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Snow Sports NZ and NZSki Ltd Sign Partnership Agreement

Friday, 6 June 2014, 3:21 pm | NZSki

Coronet Peak and Mt Hutt have been named as the official ski area partners of the New Zealand Alpine Ski Team and will host the New Zealand National Alpine Skiing Championships in 2014 and 2015. More >>

Coronet Peak first ski area to open in Australasia

Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 5:30 pm | NZSki

Queenstown’s Coronet Peak will open as scheduled on Saturday (June 7 ) signalling the official start of the winter season. More >>

Lake lovers urged to support Wanaka watersports facility

Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 10:35 am | Scope Media

Lake lovers urged to show their support for Wanaka watersports facility A charitable trust planning a community watersports facility for Wanaka’s lakefront is calling on locals to get behind their cause. The Wanaka Watersports Facility Trust wants ... More >>

Queenstown Locals’ Day raises over $7,000 for WHS

Thursday, 10 April 2014, 3:58 pm | Southern Discoveries

Lakes District residents came out in force to support Southern Discoveries’ locals’ day raising over $7,000 for Wakatipu High School. Southern Discoveries’ sales and marketing manager Anita Golden said the company was “delighted with the support” ... More >>

Southern Discoveries hosts its first Queenstown Locals’ Day

Friday, 14 March 2014, 2:20 pm | Southern Discoveries

Award-winning Southern Discoveries is inviting locals to jump aboard Queenstown’s newest tourism attraction when it holds its first ever locals’ day on Saturday March 29. More >>

New Southern Discoveries sales manager for western markets

Monday, 10 March 2014, 2:39 pm | Southern Discoveries

Award-winning tourism company Southern Discoveries continues to expand its business with the appointment of Julia Savill as sales manager – western markets. More >>

Countdown’s on for best value winter fun at top ski areas

Monday, 3 March 2014, 3:59 pm | NZSki

With a blast of cold weather and fresh snow on the mountains, Mother Nature’s friendly reminder that winter is just around the corner means the countdown’s on for skiers and snowboarders. More >>

Work to start sealing The Remarkables ski area access road

Thursday, 13 February 2014, 11:01 am | NZSki

Premier New Zealand ski operator NZSki has announced the start of work to seal 4km of The Remarkables ski area road in Queenstown as part of its $45 million redevelopment of the ski area. More >>

Final countdown to New Zealand’s largest triathlon festival

Thursday, 16 January 2014, 7:54 pm | Challenge Wanaka

A record number of swimmers, bikers and runners of all ages and abilities are about to put months of training to the ultimate test as the Challenge Wanaka triathlon festival gets underway this coming weekend. More >>

Southern Discoveries exclusive tours to Mt NIC Station

Saturday, 4 January 2014, 11:05 am | Southern Discoveries

Queenstown’s newest tourism attraction Spirit of Queenstown will start tours to Mt NIC (Mt Nicholas High Country Station) from Monday (January 6 2014) offering people an unrivalled opportunity to access New Zealand’s stunning back country. More >>

Southern Discoveries launches Spirit of Queenstown

Thursday, 28 November 2013, 2:13 pm | Southern Discoveries

Queenstown’s newest tourism attraction Spirit of Queenstown has been given the green light and will take to the waters of Lake Wakatipu next Tuesday December 3 carrying her first official passengers. More >>

Queenstown lakefront site for sale

Friday, 22 November 2013, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty

Homestead Bay, an unprecedented resort-zoned absolute lakefront development site situated on Queenstown’s iconic Remarkables Station, is available to purchase for the first time. More >>

Trust welcomes new Framework for tax status

Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 10:06 am | Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust

Yesterday the Government announced it plans to introduce legislation to Parliament to give community housing providers certainty that assisting low-income families into home ownership will be exempt from income tax. More >>

Work starts on the new high-speed Curvey Basin 6-seater lift

Thursday, 14 November 2013, 3:37 pm | NZSki

Work has started on the high-speed chairlift, snowmaking, trail and carparking development programme at Queenstown’s The Remarkables ski area. Following years of planning, the first diggers and workers from Base Contractors arrived at the beginning of this ... More >>

Entries for Mountain Bike race close in record time

Monday, 4 November 2013, 12:47 pm | Scope Media

Competitor entries to the increasingly popular Speight’s Summit 47km Mountain Bike race at Motatapu 2014 have closed in record time. More >>

2014 Season pass prices for New Zealand’s premier ski areas

Friday, 18 October 2013, 12:03 pm | NZSki

New Zealand’s premier ski areas in Queenstown and Canterbury have released season pass pricing for 2014 and announced the start of a multi-million-dollar new development at The Remarkables. More >>

Spirit of Queenstown’s maiden voyage to rock Lake Wakatipu

Friday, 11 October 2013, 5:12 pm | Southern Discoveries

The multi-million dollar catamaran, Spirit of Queenstown, will make her maiden voyage this month as part of the annual Queenstown Jazz and Blues Festival. More >>

Free rental equipment at Coronet Peak and The Remarkables

Monday, 16 September 2013, 3:17 pm | NZSki

For the remainder of the 2013 season Coronet Peak and The Remarkables in Queenstown are offering people two days of recreational rental equipment free when they purchase two day lift passes. More >>

Spring snow covers ski areas for a second week in a row

Thursday, 5 September 2013, 5:10 pm | NZSki

A whole lot of new winter snow and more on the way is shaping up to make spring skiing in the South Island absolutely ‘epic’, a phenomenon Queenstown locals have dubbed ‘sprinter’. More >>

Spring Snow Covers Ski Areas For a Second Week In a Row

Thursday, 5 September 2013, 4:58 pm | NZSki

A whole lot of new winter snow and more on the way is shaping up to make spring skiing in the South Island absolutely ‘epic’, a phenomenon Queenstown locals have dubbed ‘sprinter’. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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