.nz to find out more about these exciting opportunities.
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Jucy Snooze Queenstown are looking for energetic and enthusiastic people to join us in our re opening! You don’t need experience to work with us! We offer staff benefits from staff accommodation to car rentals and Food & Beverage discounts! Housekeeping Room Attendant Please send through your resume to rory_bourke@jucysnooze.co.nz
Work, Live, Play with Millennium Hotels.
Starting from $25.00 an hour.
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 & Laundry Attendants Kitchen Attendant | F&B Attendant Housekeeping Supervisors | Porters 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: https://millenniumcareers.co.nz/Careers
Or email your CV & Visa status qtnhr@millenniumhotels.com
Restaurant all rounder required for our Glenorchy restaurant. Full time position. Previous experience preferred. Transport and costs for travel to Glenorchy from Queenstown included if required. queeniesdumplings@gmail.com
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