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QLDC loving those Queenstown airport profits
How about that big dividend from the airport? On first read of the Queenstown Airport Corporation’s (QAC) press release I noted that $11.66 million works out to $390 per ratepayer. “The Queenstown Lakes District Council holds 75.01% of QAC shares, so its portion of the annual dividend is $11.66 million, which equates to nearly $390 per ratepayer.” I can’t wait to see the credit note on my 2023/24 rates invoice. How exciting.
Yeah right and pigs fly. If memory services me correctly, it was about the same amount per ratepayer we must fork out each year to cover that leaky-building disaster zone Ross Wensley. So, no credit on our rates will be forthcoming, that much is guaranteed. Regardless, QLDC must be over the moon. And so they should be. It’s been a lean few years in the world of aviation and the financial success of our airport only tells half the story. As a gateway to the district economy, the numbers in that rosy press release shows how we are all roaring back to life post-covid. Just how much value the airport brings to the district is multiplied out by every dollar everyone on those 17,714 aircraft movements, carrying residents, domestic and international visitors, spent in our shops, restaurants, Airbnbs and hotels. That 1900-metre-long stretch of tarmac is literally the lifeblood of the basin and it is incredibly important QLDC keeps control of it.
Not only for the benefit of those dividends but also to keep a leash on the beast that is the very big business that owns the other 24.99%. Auckland Airport. It only takes a muppet rogue council like the one that sold the 24.99% in the first place, or the one currently run by Kermit the Frog in Auckland, to sell sell sell and if that happens, wave goodbye to any sort of community control we thought we might have had over Queenstown Airport’s growth plans.
There are a lot of nice words getting thrown around on how we would like to reshape our tourism industry post-covid. Quality over quantity and regenerative tourism are a couple of goals on our wish list. Here are a few more from Queenstown Airport’s press release - decarbonisation roadmap, resilience, sustainability strategy, net carbon zero.
News flash, it’s bums on seats and we are already back to 2019 levels. Look out, and for the sake of our quality of life, get QLDC maintaining a controlling share percentage enshrined in legislation somewhere. It might not be to everyone’s liking but the fact is the airport is the centre of the basin. QLDC control it. We control QLDC via elected councillors. It’s as good a deal as we are ever going to get. Don’t let any muppets in the future flick off any more of it.
Scott Stevens
No 916 29 Aug4 Sep
Mel and Eric Stadler, owners of Surreal called it quits on Friday after being an integral part of Queenstown’s late night party scene for 26 years. Image supplied. See the story on page 4
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Future All Black talent gears up for Global Games in Queenstown
By Sue Fea
Up to 5000 kids and adults are likely to descend on Queenstown this weekend (September 2 and 3) with 43 junior rugby teams from around the country competing in the annual Global Games Junior Rugby Tournament at the Queenstown Events Centre.
Taupo is also hosting the Games in the north with two Australian teams competing there. Games organisers say Queenstown has been hosting the Games since 2011 and normally Australian teams would be competing here too. The Games usually attract a lot of international teams and did so prior to 2020. Event manager Carla Rogers says Covid disruptions have definitely had an effect on the number international teams coming. “Before 2020 we had Japanese, American, French and South African teams at our events,” However, there will still be a very strong contingent with age-group teams from King Country, North Harbour, Southland, Canterbury, Auckland, Counties Manukau, South Canterbury, Otago and Tasman all competing. “I think it may be our largest Queenstown event yet,” she says.
The Wakatipu Rugby Club is hosting the Queenstown tournament, which starts with an opening ceremony at 8.30am on Saturday (September 2) and a formal welcome by the Remarkables Primary School Kapa Haka group, then kick-off at 9am.
Wakatipu Rugby Club committee member Craig Anderson says they’re excited to host the tournament and showcase what Queenstown has to offer. Wakatipu and Arrowtown Rugby Clubs both have 10-a-side Under-10 and Under-11 teams entered, while in the Under-12 and Under-13 age groups a selected 15-a-side combined Wakatipu and Arrowtown Basin team will represent this area.
Some talented young players are emerging from around the district. In the Under-13 Basin team Jacob O’Neill, who won the Wakatipu Shield for contribution to junior club rugby, will be one to watch, with first five Jack Bamber one to keep an eye on in the Under-12 Basin team. In the Wakatipu
Under-11s Maaka Fleming, Callum Longthorn and Junior Tulafono were Most Valued Players this season as was Wakatipu Under-10 player Rylie Cammell, also one to watch.
Each team has buddy teams during the tournament with friendship and camaraderie nurtured and encouraged. “It’s all about the spirit of the game,” says Anderson. Buddy teams will share a meal together on the Saturday night. “When the kids play together at age-group level before high school there’s always a better chance of keeping them in the game.”
“Global Games puts on a great event and focuses on making sure it’s a positive, fun environment for the kids to enjoy their rugby in.”
Wakatipu Under-10s are buddied with Strath Taieri, Wakatipu Under-11s are with Taupo, Basin Under-12s are buddied with Silverdale and Sumner while Basin Under-13s are with College Rifles from Auckland and Christchurch Rugby Club.
Sunday games kick off at 8.30am with a tournament prizegiving that afternoon from 2.30pm.
Wakatipu Rugby Club will be providing volunteers during the event as a fundraiser and helping out behind the scenes.
Organisers are encouraging use of buses and carpooling where possible to avoid parking issues with up to 5000 people, including adult support and supporters, likely to be in town for the two days.
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Under-12 and 13 Basin rugby players gear up for practice a week out from the Global Games
Surreal service, long-time hospo legend bows out
By Sue Fea
One of Queenstown’s long serving hospitality operators is calling it quits after being an integral part of downtown Queenstown’s late night party scene for 26 years.
Australian nurse and Surreal owner Mel Stadler first came to Queenstown after faking her way into a hospitality role with no experience while on her OE in London. “I then came here to manage Red Rock when it was three levels with a nightclub in the 1990s.” Mel had worked her way in bars through ski seasons in Europe and Canada and had been on her way home to Australia but loved it here and never left.
The Red Rock owners decided to end their New Zealand interest, so at just 30, Mel took the leap into opening her own Queenstown restaurant and bar, Surreal. “I put my Big Girl pants on and decided to run with it,” she says. “Staircase Fashions Rees Street store was up for grabs, so I did it and the rest is history. That was 1997.”
“I didn’t know what I was doing. I was just finding my feet,” says Mel. Having a young guy die at the bar of a supposed heart attack on opening night was not a good start with Mel performing CPR on her tourist patron. Fortunately, some nearby doctors appeared and helped.
Battling local and national bureaucracy would be one of the hardest things Mel’s had to deal with – licensing, resource consents and immigration.
Licensed until 4am, Mel says she’s fought in the past for more freedom in licensing.
She’s done her fair share of late shifts and has never found it difficult to sort out those who appear to have had a few too many. “In all honesty the worst thing is usually somebody doing a poo in the urinal. That’s not nice,” she says. “You learn how to talk to them (drunks). Taking on the boys is way easier than taking on the girls.”
After marrying the Kiwi barman she hired, Erich Stadler, they’ve made a great team.
“I wanted to leave while I still loved it,” says Mel. They’ve built a loyal following over the years, expanding the rooftop bar some years ago to cater for 50.
Retaining that goodwill is something new owners Snow Machine event director and ski tour operator Quentin Nolan, and wife Kate, are keen to do. They’ll run it as is through until the end of summer. “It’s a bit of an institution and Mel and Erich have done a good job, so we don’t want to lose any of that goodwill,” says Quentin, whose Hakuba Hotel Group in Japan owns eight hotels, apartments, chalets, and seven bars and restaurants.
The Nolans moved to Queenstown two years ago. “I’ve known Mel and Erich a long time so when the opportunity came up that they might move on I thought it would be great.” Quentin says they’re looking to do some refurbishment, potentially doubling the size of the rooftop bar and adding another staircase. “We’re hoping to bring a new concept to life next year which may potentially be similar to our very popular Hakuba bar, The Rabbit Hole. That’s one of the plans on the table.” All existing staff will be retained.
As for Mel she’s looking forward to kicking back for the rest of this year, spending some time with her mum in Australia and hopefully helping out other local hospitality friends in their businesses.
“I love hospitality.”
She and Erich may then start planning something more substantial. “I have a few ideas that might come to fruition.”
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Eric and Mel at Surreal on Friday. Their last day as owners
Japanese group looking for winter season staff
Never want the ski season to end?
people to come work in the centre of Japanese powder snow, living at the base of the mountain, and having the flexibility to ski and ride, while enjoying engaging work,” explains HHG marketing manager John Blagys.
“We know there are high quality hospitality pros in Queenstown who would be excellent additions to our team. We are hoping to have a chance to sit down with these people and explain why spending three months with Hakuba Hotel Group could be the perfect opportunity for them.”
The Hakuba Job Fair will be held in Queenstown in early September.
Applicants should visit the website https://hakuba. com/blogs/hakuba-job-fair/, identify a position of interest in the ‘Open Positions’ section, and apply with a resume.
They can then register for an interview.
A Japanese working holiday visa is required but is relatively easy to obtain.
Hakuba Hotel Group Job Fair:
September 6 & 7 - 9am-4pm
Queenstown hospo workers have the opportunity to follow the snow to Japan this year, with a recruitment drive by Hakuba Hotel Group (HHG).
HHG is the largest hospitality provider in the Hakuba Valley, renowned for its powdery peaks with more than 10 metres of snowfall each season. It has a portfolio of five hotels, 10 restaurants and bars, and 50 chalets and apartments under management.
HHG is seeking talented hospitality professionals for a range of seasonal job openings, spanning from early December to mid-March, for an unforgettable working holiday experience in the Northern Japanese Alps.
Available positions include guest service staff, drivers, bartenders, baristas, servers, kitchen hands, chefs and restaurant managers. And you don’t even have to speak Japanese, as more than 90% of the guests are international. “We’re recruiting for three-month positions, for
Hakuba Valley, just outside the city of Nagano, was host of the 1998 Winter Olympics and offers a lively après-ski scene and hot springs.
“You have the snow and also the experience of living in a country as unique as Japan, with cultural experiences at your finger tips, such as the 15th Century Matsumoto Castle 40km away, and Tokyo is only three hours away.”
“There are western restaurants and pubs in the village, so you are combining world class snow and the comforts of home, with the wonderful ancient culture and culinary scene of Japan. It’s a trip of a lifetime.”
In addition to an exciting role within the hospitality sector, successful candidates can expect competitive pay, an end of season bonus, staff meals, discounts at 10 restaurants and bars, subsidized season rentals, free ski / snowboard lessons, the Happo One Ski Pass for select positions, and welcome and farewell parties.
Unlike Queenstown, there’s even very affordable staff accommodation near to the ski lifts.
Mountainwatch Travel Office, Level 4/57 Shotover Street, Queenstown, 9300
Hakuba Hotel Group needs:
– Guest Service Staff
– Drivers
– Bartenders
– Baristas
– Servers
– Kitchen Hands
– Chefs
– Restaurant Managers
Successful applicants can expect:
– Competitive Pay
End of Season Bonus
– Staff Meals
– Staff Accommodation in Close Proximity to the Ski Lifts
– Discounts at 10 Restaurants & Bars
– Subsidized Season Rentals
– Free Ski / Snowboard Lessons
– Happo One Ski Pass for Select Positions –
Welcome & Farewell Parties
Hakuba Hotel Group Job Fair
September 6 & 7 9am to 4pm with 30 minutes interview blocks
Mountainwatch O ce: Level 4/57
Shotover Street, Queenstown
Interested applicants can apply by submitting their resume and booking an interview slot via the link on the landing page.
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Airport millions for Queenstown
By Paul Taylor
Queenstown Airport will pay shareholders a record annual dividend of $15.54 million after a strong recovery during the past financial year. More than 2.3 million passengers have passed through the airport in the past 12 months to 30 June 2023, catching 17,714 scheduled flights.
That has enabled Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) to bring in $59.6m in revenue for a net profit after tax of $22.2m.
QAC, which released its annual report today, will pay major shareholder Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) $11.6m, which equates to nearly $390 per ratepayer.
QLDC holds 75.01% of QAC shares, with the remainder held by Auckland International Airport Ltd. An interim dividend payment of $5.98 million was paid to shareholders in February.
Board chair Adrienne Young-Cooper says the results reflect the steady return of passengers throughout the year.
“The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the related global and national response was significant,” she says.
“Between March 2020 and April 2022, disruptions and change became the norm. During the reporting period, stability returned and all domestic and international routes are operating again.”
After years of very limited dividend payments, the board of directors is pleased to confirm this financial year’s total, Young-Cooper says.
Operating expenditure was comparatively low during the reporting period, she says, due to reduced budgets in place at the start of FY23 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Drop in sessions for Tarras airport
By Wānaka App
Christchurch International Airport Limited (CIAL) will meet with the community this week to discuss the controversial Tarras airport proposal and share new information.
CIAL is hosting three drop-in sessions in Tarras, Cromwell and Wānaka. The company revealed plans to develop a jet-capable international airport on 750ha of land at Tarras in July 2020 and the upcoming sessions will provide an opportunity for the public to learn about work CIAL has undertaken since, CIAL chief strategy and stakeholder officer Michael Singleton says.
“Over the last two years, our mahi has focussed on growing our understanding of the region, the proposed site environment,” Michael said.
“Over that period, we have been asked a wide range of questions and are now in a position where we can share further information about what we have learnt.
“We hope this will go some way to answering those questions.”
CIAL has been criticised for not providing more information and the airport proposal has had considerable community and expert opposition.
“During the second half of the year, as more certainty returned, operating expenditure increased to normalised levels.”
Passenger and aircraft movements now back on par with FY19, and general aviation operators based at the airport also reported a strong recovery over the year.
Slot coordination was introduced for during the reporting period, enabling better distribution of flights throughout the day,
Chief executive Glen Sowry says QAC has increased airport staff numbers by about a third over the year, while capital expenditure focused on safety, sustainability and efficiency gains.
These include an integrated operations centre, extra self-service and automated bag-drop technology in the check-in area, four solar-powered aircraft access ramps, and terminal upgrades.
“We are working hard to build a customer-centric culture, to deliver an exceptional customer experience, and to anticipate the needs of future travellers,” Sowry says.
During the year, Queenstown Airport signed up to the globally recognised Airport Service Quality (ASQ) programme, which enables it to measure its performance against other airports internationally.
The company also released its 10-year Strategic Plan, followed by a draft Master Plan and community consultation. The results are expected soon.
Queenstown Airport itself is implementing Sustainability Strategy and associated decarbonisation roadmap.
FY23 snapshot
• Total annual dividend to shareholders of $15.5m
• Revenue of $59.6m
• Net profit after tax (NPAT) of $22.2m
• Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $43.9m
• Scheduled aircraft movements totalled 17,714
• Passenger movements totalled 2,370,488
• $120,000 contribution to the community through QAC’s partnership programme
• Toitū net carbonzero certification achieved
• Queenstown Airport powered by 100% certified renewable electricity
• 65% reduction in operational greenhouse gas emissions since 2019
More than 100 people attended a heated meeting held by CIAL in 2020 where residents criticised the company’s decision to purchase $45M of land before engaging with the community, shared their opposition to the airport and raised environmental concerns.
Those concerns have been echoed by new groups such as Sustainable Tarras, and a group of academics which told CIAL last year the airport project should be shelved.
Most recently, Stop Central Otago Airport (SCOA), a local lobby group formed in the wake of the announcement, sent 63 questions about the proposed airport project last September and condemned CIAL’s refusal to respond in full.
Singleton says considerable work has been undertaken over the past two years and the drop-in sessions will provide an opportunity to “engage with the information”.
Work has covered weather, water, landscape, land transport, and ecology, and more detailed aeronautical analysis, including flight paths and determining a preferred runway alignment, he said.
At drop in sessions “we’ll be on-hand to answer questions and talk with you about the project”, Singleton says.
The sessions will take place at the Tarras Community Hall (August 29), Cromwell Presbyterian Hall (August 30), and at Edgewater Resort Wānaka (August 31). All three sessions will run from 2pm-7pm.
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QAC chief executive Glen Sowry QAC board chair Adrienne Young-Cooper
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‘Frasier’ Revived After 19 Years
Kelsey Grammer returns to his iconic comedy role 30 years after the show first premiered in a new Paramount+ series. Paramount+ has released first-look images from its revival of the sitcom Frasier. Frasier premiered in 1993 and ran for 11 seasons.
The new series “follows Frasier Crane in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfill.” Notably absent from the series is actor David Hyde Pierce, who played Crane’s brother Niles on the original show. “David basically decided he wasn’t really interested in repeating the performance of Niles,”
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Fukushima wastewater to be released
Japan started to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that water from the damaged plant started to be released into the Pacific Ocean from last Thursday.
The water, which is currently being stored onsite, was used to cool reactors after the 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami damaged the site. It’s being treated prior to release, removing dangerous radioactive isotopes such as caesium, iodine and strontium.
The water when released will only have small amounts of radioactive hydrogen, called tritium, and carbon-14. It will be released over 30 years. “The release of tritium from nuclear facilities into waterways has and is undertaken world-wide with no evidence of environmental or human health implications,” says Associate Professor Tony Hooker, director of the Centre for Radiation Research, Education and Innovation at The University of Adelaide.
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Ecuador Rejects Oil Drilling
Ecuadorians voted to stop an oil drilling project in a portion of the Amazon, with 59% of voters last week approving a referendum to ban oil development in an oil-rich slice of Yasuní National Park. The result means Ecuador’s state oil company, Petroecuador, must close all of its active oil wells in the respective area within the next year.
Yasuní covers 2.5 million acres along the eastern portion of Ecuador’s border with Peru and is home to Indigenous communities, including the Taromenane and Tagaeri. Yasuní was designated a UNESCO site in 1989 as it contains hundreds of different species of plants and animals. The area also holds one of Ecuador’s largest crude oil reserves, comprising 12% of the 480,000 barrels of oil the South American country produces per day. Petroecuador previously said approving the referendum would cost Ecuador $13.8B in income over the next two decades.
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The Council Word
Your views on urban intensification
What do you think about changing building heights and densities in our district’s urban areas? We’re inviting submissions on proposed changes that would enable intensification where there’s suitable infrastructure. This could include a greater variety of housing for our growing community. Full details at qldc.govt.nz/urban-intensification
The future of Glenorchy Airstrip
We’re reviewing the Glenorchy Airstrip reserve management plan to help inform how it’s used in the future. Airstrip users, residents and the wider community are invited to have their say before 18 September at letstalk.qldc.govt.nz
Carpool into Queenstown?
Did you know parking permits are available for carpoolers with at least three people on board? These allow you to use the Boundary St carpark for free. Find out more and apply at qldc.govt.nz/parking
Glenorchy natural hazards workshop
Help shape a natural hazards adaptation plan for the head of the lake. Otago Regional Council and QLDC are hosting two community workshops on Thursday 31 August at Glenorchy Community Hall: 1.00-3.00pm or 6.00-8.00pm. For more info visit orc.govt.nz/holw or call 0800 474 082.
Multicultural Festival – get involved!
Performers, food vendors, volunteers and potential sponsors are all invited to get involved with this year’s Queenstown Multicultural Festival on 7 October. Organisers are getting things ready so now’s the time to contact them. For more info visit queenstownmulticulturalfestival.co.nz
Caring for our cemeteries
Interested in how we protect and maintain cemeteries in our district? We’re proposing some changes to the current QLDC Cemeteries Bylaw. Share your feedback before 11 September at letstalk.qldc.govt.nz
Get smarter about sleep
Struggle to get a good night’s sleep?
Get some expert tips at our free Winterdaze ‘Sleep Smarter’ workshop at Frankton Library, 5.00-6.30pm on Thursday 31 August. Find more info on Facebook @QLDCinfo or register in advance by emailing frankton.library@qldc.govt.nz
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Unclaimed items sitting at the Police Station, at 11 Camp Street, this week include:
•CHRISTIAN CHRISTENSEN – wallet
•MATTHEW AYDE – wallet
•BENJAMIN STAMPE – wallet
•JOHN PAUL DAVIES – wallet
•ALLEGRA HUYSER-GRAHAM – wallet
•KNAVARGH SWANN – wallet
•DANIEL BOWES – wallet
•HARPER ROSE – white and blue striped wallet
•MITCHELL ATHANASSIOU – cardholder
•Kids blue Smiggle wallet, found in Arrowtown
•CODY BRASHER – cardholder
•JULIAN GARCIA – Iphone
•Pink Handbag
•Huawei phone, purple, located at Remarkables Ski field
•Gold Samsung phone, located at Remarkables Ski field
•Apple pencil, located at the Airport
•LAMP CLAUS PETER – Samsung phone and credit card
•iPhone in grey ‘Cinnamoroll’ case, located at Remarkables Ski field
•iPhone in red and black case
•Canon G7X Camera in grey and black Fluke case, located at the Airport
•Gold ruby and diamond ring, located at the Airport
•Green shoulder bag with Smiggle accessories, found at Kingpin, unknown when
•Purchases left at McDonalds, knee brace, anti-flamme and foot balm
•Bag of clothing from Roam, left in McDonalds
•Black daypack, clothing, phone cords and vaping items
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THE WAKATIPU ANGLERS CLUB IS HOLDING ITS first annual Women’s Fly Fishing Forum on Saturday, 9 September at the Queenstown Event Center. All welcome between 10am and 2pm to hear some amazing speakers and win prizes.
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Queenstown Business Awards Category: Excellence in Customer Experience
This award recognises a business that has achieved success by providing excellent and sustained customer service and client commitment
QT Queenstown is this year’s category sponsor for ‘Excellence in Customer Experience’ and QT Queenstown General Manager Jeremy Black says, “Celebrating individuality in a world less conventional permeates every aspect of customer experience at QT, ensuring guests are authentically seen, valued, and empowered to embrace their unique preferences, passions, and quirks throughout their stay. We’re proud to sponsor the 2023 awards that celebrate and recognise Queenstown Businesses’ incredible achievements.”
The categories
There are nine categories that a business can enter or be nominated in, with 11 awards altogether.
1. Excellence in Sustainable and Regenerative Business Practice
2. Excellence in People and Capability
3. Excellence in Innovation
4. Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion [new]
5. Excellence in Marketing
6. Excellence in Strategy and Business Solutions
7. Best Emerging Business
8. Excellence in Customer Experience
9. Excellence in Community contribution (new)
The remaining two awards are the People’s Choice and Supreme Business of the Year
Entering is easy – there are only three questions, and your entry must be submitted by 4:00 pm on Monday 25 September to be eligible. Any business can enter the Awards (they do not need to be a Chamber member), and entering is free!
Queenstown Business Awards Entry Workshops
Southern PR will run a series of free one-hour awards workshops to help Queenstown businesses to enter. Southern PR has been in business for nearly 30 years and has supported many winners and finalists over the years. If your business is thinking about entering or would like to know more about the process, register through the Chamber for workshops in central Queenstown and Frankton. The workshops talk through how to execute a concise and enticing entry – understanding the questions, using the language of success, do’s and don’ts, and how to make the most of a win.
Where and When
SIT - Remarkables Park - 47/12 Hawthorne Drive
Date: Wednesday, 23 August 2023 8:00am to 9:00am
Online Webinar
Date: Wednesday, 30 August, 2023 8:30am to 9:30am
If you know of a business that you love, nominate them by scanning the QR Code link here.
Por Daniela Díaz Soto ddiazsoto@gmail.com
La riqueza de ser bilingüe
Emigrar a un país distante de nuestras raíces presenta desafíos propios y, entre ellos, la barrera lingüística emerge como uno de los obstáculos a la hora de querer adaptarnos a un nuevo lugar. Sin embargo, es esencial reflexionar sobre lo afortunado que somos al emprender un viaje en el que estamos obligados a aprender un nuevo idioma. Al superar nuestras limitaciones ligadas al miedo y a la vergüenza de equivocarnos, deberíamos sentirnos orgullosos simplemente por intentarlo. Las trabas que nuestra mente nos impone, no deben frenarnos en nuestro camino para estudiar inglés. Fortalecer nuestra comprensión facilitará una adaptación fluida e integración en la sociedad que nos recibe.
El bilingüismo mejora la agilidad mental y la creatividad. Nuestras voces se transforman en puentes culturales, fomentando la diversidad y abriendo puertas a nuevas conexiones y perspectivas.
Hablar inglés también nos ayuda a contribuir a la comunidad, brindando orientación a aquellos recién llegados que buscan adaptarse al país.
Entonces, ¿cómo aprender o perfeccionar el inglés? Hay varias técnicas; primero identificar el estilo que mejor se adapta a nuestro aprendizaje, un paso crucial para poder avanzar de forma rápida y efectiva.
Si la escritura es tu fuerte, considera llevar un blog o hacer listas, por ejemplo, para las compras, ideas, proyectos o de palabras que se usan en la cocina, el baño o la sala de tu casa. Anota términos que no te resulten familiares y aprende su significado. Si eres buen oyente, atrévete a entablar conversaciones con gente nueva, lo que te obligará al menos a intentar comunicarte de la mejor forma. No tengas vergüenza, ya que errar también es parte del aprendizaje. Y si no entiendes alguna expresión, frase o palabra, acostúmbrate a preguntar, ya que eso hará el proceso más fluido. Utiliza en tus pláticas las palabras nuevas que vayas aprendiendo.
Escuchar música y cantar puede ser otra opción. Lee las letras de tus canciones favoritas en inglés, ya que eso puede ayudar a comprender y a mejorar la pronunciación.
Mira películas con subtítulos en inglés y, a medida que avances tu comprensión, quítalos. Adapta tus oídos para entender palabras y acentos. También puedes hacerlo mirando videos en redes sociales.
Únete a grupos de estudio donde conocerás a personas que comparten tu deseo de aprender. En la biblioteca de Queenstown encontrarás clases gratuitas de conversación y juegos, cada jueves de 18.00 a 19.00 horas, impartidas por Natalia Brown, una activa miembro de nuestra comunidad. Asimismo, todos los domingos a partir de las 16.30 horas, hay lecciones gratis en la iglesia ubicada en 25 Douglas Street, Frankton.
Y para los residentes, existen cursos completamente sin costo en distintos establecimientos. Si buscas clases online, puedes acceder a centros como English Language Partners (https://www.englishlanguage.org.nz/) y MSL English (https:// englishstudy.nz/).
Abundan formas entretenidas para aprender ya seas principiante o tengas conocimientos previos. Sólo recordemos que esto se logra cuando superamos el miedo, y lo más importante, apoyándonos mutuamente en este camino para perfeccionar nuestro inglés y adaptarnos mejor a Nueva Zelanda.
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NUESTRA VOZ
MENTAL heal
How to bring more fun into your life
Dr Amanda Foo-Ryland
Bring more fun into your life can be surprisingly simple, it is about changing what you do already and thinking out of the box. If you always do what you have always done then you are going to always get what you’re always got.\ My guess is that if you are reading this then you want more fun, so let’s do just that.
I have 3 tips that will help you instantly create more fun and less drama and stress. Now grated some of these you may not like, take this as feedback, if you don’t like it then know this is probably the one you should do first. The reason you don’t like it is because this is something that probably grates against you and therefore you feel you’d rather do something different although if you do the thing that makes you feel the most uncomfortable then you’re probably going to get evenmore from that than doing something that makes you feel comfortable, so let’s begin.
1. Stop watching the news
I stopped watching the news after 9/11. My brother was traveling for work and he was in New York when that horrible day happened. Once we realized he was safe, well as safe as could be, what we also noticed was that he would ring us in the UK to find out what the news was saying rather than listen to the local news in the US. I suddenly became aware that the news is not the news, the news is in fact only that local country or politicians account of what is happening currently.
I’m not suggesting that you become ignorant and therefore switch off from everything that’s going on in the world. I am suggesting however that you limit the amount of time that you watch the news and select your source very intelligently. I decided to read something called ‘The Week.’
3. See the world through child-like eyes
When we look at the world through childlike eyes, we have a curiosity that seems to have left us as we grow into adulthood. I used this when I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. It was a journey I haven’t chosen to go on but I was on it anyway, so I might as well look at it as an adventure.
I teach many students around the world how to become coaches and one of the things that I always ask my students to do is come to the lessons with a childlike curiosity. What this allows us to do is not take anything for granted and look at it with the innocence and beauty of a child.
Having this mindset really served me when I was going to have my surgery and have my kidney removed, the anesthetist came to give me some thing just a call me down before I went down to surgery, however I asked her if she could keep me awake and if I could meet the team and also see the operating theater as it was something I’ve never seen in real life and I was curious to know what it look like.
She did think it was a little weird but she agreed and so I find myself meeting the team of eight people, learning that they were going to listen to Freddie Mercury while they were operating and I was really impressed with the cleanliness and super Star Wars operating theater. All things I would’ve missed if I would’ve been made to feel more relaxed.
So when are you going about your day just ask yourself this question: what else can I learn about this that I didn’t know and one funny element can I see in this? One thing kids are really good at doing is finding the fun and things that adults no longer can do.
you to read each newspapers coverage on that particular piece of news. This
What this source did was collate various stories across global topics and allow you to read each newspapers coverage on that particular piece of news. This gave me a much broader range of what was really going on as opposed to what was being pushed by that country or political movement.
I also was able to read distress and pain from my life on a daily basis, when we watch the news, as human beings we have a tendency to climb into the experience of the person that we are seeing on the screen, however we’re not able to do anything about it and this week just feeling helpless and hopeless, two things that are not very helpful to our well-being.
2. Write down 3 intentions each morning
When you wake up in the morning, as well as reach for your cuppa coffee or tea, just pause for a moment and leave your mobile phone on the side. Get yourself a little notebook and write down three things that you intend to do that day. This needs to be centered around creating fun. It might be as simple as listing what you’re grateful for this will automatically bring a smile on your face or you might decide to be a little bit more prescriptive and write down three things that you want to do to attract fun into your and others lives. What this means is that you are setting an intention to create fun as something that is happening with purpose and intention. Then before you go to bed just pull up the notebook again and take the ones that you’ve managed to achieve. If you do this on a daily basis for a couple of weeks you will certainly notice no more fun in your life and more importantly you’ll have started to integrate into neurological level as being part of your habits.
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AJ Hackett Bungy plans new swing
By Paul Taylor
AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand is applying for consent to develop Queenstown’s first triple-person swing at its Kawarau Bungy Bridge site.
The proposed Kawarau Swing is designed to launch from a dedicated platform on the upper northern banks of the Kawarau River, enabling guests to swing 30-35 metres high across the picturesque Kawarau River before being winched back up to the platform.
Ideal for families and people seeking a different experience at the world’s first commercial bungy location, the swing will complement AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand’s existing bungy and zipride experiences at the historic Kawarau Bungy Bridge site.
AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand CEO David Mitchell says the company is excited to design a new swing experience for Queenstown.
“The Kawarau Bridge site is an incredible location and our original site,” he says. “The Kawarau Swing will be a bespoke experience and quite unlike anything else on offer in New Zealand – you can fly solo or swing together
that sweet spot between the full-on adrenalin rush of a bungy and the pure joy of a zipride.”
The Kawarau Swing can be adapted for single, tandem or three-person rides, and is designed to be an inclusive activity for the 400,000 adventureseekers who visit the site each year.
“Only a small portion of visitors to the site are up for the bungy, so we are excited to be able to offer our other visitors something a little different,” Mitchell says.
“For the past 35 years, the Kawarau Bridge has been a place where people have come face to face with their own personal challenges – and, through bungy, they’ve had life-changing experiences as a result. We believe the swing will cater to those that don’t want to do a bungy but are looking for other ways to increase their self-esteem.”
The resource consent application for the Kawarau Swing has this week been lodged with the Queenstown Lakes District Council and Otago Regional Council, and if successful, AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand aims to have the Kawarau Swing fully operational by spring 2025.
“We’ve had fantastic feedback and support from our neighbours and local stakeholders with our planning so far,” Mitchell says. “It’s great to be bringing another world-leading adventure experience to Queenstown visitors and locals – providing more opportunities for people to live more and fear less.”
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The swing platform will be tucked away behind the rock face on the left-hand-side of the image, as concealed as possible with the kids. It hits
by Sue Fea
My Life Story
CHERYL COLLIE
‘Go Go’ Girl to Shimmy Gran
Cheryl Collie has always had the music in her. From the age of six learning piano with the Convent nuns in Riverton, as a family it was “just what we did”. Her dad, Bill McLachlan, was a household name in Invercargill – a talented boogie woogie pianist, who played by ear, entertaining at city balls from the late 40s until the early 70s. Cheryl’s mum and grandmother were both classical pianists, Grandma also playing dances. Little brother Roger was the founding bass guitarist for Australia’s Little River Band, and is still a wellknown Melbourne musician.
“Dad had Roger and I on stage singing and playing ukelele quite young.” At school Cheryl was always given the lead singing roles – a memorable introduction to musical theatre, starring in Oklahoma at Invercargill’s Tweedsmuir Intermediate.
In the mid-60s – an exciting time to grow up in Invercargill, Cheryl and three friends were 14-year-old ‘Go Go Girls’ performing at RSA, YMCA and Waverly Bible Class dances in their radical short skirts and white boots. “Every so often I do the shimmy for my grandchildren, who say, ‘Grandma! We can’t believe you did that,” laughs Cheryl. “I remember The Beatles and their long hair coming out with ‘She Loves You’. We hadn’t heard or seen anything like that, but they were easy tunes to play.”
At 17 she left school, worked at the Invercargill Law Courts, and joined the Invercargill Operatic Society.
She even performed on TV’s New Faces series singing ‘Girl From Ipanema’ in 1973, still singing in her dad’s band at the time.
Music took a back seat after marrying Southland farmer Rex Collie in 1971, Cheryl instead having three kids in quick succession, driving tractors and lambing ewes. Rex bought her a piano for a wedding present and she was soon driving into Invercargill on Saturday nights to play the Grand Hotel’s dining room piano.
In the 1980s they sold the farm, moving to their Queenstown holiday home, Rex working as a real estate agent and Cheryl initially playing lunchtime piano in O’Connell’s Pavilion. Cheryl then opened Collie’s Footwear in Queenstown Mall. Seven-day shopping wasn’t approved anywhere else, but it was open slather in Queenstown. “People came up from Invercargill at weekends. It was amazing. There was no competition.”
In 1989 she joined the Queenstown Musical Society (later Showbiz Queenstown), starting with ‘Annie’. Now a life member, and more than 30 years and 25 shows later she’s done a show every year - musical director, rehearsal pianist, playing or leading the band. “It dominated my life for three months a year and has always been a huge passion.”
Among her favourites were Cabaret, Chess, and Jesus Christ Superstar. “We did Jesus Christ Superstar twice and the first one (1999) had a huge impact on me.” An electrical storm cut power to the hall leaving the cast singing (unplugged) and only the drums playing, no stage lighting, right in the middle of the temple marketplace scene.
The calibre of the band for ‘All Shook Up’, featuring Elvis Presley music in 2011, was such that musician Peter Doyle suggested they start a big band. The 18-piece Queenstown Jazz Orchestra, with Cheryl on the keys, plays everything from Michael Bublé and Frank Sinatra to Glenn Miller, performing at the Christchurch Big Band Festival, swing dances, Winter Festival balls and the likes.
‘The baby’ of the Arrow Miner’s Band at 73, Cheryl, also has a passion for Barbershop music, forming the first local women’s group – Birds on a Wire, in the early 2000s.
She’s left her imprint on the keys of many community pianos, leading and performing in community choirs, like the Central Otago Regional Choir, Remarkable Vocals and Peregrine Singers, and at weddings. “It’s been so rewarding to give young people an opportunity to perform through local musical theatre, watching them blossom and grow.” In 1999 she and renowned local performer Kath Brentwood produced and directed a Songfest involving some 150 local kids who performed in the old Wakatipu Gymnasium. Cheryl’s been involved with Altrusa Queenstown, but one of her greatest loves now is playing for the elderly at Wakatipu Home and Senior Citizens. “Music is a huge part of my life, and it gives me great joy to entertain older people and take them back to the music they enjoyed when they were young. Being with others and sharing music is what I love.”
After Cheryl’s father died in 2015, she bought herself a grand piano and her legacy lives on. “One of the best things is that my 11-year-old granddaughter is now learning piano and loves it.”
“I feel so fortunate that music was born and nurtured in me. It’s a huge part of my life.”
Cheryl, second from right, performing in Barbershop quartet – The Bellebirds in 2010 with, from left, Jill Tremain, Vicki Buckham, and Pip Macauley (far right)
Cheryl and little brother Roger (co-founder of Little River Band) performing with their dad Bill McLachlan (pictured right at piano) and his band
WELCOME TO WINTER PRIDE 2023
Twenty years ago, the very first Winter Pride, then known as Gay Ski week, was just getting started. There was no Apple iPad, Tik Tok, fit bits, no Instagram, actually even the iPhone was still 4 years away from being a thing and it would be 10 years until same sex marriage was legalised in New Zealand.
In other words, our little pride ski festival has been on Queenstown festival schedule and witnessed huge social and technology change. Mike, my husband and I bought the festival back in 2018 with the idea of broadening it out, thus changing its name to Winter Pride and that’s also proven to be an enormously successful step forward.
There have been great strides for LGBTQIA+ acceptance over that time and without the broad community support Queenstown provides, the party would probably have stopped a long time ago. Queenstown ensures visitors feel safe for the ten days they are here. Within that environment it’s easy to assume that acceptance and openness is a normal part of the queer community’s existence but it’s not and tolerance is regressing. In some ways it would have been nice if some of the technologies that weren’t around twenty years ago, never came into existence as online platforms have provided a megaphone for hate and conspiracy theories that means that the queer community is facing a fight to retain some of those hard-fought rights in what we see as very liberal communities.
For a number who will be in Queenstown this week for Winter Pride this is the one time of the year, where they will feel freedom and love across a community. Some will have come from places where their existence will be illegal or marginalised. Even in Australia and yes in some corners of New Zealand there will be visitors who won’t feel safe enough to be themselves at home or in their place of work. It’s one reason I am so proud of all the local businesses that are partners in the Pride Pledge or who just put out the pride flag out to says to the festival guest, welcome and you are safe here.
Winter Pride kicks off later this week with 50 events, ten more than last year, there are over 5,000 tickets sold and events will sell out like they do every year. There are ski days, drag shows, games nights and free community events where Queenstown locals come and have a terrific time and hopefully make new friends and have a laugh.
Winter Pride is one of Queenstown’s major festivals contributing to its economic and cultural growth. I am immensely proud of that and proud of how true that this is indeed the festival in a small town with a bold heart, but I don’t take it for granted, none of us ever should. Now let’s Party Queenstown!!
Martin King, Director
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Arts+Culture
Cabinets reflecting the community
by Jess Allen
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has joined forces with the Arrowtown Business and Promotion Association and Chorus to beautify some of the telecommunication cabinets in the area. Design submissions are now being accepted from local artists (or those with an idea) to paint the boxes with something that reflects the stories of our local community.
The green boxes aren’t the most inspiring to look at, so back in 2010 the team at Chorus began the initiative in Auckland to try and reduce the amount of vandalism on the cabinets. It proved successful and has now been rolled out throughout Aotearoa with an average of 170 murals completed each year.
“It’s a win for everybody because we employ local artist, we get murals on our cabinets that help beautify the streets, and communities get artworks that they grow to love,” says Jo Seddon, Chorus Community Relations Manager.
“It’s a great initiative and it’s all over – we’re working from the Far North right down to Invercargill, and we’re across on the West Coast of the South Island, Christchurch and New Plymouth – we’re kind of just all over.”
This year, QLDC has nominated five cabinets for the facelift – two in Queenstown and Arrowtown and one in Lake Hayes – with hopes of continuing the programme in years to come. Jan Maxwell, Relationship Manager Arts and Events at QLDC, says that it’s all about having a bit of fun and making people notice something that they normally wouldn’t look twice at.
“All the entries so far are quite different,” says Jan. “They’ve all looked at the word community in a different way. I can’t say there’s necessarily a theme, but they’ve definitely got the idea of what a community is, so that will help guide us in the selection process.”
In addition to the cabinet art programme that Chorus offer, they produce a calendar each year from the murals that have been created in the past year. With 12 murals selected to appear annually, last year there were three selected from our area, which Jo describes as “quite a good hit rate.” There was one design from Cardrona and two from around Wanaka. “If people have even just got an idea, they may not have even thought about a design, just put it in because there’s no timeframe on this. It would be better to start working when it’s warmer, but there’s a little bit of time for people to develop a design or a concept if they’ve just got an idea. Sometimes an idea can grow into something amazing,” says Jan.
If you’ve got a bit of a creative flair, or some ideas floating around your head, you have until 31 August to submit your designs. All submissions are collected through the cabinet art website here chorus.co.nz/community/cabinet-artprogramme and undergo a fair selection process. Time to get designing!
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Creative NZ Arts Grant
Creative NZ Arts Grant round one for 23/24 is open now until 31 October. The grant offers short-term funding for artists, arts practitioners, and arts organisations to complete a project within a 12-month period. Amounts range from $5,000 to $75,000 and is open to either New Zealand artists or international artists that can show benefit to New Zealand art – you must have a track record of success in your artform.
Classical music concert
Central Otago Regional Orchestra will perform their Chamber Collection at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery Alexandra on 2 September and at Aspiring Lifestyle Village Wanaka on 3 September. The concert will include the works of Bach, Haydn, Tchaikovsky and Kuhlau. The orchestra’s spring series in 2022 was a popular performance and the players are delighted to present a fresh programme of well-loved and lesser-known music for you to enjoy. Tickets are available on the door or at undertheradar.co.nz
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St John’s Friendship Drives expanding into Central Otago
By Sue Fea
St John Wakatipu’s got a flash new set of wheels with wheelchair access, officially blessed and commissioned onto its popular health shuttle and Friendship Drive runs at a launch morning tea on August 18.
Made possible by a $148,000 Impact100 grant, the new vehicle will be complemented by a new Rav4 vehicle also purchased with the grant. Hopefully arriving later this year, this will provide back-up for extra passengers and other non-clinical community education outreach programmes. The grant also covers the first three years of running costs for the health shuttle service. Impact100 supporters voted on five local projects last year, choosing St John Wakatipu for the main $148,000 grant.
About 35 guests gathered for the blessing by St John chaplain Rev Dr Robyn McPhail at St John’s.
St John Wakatipu community engagement co-ordinator Sarah Bloxham says they’re extremely grateful to Impact100. The beautiful new vehicle is “amazing” and will make a huge difference to so many.
The mobility access means those who are wheelchair bound can now access health appointments in the likes of Dunedin and Invercargill through the health shuttle service, thanks to the wheelchair hoist. Numbers for this service are rising back to what they were pre-Covid.
St John’s Friendship Drives, getting elderly no longer able to drive out on community outings, are extremely popular and with increasing living and petrol costs there’s even more demand. The new shuttle moonlights at weekends offering this service. “We’re getting ready to expand this service into Central Otago as we’re seeing more elderly from Cromwell finding it hard to get what they need,” says Bloxham. “We’re really working at expanding the Friendship Drives into Cromwell and growing this service to help build more resilient and healthier communities,” she says. “Our elderly need things like IT items, or have scans in Queenstown, so we can bring them over and take them for a coffee while they’re here.” A recent trip to the Cavalcade at Millers Flat was a huge hit as was ‘LUMAbility’ – a twilight sneak preview at LUMA. Other outings include afternoon tea at Millbrook and trips on the Kingston Flyer.
“It’s just so rewarding seeing the delight on their faces as they get out and engage with the community,” says Bloxham, whose nine-year-old son Henry often rides along too, interacting with the elderly. “That inter-generational connection is very special.” A Cromwell College 14-year-old doing her William Pyke Challenge community service has also been volunteering and Bloxham says they really need more volunteer drivers to join.
Community Native Tree Planting
Restoring our native biodiversity one tree at a time
By Karen O’Donahoo
The Whakatipu Reforestation Trust invites the Queenstown community to join their volunteer native tree planting days throughout September. Planting native trees is a great way to celebrate the start of spring, by helping to restore our native biodiversity & mitigate climate change.
Since 2015, the WRT has planted over 75,000 native trees and shrubs in areas that were once infested with broom, gorse and other invasive weed species. At Whitechapel Reserve (QLDC), over 18,000 native trees and shrubs have been planted so far, with another 1500 ready to be planted on the 2nd September. The spectacular transformation of this reserve is just one of the many native corridors along the Queenstown Trail where locals and visitors can enjoy the beautiful ecosystems that once flourished throughout the Whakatipu Basin.
With over 5000 plants ready to go into the ground this spring, WRT needs as much help as they can get!! All holes are pre-dug making tree planting even more fun and enjoyable! No experience is needed, just drop in any time from 9am onwards.
Morning tea & hot drinks kindly provided by the awesome team at the Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa, and we will be celebrating the start of planting season with a community sausage sizzle at Whitechapel (GF & vegan friendly of course!).
The new mobility-capable St John’s shuttle is getting people to their appointments as well as sharing the love The weekend Friendship Drives are immensely popular and fulfil a valuable community role for those who are otherwise housebound or not confident to attend community events alone.
Local Impact100 chair Clare Irons says St John does incredible work in the community and it’s fantastic to partner with them. “The health shuttle gets people to their health appointments and the Friendship Drives get those most vulnerable, who can’t get out, into the community to enjoy what we all take for granted,” she says. “It was important for us to see what a huge need there was for that befriending service and how transformational it’s been.” Two $100,000 grants will be available this year and applications from local charities have just closed. Now in its fourth year, Impact100 was established by the Wakatipu Community Foundation as an impactful giving initiative. To volunteer or drive for St John’s health shuttle or Friendship Drives contact:
Sarah Bloxham – sarah.bloxham@stjohn.org.nz - 027 208 4016
What to bring: Gardening gloves, hat, good footwear, water, sunscreen and a desire to leave a green legacy for future generations.
To participate in the planting events or for more information, please contact: volunteer@wrtqt.org.nz, or check the website for more details: www.wrtqt. org.nz/get-involved.
Planting dates & locations:
• Saturday 2nd September | 9am – 12 noon | Whitechapel Reserve, Arrow Junction
• Saturday 9th September | 9am - 12 noon | Lake Hayes Pavilion
• Saturday 16th September | 9am – 12 noon | Mill Creek Tributary, Slope Hill Road (access off Speargrass Flat Road ONLY)
• Saturday 23rd September | 9am – 12 noon | Quail Rise (Jims Way) Community Planting
• Saturday 30 September | 9am – 12 noon | Bush Creek, behind the Chinese Village
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Busting out for breast cancer - Cardrona bra fence nets $150,000
By Sue Fea
Its true foundations may be shrouded in the secrecy of a Banksy artwork, but Cardrona’s bra fence has also become a worldwide phenomenon, raising almost $150,000 for breast cancer research in the past seven years.
From bling to downright busty, new implants still hook on daily and, like the size of some of the cups displayed, the collection is now massive, topping the hundreds of thousands.
Cardrona farmer John Lee, whose roadside fence mysteriously became decorated with bras on Christmas Day, 1998, was soon receiving boxes of bras posted from around the world from women wanting to contribute. Within a year or two there were 800 bras lining his farm fence on Cardrona Valley Road to his delight, creating something of a media and tourist frenzy. Traffic hazards soon became a concern as motorists suddenly stopped on the road to check out the bras with the council eventually insisting on a layby, that the Lee’s stumped up $6000 for. Equally as mysterious as its origins were those – never busted, who secretly cut them all down with hundreds of bras disappearing on several occasions, John doing his best to tie them back on, says wife Mary. “John would’ve loved to turn it into a fundraiser then, but there was some animosity and controversy. Some saw it as an eyesore.”
Most in the valley loved it though. “Leah Elliot brought a whole bunch one night after she encouraged a busload of schoolteachers heading to the Cardrona Pub to whisk off their bras,” says Mary.
In 2014 the bra fence was moved along the road to a safer spot opposite Cardrona Ski Area turn-off on their daughter’s property where Cardrona tour guide Kelly Spaans turned it into a popular NZ Breast Cancer Foundation fundraiser. The valley was even dubbed ‘Bradrona’ in a bid to attract passersby to remove their own support to help others.
Local sculptor Liz Hall even created a limestone bust installed by the donation box.
The Cardrona Bra Fence has its own Wikipedia page and even stars on Trip Advisor.
Men have tried to steal the limelight hanging up their underwear, which is hastily removed by disapproving locals.
“There have been numerous naked boobies revealed at our gate,” says Kelly. “A lot of girls get their kit off and then donate. There have been some pretty raunchy ones, then those I can stick my whole head in,” says Kelly. “There are some huge boobs out there.” Donations are usually pouring out of the box in all different currencies, some very generous ones coming in.
“It’s touched so many lives.” It’s become a beautiful way to pay tribute to lost loved ones and friends with husbands bringing their late wives’ bras after they’ve passed from breast cancer, and patients bringing theirs. “I get a lot of bras posted to me by grieving families, often with beautiful letters, asking me to put their bras on the fence,” she says. “It’s quite heartwarming.” So, who would’ve thought? Certainly not the two local Bra-Banksy culprits who started it all, and still insist on remaining anonymous. The pair, who broke loose to create the craze on Christmas Day, 1998, say, while it’s not exactly artwork, the fence they started does have “contours and movement”.
“Everyone else in the valley had had three Christmas dinners and we’d had two so there was no-one around,” says one. They’d been planning to strike for some time with the other perpetrator having visited Wastebusters, burying a dozen bras beneath a cardigan he bought. “I thought I might look like a deviant,” he grins. They’re amazed at how the idea, mirroring Aspen’s Bra Tree, started a life of its own. “It’s fantastic, phenomenal that it’s now raising all that money!” says the other. “The Lees really embraced it and big credit to John as the custodian. He really took care of it.”
On occasions, John received help from Cardrona identity, ‘Mrs Turner’, renowned for her vacuuming of the ski area road to the amusement of punters. She once turned up with an old washing machine on site to clean the bras after complaints they’d become dusty and dirty.
Female Cardrona staff would go braless as part of an end of season pilgrimage down the mountain each year, donating their bras.
To donate stop by the bra fence or go to:
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John Lee, right, celebrates the rapid growth of the Cardrona Bra Fence back in the day
Dawn chorus returns to Hollyford Valley
By QMG
The dawn chorus is returning to a remote Fiordland valley, considered one of the National Park’s most fertile places, thanks to the efforts of the Hollyford Conservation Trust, its volunteers, supporters and local Rūnanga.
The Hollyford Conservation Trust was set up in June 2014 with the aim of establishing a 2,600 hectare ‘mainland island’ sanctuary in the lower Hollyford Valley.
Trust manager Lindsay Wilson said the valley stood out because it offered a whole bunch of really productive ecosystems, all in the one place, which would have traditionally feed huge numbers of birds, invertebrates and lizards. The area, with its river, fertile podocarp forest, lagoons and large dune system, was also an important mahinga kai/food gathering area for early Māori who travelled the pounamu trail and had settlements at Martin’s Bay. However when the Trust started its project 10 years ago, that same productivity was increasingly feeding very high numbers of rats, stoats and possums, Wilson says.
“The birds have taken a hammering... Robins and Mohua and Kiwi had gone... and [possums] were starting to really impact on those vulnerable species like Rata, Mistletoe and Fuchsia.
“[However] a lot of wetland birds like fernbirds and bittens were still there.” Meanwhile heavy browsing by deer had reduced the understory to a very small number of species, with all the tasty things like five finger and broadleaf gone, he says.
“And what you don’t see is regeneration of a lot of your canopy species... so you won’t see a Rata or a kāmahi sort of knee high... it is a huge problem.
“But there was [also] huge potential to restore it.”
Wilson says a lot of the landowners, who own sections within the national park, had seen the demise of bird life in their lifetime and were really enthusiastic about restoring it back to what it was.
The Trust initially set up an intensive pest control programme, laying a
network of stoat traps and rat bait stations over 3,000 hectares of the easiest and most fertile part of the valley.
They also worked in partnership with the Department of Conservation (DoC) who conducted an aerial 1080 operation.
“[It was] very effective at actually knocking the possum down to low numbers... so that was a really big help.
“Then we established this really intense 100x100 metre grid of killing devices,” Wilson says.
In 2021 the Trust used Jobs for Nature funding to add a further 100kms of track, effectively expanding the stoat control programme to around 12,000 hectares.
“So now we’ve had 10 years of intensive sustained control holding those bad guys down to low numbers, and the place has just bounce back phenomenally,” Wilson says.
“I think we are in a really good place... we’re probably at, I’d like to say, seven [out of ten].
“Our Chairman had 46 Kaka in one tree by his house recently... [and] we’ve got flocks of Kererū back, so the transformation has just been phenomenal.
“We’ve reintroduced [South Island] Robins/Kakaruai, they’re doing really well. “People come through who haven’t been there for 10-15 years, and they all comment, wow you’ve actually got a dawn chorus again.
“And our big ambition is to reintroduce Kiwi, with Tokoeka in the future,” Wilson says.
“We are also looking at expanding the Hollyford project up the Kaipo River further, to include some whio/Blue Duck habitat.”
The efforts of the neighbouring Big Bay Awarua Conservation Trust have also complimented the Trust’s work.
It now effectively makes 14,000 hectares of continuous managed forest, Wilson says.
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Hollyford Conservation Trust volunteer Wynn Morgan with a large stoat in the Hollyford Valley
Hollyford Conservation Trust manager Lindsay Wilson. Photo: Brent Beaven
Martins Bay/Lake McKerrow (Whakatipu Waitai) Photo: Satoshi Yamamoto
Tribute - Ray McGregor, master of the music
By Sue Fea
His name’s been synonymous with the lively dance of the button accordion locally for almost 60 years, his distinctive tartan cap and rollicking renditions a colourful addition to the Arrow Miner’s Band, since soon after its inception.
Talented musician Ray McGregor passed away on July 28, aged 89, having brought a fun piece of history alive in the Wakatipu – the button accordion, not often played prior to that since the goldmining era.
Born in Balfour, rural Southland, his musician mates say Ray was extremely gifted at playing by ear. He taught himself to play the piano, the button accordion, and later the mouth organ, never learning to read music. Family say he’d just hear a song and it would come out through his fingertips.
A bulldozing contractor, he and wife Shirley moved to Queenstown in the 1960s where they had two children, Chris and Lara. Despite being through tragic times, besides family, music was his life, still practising with musician friend Liz Anderson every Thursday night and rollicking the rhythm with the Miner’s Band up until this year’s Arrowtown Autumn Festival. Ray was still an active performer right up until his death.
“He had numerous accordions or accordion bodies around the house as he knew how to fix them,” says daughter in law Debbie McGregor. “It was a dying art.”
Ray had a great love of Country Music. Shotover Country Music Club meets and gigs were a delight, and he was a member for 30 years. He and Liz performed many a local duo, runners up then winners of the Arrowtown Autumn Festival Talent Quest. The Frankton Accordion Band they formed with Arthur Mckenzie and Arthur Diack was in demand for local gigs too and Ray was active in the local keyboard club.
Local musician and long-time Miner’s Band drummer Peter Doyle says Ray played regularly with other musicians prior to the Miner’s Band being formed in 1985. Ray joined a few years later. “It was a natural progression.”
“He had specialty tunes we got him to play like ‘The Bluebell Polka’. We’d play at the Wild Food Festival on the West Coast, Ranfurly, Naseby. Any excuse to play music and Ray and the rest of us were there,” grins Peter.
Miner’s Band original Joe Guise says he will feel lost playing without Ray, who loved Country and old-time music. “He was a real leader when we were playing. He knew all of the tunes. I always looked up to him,” says Joe. Many of the originals have passed on but the band on the back of its old truck was always in popular demand for events around the region, from conference entertainment to opening the Motatapu Track and surprise appearances.
“He was quite a hoot of a man, and that button accordion was only used in the goldmining era, quite tricky to play,” says Peter.
Ray’s contracting skills were in demand too. He was quickly snapped up to work for Queenstown contactor Darrell McGregor soon after arriving in Queenstown. Roading construction was underway on the likes of the Devil’s Staircase and Glenorchy Road.
Ray was the Chieftain of the Queenstown Scottish Society, succeeding local bagpiping legend Hec Boyd. He also played social indoor bowls and belonged to the Wakatipu Gun Club.
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Queenstown Toastmasters Meeting
Queenstown Toastmasters is growing so the next meeting is moving to the Sherwood which has a bigger space and no stairs. Everyone is invited come along and find out what Toastmasters is about.
Start challenging your public speaking paradigm with impromptu speaking, elevator pitches and planned speeches are all the menu. Toastmasters are a friendly and new members or guests don’t need to have any training, you just show up and check it out. Bring a friend or come along solo.
When: Tuesday, 29 August from 6:00pm
Where: Sherwood Queenstown, 554 Frankton Rd
Raising Body-Confident Teens in the Digital Age
Emma Wright, Speaker, Author and Eating Disorder
Survivor from Arrowtown will discuss a how to guide on the best practice tools and strategies for cultivating body confidence in teens, focusing on the challenges digital tech brings to parenting from an expert who shares humbling stories and the latest research.
The evening is for parents of 11-16-year-olds where you’ll learn how teens can develop resilience to online messaging, help with selfmanagement of screen time and to be discerning about what they watch. You’ll also learn how to have tricky conversations about bodies and for young people to have a healthy relationship with food and feel at home in their body
To book go to humantix online. Price: $35
When: Thursday, 31 August, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: Remarkable Primary School Hall 49 Lake Avenue, Frankton
Wakatipu Reforestation Trust Spring Planting Days
Every spring Wakatipu Reforestation Trust [WRT] invite the community to help plant native plants at their keystone sites. Since 2015, WRT has planted over 70,000 natives throughout the Whakatipu Basin. Keystone sites are large, multi-year planting projects on public land. These areas will form biodiversity islands and corridors, providing food and habitat for our native birds, lizards and invertebrates.
New to volunteer planting days? All planting days are drop-in style and when you arrive, look for the green WRT flag where you register, receive training on the whole planting process, so no prior experience is required. Morning tea and hot drinks, provided.
Spring 2023 Community Volunteer Native Tree Planting Dates
Saturday 2 September - Whitechapel Reserve
Saturday 9 September – Lake Hayes Pavilion
Saturday 23 September– Slope Hill Road
Saturday 30 September – Bush Creek
When: Saturday 2 September, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Where: Whitechapel Reserve, Whitechapel Road, Arrow Junction (followed by Community BBQ). Parking: adjacent to planting site
Citizens Advice Bureau AGM
CAB Queenstown is holding their AGM on Wednesday, 6th September 2023 at the Queenstown Events Centre, in the upstairs function room
Speakers will include QLDC Mayor Glyn Lewers, Member of Parliament Joseph Mooney Followed by refreshments and an opportunity to catch up with CAB members and guests. Everyone is welcome! RSVP: chair.queenstown@cab.org.nz or phone 03 442 6799
When: Wednesday, 6 September at 11:00am
Where: Queenstown Events Centre, Frankton
25 August – 3 September
Winter Pride is known as the festival in a small town with a bold heart, celebrating love, community, diversity, visibility, safety and inclusion. Winter Pride is one of the towns biggest winter festivals and runs across ten days drawing thousands of visitors. There is a solid offering of community events that are free for everyone. Here is a selection of these.
Pride Charity Fun Run WP ‘23
If you’re a skier or snowboarder, join in for a great cause! This FUN RUN that is open to anyone, of all skill levels. It’s about having fun and raising money and awareness.
This year, we’re raising money or Wakatipu Youth Trust and The Spectrum Club, both awesome local charities doing great work in the youth and LGBTTQIA+ space. Even if you don’t ski or board, come up to the slopes for coffee, lunch, or sightseeing, and enjoy the atmosphere filled with pride. It’s a great way to spend your day in the snow with mates with an expert at your side.
When: Wednesday, 30 August, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Where: The Remarkables Ski Area
Jingo with Nova Starr WP ‘23
Put your aural skills to the test with Jingo! The latest craze in pub games is back with a bang in this years festival program. Picture old school bingo with the numbers replaced with snippets of your favourite tunes. Name the mystery tracks to be in to win great sponsored prizes. Hosted by the legendary Nova Starr.
When: Wednesday, 30 August from 7:30pm - 11:00pm
Where: SKYCITY, Queenstown Casino, Stratton House Level 2/16-24 Beach Street
Queenstown’s Got Talent WP ‘23
It’s showtime! Prepare for a glittering and glamorous extravaganza of local, national, and international superstar talent. It’s sumptuous, sexy and deliciously varied. QT’s Got Talent will have a little something for everyone including some of the biggest names in Drag and to top it off we have some incredible dance crews lined up to blow the roof of the hall.
When: Thursday, 31 August 7:30pm - 11:00pm
Where: Queenstown Memorial Centre, 1 Memorial Rd
Comedy Night WP ‘23
Neil D’Bear Thornton and special guests bring you a night of ferocious funnies including David Stuart.
“The Capital’s Funniest Bear”, Neil Thornton is an award-winning comedian, MC, and daddy-bear gay icon.
David Stuart is a Scottish Comedian, Lover, Fighter, Leader and international pre-celebrity who is here to talk about life’s bawdy truths.
When: Friday, 1 September from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Where: SKYCITY, Queenstown Casino, Stratton House, 16-24 Beach Street
Winter Pride ‘23 Remarkables Market
Join Winter Pride at the second annual market at Winter Pride.
With stalls, live music, a great community vibe, hot food & drinks, craft products & regional delights, there is something for everyone!
Come and relax, enjoy the mellow vibes and outstanding 360° mountain views over a coffee and brunch.
When: Saturday, 2 September, 10:00am to 2:00pm
Where: Remarkables Market, Red Barn, Hawthorn Drive, Frankton
EVENT
Blackadder - The Golden Age
Set in Elizabethan England, Blackadder: The Golden Age is a timeless story of boy meets girl disguised as boy, boy falls for girl/boy and questions his sexuality, boy owes money, boy is kidnapped, boy is in danger of suffering an agonising death, boy loses girl, boy becomes King... Just a typical week in the 17th century. Remarkables Theatre is the region’s premier theatre group so this will be a great night’s entertainment with a limited season.
When: Thursday September 7until Saturday September 16
Where: Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall, 33 Buckingham Street
Swim Social and Film Night
FILM
Love swimming? It’s hard to talk while swimming – so let’s get together for pizza and catch up. We’ll watch a couple of short swimming-themed films, introduced by a short talk from those involved in the making of the films. We’ll also talk about plans and get excited for the upcoming swim season. If you’ve been thinking about getting into open water swimming (or dipping) and you’d like to meet others passionate about the open water – we’d love to meet you. Tickets are online at humantix. The ticket price includes pizza.
When: Saturday 2 September, 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Where: Te Atamira, Remarkables Park Town Centre, Frankton
In Tune Classical concert
Enjoy an afternoon of classical music featuring pianist Kana Takahashi and flautists Dougie Twycross and Jewels Hay. The programme includes W. A. Mozart - Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major, Francis PoulencSonata for Flute and Piano, Frédéric Chopin - Ballade No. 4 in F Minor . Bookings can be made online at Eventbrite.
When: Sunday, 3 September, 2.30pm – 5:00pm
Where: Thomas Brown Gallery 568 Speargrass Flat Road
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1. The scientific names of species are in which language?
2. Of what is anthropology the study?
3. What name is given to a piece of glass that resolves light into separate colours?
4. In our solar system, what is the second-largest planet?
5. What was the surname of Edmond, the astronomer who predicted the return of a comet?
6. What do Americans call the bonnet of a car?
7. What was an ancient Greek warship with three banks of oars called?
8. What body of water lies between Britain and Ireland?
9. Who starred as James Bond in Moonraker (1979)?
10. The song You'll Never Walk Alone is from which musical?
11. Which group had hits in 1985 with Alive and Kicking and Don’t You (Forget About Me)?
12. Which plant’s leaves yield a reddish-orange pigment used as a hair dye?
13. Which New Testament apostle took his name from the Greek for “rock”?
14. In which English city is Lime Street railway station?
15. The Friendly Islands is the former name of which Pacific group?
16. By what name is the fixed annual allowance to cover a monarch’s household known?
17. Which successful play and 2011 film is based on a Michael Morpurgo story?
18. Downtown was a 1964 hit for which singer?
19. What is the term for a Formula 1 motor race?
20. What is the American term for grilling?
21. In which Swiss city are the headquarters of the Red Cross?
22. Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway starred in which 2006 film about the fashion industry?
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Takahē released into Greenstone
By Paul Taylor
Ngāi Tahu and the Department of Conservation (DOC) released 18 takahē on the Ngāi Tahu tribal property Greenstone Station last Wednesday.
Ngāi Tahu rangatira Tā Tipene O’Regan oversaw the release, having enjoyed a connection with takahē since an expedition with Dr Geoffrey Orbell in 1949.
“I have been enraptured by takahē since I was a boy, so it is very satisfying to release our taonga on our own whenua as we move towards a shared goal of seeing takahē throughout the Ngāi Tahu Takiwā,” he says.
“Greenstone Station is a fitting home for our takahē. It has immense spiritual and cultural significance for Ngāi Tahu whānau and was a traditional pounamu and mahinga kai trading route between Te Tai o Poutini and Ōtākou.”
Minister of Conservation Willow-Jean Prime was also on site to see the release of the nine breeding pairs.
DOC Takahē Recovery Operations Manager Deidre Vercoe says attempting to set up a third wild population is another pivotal step towards the goal of multiple takahē populations living wild.
“Around half of all takahē are now living in large wild sites, in the takahē homeland in Fiordland’s Murchison Mountains and in Kahurangi National Park, where takahē were first released in 2018,” she says.
“With takahē numbers nearing 500 and growing at around 8% a year, new homes are needed. After decades of hard work to increase the takahē population, it’s rewarding to now be focusing on establishing more wild populations, but it comes with challenges.
“Establishing new wild native species populations can take time and success is not guaranteed. If we want takahē to thrive, we need to explore new sites
More affordable homes for Queenstown Lakes
By Paul Taylor
Eight Wānaka families have been allocated affordable homes – five buying for under $430k – thanks to the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (QLCHT).
The homes are the first of 28 in Stage 1 of the QLCHT development site at Longview, Lake Hāwea.
The families are moving in under a range of housing tenures including Public Housing Rental, Affordable Rental, rent-to-buy and the Trust’s Secure Home ownership programme.
QLCHT chief executive Julie Scott says: “Home ownership opportunities under $430k are very scarce in the Queenstown Lakes.
“But under the Secure Home programme, the household buys in based on the cost of house construction and then pays a below-market ground rent on the land. It’s a very affordable option for families and couples, particularly in this economic climate.”
The one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom homes – built by local construction company Breen Homes – are selling for between $350k and $427k. The average ground rent is $117 per week.
“We have 28 homes to allocate in this first stage of the development, and we encourage any Wānaka locals to review the eligibility criteria and programme details on our website,” Scott adds.
New online arts hub for Queenstown Lakes
By QMG
Three Lakes Cultural Trust has launched a new digital platform for all things arts, culture and creativity in the Queenstown Lakes.
Local artists, performers, venues, festivals and community groups can add listings to Te Wāhi Toi (The Arts Place), covering What’s On, Events, a Creative Directory, and Find a Space.
Both visitors and the community can sign up to receive personalised ‘What’s On’ newsletters that are generated to align with personal interests, sharing new events that are posted.
and learn as much as we can to protect the birds now and into the future. We will closely monitor the takahē in the Greenstone Valley to see how they establish in their new home.”
With the manu/birds now released, people walking the Greenstone Track or hunting in the valley will have the chance of seeing takahē roaming wild in their natural tussock land habitat.
Vercoe says the valley has the staple food for takahē including tussock, sedges, and Hypolepis millefoium – summer green fern – which sustains takahē through harsh winter conditions.
The trapping of stoats, ferrets and feral cats, by Routeburn Dart Wildlife with support from Southern Lakes Sanctuary, has knocked down predator numbers and made the release possible.
Another seven sub-adult birds will be released in October and up to 10 juvenile takahē early next year.
The developer of Longview, Universal Developments, gifted 58 sections to the QLCHT through the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Inclusionary Housing process, when applying as a Special Housing Area in 2018.
Queenstown Lakes mayor Glyn Lewers says: “This welcome development shows the value of the land deal we initiated at Longview, Lake Hāwea and the benefits of QLDC working in partnership with government and the housing trust.
“We look forward to more land being made available under the inclusionary housing process, which is helping to create more affordable housing options for the community.”
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development will also provide support with a 15-year interest-free loan through its Progressive Home Ownership Fund. This fund forms part of the Government’s bid to increase alternative forms of home ownership around New Zealand.
Further allocations of Longview homes will continue throughout this year.
Samantha Kirk, Chief Operating Officer of TLCT, says there’s so much talent in the district, with some going under the radar.
“With Te Wāhi Toi we now have one central go-to place to discover just how much is on offer,” she says.
TLCT Board Chair Gizelle Regan says Te Wāhi Toi was built as a direct response to the TLCT 2020 Masterplan, where community feedback expressed a need for ‘a coordinated marketing tool’, a virtual hub for the district’s artistic community to network and collaborate.
“This has been a substantial piece of work and couldn’t have happened without the wonderful and generous support of our partners, funding bodies and some key individuals who have helped bring this to life,” Regan says. For more information and to start exploring head to www.tewahitoi.nz
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The takahē release. Photos: DOC
QLCHT chair Richard Thomas and Breen Construction managing director Lindsay Breen
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We have an exciting opportunity in our signage department.
Print Central is Queenstown’s leading Signage, Print and Label professional delivering quality solutions for some of Queenstown’s most highprofile businesses.
We are a fast paced and innovative environment with a focus on team culture, sharp attention to detail and delivering quality projects. The work is dynamic, so no day is the same and you’ll be joining a friendly and supportive team.
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Having experience in the sign industry is not essential but our preference would be you have some sign industry experience. We are willing to train the right candidate. You may come from an industry with transferable skills such as building or similar trade. The most important thing is a positive attitude and hunger to grow in the role.
Attributes that are important to us:
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If this sounds like a fit for you, call for more info or apply with a cover letter and CV to:
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Limousine Services Queenstown is the premier limousine provider in the region, delivering outstanding private transfers, sightseeing, and touring experiences to our esteemed high-end clientele. Our reputation resonates with both agents and direct customers globally. With rapid growth and ambitious plans ahead, we're searching for an exceptional Operations Manager to support the day-to-day operations of our thriving business.
This role demands a dynamic individual who thrives under pressure, excels at multitasking, and makes swift decisions while upholding our company's core values. Responsibilities encompass managing and scheduling our team of driver-guides, overseeing logistics and operational challenges, maintaining accurate records, ensuring safety, and prioritising customer satisfaction. Strong communication, teamwork, computer proficiency, customer service, organisational, and people management skills are prerequisites.
A clean driver's license is mandatory, a P endorsement is advantageous, and prior experience with reservations databases and Microsoft Office is a plus.
This full-time position is based at our Glenda Drive depot and requires regular weekend work and overnight phone management.
If you're intrigued and meet the qualifications required, please share your CV and cover letter with anna@LSQ.co.nz. Your expertise could be the driving force behind our continued success.
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Shop hours are 9am - 6pm, 7 days a week so weekend work will be required on a rostered basis. Apply by sending your CV and a summary of your experience to people@royalburn.co.nz or view the full job ad via the jobs page on our website www.royalburn.co.nz
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Come and immerse yourself in the 1,500+ wines and spirits we stock and help us showcase the 100+ wines, gins, whiskies & spirits we have for tasting everyday with customers who come from all over the world.
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Fear Factory Queenstown are looking for an experienced Sales Assistant and Scarer. Average of 32-37 hours a week (full-time), mainly evening work. You will be working with a fun, hard working, scary team, passionate about horror, making people laugh and scream.
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Joe’s Garage Five Mile is 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 us famous all over NZ.
Joe’s Garage 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
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.
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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.
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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.
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Full-Time Landscape Gardener Queenstown
We are looking for our Spring crew! You will be fully trained and supported in all aspects of garden maintenance whilst looking after our prestigious properties in the Wakatipu Basin. Experience would be helpful but not essential and being fit and active is important as it is a physically demanding role.
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The Dishery in Arrowtown ( www.thedishery.co.nz ) seek a Hospitality Professional
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Public Kitchen and Bar, Finz Seafood and Grill, and Bella Cucina are looking for superstars who genuinely care and want to join an amazing team to help deliver memorable experiences for our guests.
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