Issue 519 / Sep17
arts/dining/culture/social/entertainment
this month: • Make your vote count • The truth about bras • Crankworx pictures • Win Rhombus tickets • Writing on a shoestring
The word is:
Bounce sourcemag.nz
Relaxation just got better. MASSAGE NOW AT ONSEN.
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INTRO:bounce Time and tide wait for no man apparently and neither do the seasons. Winter is over and it’s election season. There’s even talk of a ‘Kiwi Spring’ where the young people of New Zealand finally cast off the tyrany of our ruling oppressors and march with purpose into an optimstic future where grey haired old white dudes don’t decide how long you should wait in a queue at the hospital. Or not... No matter what your political pursuasion or which rugby team you support, New Zealand needs you to get up off the couch come polling day and make yourself heard. It’s the Kiwi thing to do and it’s your future that’s at stake. Take the time to read the info, get informed and represent your views on 23rd September. Lots on this month and plenty of bounce packed into this springy issue. There’s also some Rhombus tickets up for grabs and an article about boobs. We’re all class... Source Out.
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mercgoeselectric IT’S ONLY A CONCEPT... but the Mercedes-Maybach Vision 6 Cabriolet, Electric Super-Luxury Concept Car is a huge statement of intent for a company known for
hot stuff
pushing the boundaries of design and setting the bar when it comes to taking on new technology. If you haven’t got room in the garage maybe it’s time for a clear out...
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Illustrator David Sparshott is presenting a show at Cycle Higher in Church Lane this month - well worth a look. For those who don’t know about Cycle Higher, it’s an awesome meld of bike shop and art gallery with a leaning towards contemporary illustration and print pieces. Sparshott’s work is highly sought after by clients like The Guardian, Esquire, Tropicana, Nike and Creative Review and they keep coming back for his traditional style of illustration created using good old fashioned graphite. 5
Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. George S Patton
Bikeshop Art Show
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By TING ZHANG
Leave it at the door
Everyone loves a good night out in Queenstown. To help us safely tear up the dance floor, we chatted with Ed Stott, door supervisor and regional manager at Allied Security and a part of the Don’t Be a Dick campaign. Why are doormen and women considered so scary? We’re often the bearer of bad news. When someone has had too much to drink, we’re often the ones to tell them and they often beg to differ - as many of us do when we’ve had a few. The stigma also goes back to the old, heavy handed style of security from 10 - 15 years ago. The old term was bouncer, we now prefer door supervisors. We’re employed by the bar to keep it operating within the legal parameters (as set by the liquor license and the New Zealand police) and to create a safe environment for people to party in. We’re not here to ruin people’s night but to ensure everyone’s safety, so they can leave in the same health they came in, maybe with a slight headache in the morning. What’s the Don’t Be A Dick campaign? New Zealand intoxication laws have
become stricter in recent years. If someone is from a country without intoxication laws, where you only get kicked out of bars for violence, it can be a shock to be turned away here for being intoxicated. The Don’t Be A Dick campaign was a series of posters meant to be a light-hearted and fun approach to educate the public about the drinking laws in Queenstown. How does one know one is being a dick? A few years ago, the Intoxication Assessment Tool was created as a standardised monitoring method. A lot of it is about appearance and behaviour - you might be overly chatty or hyperactive, slurring words, or have bloodshot eyes. One of the main reasons we ask to see ID is to see whether someone is able to go into their wallet and retrieve it easily. We’re not asking people to be saints but if you’re staggering up the road, you might consider going home. 6
If you observe yourself being a dick, what should you do? Get some fresh air, maybe have a word with yourself. We often offer the advice to go grab some water and food. People think it’s a line but heading away to get lots of food and water can help you sober up and prolong your
night out. Giving yourself an hour off from drinking to process the alcohol will allow you to enjoy more drinks and venues, before you’re too intoxicated to be served. Queenstown has a very good vibe. It’s important people enjoy that vibe and contribute to it, rather than having an adverse effect on it. Any other tips for a fun night out? Use coat checks, it’s a couple dollars and can save your $500 jacket. What do you like to do on your time off? Snowboarding and paragliding. Having a drink or two and try not to act like a dick. Intoxication Assessment Tool www.justice.govt.nz/assets/ Documents/Publications/ Intoxication-Assessment-Tool.pdf
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By JAMES ALLAN
Crankworx Whistler (August 2017)
All photos by JAMES ALLAN PHOTOGRAPHY
If you’ve noticed a lack of mountain bikers in town recently, it’s not just because they’re on the snowy slopes. Over in Canada, top mountain bikers and keen athletes from around the world headed to Crankworx in Whistler to ride the dirt. The world’s biggest free ride mountain biking festival includes downhill mountain biking, enduro, a whip-off and of course, the joyride (epic bike-acrobatics over massive jumps).
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Poetry and lyrics are very similar. Making words bounce off a page. Taylor Swift
Words:Victoria Crockford
UPS TO COLLECTIVE ACTION the face of “the death of small town New Zealand”. This is Queenstown where people move across entire continents because they have so much passion for the place. We know each other. We’re probably all related. We can - and must - do better at caring for each other and caring for our natural environment. We need to put values back into the centre of politics. Why? It’s obvious right here in Queenstown: you have a full-time job but you’re living in a campground; two parents are working full-time and it’s still a struggle to do anything except keep food on the table; you pay your taxes on time but you can’t access the health service you need in time (if ever). It’s time for fundamental issues like housing to be re-framed and it’s in our power to make it happen. Our political system belongs to all of us and we can disrupt it. That’s the point of democracy. Enter, The Collective Project. We are a political action group that is all about amplifying our collective voice. How? We inspire and support action by people who want more from politics, or who want to get
YOU’VE PROBABLY NOTICED THAT IT’S AN ELECTION YEAR. THE RUMBLINGS STARTED HERE IN OUR ELECTORATE WITH... NO, WAIT. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW WHAT, AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE THE LINGUISTIC DEXTERITY THAT RESULTED IN ‘DEBARCLAY’, I DON’T WANT TO SPILL ANY MORE INK ON THE SCANDAL, THE CYNICISM AND THE SCALPINGS THAT HAVE CHARACTERISED THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I wanna talk about love. I just felt the collective cultural cringe that swept across the dear readership like a chill wind. Love? This is New Zealand, I hear you mutter. In fact, this is Clutha-Southland, the very birthplace of ‘she’ll be right’ discussions of love (damn, she said it again!) have no place in politics. Politics is all about your team versus mine and pragmatic management. I call bullshit. This is New Zealand, where my cousin’s Aunty-not-by-marriage works with your sister’s boyfriend’s Uncle, and you once spent Christmas together. This is Clutha-Southland, where small communities are still knitted together with willful stubbornness in 10
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of political parties to be there representing your interests doesn’t add up for many of us, especially when so few of the candidates share any of our lived experiences (pale, male, stale, etc etc). The thing is, none of that will ever change unless we see ourselves as active citizens, with the right to a voice and a choice. That’s why voting remains so important. We owe it to ourselves, to those who fought to earn us universal enfranchisement and to our kids who will soon take up the mantle of that inheritance, so get out to vote this election. September 23, by the way.
involved but have felt shut out. Guess who our membership base is? You. We want everyone who knows New Zealand can do better to sign up and get involved - it’s a mission that will be shaped by you. Join us. We would love it. www.collectiveproject.org.nz For more about what a politics of love might look like in practice, take a look at The New Zealand Project by Max Harris (Bridget Williams Books)) Get Out Your Vote This election you need to give a shit. We know what the issues are Queenstown has become the poster child for many of them - and that the government is integral to the solutions. But political engagement just feels too hard sometimes. The daily grind and local problems take enough energy and time. National politics often seems far away, elitist, irrelevant. So bogged down in self-imposed process so as to be impossible to penetrate. Particularly for young people, it seems - just 49 percent of those 18-28 years of age voted in the 2014 general election. It’s true that the idea that you can turn up to a polling booth every three years and expect a handful 11
Our regular agony column - if you’ve got something on your mind let us know and we’ll get Randy on the case... By UNCLE RANDY
Carrrrazzzy
Dear Uncle Randy, Why do people dump cars all over Queenstown?
and trail bikes. Queenstown, for many, is temporary, a coming, seeing and going. Nomads pass through, often arriving in cars and leaving in aeroplanes. Throughout our brief existence, we all effect an imprint; our lives leave a trace, an index of who, what and where we once were. Hazy memories and faded photographs, forgotten hats and socks, musical instruments and mildewed books, sentimental items and impulse buys and sometimes cars, are all left behind. And whilst geographical commitment affords the luxury of material hoarding, the demands of travelling light mean that those who pass through often leave a trail of abandon in their wake; it is the understandable by-product of leading a transient lifestyle in a material world of excess. We are all transitory souls in this life, relishing a mere sojourn on planet Earth, burning brightly before extinguishing from existence forever after. Whether local or seasonaire or tourist, be it cars or bones, what remains of us will be a testimony to our impermanence and one day all will return to the dust of stars. Share and enjoy.
Ah, glorious Queenstown. The land of arrestive mountains, tearing eternal into crystalline skies, ripping passing clouds spontaneously into life over peaks of desolate beauty. Where limpid lake waters breathe deep enduring azure, serene, regarding the passing of ages as the chill of the night and the heat of the day waltz across vineyards to the rhythm of seasons. And where old cars come to spend their last days of trundling life, to rust and to rot in peace, in the brisk air of forgotten driveways and steep backstreets. For some, Queenstown is a long term, even lifelong habitation; it is home. From wailing birth to consoling death, life for some is firmly rooted against the spectacular backdrop of Otago and the Lakes. However, for many others Queenstown is but a lively stopover, one point of interest on a greater map of numerous connected points. It is a fabulous jaunt, across snowy mountains and trodden tracks, in suave bars and slated wineries, riding the buzz of jet boats and helicopters 12
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the word
By BETHANY G. ROGERS
Could your bra be killing you?
To bra, or not to bra? It’s a big, bouncey question that has plagued magazines and newspapers who are always keen to talk about tits. Are they dangerous? Do they promote bounciness or droopiness? droopiness of boobies. That’s right. While the rest of us work office jobs or slog our guts out in the hospitality industry, one Frenchman somehow secured funding to look at the breasts of under-35-yearolds for 15 whole years. His careful measurements confirmed that tits confined to underwired bras will droop on average 7mm per year more than those free to bounce around. So ditch the tit-sling, let your bazookers roam free and you too will have a whole 7mm advantage over proponents of the lady harness. Though the daily eye-to-nipple ratio will be higher than at the strip club, at least you’ll be physically more comfortable with free range puppies. You’ll also teach voyeurs that real breasts come in all shapes, sizes and pendulousness rather than the padded point-to-the-sky perkiness the lingerie stores will have them believe. So, to bra, or not to bra? I guess that’s up to you. Bounce on, ladies.
In 1995, a book by Sydney Singer and Soma Grismaijer called ‘Dress to Kill’ claimed there was a link between cancer and wearing bras. The idea was revived on Gwyneth Paltrow’s website a few years ago in a blog post by an ‘alternative medical practitioner’. Singer and Grismaijer’s research involved asking 4,000 American women about their bra habits and concluded that women who wear a bra 24 hours a day have a “3 in 4 chance” of developing cancer, compared to a “1 in 168 chance” for those who let ‘em hang loose. Their explanation was that underwired bras block circulation of lymphatic fluid, causing breasts to swell with “toxins”. However, these prize tits weren’t medical professionals and didn’t have their study reviewed by medical experts either. Breast Cancer Now, Cancer Research UK and the American Cancer Society have all declared the study a complete booby. Enter French Professor JeanDenis Rouillon, who spent 15 years studying the effect of bras on the 14
Greek roast lamb serves 8 METHOD Heat oven to 240C. Pound garlic, half the oregano, zest and a pinch of salt in a pestle and mortar, add lemon juice and drizzle of olive oil. Stab lamb all over then push as much herb paste as you can into the holes.Tip potatoes into a roasting tin, toss in the remaining oil and herb paste. Nestle the lamb amongst the potatoes, roast for 20 mins, then reduce to 180C. Roast for 75 mins for medium-rare, adding another 15 mins for medium. Baste the lamb once or twice with the juices and toss the potatoes. When the lamb is done, remove from tin and let it rest. Throw rest of the oregano into potatoes, remove from tin and keep warm. Place tin over medium heat, add the tomatoes and olives to pan juices and simmer for a few mins. Serve with potatoes, sauce and a simple salad.
INGREDIENTS 1 3kg leg of lamb 6 garlic cloves 1 bunch oregano Zest and juice of 1 lemon 6 tbsp olive oil 1½ kg new potatoes 400g can chopped tomatoes Large handful pitted baby Kalamata olives
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Long-term relationships are an everyday choice. It’s harder to be in a marriage than it is to bounce from one relationship to the next. Pink
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I listen to the audience and try and bounce with them. All audiences are different. But they are all homo sapiens. Eric Idle
By SCOTT KENNEDY
DJPM?
SOMETIME IN MID-AUGUST NZ POLITICS HAD A WARM GLASS OF MILK AND TUCKED ITSELF INTO BED. CONTENT TO SLUMBER THE SEASON AWAY AND LIMP THROUGH ANOTHER ELECTION WITHOUT AS MUCH AS A TITTER. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A FEW WEEKS MAKE. It’d be easier to keep pace with Lance Armstrong after an 8-Ball and a Red Bull than with this gong show. Andrew Little was too little too late, the Greens went up in (bong) smoke, Gareth Morgan still wants to grab your pussy(cat), Winston Peters gets your nan all slushy, Peter Dunn is completely over it, Bill English made The. Worst. Pizza. Ever. and the guy from Act was on Red Dwarf (seriously, Google it). The elephant in the room is of course Jacinda Ardern. She was the bolt of lightning that changed the game. She tapped into the political zeitgeist before she uttered a word or announced an ounce of policy. How is that possible? It’s possible because the global tables have turned. Obama in America, Justin Trudeau in Canada and Emmanuel Macron in France - what do they have in common? They are young, politically liberal
and a dramatic step away from your daddy’s politics. They are, well, (almost) cool. Bill English is a lot of things but cool isn’t one of them. And it appears that NZ is keen to get onto the cool train. Well maybe, election night isn’t here quite yet. But you can feel a change in the air - the old guard is shaking in their gumboots. For a generation we’ve been talked down to, condescended to and treated like children. No more - to be PM in 2017 you have to talk to us - unless you’re a middle aged entitled white guy - but you’ve already had your turn for the last couple hundred years. Who’s going to win? Well, a lot can change between now and then but the beast has awoken and that beast is you(th). One party has a case of the blues and one is red-y to rock. Whoever can capture the hopes and dreams of Kiwis sub-40 will take it in a walk. Haven’t you always wanted to vote for a DJ? 16
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I like to see people who are survivors wearing my shoes. I am fascinated by people who can bounce back. Christian Louboutin
humour only $200 a visit.” Lenny says he’ll think about it. Six months later, he runs into the doctor who asks why he never came back. “For $200 a visit?” says Lenny. “A bartender cured me for $10.” “Is that so! How?” “He told me to cut the legs off the bed.” ............................................................ A police officer jumps into his squad car and calls the station. “I have an interesting case here” he says, “a woman shot her husband for stepping on the floor she just mopped.” “Have you arrested her?” asks the sergeant. “No, not yet. The floor’s still wet.”
Sometimes I tuck my knees into my chest and lean forward. That’s just how I roll. ............................................................ Poodle: “My life is a mess. My owner is mean, my girlfriend is leaving me for a German shepherd and I’m nervous as a cat.” Collie: “Why don’t you go see a psychiatrist?” Poodle: “I can’t. I’m not allowed on the couch.” ............................................................ Lenny tells the psychiatrist “Every time I get into bed, I think there’s somebody under it.” “Come to me three times a week for two years and I’ll cure your fears” says the shrink. “And I’ll charge you
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BEATS Queenstown JazzFest turns 40 this October and promises to make good on its reputation for delivering solid, high quality performers with a broad range, covering all angles of the genre. And it’s certainly broad. Nearly every corner of the modern music scene has had some jazz influence and this year’s Concert Series at the Memorial Centre is a great showcase of how it all fits into the modern musical landscape. four-piece from Auckland has a style all their own. Although hearing their music will leave you hungry for more, their live stage show is where it’s at. Live puppetry, animated sketches and improvised video content all converge with harmonies in te reo Maori to deliver a multimedia musical and visual experience like no other. This promises to be a standout live show and The Source has a couple of tickets to give away during September - get onto our Facebook page for the rundown.
The highlight for Source readers will be Saturday nights’ BEATS concert at the Memorial Centre which features Kiwi legends Rhombus alongside Auckland alt. chart toppers Soccer Practise. Rhombus are one of New Zealand’s pioneering dub/d+b/ roots outfits known for their big rolling sound and a lively stage show. The back catalogue is pretty impressive too. Not what you’d expect at Jazz Festival but that’s the point right? The same is true of SoccerPractise. This meteoric
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SATURDAY 21st October QUEENSTOWN MEMORIAL CENTRE
RHOMBUS + SoccerPractise
and PDIGSS - PEACEKEEPER (MC/DJ SET)
CELEBRATING THE PAST LOOKING TO THE FUTURE Check for updates on Facebook
For more information: queenstownjazzfest.co.nz TICKETS NOW ON SALE AT
EVENTFINDA.CO.NZ
EARLY BIRD: $35.00 GENERAL ADMISSION: $40.00
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Another look
Our regular monthly cartoon strip from local artist Jay Cassells
To share more of Jay’s alternative views of the world as seen from Queenstown, go to JakeHassles.com
Our ‘How To’ guide to some old favourites and a few new ones...
Tokyo Kaikan Gimlet
mixologism
INGREDIENTS:
METHOD:
1/4 cup gin
Pour into a shaker filled with ice cubes. Cover and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is frosty. Strain into a coupe glass and add a large ice cube from shaker.
1 tbs plus 2 tsp fresh lime juice 1 tbs simple syrup 1/2 tsp Rose’s Sweetened Lime Juice
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food the word
SITE TRAMPOLINE IS THE PLACE TO PRACTICE YOUR FREESTYLE MOVES, FLIPS, SPINS AND TRICKS ON THE WORLD’S BEST TRAMPOLINES, PUSHING YOUR BOUNDARIES WHILE KNOWING YOU CAN SAFELY LAND ON THE SQUASHY FOAM PIT OR AIRBAG. THEIR TRAINED PROFESSIONALS ARE ALWAYS AROUND TO HELP GIVE YOU THE CONFIDENCE TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS AND EASE YOU OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE. From toddlers to snow sports enthusiasts, everyone has the chance to get some air, learn new skills and parents are guaranteed to have just as much fun as the kids. Visit the website for a full timetable of activities and events
including Mini Bouncers (for under 5s), Parkour/Freerunning, Adults’ Coaching Night and much more. There are also private coaches for trampolining or skating available upon request and they can also cater for birthday parties, large groups and functions. www.sitetrampoline.co.nz
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If you go on with this nuclear arms race, all you are going to do is make the rubble bounce. Winston Churchill
Gravity on the rebound
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THE BATH HOUSE ABOUT: Dine on the beachfront in this original Victorian bathhouse. Now an elegant restaurant, The Bath House offers enviable views across Lake Wakatipu, looking out towards snow-capped mountains. Inside, there’s a cosy fire and just eight tables, guaranteeing an intimate dining experience. The Bath House offers hearty food with a twist including a succulent New Zealand lamb dish, all produced from the finest and freshest locally sourced ingredients. Take a seat right here to enjoy a glass of fine Central Otago wine over great food and a beautiful sunset. SPECIALTIES: Breakfast, lunch and really great scones. SOURCE SAYS: If you want to step away from the hubbub of downtown it’s a two minute stroll along the Parade to this cosy, warm, lakeside hideaway. Opening Times: 9am - late Food: Full menu lunch and dinner Bookings: Possible Music: Background Outdoor area: Absolute beach front
Address: Marine Parade, Queenstown, NZ Phone: 03 442 5625 Email: unwind@bathhouse.co.nz Website: bathhouse.co.nz
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No5 CHURCH LANE ABOUT: No5 Church Lane is renowned for its world-class cocktail list, unsurpassable service and outstanding locally-sourced Mediterranean style cuisine. No5 also has an excellent selection of vegetarian meals available. For discerning drinkers in Queenstown No5 is a bar with a difference. Whether a local or just here for a quick visit, the team at No5 is ready to satisfy the taste buds with delicious cocktails, fine champagnes, carefully selected local and international wines and some of the tastiest dishes in Queenstown. SPECIALTIES: Try the versatile mezze-style dishes, perfectly portioned for sharing. SOURCE SAYS: Intimate and welcoming, No5 is a stand-out destination for every meal of the day as well as an evening of cocktails. Opening Times: 7:30am till late. Daily Happy Hour between 5-7pm. Food: Breakfast, lunch and dinner al-a-carte. Music: Background. Outdoor area: Yes, with heat lamps and awnings.
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Address: 5 Church Lane, Queenstown, NZ Phone: +64 (0) 3 450 2166 Email: info@no5churchlane.co.nz Website: no5churchlane.com
THE GRILLE ABOUT: The Grille by Eichardt’s is Queenstown’s premier dining destination right on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. With a vibrant and stylish setting, it offers an outstanding menu that showcases the unique tastes of the region where the bounty of Central Otago and Southland awaits. Savour each hand-crafted dish where homegrown, free-range and locally sourced produce is at the forefront of an authentic dining experience. A state of the art kitchen fully equipped for curing, smoking and grilling dishes to perfection makes each course unrivalled in its flare and flavour. Your new favourite local dining experience awaits. SPECIALITIES: Try the Tomahawk steak with a few friends, it’s up to 1500g of meaty perfection. SOURCE SAYS: From the team who brought us the delicious tapas at Eichardt’s Bar comes Queenstown’s next big thing. Address: Marine Parade, Opening Times: 7.30am until late Queenstown, NZ Food: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, steak, salads, sandwiches Phone: 64 (0) 3 441 0444 Music: Background Email: thegrille@eichardts.com Outdoor area: Panoramic lake views Website: eichardtsdining.com 27
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WILD THYME BAR & KITCHEN ABOUT: Modern, spacious, welcoming and tasty - all the things you look for in an eatery. Wild Thyme offers a classic menu with an awesome range of salads, pasta, steaks and some terrific burgers. There really is something for everyone. Keep an eye out for menu updates too, as the kitchen team here are always adding flavours to suit the season and what’s available locally. Tucked away upstairs inside SKYCITY Casino, you’re close to the action with no shortage of entertainment options a few steps away. SPECIALITIES: The $10 lunch menu is a bit of a local favourite and they even do a $5 coffee and cake special. SOURCE SAYS: A great central spot to meet up for lunch, dress up for dinner or catch up with your crew for a bite before hitting the town. R20 Venue. Address: Inside SKYCITY Casino, Level 2, Stratton House, 16-24 Beach St, Queenstown, NZ Phone: 64 (0) 3 441 0405 Website: skycityqueenstown.co.nz
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THE WORLD BAR ABOUT: The World Bar has a long and solid reputation in Queenstown. Since moving to their new premises in 2015, The World has undergone a transformation and set a new standard for both all day food and late night entertainment. The menu is broad and full of some classics. There’s heaps of seating both indoors and out. If you’re looking for a quiet hidey-hole, head for the ‘shed’ out the back. The main room is lively and the front deck is one of Queenstown’s favourite sun-traps. SPECIALTIES: Burgers, Fish Tacos, Mac ‘n’ Cheese Balls, + great service. SOURCE SAYS: These guys have been doing this stuff for a while now and they know how to look after you. Great food, great people and if you’re after a burger, this is the only end of town - no need to queue, just sit down and relax... Opening Times: Noon - late Food: Full menu lunch and dinner Bookings: Possible Music: Background music early. Live music + DJs later Outdoor area: Suntrap
Address: Church Lane, Queenstown, NZ Phone: 03 450 0008 Email: Info@TheWorldBar.com Website: TheWorldBar.com 29
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album review
PSYCHIC ILLS
Inner Journey Out
Well, I’m lucky because, you see, I’ll probably bounce back from this role. Jennifer Saunders
2016 - Sacred Bones
Crisp acoustic guitars puncture the haze on tracks like “New Mantra” and “All Alone”, while the album’s seven-minute centerpiece “CocaCola Blues” meanders less than its length would suggest, anchored by a chord progression that never risks getting lost in the fog of exploration. The album is full of dusky, horizon kissing tones, vintage Wurlitzer and Farfisa, hypnotic and warm. We even have Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star duet with Warren on the gorgeous “I Don’t Mind”, a collaboration that seemed stylistically destined but is still a joy to hear. It’s a long journey across 14 tracks and two LPs but it never drags, it just glides by. The Psychic Ills have carved out their own corner of the expansive Psych Rock underground and with this album they have made their territory even more of a soft, multihued palace to get lost in. Highest recommendation, if you get the drift.
This record came out in ’16 a while before I started writing these reviews, but I wanted to dig back and feature some great releases from the last few years that might have slipped under the radar of some of you reading these. Psychic Ills are a New York based duo who started making experimental guitar based albums in the mid 00’s before adding two more members and signing to the acclaimed independent label Sacred Bones, where they shifted their sound to a more accessible psych rock blurriness. Their first two Bones albums ‘Hazed Dream’ and ‘One Track Mind’ were simply brilliant psych albums, showcasing the intimate, laconic vocals of bandleader Tres Warren with the reverb drenched sound of guitar chords drifting around a smoke-filled room on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Their most recent album, Inner Journey Out, keeps that smoky feel but props it up with a greater sense of agency — you might even say urgency — than the band has ever known.
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Jossi Wells Invitational Wanaka-born freeski Olympian and Winter X Games bronze medallist Jossi Wells has again teamed up with Cardona, Monster Energy and Dragan Alliance to host the second annual Monster Energy Jossi Wells Invitational. Thursday 14th followed by the jaw-dropping finals 12.30pm – 3.30pm on Friday 15th. A new skate jam session will be held at the Wanaka Skate Park that Saturday.
The freeski event invites top talent to throw down their latest tricks on the Monster Big Air jump beside the halfpipes at Cardrona ski area. Watch kangaroo flips, straight 1080s and flatspin 360s as skiers battle it out for the top spot on the podium. Practice runs from 11am – 1pm on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th September, qualifiers are 11am – 1pm on
These acrobatics on snow will appeal to all – even if you don’t know your double flatspin 720 from your classic 540. You’ll need a lift pass to get up there but it’s free to spectate.
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Words: Esther Whitehead
Sustainable Queenstown to host Community Eco-Fair SUSTAINABLE QUEENSTOWN’S ECO-FAIR IS ON SUNDAY 8TH OCTOBER, 10AM TO 2PM AT THE EVENTS CENTRE.
groups. We will also have live music, art installations, interactive stalls, a wide variety of foods to buy and taste, kids’ activities, a clothes swap stall, beauty product swap stall, fashion show, bouncy castle and a mystery act at 12 noon. (DON’T MISS THIS - it will go viral!) If you’re interested in clean food, gardening, electric vehicles, electric bikes, solar ovens, solar power, passive houses, eco-building and composting then please come along. If your business or community group is interested in exhibiting or having a stall, please get in touch via: sustainable.queenstown@gmail.com The event also celebrates the involvement of many school children, with performances, Kapa Haka, Enviro-projects and more. When: Sunday 8th October, 10am-2pm. Where: Queenstown Events Centre. Who: Sustainable Queenstown. Bring: Clothes and old beauty products to swap, reusable bag, coffee cup and water bottle. Be there, or be somewhere far less exciting!
What a great opportunity it is for Queenstown businesses, independents and community groups. The Eco-Fair offers a venue and forum with an engaged audience to celebrate ethical and environmentally friendly products, as well as family fun, entertainment and affordable gourmet foods. This year’s Eco-Fair follows in the same vein as Sustainable Queenstown’s other successful events. The free-entry event is about bringing our community together, facilitating discussion, offering choices and networking with likeminded people. All of this is set in an entertaining format, so you can relax and enjoy the event, whilst the kids play on the field or join in the activities. This year will be bigger and better than last year’s inaugural event, hosting as many as 30 sustainablyfocused businesses and community
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ONE TO WATCH
JUMPER (2008)
Aimless David Rice (Hayden Christensen) has the ability to instantly transport himself to any place he can imagine. He uses that gift to globe-trot, living on money he steals by “jumping” into bank vaults. He’s captured by the evil Roland Cox (Samuel L Jackson), who knows how to keep David from jumping. David escapes and reunites with his high school crush, Millie (Rachel Bilson), then forms an alliance with fellow jumper Griffin (Jamie Bell) and prepares for mortal combat with Cox. 35
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QUIZ 1. Diablo is another name for who? 2. In which country is the city of Shiraz? 3. A pneumonectomy is the removal or part-removal of which part of the body? 4. Which country did avocados originally come from? 5. What is the highest straight flush in a game of poker? 6. What colour is the cross on the national flag of Switzerland? 7. Coimetrophobia is the irrational fear of which places? 8. Which planet takes around 165 Earth years to orbit the Sun? 9. Which is the smallest instrument in the flute family? 10. What number does the scrum half in a rugby union team wear on their shirt? 1: The Devil 2: Iran 3: Lung 4: Mexico 5: Royal Flush 6: White 7: Cemeteries 8: Neptune 9: Piccolo 10: 9
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Thumbs Up • Spring! Daylight Saving 24th September • Skyline MTB passes on sale • Road biking to Glenorchy
Thumbs Down • People who don’t vote because they ‘can’t be bothered’ or don’t think it changes anything. Ask your grand parents what all the fuss is about. This democracy thing didn’t happen without a struggle
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THOSE WERE THE DAYS...
A Cure For Lethargy
It is necessary for lethargy-sufferers that people talk loudly in their presence. Tie their extremities lightly and rub their palms and soles hard; and let their feet be put in salt water up to the middle of their shins, and pull their hair and nose, and squeeze the toes and fingers tightly, and cause pigs to squeal in their ears. Put a feather, or a straw, in his nose to compel him to sneeze, and do not ever desist from hindering him from sleeping; and let human hair or other evil-smelling thing be burnt under his nose. Compleat History of Drugs, Pierre Pomet (1737)
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Did You Know? • Rats and horses can’t vomit.
ARIES - You don’t need talent if you have a fog machine.
I bounce off four walls, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, because I only sleep those four hours a day. Casper Van Dien
TAURUS - You’re like a Rubik’s Cube. Seem fun at first but eventually we’ll want to rip you apart. GEMINI - Letting your dog sleep in your bed is a highly effective form of contraception. CANCER - You won’t need a therapist if you have a strong support group around your barstool.
• Wearing headphones for an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700%. • A crocodile’s digestive juices are so powerful they can digest a steel nail. • Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. • If you were to stretch a Slinky out until it’s flat, it would be 87 feet long. • France was still executing people by guillotine when the first Star Wars movie came out. • The hashtag key (#) is called an octotroph. • Grapes explode when you microwave them. Do they? Gonna try that now! • The international telephone area code for Antarctica is 672. • Palm trees belong to the grass family.
LEO - From now on every time you enter a long wifi password it will never work. VIRGO - Sugar is cheap. You need an avocado daddy. LIBRA - If you skip down the street in your thirties, people leave you alone. SCORPIO - If you’re desperately lonely, just look on the bright side - at least you still have standards. SAGITTARIUS - The right sneeze can adjust a tampon. CAPRICORN - First date advice: you must have a shower and leave the house. You should not bring your cat. AQUARIUS - Skip the karate classes and just buy a black belt, no one will know. PISCES - You can make just about anything happen simply by hoping it won’t. 40
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IF YOUR COMMUNITY PROJECT NEEDS SOME EXPOSURE, GIVE US A YELL, WE’LL ALWAYS TRY TO FIND ROOM.
QUEENSTOWN ARTS CENTRE As well as the renowned Cloakroom Gallery, QAC also houses a unique group of local artists in its studio spaces, offers classes and even has a fully equipped ceramics studio and kiln. The Arts Centre is on the corner of Stanley and Ballarat Streets and is open every day. FB: Queenstown Arts Centre GUERILLA DRIVE IN A new location every time, matched up with an old movie and some popcorn equals a fantastic way to spend a night out. Facebook is the best way to stay in the loop: FB: Queenstown Guerilla Drive-In HAPPINESS HOUSE Drop in to their awesome Op Shop open Mon-Fri 9am-4pm. Donations always welcome and if you need a helping hand, just let them know. Help out: FB: Happiness House Queenstown QUEENSTOWN LIFE Wakatipu blog by Queenstowner Jane
Guy. Queenstown Life is like a handbook for living in the Wakatipu. Join in the discussion at www.QueenstownLife.com FB: Queenstown Life
QUEENSTOWN TRADING If you’re looking to buy, trade or
sell something in the Wakatipu, this is the Facebook page for you. Crackin’ deals: www.QueenstownTrading.co.nz FB: Queenstown Trading
QUEENSTOWN.COM Queenstown.com has grown up and is now the definitive resource for getting under the skin of this enigmatic wee town. www.Queenstown.com ROUTEBURN DART WILDLIFE TRUST Bring back the
birdsong to the Routeburn and Dart Valleys. Controlling predators is the name of the game and it costs a lot of dosh. Donate at: www.rdwt.org 41
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By CURTAIN ZORA By THOMAS TWITCHER
Copy Mill Writer
In January of this year, I launched my freelance writing career with the heady optimism any millennial brings to a side hustle, ready to make my own hours and a tidy wage from the comfort of my shoebox bedroom. Reality diverged from this vision almost immediately. In fact, for a writer of my qualifications (by which I mean, no qualifications, other than the treacherous confidence instilled by years of encouraging English teachers), remote freelancing is a fraught journey through the jungle of the gig economy. Copy mills - websites like Upwork, Guru, Copify, etc. - farm out freelancers to clients at astonishingly low rates, averaging around 0.02 cents per word. Even when I manage to hook a client that pays a worthwhile wage and actually get to writing, dissatisfaction looms. Almost all of my assignments are listicles that fall somewhere on the spectrum from banal to absurd (Ten Life Hacks For Baking Soda You MUST Know! Bleach Dark Underarms… With Potatoes!). While I was writing A Handbag For Every Season, I was struck by the fact that my words were going to be presented to the world as an authority on this subject, despite the fact that my only handbag is a fanny pack from the 80s that I
use to carry beers and tubes while mountain biking. This impunity is both entertaining and mildly disturbing. Some topics, like handbags, are both pointless and deeply subjective and therefore innocuous. But others are more impactful. I found myself writing posts espousing the ‘slimming, detoxifying and chakra-aligning’ properties of home spa capsules, or the ‘andropause reversal’ offered by a shady male enhancement supplement. Despite my weak efforts to temper this non-science with disclaimers and caveats, it got pretty cringy, pretty fast. As readers (and, of course, as writers), we should be more discerning. So, the next time a web article promises to bleach your teeth or heal your ulcers or reverse your male-pattern baldness, tread carefully: regardless of whatever poor doctor’s name graces the heading, it was likely written by a twenty-something trying to wring a little money out of the internet, with exactly zero expertise in her field.
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WHAT’SONSEPTEMBER
FRI 1 SEPTEMBER
SUN 3 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Traditional Irish music live from 8.30pm QTN MEMORIAL CENTRE :: inSight: A Sneak Peek Into Our Future, Catalyst Trust’s science and future festival, 10am-5pm, free WORLD BAR :: John Acoustic 6-8pm // DJ Dolittle 9pm - late YONDER :: The Flavour 10pm - late QUEENSTOWN AMBASSADOR, 9am-noon, QRC House, ph. QRC Better Business 409 0500, ambassador@qrc.ac.nz
POG MAHONE’S :: Rob live from 8.30pm QTN MEMORIAL CENTRE :: inSight: A Sneak Peek Into Our Future, Catalyst Trust’s science and future festival, 10am-5pm, free SHERWOOD :: Sherwood Workshop Series: ‘The Ring Maker’ by Jessica Winchcombe, $135 pp. Preregistration essential experiences@ sherwoodqueenstown.nz WORLD BAR :: Danny Acoustic 4pm 7pm // DJ Mad 9pm RED BULL JUMP & FREEZE, 12-2pm, The Remarkables THE RED BULL JUMP-OFF, the official Jump & Freeze after party, 4pm till late, 21 artists perform live at World Bar, Yonder & Vinyl Underground POL & CHAD, Little Blackwood, 8pm
Bouncy trouncy flouncy pouncy, fun fun fun fun fun. Tigger
SAT 2 SEPTEMBER
LOCO CANTINA :: Snow & Bass Qtn Pt. II, The Upbeats and MC Tiki Taane with The Peace Keepers, tickets at Base Backpackers, Boardertown and cosmicticketing.co.nz POG MAHONE’S :: Charlie live 8.30pm QTN MEMORIAL CENTRE :: inSight: A Sneak Peek Into Our Future, Catalyst Trust’s science and future festival, 10am-5pm, free WORLD BAR :: Gay Ski Week Opening Party 7pm - late YONDER :: Dillastrate (CHCH) 10pm - late CREATIVE QTN ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET, Earnslaw Park, 9.30am-3.30pm Smiths Craft Beer House Trail Run, 11am4pm, Jack’s Point QUEENSTOWN ICE ARENA “STARS ON ICE”, 6.30-8.30pm, $5, qtstarsonice@ gmail.com
MON 4 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Danny Atkinson 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: Stubacca 9pm CEROC DANCING, 7pm Intermediate Class, 8.15pm Beginners Class followed by social dancing, St Peter’s Church, $135 for 10 classes
TUE 5 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Dan Browne 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: Mitch E.P 9pm JEANETTE WILSON MEDIUM SHOW, 7.30-10pm, Crowne Plaza, $40, eventfinda.co.nz POL & FI, Ballarat 9:30pm
LOCO CANTINA :: Saturday 2nd - The Upbeats & MC Tiki Taane with The Peace Keepers. cosmicticketing.co.nz
WED 6 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: John Healey 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: Akouo (AUS) 9pm - late WAKATIPU YOUTH - Reverb Sound Kitchen, 6-9 SILKWORM, Zephyr, 11pm
THU 7 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Danny & Chad 8.30pm SHERWOOD :: NZ Poetry Slam: Queenstown Heat, 6.30pm registration for 7pm start, free entry 43
WHAT’SONSEPTEMBER WORLD BAR :: DJ Tessa 9pm - late WINTER GAMES ICE HOCKEY TRANSTASMAN CHALLENGE, 6-10pm, Queenstown Ice Arena, eventfinda FREEFALL DUO, Ballarat, 9pm
CEROC DANCING, 7pm Intermediate Class, 8.15pm Beginners Class followed by social dancing, St Peter’s Church, $135 for 10 classes
TUE 12 SEPTEMBER
FRI 8 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Dan Browne 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: Mitch E.P 9pm POL & FI, Ballarat 9:30pm
POG MAHONE’S :: Ben Fumi live 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: John Acoustic 6-8pm // DJ Dolittle 9pm - late YONDER :: P Digsss 10pm - late THE LATIN AMERICA AND SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL, 7-9pm, Queenstown Arts Centre, until 17 September NZ VS AUSTRALIA ICE HOCKEY, Queenstown Ice Arena FREEFALL BAND, Pig & Whistle, 9pm
WED 13 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: John Healey live 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: Mr Salmon 9pm YONDER :: Yahtzee (AUS) 10pm - late WAKATIPU YOUTH - Reverb Sound Kitchen, 6-9
THU 14 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Dan & Jamie live from 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: DJ Tessa 9pm YONDER :: The Nudge - Dark Arts Album Release Tour, 10pm ELECTION 2017: WHAT CAN VOTERS EXPECT?, 5.30-7pm, The Rees Hotel, $5
SAT 9 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Dan & Jamie 8.30pm QTN MEMORIAL CENTRE :: Propaganda Gold, final night of Gay Ski Week QT with Auckland’s premier gay dance party, 9pm, $50, eventfinda.co.nz WORLD BAR :: Stubacca 9pm CREATIVE QTN ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET, Earnslaw Park, 9.30am-3.30pm NZ VS AUSTRALIA ICE HOCKEY, Queenstown Ice Arena SPRING FLING, 7pm-midnight, Shotover Primary School, R18, $50, eventfinda.co.nz
FRI 15 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Pistol Knights Duo live from 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: John Acoustic 6-8pm // DJ Dolittle 9pm - late YONDER :: The Flavour 10pm QUEENSTOWN AMBASSADOR, 9am-noon, QRC House, ph. QRC Better Business 409 0500, ambassador@qrc.ac.nz FREEFALL BAND, Ballarat, 9pm
SUN 10 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Conor Fitz 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: Danny Acoustic 4-7pm // Bitchin’ Bingo 7-9pm // DJ Mad 9pm HISTORICAL HOLIDAY FILMS presented by the Queenstown and District Historical Society, 2-3.30pm, St Margaret’s Church Hall, $10 NZ VS AUSTRALIA ICE HOCKEY, Queenstown Ice Arena POL & CHAD, Little Blackwood, 8pm
SAT 16 SEPTEMBER
LOCO CANTINA :: Sons of Zion NZ Tour, tickets from theticketfairy.com POG MAHONE’S :: Charlie live 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: Stubacca 9pm CREATIVE QUEENSTOWN ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET, Earnslaw Park, 9.30am-3.30pm BILL MASSEY’S TOURISTS, a grandaughter tells her grandfather’s story, 7.30pm, Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall, children $10, adults $25, eventfinda .co.nz
MON 11 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Dave Arnold 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: Stubacca 9pm 44
NO NONSENSE. JUST GOOD TIMES REMARKABLE THEATRE PRESENTS PINT SIZED PLAYS, 7pm, Smith’s Craft Beer House, $15, eventfinda.co.nz POL & FI, Ballarat 9:30pm
LOCO CANTINA :: 16th September. Sons of Zion New Zealand Tour. tickets at theticketfairy.com
FRI 22 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Pistol Knights Duo live from 8.30pm QTN MEMORIAL CENTRE :: Best Comedy Show On Earth Tour, 7.309.30pm, R16, $34.90, eventfinda.co.nz WORLD BAR :: John Acoustic 6-8pm // DJ Dolittle 9pm - late
SAT 23 SEPTEMBER
SUN 17 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Dan & Jamie 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: We Love Music 9pm CREATIVE QUEENSTOWN ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET, Earnslaw Park, 9.30am-3.30pm SOUTHERN SCOOTER CHALLENGE, Bluff to Queenstown, 8.30am Memorial Street
POG MAHONE’S :: Rob live 8.30pm SHERWOOD :: Sherwood Workshop Series: ‘The Real Crust’ by Ruth Heath, $80 pp. Pre-registration essential experiences@sherwoodqueenstown.nz WORLD BAR :: Danny Acoustic 4pm 7pm // DJ Mad 9pm - late POL & CHAD, Little Blackwood, 8pm
SUN 24 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Danny Atkinson 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: Stubacca 9pm CEROC DANCING, 7pm Intermediate Class, 8.15pm Beginners Class then social dancing, St Peter’s Church, $135 for 10 classes
POG MAHONE’S :: Conor Fitz 8.30pm SHERWOOD :: Remarkables Theatre presents NZ Pint-sized Plays, tickets eventfinda.co.nz WORLD BAR :: Danny Acoustic 4pm 7pm // DJ Mad 9pm - late POL & CHAD, Little Blackwood, 8pm
TUE 19 SEPTEMBER
MON 25 SEPTEMBER
MON 18 SEPTEMBER
WORLD BAR :: Stubacca 9pm CEROC DANCING, 7pm Intermediate Class, 8.15pm Beginners Class followed by social dancing, St Peter’s Church, $135 for 10 classes
POG MAHONE’S :: Dan Browne 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: Mitch E.P 9pm
WED 20 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: John Healey 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: Mr Salmon 9pm WAKATIPU YOUTH - Reverb Sound Kitchen, 6-9 SILKWORM, Zephyr, 11pm
TUE 26 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Dan Browne live 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: Mitch E.P 9pm
THU 21 SEPTEMBER
WED 27 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Danny & Chad 8.30pm SHERWOOD :: Ben Salter (Aus) Album Release Show, tickets utr.co.nz WORLD BAR :: DJ Tessa 9pm YONDER :: Caston Major 10pm - late SWIPE RIGHT - Speed Dating at SKYCITY, 7.30pm, $5
POG MAHONE’S :: John Healey 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: Mr Salmon 9pm WAKATIPU YOUTH - Reverb Sound Kitchen, 6-9 THE REAL LIFE OF WAR VICTIMS AND REFUGEES, 5.30-7pm, The Rees, $5 FREEFALL DUO, Ballarat 9:30pm 45
WHAT’SONSEPTEMBER THU 28 SEPTEMBER
YONDER :: The Flavour 10pm FREEFALL BAND, Ballarat, 9pm
POG MAHONE’S :: Dan & Jamie 8.30pm SHERWOOD :: Songwriter Society 8pm WORLD BAR :: DJ Tessa 9pm
SAT 30 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Dan Browne 8.30pm SHERWOOD :: Amiria Grenell & Flip Grater (Chc), tickets utr.co.nz WORLD BAR :: Stubacca 9pm YONDER :: Bootleg Rascel (AUS) 10pm CREATIVE QUEENSTOWN ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET, Earnslaw Park, 9.30am-3.30pm
FRI 29 SEPTEMBER
POG MAHONE’S :: Charlie live 8.30pm SHERWOOD :: Tasting: Whiskies of the World, tickets whiskytasting.weebly.com WORLD BAR :: John Acoustic 6-8pm // DJ Dolittle 9pm - late
WHAT’SON WANAKA SAT 2 SEPTEMBER
SAT 16 SEPTEMBER
SUN 3 SEPTEMBER
SUN 17 SEPTEMBER
MERINO MUSTER, x-country ski race tour, Snow Farm, merinomuster.com
JOSSI WELLS INVITATIONAL BIG AIR, Cardrona, info@cardrona.com
LET’S GET QUIZICAL, 6pm, Mint Bar
LET’S GET QUIZICAL, 6pm, Mint Bar
SAT 9 SEPTEMBER
THU 21 SEPTEMBER
SAY IT OUT LOUD - BODY LANGUAGE BASICS, 9.30-11am, St John’s Rooms, $30, ph. 027 668 0067 SAY IT OUT LOUD - BODY LANGUAGE ADVANCED, 12-2pm, $50 JUCY MELTDOWN CONCERT, David Dallas & Cymbol, 8-11.30pm, Lake Wanaka Centre, $45, eventfinda.co.nz
SPRING FIS RACE, Cardrona, info@ cardrona.com NZ YOUTH SERIES, Cardrona, info@ cardrona.com FESTIVAL OF SPORT & RECREATION, 9am-1pm, Wanaka Recreation Centre REMARKABLE THEATRE PRESENTS PINT SIZED PLAYS, 7pm, Gin & Raspberry Boutique Bar, $15, eventfinda.co.nz
SUN 10 SEPTEMBER
COMPASSIONATE ASSERTIVENESS FOR WOMEN, 10-2pm, St John’s Rooms, $30, ph. 027 668 0067 LET’S GET QUIZICAL, 6pm, Mint Bar
SUN 24 SEPTEMBER
NZ YOUTH SERIES, Cardrona, info@ cardrona.com LET’S GET QUIZICAL, 6pm, Mint Bar
WED 13 SEPTEMBER
JOSSI WELLS INVITATIONAL BIG AIR, Cardrona, info@cardrona.com WISE & WELL, 7-9pm, Edgewater Hotel, eventfinda.co.nz
MON 25 SEPTEMBER
NZ YOUTH SERIES, Cardrona, info@ cardrona.com
THU 14 SEPTEMBER
WED 27 SEPTEMBER
JOSSI WELLS INVITATIONAL BIG AIR, Cardrona, info@cardrona.com
THE BLACK SEEDS ‘FABRIC’ ALBUM RELEASE TOUR, 7.30-11pm, Lake Wanaka Centre, $39, eventfinda.co.nz
FRI 15 SEPTEMBER
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I want the last cheque I write to bounce. Chuck Feeney
SAT 23 SEPTEMBER
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Now Open,14 Church St.