It never ceases to amaze me, the ‘original’ ideas people come up with to fix or advance Queenstown into a new and modern world.
I’m writing this from Breckenridge, Colorado, that sees millions of visitors and thousands upon thousands per day, summer and winter. The car parking is everywhere. I mean everywhere!
It’s 50 cents an hour on the Main Street, which has parking both sides of the entire street. $28 a day in the many parking lots and structures. Free buses that go everywhere and often. The buses also have the right of way. For the uninformed in New Zealand, that means stop and let the bus go first.
I love reading the local news from back home in Queenstown and I’m still shaking my head and chuckling at the latest crazy scheme to put a gondola to transport, if I remember correctly, 2000 people an hour, from Frankton to Queenstown.
Ok. First off #1 Doh! It’s not an original idea. #2 Why? There have been so many wild ideas over the years. Bridges over the Frankton Arm to get all those Kelvin Heights residents into town. Maybe so they can get on the gondola to go to Frankton. Who knows. We have had steam trains going around Queenstown Hill. Bringing the Kingston Flyer up to the Wakatipu Basin to go from Queenstown to Arrowtown. We have had a potential airport on the top of Queenstown Hill and monorails along the Frankton track moving people from Frankton to Queenstown. It’s always fun coming up with great ideas with someone else’s money. Quick question though, where do they all come from these gondola passengers, and where did they park their cars?
These ideas, though I love the entertainment, are up there with ostrich farming, stoat and ferret fur farming or tulip propagation. I’m all for the crazy ideas we Kiwis love to come up with, like putting a $100m road to nowhere, or should I say a road to move the vehicle access point to Queenstown 400 metres from the Stanley and Ballarat Street corner to the Henry Street and Gorge Road corner. So, the people can park in non-existent parking structures and catch a gondola to Frankton and back to collect that same car from the handy non-existent car park. Or build more hotels so they can stay the night and go shopping and buy a TAG Heuer watch which you can only buy in Queenstown (not true, available worldwide). Anyway, don’t stop dreaming Queenstown. This is pure unadulterated entertainment. And you never know, one day someone will say something totally new that actually can work. I eagerly await the day.
Jeff Hylton
Frozen Fern Cameron Stanley, of Wānaka, won the Combo Men’s Non-Wetsuit race at the fifth annual Whakatipu Legend on Saturday. Around 250 open water swimmers braved the bracing lake across various distances, with 150 leaping from the TSS Earnslaw for a 4km swim back to Queenstown Bay beach.
Massive support for firefighter petition
by Paul Taylor
A national petition calling for more ACC support for volunteer firefighters has more than 24,000 signatures in its first week.
Launched by Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade secretary Katherine Lamont, the petition is inspired by the plight of Kingston volunteer firefighter Peter Ottley, who is suffering from PTSD, triggered by an horrific fatal accident he attended in December.
That’s left him unable to work his regular job, but his ACC claim was rejected as the insurer only covers psychological trauma from paidwork related incidents.
Lamont says her petition is asking for a change in legislation to give NZ’s 12,000 volunteer firefighters the same coverage and benefits as full-time firefighters.
“We consider ensuring the safety, health and wellbeing of our valuable firefighting volunteers must be a top priority at government level,” she says.
“There is a massive gap in the system which needs addressing immediately.”
The need for more support for vollies has been brought into sharp focus in recently, with six fatalities on Central Otago roads within the past five weeks. All were attended by firefighters, who are first responders to a wide range of tragic incidents, including road crashes, medical call outs and suicides.
Ottley says he’s still struggling to come to terms with what he’s seen over his 12 years as a volunteer firefighter, but is delighted to see the traction the petition has already gained.
“It’s unbelievable what Katherine has done with this and hopefully it pushes the government to change these rules,” Ottley says.
“At the end of the day, it’s not about fixing this for me, it’s for everyone else, the other volunteers who might be in the same position one day.
“The brigades are making submissions as well, so it has momentum, and they can’t ignore it all.”
As well as the brigades, the campaign has the backing of the United Fire Brigades’ Association of NZ and the Green Party.
“No one who risks their life for their community should suffer without support,” Green Party ACC spokesperson Benjamin Doyle says.
“A fair system would value every firefighter, paid or unpaid. By amending ACC legislation, we can take a step towards a system that stands by those who stand up for us.”
The UFBA is also campaigning for cover for long-term illnesses for all firefighters resulting from prolonged exposure to hazardous environments - including cancer, asthma, cardiovascular diseases, and musculoskeletal issues.
“No one should be falling through the cracks - let alone those who put their health and wellbeing on the line to keep us safe,” Doyle adds.
Ottley hopes the new ACC Minister Scott Simpson, who replaces Andrew Bayly, will provide a fresh pair of eyes.
Lamont also established a Givealittle page for Ottley personally, which has raised nearly $11,000 from 121 donors.
“I just can’t believe the support I’ve had,” Ottley says, “and I’d like to thank everyone, Katherine especially, all the people who’ve donated and everyone who has rang me.
‘It’s been amazing and I’d love to thank them all personally at some stage, and will when I’m through this.”
Peter Ottley
Outrage over waste water plan
by Paul Taylor
Queenstown locals will stage a protest on Wednesday against plans to discharge 12,000m3 of treated effluent per day directly into the Shotover River.
Councillor Niki Gladding says Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) plans to use emergency powers to discharge all the waste water from the troubled Shotover Treatment Plant into the river, for at least five years.
Gladding broke ranks to make the plan public after councillors were briefed behind closed doors on Thursday.
QLDC is under the gun over its failing disposal field at the plant and has been hauled to the Environment Court by freshwater regulator Otago Regional Council.
The disposal field is designed to allow treated water from the waste water plant to soak into the ground prior to entering groundwater and ultimately the river system. But it has been plagued by problems, resulting in persistent ponding and spillover.
Late Friday afternoon, QLDC infrastructure boss Tony Avery issued a statement to media saying the council has a proposal to rectify the problem in the short-term, with an announcement due Wednesday morning.
He reiterated QLDC’s stance that the disposal field was introduced as a cultural consideration, and the water is clean enough to go directly into the Shotover, which flows into the Kawarau River.
“The disposal field is separate to the treatment plant and is not relied on as part of the wastewater treatment process,” he says.
“This means that water flowing into the disposal field is treated to a standard appropriate for the downstream receiving environment, in this case the Shotover and Kawarau rivers.”
Blowing the whistle
But the statement did not detail the full plan, prompting Gladding to go public.
“Councillors were told that within 3-7 days the CE [chief executive Mike Theelen] would use powers we have delegated to him to discharge all of the treated effluent leaving the UV plant to the Shotover River via an existing open channel,” Gladding says.
“We were told that this would be achieved using section 330 of the RMA [Resource Management Act] which is reserved for emergencies.”
Gladding says QLDC’s staff cited three reasons the powers could be
used - the potential for birdstrikes at Queenstown Airport from birds gathering near the disposal field, as well ‘amenity’ and public health.
“I’ve never heard of an amenity emergency, and QLDC has been adamant there is no health risk due to the quality of the treated effluent. The only reasonable ground, maybe, is the birdstrike issue.”
QLDC has been in mediation with ORC over the issue, and the Environment Court is expected to issue orders soon.
Gladding believes QLDC’s delay in making the plans public is an attempt to stifle opposition.
“Until QLDC confirms what I’ve disclosed, it’s extremely difficult for iwi and other organisations to make moves to shut down their plans. I believe QLDC may be acting unlawfully on a number of fronts, and, to be frank, the councillors are letting it happen.”
She says QLDC has an obligation to be open and transparent.
“I can see no lawful excuse for the secrecy I’ve witnessed over the last few days.”
Protest group
Queenstown Community Action has organised a protest at the plant on Wednesday morning, 26 March, where the announcement will be made at 10am by QLDC to media. Protestors are meeting by the Quail Rise turn-off from 8am.
“This decision threatens our children, environment, tourism, and public health,” a Facebook post from the group, organised by local Nikki Macfarlane reads.
In a detailed post, the group also question the council’s stance about the disposal field making no real difference to the treatment process, saying as well as being more culturally appropriate, it also affects the treatment of solids and mitigates against plant failure.
The post cites the potential daily discharge as between 12,000m3 and 24,000m3 - that’s the equivalent of 10 Olympic swimming pools of water per day.
It calls on locals to turn up with banners for the peaceful protest. Around 250 people have indicated they’re interested in attending, with 47 confirmed. Longer term, the council has set aside $77.5 million in its 10-year plan for a new disposal system at Shotover, but that’s expected to take years to implement.
Arrowtown medical practice closing
Queenstown Medical Centre has announced it will relocate its Arrowtown clinic to a larger, new purpose-built facility at Remarkables Park later this year.
The existing Arrowtown clinic on Berkshire Street will close in mid-September, at the same time the new clinic opens.
QMC’s CEO Ashley Light says the new Remarkables Park clinic, which is currently being fitted out at Level 2, 12 Hawthorne Drive next door to the existing practice, will be a larger space comprising nine consulting rooms and modern facilities, and will have better parking and accessibility for both staff and patients.
All Arrowtown staff will be deployed to the QMC Remarkables Park clinic when it opens in September. Arrowtown patients have been notified by email and QMC will provide support to its elderly patients.
Light says the “high standard of care for Arrowtown patients will not change”.
“They will still be able to be seen by their known, preferred healthcare provider – as well as a team of other clinicians – at the one convenient location, just a short drive from Arrowtown at Remarkables Park, with safer, more accessible parking and a bus stop right outside.”
Arrowtown-Kawarau Ward Councillor Lisa Guy says there’s concern in the community about the loss of access to a GP in the village, especially among families with elderly folk.
“I spoke to a family today who are very concerned because they don’t drive, she says. “But at the same time I understand the facility was no longer fit for purpose, and health hubs are on the rise as service providers try to make the best of the resources they have.
“What is needed is good support from families and the community to build confidence around using public transport, or connecting with support services.”
Shotover Waste Water Treatment Plant. Photo: QLDC
Councillor Niki Gladding
CRIMELINE
Climber falls 15m at Remarkables
by Sue Fea
A local climber who fell about 15m on very steep, rocky terrain near the summit of the Remarkables last Sunday, 16 March, had a painful three-hour wait with serious injuries while rescuers negotiated highly technical, vertical rock faces to get to him.
Wakatipu Alpine Cliff Rescue Team co-ordinator Russ Tilsley says the climber had been descending into a 100m-long rock gully when he fell down sheer rocky faces, fracturing his pelvis and breaking his hand about 30m below Single Cone Summit.
Tilsley’s team was called in with Heliworks to assist after an Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter, that had flown from Dunedin with one cliff rescuer, needed help, he says. Another two from the local cliff specialist team were then also called in, totalling a team of six cliff rescuers.
“He was stuck halfway up with serious injuries,” Tilsley says. “We had to get a paramedic up to him to help ease the pain. It was vertical and pretty technical.” The rescuers managed to winch him from the site up and out onto some overhanging rock. However, Tilsley says with 100km winds of probably 60 knots around the summit they were tricky conditions.
The man had been climbing with about five others and was flown to Dunedin Hospital.
The 17-strong Wakatipu cliff rescue team has had about four specialist rescues during the past three weeks. “That’s quite a lot for us. Maybe people are making the most of the warmer weather while they can, but they need to be careful, abseiling, not climbing down, and clicking into the proper anchors.”
Serious Skippers biking accident among air rescues
A person was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition by the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter after a mountain biking accident on the Skippers Road-Coronet Peak Road at 2.15pm on Sunday, 16 March, a St John Ambulance spokesperson says. A patient was also flown to Dunedin Hospital in a moderate condition after an accident at Gibbston just before 1.30pm on Sunday (16 March). They also attended an accident on the Twin Rivers Trail at Arrow Junction just after 4pm last Wednesday (12 March). The Rescue Helicopter airlifted one patient to Lakes District Hospital. No further details were available.
Aussie keen for a drink
A 28-year-old Australian tourist grabbed a security guard’s arm and became disorderly after repeatedly trying to enter a closed bar on Rees Street just after 12.30am on Tuesday, 18 March, and being told to leave. Constable Amanda Shute says the man had been told that he couldn’t enter multiple times. Further staff assisted in restraining him until Police arrived and he was warned for disorderly behaviour.
Intoxicated teen makes a ruckus
A very intoxicated 19-year-old Canterbury male, refused entry to Bunker Bar just before midnight on Friday, 14 March, was seen entering a closed fenced area at Skyline Arcade, going upstairs and banging on the doors. Shute says he was issued with a formal written warning for allegedly being unlawfully in an enclosed yard.
Small engine repairs, spares, service and professional advice
Photo: Wakatipu Alpine Cliff Rescue
Free event for dogs (and humans!)
Come along to Paws in the Park – a free, fun-filled morning of tail-wagging excitement with QLDC’s Animal Control team. Enjoy trainer talks, local pet vendors, tasty treats (for them), and food and coffee trucks (for you). This on-lead event takes place at Jardine Park, Kelvin Heights from 10.00am-1.00pm on Sunday 6 April.
Have your say on fees and charges
We want your feedback on proposed new fees and charges for things like sports facilities, parking, Wānaka Airport fees, planning and dog rego. These help ensure Council services remain fair and sustainable. Find out more and have your say before 30 April at https://letstalk.qldc.govt.nz
Important changes for lake and river users
QLDC adopted a new Navigation Safety Bylaw last week with key updates to ski lanes, vessel registration, designated passage lanes and more. Get up to speed with the changes at www.qldc.govt.nz/bylaws
Say goodbye to snail mail for your rates
Did you know you can receive rates invoices by email? Give your letterbox a rest and make the change today –email your property address and valuation number through to services@qldc.govt.nz and our team will do the rest.
New literacy festival
Celebrate at your local library with dozens of free events including author talks, workshops and panel discussions. From the art of telling a good story and self-publishing, to learning about financial literacy, neurodiversity and heaps more topics. Events run from March to May. For more info drop by your local library or visit https://qldclibraries.govt.nz
Temporary closure on Frankton Track
The first of three temporary closures on Frankton Track takes place Wednesday 26 March. This is so crews can replace sections of an existing wastewater pipeline. The track will be closed from the end of Park Street in Queenstown to Frankton Marina from 7.00am-6.00pm. Learn more at www.qldc.govt.nz/frankton-track-closure
Tell us how you really feel
The new community insights survey is a chance to provide feedback on how satisfied you are with the Council and its performance. How well does QLDC reflect the views of everyone in our community and how much do you trust it to make our district a better place? Praise or grumble, we want to hear from you. Take the 10-minute survey before 30 March at https://letstalk.qldc.govt.nz
Community
funding applications open soon
QLDC offers funding to support projects that promote community wellbeing and sustainability. Applications open April. Learn more at www.qldc.govt.nz/community-funding
DIGITISE YOUR MEDIA
Share with a new generation, before it’s too late. Media is deteriorating rapidly. CD Imaging can digitise 8mm, vids, negs, slides, photos. Based in Wanaka and Alexandra at 59 Centennial Av. photos@cdimaging.co.nz
OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE END OF APRIL 2025
85m2 (incl separate office) in a quiet rural location very close to FiveMile, Frankton and cycle trails. Very reasonable terms. Onsite car parks, Heatpump. Email grodwell@xtra.co.nz or text 021 703 844
WATCH REPAIRS NOW
For all your repairs, watches, clocks, batteries, key cutting & straps.
Level One, Stratton House (Below Sky City), 24 Beach Street, Queenstown Mon - Fri, 9.30am till 5.30pm. Closed on Saturdays. Phone/ text: 027 217 0442
COMMUNITY NOTES
Magic Land Adventure Sports Festival
On 28 and 29 March, the picturesque Glendhu Bay will see thrill-seekers and nature-lovers unite for Magic Land. It’s a celebration of human spirit and a testament to the thrill of pushing boundaries.
Nestled amidst the breath-taking scenery of the Southern Alps, Wānaka is renowned for its adrenaline-pumping adventure activities. This is the second year we’ve put on the festival, which is a vibrant celebration of all things extreme with an environmental consciousness to it.
Magic Land’s tree planting project is in full swing and we have successfully planted the first instalment of 500 natives. Our goal is to plant 3000 all together over the next few years. You can donate to our long-term project anytime. Our plan is to leave the area better than we found it, our thank you for being able to enjoy being here and using this land for our flying festival. The idea for replanting came from our love of nature and spending so much time in it – we always try to leave places better than when we found them. We started raising money at Magic Land’s debut festival last year, with the idea to plant your own tree. We have had support coming in from all sorts of avenues – people started donating towards the project right from the get go, and we raise money from festival goers last year, too.
The plan moving forward is to plant 500 trees for every year we run the festival. You can donate to our long-term project anytime by going to the ticket section of our website and writing a price in the ‘Trees’ section magiclandfestival.com
The rest of the schedule includes live music, aerial performers, skydiving, an acrobatics competition, base jumping and speed flying, and yoga and sound healing. Beyond the adrenaline-fueled action, though, is a unique opportunity to connect with nature and experience the beauty of the New Zealand wilderness, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the festival atmosphere and soak up the stunning surroundings.
Whether you’re an experienced adventurer or simply seeking a unique and unforgettable experience, this festival promises to deliver an unforgettable weekend of excitement and wonder. Come and join us to make the memories of a lifetime in our giant outdoor playground, or as we call it, Magic Land. Magic Land team
Monthly Column
Joseph Mooney MP for Southland
In a time of challenges for New Zealand’s economy it has been great to see Queenstown Lakes outstanding contribution recognised in the recent ASB Regional Scorecard.
ASB’s quarterly analysis showed the South Island taking out the top four spots, with Otago in first place followed by Canterbury, Tasman and Southland.
EATSPACE – YOUR PASSPORT TO FLAVOUR
Both coastal and inland Otago’s prosperity and growth are important. However, Queenstown Lakes deserves recognition for being a true developing powerhouse, with inland Otago being the only region in New Zealand where job growth has grown over the last year (up 3.2% in Queenstown Lakes and 0.2% in Central Otago).
Experience a world of flavour. All under one roof.
Eatspace offers authentic flavours drawn from influences across the globe, all in a casual dining format.
Dine in or take-away, from business to pleasure we can cater to all. Located in O’Connells Mall. Monday - Friday 8.30am - 9pm. Saturday - Sunday 11am - 9pm
This also highlights the importance of the “light touch” Otago Central Lakes Regional Deal proposal put forward to the Government recently by the Queenstown Lakes District Council, Central Otago District Council and Otago Regional Council. It is currently under consideration by the Government, and I am strongly advocating for it to go to the next stage.
While much of the country has been in recession, we know Otago Central Lakes has been leading the way towards recovery and growing New Zealand’s economy. In a businessas-usual scenario this region will add billions to New Zealand’s GDP in coming years. But we could add much more with the right infrastructure and services in place, upgrading the experience of this region as a fantastic place for all of us who call it home, and where our children see a future for themselves.
Our region has seen New Zealand’s strongest rebound in the visitor economy post-COVID, contributing to Otago’s leading position in retail trade, with retail spending in the fourth quarter of last year increasing by 9.1% annually, compared to just a 1.4% increase of national average.
A key community asset and economic enabler for this area is our airport. It is the main connection point for locals venturing outwards and visitors coming in. Although I’m a regular user of the airport, it was great to visit recently to meet some of the people who make it work and see what they do behind the scenes. I was impressed by the passion for their work and community, plus their commitment to innovation and investment - with just one example being the recent installation of Australasia’s first engineered materials arresting system (EMAS), designed to safely stop aircraft that overshoot the runway.
PH:+6421524401
35BreconSt,UpperVillage
THE DISHERY BISTRO RESTAURANT ARROWTOWN
A place of many dishes - epic food to be enjoyed with loved ones in a vibrant social atmosphere in a stunning natural environment with beautiful wine and cocktails.
One comment that struck me recently was someone noting how many who live here come from somewhere else - it’s often not easy to get a foothold, which means we have a high tolerance for risk and an interest in innovation. I think this combination puts us in an exciting place to build on the energy that the numbers of our economic story show.
GOINGS ON ABOUT
EVENTS - MUSIC - ART
THEATRE - AT THE GALLERIES
ARTS
Aotearoa Surf Film Festival
As autumn rolls around, the water temp drops, the swells build and the Aotearoa Surf Film Festival tour rolls into a town near you for that yearly dose of salt water cinema and surfing stoke. Back again for their 13th year, they have an incredible lineup of films on offer from New Zealand and across the world. The total program length is 2 hours, 10 minutes, and it’s recommended you get tickets in advance.
When: Tuesday, 25 March, 6.45pm – 10pm
Where: The World Bar, 12 Church Street, Queenstown
EVENT
Sustainable Queenstown ReFashion Show 2025
Queenstown, start your engines… because ReFashion is back and more fabulous than ever! Get ready to sashay, strut, and slay, darling, because the Sustainable Queenstown ReFashion Show is returning for another glamorous night of upcycled couture and eco-chic extravagance. Prepare to gag on the most jawdropping slow fashion this side of the runway! Expect showstopping creations crafted from repurposed fabrics and sustainable materials, proving that secondhand style is the real luxury. There will be a pop-up op shop and remember to dress to impress – wear your best refashioned look. Tickets are just $15.
When: Saturday, 29 March, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Where: Salvation Army, 8 Pin Oak Avenue, Frankton
Community Whānau Day
Wānaka Festival of Colour’s Community Whānau Day will transform the lakefront and Dinosaur Park into bustling hubs of creativity and entertainment. This year’s programme features the ever-popular local dance collaboration with Fantail Creative and Centralpoint Dance Studios, Foundations, highenergy Mint Trust Performing Crew, dazzling aerial performances by Silk & Circus, and musical chaos from the Backyard Skiffle Show that you’re all invited to participate in. Enjoy performances by Mount Aspiring College’s senior bands and roaming drama students, cultural groups via Welcoming Communities, and festival favourite Fraser Hooper with his hilarious clowning antics. Bike in, walk in, or boat in, and join them for a day of free events, promising something for everyone, with ethnic food stalls and festivities showcasing the talent and diversity of our community, all set against the breathtaking backdrop of Lake Wānaka.
When: Saturday, 29 March, 10am – 3pm
Where: Dinosaur Park, Ardmore Street, Wānaka
Wāhine Bike Workshop
SPORT
Want to tighten up your skills and knowledge on bike maintenance and repairs? Want to do it in an uplifting female only workshop? Look no further! Helibike NZ are putting on this workshop to teach you bike basics in a relaxed, casual Q&A style workshop. Bikes and tools will be provided, along with nibbles included with your ticket.
When: Thursday, 27 March, 6pm – 8.30pm
Where: The Matrix Lounge, 211A Glenda Drive, Frankton
SkyCity Stampede vs Botany Swarm
Watch the fastest team sport in the world, as SkyCity Stampede take to the ice for their first home game of the NZIHL 2025 season, playing Botany Swarm.
When: Friday, 28 March, 7pm
Where: Queenstown Ice Arena, 29 Park Street, Queenstown
Magic Land Adventure Sports Festival
Music, food, aerial silks, skydiving, speedflying and tons more action to see and participate in at Magic Land Adventure Sports Festival. All tickets include onsite camping and access to the action on and off site. In addition to all the adrenaline-fueled activites, there’s a yoga and chill tent, and a kids’ zone with a bouncy castle and entertainment for the wee ones.
When: Friday, 28 - Saturday, 29 March, Camping open from Monday, 24 March
Where: Glendhu Bay, Wānaka
2025 Garston Hop Harvest
Picture this – gliding along the pristine waters of Lake Wakatipu with the sun on your face, the sounds of Clydesdale-drawn carriages and steam trains, the scent of fresh hops in the air – the promise of an unforgettable day ahead. Join Altitude Brewing for a day of hop-harvesting fun at the stunning Garston Hops farm, all finishing at the brewery for dinner and drinks. Rub shoulders with the Gladfield Malt crew, many fantastic domestic and international brewers, and mingle with fellow beer enthusiasts. Learn the art of hop farming and fresh hop brewing straight from the pros while sipping on cold brews and devouring delicious hot grub.
For one weekend only, AJ Hackett are rewinding the clock and bringing two legendary bungy jumps out of retirement. You can leap from the Pipeline Bungy, a 102m freefall over the Shotover River with no frills, just pure fear factor on the 29th. You can also leap from the historic Skippers Bridge, where only the wild ones dared, on the 30th. All proceeds are donated to charity, to book call 0800 286 4958 or message via bungy.co.nz
Where: AJ Hackett Bungy, Shotover and Camp Street, Queenstown
Brendhan Lovegrove Comedy Tour
With a career spanning over two decades, Brendhan has cemented himself as one of New Zealand’s comedy greats. His dynamic stage presence and razor-sharp wit have earned him multiple accolades, including the prestigious Fred Award and Billy T Award. He’s a master of unfiltered, fearless comedy –provocative, wildly funny, and always in total command of the stage. More than just a show, it’s a full night of comedy. This two-hour comedy experience kicks off with 30 minutes of local talent before Brendhan takes over with his signature high-energy, no-holds-barred comedy.
When: Wednesday, 2 April, 8pm – 10pm at Little Blackwood, and Thursday, 3 April, 7.30pm at Sundays
Where: Little Blackwood, 88 Beach Street, Queenstown, and Sundays, 26 Hansen Road, Frankton
If you would like your show, event, exhibition or meeting promoted in Goings On drop us a line at info@qmg.co.nz with the details
HOSPOGUIDE
Burger & Beer
Wednesday Quiz Night
Bookings are required. To book contact info@lokalqt.co.nz or ring 03 442 5444
Hospo Night DJ MAD / double points
Open Mic Night from 9.30pm
Hour 20% off house beers, wines and spirits Tue - Thu 5-6pm Fri - Sun 4-6pm
Takeaways available, burgers, ribs, pizzas and more! Order online www.lokalqt.co.nz
FERNHILL ROAD, FERNHILL, QUEENSTOWN
Pizza Night Quiz from 7pm then Live Music
to Sunday Live Music or DJ from 9.30pm
Big Quiz is back | from 6pm Prizes to grab for everyone Register online on our website
at | FRANK’S | Live Music featuring TT 11th
Summer Lunch Special
$28 BBQ meat platter, dine in or takeaway, Fri, Sat and Sun only 12pm to 5pm
Je Marco
Wednesday
Super Pool Competition
$200 Cash Prize, kicks off at 9pm DJ from 9.30pm - Late
Tuesday Mad Dogs Tuesdays open from 1pm
Tuesday Live Music with Dave 9pm
Wed-Sat TACOS JAGUAR, Authentic Mexican food, open from 1pm
Wednesday Live Music with Je Marco 7.30pm DJ Mitch from 10pm
Thursday Drum and Bass Night DJ AYEEDEEG from 10pm - Late
Alex Music
Thursday Live Music with Blake & Vicki-Leigh 10pm
Barks & Brews is back! 2-5pm
Friday Live Music with MOJO 10pm
Friday/Saturday DJs playing the hottest Hip-Hop & RnB tracks on Fridays and Saturdays 10pm - Late! $25 shot skis every day
Saturday Live Music with David Duo 10pm
FOR
free hire
Sunday Live Music with Eby 9pm
LIVE MUSIC 7 NIGHTS A WEEK - $12 ESPRESSO MARTINIS, ALL DAY, EVERYDAY
Tuesday Aotearoa Surf Film Festival
$25 SpecialBirra Tacos Wednesday Silent Disco 3 DJs | 3 Channels | Free Entry $25 SpecialChicken Parmi Thursday Mitch EP from 9pm Reel Rock Film 7-9pm $25 SpecialBBQ Ribs
Friday DJ GRZLY from 9pm
Saturday Ben Lock from 10pm
Sunday Danny Atkinson From 6pm in the beer garden
CROWNE PLAZA, GROUND FLOOR, 93 BEACH STREET, QT Monday 2 for 1 pizza night Wednesday $35 Steak Night
$1 Chicken Wings
Everyday Coffee Happy Hour 50% off when you byo keep cup
Tuesday to Saturday Happy Hour 4-6pm
Wednesday Silent Disco 3 DJs 3 Channels Free Entry
Friday Pav’s punk night from 10pm
Monday Live Music with TJ 9pm
Monday DJ Mad from 9pm $25 Burger Special
Saturday DJ Ribera from 8.30pm
Arts+Culture
Surf’s Up
by Jessica Allen
The Aotearoa Surf Film Festival (ASFF) is rolling into Queenstown and Wānaka this week. It’s the 13th annual festival, which celebrates the best of surf culture and cinema, as well as connections to the environment. A curated selection of 12 local and international surf feature films, documentaries and short films will be showcased.
While it’s not all about the awards, there are a few to give out and a panel of judges will decide on the three categories, which are Best Kiwi Film, Most Environmentally Conscious Film and ASFF People’s Choice Award. Starting out over the hill in Wānaka, the festival aims to harbour creativity within the surf community.
“Wānaka local Nick Stephenson started the festival to celebrate surf media and surf culture within New Zealand and get filmmakers from New Zealand enthusiastic and pumped to create some awesome surf films,” says MurphyHarris, festival owner. “I’ve been involved for the past five years and we tour the country in autumn, which is the best time of the year for surf. It’s basically a massive road trip showcasing the best films that were submitted for the film festival.”
While earlier in the tour’s history they didn’t have as many locally-grown submissions, the Kiwi films are dominating the line-up this year taking more than half of the films – eight made the cut. The remaining films come out of England, Australia, Canada, and Iceland.
“Kiwis just weren’t putting it as a priority, or maybe just weren’t making surf films that often. There were only half a dozen filmmakers in the country. Now we’re getting heaps of really high quality films produced by Kiwis and in New Zealand, which is really cool because we’ve been the only real showcase of it. That’s what it’s all about – celebrating surf culture in New Zealand and also celebrating that on film – making films about Kiwi surfing and culture.”
One of the Kiwi films that will be shown is They Call Me Wazza by Jonathan Smit. It follows the remarkable journey of Warren Hawke, a well-known surf photographer from Ōtautahi, Christchurch, and his battle with cancer. Smit and Wazza first met at Sumner beach when they were capturing the waves, and since then have been on surf trips together.
Other films include The Granny Grommets, which shows that there’s no age limit on enjoying the ocean. A grommet is what the surf world would call someone, usually a child, who's just getting into surfing, but the Granny Grommets are claiming it for themselves. There’s also Let Me Live, directed by Keith Malloy, which shows Tom Lowe, a surfing outsider and British big wave surfer, who is paving his own path to surfing’s highest levels through pure grit, determination and a little help from his friends. Another one on the line-up is Desert Dogs, following George Syme and Tommy Butland’s selffunded surf trip to the edge of the desert and beyond.
Despite our location a wee ways away from the beach, support for the festival here has grown over the years. Murphy-Harris says the festival is always wellreceived in Queenstown and Wānaka because there are a lot of surfers living around our region as well as people who love the outdoors. Each year the shows sell out in this area, something many of those living on the coast don’t expect.
“It’s pretty amazing to see surfers and non-surfers coming along and enjoying the films. I think people like to see a mix of some high-quality international films, that are often of countries that people have never seen, as well seeing their homegrown flavour and seeing waves that they’re familiar with for surfers, or beaches they’re familiar with,” Murphy-Harris says.
The Aotearoa Surf Film Festival will be at World Bar in Queenstown on Tuesday, 25 March and at Wānaka Community Hub on Thursday, 27 March. Tickets, a list of the films and more information can be found at asff.co.nz
My Life Story
by Sue Fea
NICK CLARK Trailblazer
Nick Clark knows every track and trail in the basin like the back of his hand. He helped, or built, many of them during his 42 years working for DOC, formerly the Lands and Survey Department.
He was even local DOC legend Neill Simpson’s assistant overseeing development of tracks and revegetation during construction of the Remarkables Skifi eld in the 1980s.
Now at 75, Nick is still in his happy place, this region’s stunning outdoors, where he’s been a highly successful fi shing guide for 32 years, guiding mostly American anglers.
Raised in the heart of Ngāpuhi territory in rural smalltown Moerewa – a freezing works town, his father was transferred to the meat company’s head offi ce in Auckland when Nick was 13 – a far cry from his hardy rural upbringing. “They thought I was half Māori at Pakuranga College because of the way I spoke,” he grins. Sadly, his father died of cancer soon after, aged 48, which obviously had a huge impact. “I was pretty wild for a while.” Nick found solace during hunting trips to his grandmother’s near Taumarunui.
“I’d become a Christian through coffee clubtype evangelism, so I went to Bible College and studied for two years,” he says. “It had been pretty crazy after Dad died.”
Nick wasn’t going on any African missions so after graduating he set off for three years OE, aged 20, hitching around the US and travelling the world, ending up in London where his sister had a “lovely, warm, centrally heated fl at”. While living in London he met Jo, who’d come over from Ireland, tired of being shot at on her way to work as a hospital radiographer in Belfast, and being escorted there by soldiers, during the massive unrest in the ‘70s. They married in Ireland, Nick 24, and have now been together 52 years. Nick lured her home to New Zealand where they travelled the country in a Morris van in the mid-70s “looking for
places to buy land and raise a family”.
“Queenstown even then was progressive, and we found this 13 acres (5.2ha) at Closeburn and bought it for $16,000 when normal people could,” he says.
Nick built their home, including space for his mum who joined them.
DOC boss Neill Simpson employed Nick to manage government work start programmes, like PEP and Restart, in the early 1980s. “We had ratbags come here for a good time and they were made to work for the Lands and Survey clearing and creating tracks or their dole (benefi t) was cut off.”
They were mostly fun days, but he was overseeing plenty of people who’d been in trouble with the law, Nick recalling one “mysterious” death on a project by Oxenbridge Tunnel when one of the guys went over the edge into the Shotover.
“We had a lot of people who had drug convictions and didn’t want to work,” he says. He’d often have to go to their fl ats, get them up and take them to work.
During his time with Lands and Survey they built the One Mile, Bob’s Cove and 12 Mile-Mount Crichton tracks, all without red tape restrictions.
“They were awesome days. We didn’t have bureaucrats in offi ces saying you have to have six months training before you can use a chainsaw,” he grins. “You just started working.”
Nick’s role expanded when DOC was formed in 1987, also overseeing Forest Service hunters, involved in the Skippers buildings restoration, Queenstown Gardens and Otago Goldfi elds site staff.
Nick helped form the western side of the Lake Hayes track with a digger, but it didn’t always go according to plan. The Glenorchy guy told him to blow up some aging explosives on the side of the track. “It reverberated around the basin, the Frankton Fire Brigade turning out and Lake Hayes people reporting an earthquake,” Nick laughs. A huge blast building The Shirtfront at Kingston also went awry, with the lookout guy seemingly unfazed that fl ying rock had just soared over moored boats below.
Nick’s job included fi ghting rural fi res – some big ones, he and Jo forced to evacuate their Closeburn property three times due to out of control burn offs.
In the early 2000s Nick took summers off for his passion, fl y fi shing guiding - the envy of his workmates.
He’s fi shed everyone from the quick-witted Hollywood scriptwriter for M.A.S.H. to a renowned American NASA scientist who worked on the joint American Russian space shuttle project for fi ve years. “He really gelled with my faith, in awe of God’s incredible creation around here.”
Nick says he’s made lifelong friends with these clients who return annually, and he’s now guiding three generations in.
He and wife Jo managed the huge task of Wakatipu Presbyterian Church’s popular ski season Pasta Café for 10 years – a six-week free feed and entertainment that ran weekly for almost 20 years.
As for that coffee-style evangelism, Nick may not have trekked into deepest Africa but every Sunday he and others lead Manna Café – a relaxed, interactive, thought-provoking gathering at St Andrew’s Church.
Nick at Diamond Lake, near Glenorchy
Nick and wife Jo fishing up Diamond Creek with their dog, Holly
Nick on the job with a fly fishing client
WANAKA A&P SHOW
SPECIAL
To celebrate the Wanaka A&P Show, we have a special deal, open to Lakes Weekly readers:
Fully hedged Griselinia Broadway Mint hedge plants for $115 each*
Each fully mature hedge plant has been carefully nurtured by the Dusk Hedges team for ve years.
Call 027 443 5880 or email hello@duskhedges.co.nz to secure yours today!
Limited stock availableact now to avoid disappointment!
*Plants are grown in pairs in 1m long “Dusk Bags”. Price quoted is per plant.
QUEENSTOWN DHARMA CENTRE, 12 LAKE ST Tues 1 - Thur 3 April, 6 - 9 pm, ‘A Shower of Blessings’ with Khandro Thrinlay Chodon @ Athenaeum Hall, Arrowtown 27 - 30 Mar, ‘Amerta Movement’ with Mala & Terry See www.dharmacentre.org.nz / FB How to advertise Ph: 03 409 2800
Email: enquiries@qmg.co.nz Place your ad online: www.lwb.co.nz
Advertising Deadlines
Display Advertising: 12pm Thursday
Situations Vacant: 12pm Friday
Queenstown Media Group PO Box 1546, Queenstown 9300 Meet the team
Kylee De Suza Account Manager 021 044 2968 | kylee@qmg.co.nz
Patricia W. Becker Graphic Designer
Kanika Sethi Finance
Paul Taylor Editor/Journalist
Sue Fea Journalist
Zoi crowned Slopestyle World Champ
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has been crowned the 2025 FIS Snowboard Slopestyle World Champion in Corvatsch, Switzerland.
The Wānaka 24-year-old has finished on the podium at all five Slopestyle World Championships she has dropped into during her decorated career, with Saturday’s (NZ time) record-breaking win her third Snowboard Slopestyle World Champion title.
“I can’t really believe it,” she says. “I didn’t really think about it coming into this week. I was just feeling incredibly grateful for this whole winter after my injury last year and really thankful for the support from my sponsors, my team, my friends and my family.”
Echoing her Beijing 2022 Olympic Slopestyle Gold, Sadowski-Synnott was the final athlete to drop into the course on the final run, with it all on the line for the top spot. She stomped one of her trademark technical runs, leap frogging into the top spot with the only score of the competition in the 90s.
“That was crazy, I messed up my first run and put so much pressure on myself coming into the last run, all the girls were riding so good, and I was stoked to watch everyone’s runs - it just vibed me up to land that run. I have never done that [run combination] in contest before so I am super stoked!”
Sadowski-Synnott’s winning run included a cab 270 on, 270 off on the top rail and a backside double corked 1260 melon grab on the third jump, but it was her entire top to bottom technical run, executed flawlessly, that put her in the top spot, over three points clear of her nearest competitor.
Japanese riders Kokomo Murase and Reira Iwabuchi rounded out the podium in second and third.
Queenstowner Tiarn Collins and Dane Menzies both competed in the men’s finals finishing in 12th and 15th respectively, unable to put down full runs but both landings some impressive tricks.
In the Freeski Slopestyle World Championships finals, Queenstown’s Ruby Star Andrews and Wānaka’s Luca Harrington both secured career best Slopestyle World Championships results finishing in 5th (Andrews) and 6th (Harrington). Teammate Ben Barclay finished in 16th place.
The Snowboard Park & Pipe Team will next be in action on Saturday, 29 March, with the Snowboard Big Air finals set to go down at 7.30am NZT.
Helping kids to ‘live more’ in local wilderness
More than 250 year 9 Wakatipu High students faced and overcame their fears at the school’s renowned Greenstone Camp recently.
The entire year group ventured out for several three-day excursions at Greenstone Station, at the top of the lake over a total of 12 days this month. Grouped in their houses, the students shared new experiences, established friendships, faced challenges and created memories while undertaking a range of activities immersed in nature.
To ensure the camp is accessible to all local families, the school relies on funding from local businesses and organisations, keeping costs to a minimum. A long-term supporter of the camp is AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand (AJHBNZ), which has donated $5000 towards the camp every year since 2018.
WHS principal Oded Nathan says financial support from businesses and organisations, including AJHBNZ, the Wakatipu High School Foundation, Les Hutchins Conservation Foundation, Uncle Jack, Skyline Queenstown and the Graeme Dingle Foundation, allows the Greenstone Camp to take place, despite the pressure of rising costs.
“AJ Hackett Bungy NZ’s support of the Year 9 Greenstone Camp has ensured barrier-free access to our amazing outdoor education experiences, which is a fundamental part of WHS delivering on its vision of Aotearoa New Zealand’s best all-round education.
“It allows us to keep the rising costs of running the camp to a minimum for families, while still providing a safe and enjoyable experience for all students.”
AJ Hackett Bungy NZ CEO David Mitchell says the school camp aligns well with the company’s ethos.
“This camp truly embodies our ‘live more, fear less’ mentality and as a local business, we feel strongly that every local youth should be able to experience pushing themselves out of their comfort zones and feeling the thrill of accomplishment afterwards,” Mitchell says.
“We are proud to support Wakatipu High to ensure they can keep delivering this experience for their students.”
Zoi’s World Champ again. Photo: FIS Park & Pipe
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott in action at World Champs. Photo FIS Park & Pipe
UNCLAIMED ITEMS SITTING AT THE Police Station, at 11 Camp Street, this week include:
- JACK HIGGINS – WALLET
- JAMIE MARTIN – WALLET
- TRIPOD ‘JOBY’ IN BLACK bag
- 3 X SILVER RINGS found on Lake Esplanade
- GARNET AND CUBIC ZIRCONIA gold ring
- KAGI HOOP EARRING, GOLD, found in Arrowtown
- GARMIN VIVO WATCH (NO strap) found in Arrowtown - DJI DRONE BATTERY, LOCATED in Macetown
FOR SALE
2010 BMW X1 2.0L. WOF 11.09.25 / REGO 23.08.25. 78,000km, serviced regularly, every 10,000km. Great and reliable car. $10,000 ono. Phone/ text: 027 531 0585
EASTER ART SALE ARROWTOWN. SATURDAY 19 April. Local artists work. 99 Cotter Avenue, Arrowtown. 10am to 4pm.
SOFA BED. FOLDS OUT TO double bed good condition. $150. Contact 0273031284 rogerdudman47@gmail.com
Trades & Services
TRADES & SERVICES
LEAKING TILES? CRACKED GROUT? MOLDY silicone? - these nasties cause damage to your home! Call Vijay, 02108279493 or email Vijay.khasa@theprogroup.co.nz Amazing results from your local professional. - Grout Pro, try our amazing Epoxy grout.
SOUTHERN LAKES DEERSTALKERS MONTHLY MEETING – Join us on 27 March, 6.30pm at Arrowtown Bowling Club for a special talk with Glen Thurston, founder of MentalHunts. Hear his powerful story on mental health in hunting. All welcome!
WHAKATIPU BEEKEEPERS SUPPORTING LOCAL BEEKEEPERS with sharing knowledge, mentoring and maintaining best practice. Most importantly a group of likeminded individuals who love bees. Meeting regularly, for more info or to join us whakatipubeekeepers@gmail.com
NEW TO THE AREA OR got more time on your hands & looking to give back to your community? Altrusa International Qtwn is looking for volunteers just like you to join our women’s charitable & service organisation supporting our local community. Want to know more? Email: president.queenstown@altrusa.org.nz or message us on Facebook.com/AltrusaQueenstown
EVERYTHING ELSE
Everything Else
NEVER BIN A BATTERY. THEY cause fires if damaged so keep them out of all rubbish and recycling bins. Safely recycle your batteries and electronic devices at Wānaka & Frankton Transfer Stations.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE ARTS at the heart of the Southern Lakes! Wānaka Festival of Colour, 29 March – 6 April 2025. Explore the programme and join us: www.festivalofcolour.co.nz
WINNERS OF THE WHITE HORSE Cup, Central Otago Championship & the Otago Country Premiership are invited to a 30 year reunion. Fri 28 March 4pm @ Speights Ale House & Saturday 29 March lunchtime at the club rooms. RSVP Murray Middleton 027 5611400
Brewster Glacier rescue
by Sue Fea
A 30-year-old overseas visitor, yet another to be lured by the beautifully stunning but highly dangerous Brewster Glacier, was fortunate to be rescued before nightfall after falling 5m to 6m in steep and rocky terrain in Mount Aspiring National Park last Saturday afternoon (15 March).
A skilled team of Wānaka Alpine Cliff rescuers had to be flown in to extract the man after he fell just before 3.30pm, suffering two broken ankles and head injuries. An Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter with a paramedic on board was unable to reach him due to low cloud, so the Rescue Coordination Centre called in the Wānaka experts with Aspiring Helicopters to retrieve him at 5.30pm.
Wānaka SAR Group Chair Raewyn Calhaem says two rescuers went in on foot, prepared to overnight with the patient, but the cloud started to break after they set off, so the other two Wānaka rescuers were flown in. “It was really tricky terrain – rocky and very slippery and our guys used all the right gear.”
The man couldn’t be rescued on foot.
Fortunately, there were plenty of other hikers in the area, but it was 7.30pm by the time he was finally lifted out. Some bystanders had loaned him a personal locator beacon to alert emergency services and wrapped him warmly while his rescuers arrived, Calhaem says.
An RCC spokesperson says the rescue took five hours from that beacon activation, stressing the importance of carrying one.
The man is believed to have fallen near where a young French woman died tragically after falling only several metres around 7pm on 20 February. Her death is being investigated by the Coroner.
It’s understood there have been more than half a dozen helicopter rescues to the Brewster Track this summer alone.
Alpine experts around the country are very concerned about the extent to which young Instagrammers, usually inexperienced, are being lured past Brewster Hut to walk to the glacier. There’s no marked track through highly dangerous terrain.
“This is a high consequence area so if it goes wrong, it really does go wrong,” Calhaem says.
Her alpine team had been called in to 12 rescues to retrieve injured patients from various popular climbs and hikes in the Wānaka region since the beginning of January. Wakatipu Alpine Cliff Rescue Team coordinator Russ Tilsley says it’s a problem throughout NZ.
“People are pushing into these stunning remote locations that were once only the habitat of expert climbers,” he says. “They’ve created this thing in search of the best photos, but glaciers collapse and cave in all the time. They’re full of crevasses and these people aren’t aware of the inherent danger.
“This is the wilderness and you’re at 1800metres. It’s just stunning but they go up there in their day gear and don’t realise the NZ mountains can be mid-20s then in hours snowy and blowing 100km per hour.”
Mueller and Sefton Bivvy huts at Mount Cook are attracting similar social media interest and large numbers, as is Roy’s Peak, near Wānaka, and Ben Lomond locally. “We now have hundreds of people a day climbing Ben Lomond,” he says.
Police, alpine rescuers and the Mountain Safety Council have been warning of the dangers around Brewster Glacier for nearly a year.
A joint interagency taskforce is researching why there’s been such a huge spike in interest in Brewster Glacier and other increasingly popular areas.
“Brewster has become an emerging issue,” Council Senior Partnerships and Insights Advisor Bevan Smith says. “There’s no identified safe route beyond Brewster Hut. You need skills and equipment to pick a safe route, and to know how to read the weather conditions,” he says. “If cloud descends you can be navigating your way back to the hut across steep, exposed terrain in a whiteout.”
& great prizes! www.thepig.co.nz
LWB QUIZ
1. How many planets are in our solar system?
2. What colour are the seats in the House of Commons?
3. What in the animal kingdom is a doe?
4. What is the highest-rated TV series on the IMDB Top 250 TV series list?
5. What is the name of Rene's wife in 'Allo 'Allo?
6. What kind of food is penne?
7. What sport did David Beckham play?
8. What is the first line of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody?
9. What is the largest animal on the planet?
10. What language is spoken in Norway?
11. What was the best selling film soundtrack of the 1970s in the UK?
12. What year did Dexys Midnight Runners release Come on Eileen?
13. What’s the main character, played by Ryan Gosling, in Drive called?
14. What's the name of the talking snowman in Disney's Frozen?
15. Which American rapper released The College Dropout in 2004?
16. Which blonde bombshell became the face of country music in the 60s?
17. What year did ABBA win Eurovision?
Pasta
Blue whale
Ph: 03 409 2800
enquiries@qmg.co.nz jobfix.co.nz
Warehouse Assistants, Delivery Drivers Evening Shift Picker and Packers
Bidfood Queenstown is currently looking for Warehouse Assistants, Delivery Drivers and Evening Shift Picker and Packers. This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable and highly respected company within the hospitality industry. We offer a competitive remuneration package, consistent hours and staff benefits.
Key responsibilities include picking orders for the delivery runs and packing to pallet. You may also be required to receive incoming goods, check inventory and warehouse maintenance. Delivery drivers will need to deliver goods to our customers around the Queenstown and Wanaka region. This position requires individuals to be physically fit as there is frequent heavy lifting of up to 25kg.
Previous experience in a warehouse environment or delivery driving is preferable but not essential as full training and appropriate PPE will be provided. Forklift experience also desirable but not essential. Applicants must be able to provide references and must be eligible to work in NZ to apply for this role.
Please
DUTY MANAGERS - CHEFS
Customer Service / Scarer
Ph: 03 409 2800
enquiries@qmg.co.nz
jobfix.co.nz
Fear Factory Queenstown are looking for an experienced Custumer Service 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.
• Excellent customer service skills
• Minimum 6 months wih full availability
• Stock management skills
• Cash, eftpos, till and computer skills
• Excellent team player
• Problem solving and communication skills to brief guests and sell merchandise
Interested?
Please email your CV and a cover letter telling us a bit about yourself to queenstown@fearfactory.co.nz
Traffic Controllers
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
Metal
NJ BlockLaying, PO Box 1930 Queenstown 9348, New Zealand
Fabricator Required
$30+ per hour
m. +64 (0)21 309 482
e. njblocklaying@gmail.com
• Studying blueprints, drawings & specifications to determine job requirements
w. www.njblocklaying.co.nz
• Cutting marked-out metal sections & shapes using hand tools,flame cutting torches & metal cutting machines
• Shaping & bending metal sections & pipes using hand & machine tools, and by heating & hammering
Receptionist/Sterilisation Assistant
| Mon - Fri | Frankton Queenstown
Job Description:
As the Receptionist, you will be the face and voice of the practice. A typical day will see you assisting our patients with their enquiries, handling patient recalls, completing payment processing, banking, and other admin duties. With this role, there is room for growth and development.
When you are working as a Sterilisation Assistant, you will ensure best practice is followed to sterilise equipment correctly and manage infection control.
Qualifications:
We are seeking a person with:
• Previous Dental experience preferred
• Reception/Admin experience
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong computer skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to learn and adapt.
Please send your CV and cover letter to Michelle.Davies@lumino.co.nz
• Aligning parts to be joined using hand tools & measuring instruments
• Joining metal sections using various welding techniques, boiling and riveting
• Cleaning & smoothing welds by filing, chiselling & grinding
40 hours a week, at various building sites across the QT-Lakes district.
At least 3 years relevant onsite experience, with references. Must have the legal right to work in New Zealand
Email njblocklaying@gmail.com
Hostel Manager
We are an independently run friendly backpacker hostel in central Queenstown and we are looking for an enthusiastic manager to join the team.
If you enjoy working with people, have great customer facing skills, some management experience and able to work flexible hours we’d love to hear from you.
On site accommodation is available Previous experience would be great but not essential. Working Visa is required, this is a long term role.
Apply by emailing neil@stayatsouthern.co.nz or see us at 4 Isle St, Queenstown
Jack’s Point Clubhouse is situated on the edge of Lake Tewa, surrounded by Jack’s Point championship golf course which is billed as one of the world’s most spectacular golf courses.
We are currently recruiting for a Duty Manager/Barista/Server to join our team.
The successful candidate will be able to lead the shi�t to ensure the service, presentation and atmosphere for our guests is exceptional.
For more information and to apply: www.jackspoint.com/employment
Join Our Team at Fine Orthodontist!
Are you passionate about creating beautiful smiles and providing top-notch patient care? Fine Orthodontist is looking for dedicated professionals to join our growing team! We have exciting opportunities for:
• Dental Assistant
Why Join Us?
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Supportive and friendly work environment
• Opportunities for professional growth
• State-of-the-art orthodontic practice
What We’re Looking For:
• Enthusiastic team players with a positive attitude
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Experience in orthodontics or dentistry (preferred, but training available for the right candidate)
• Passion for patient care and customer service
How to Apply:
Send your resume to management@fineortho.co.nz
Join Fine Orthodontist and be part of a team that transforms smiles and changes lives every day!
