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Challenge Wanaka Favourite Hoping To Perform In Home Race
Friday, 17 February 2023, 2:15 pm | Challenge Wanaka
Wanaka triathlete Rebecca Clarke is hoping home town support and local knowledge will give her an edge in tomorrow’s Integrity Homes Challenge Wanaka half. Coming off the back of a win at the Tauranga half in January, Clarke is considered by many ... More >>
Affordable Homes On The Horizon For The Queenstown Lakes District
Thursday, 10 November 2022, 10:20 am | Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust
Queenstown’s newest affordable housing development – Tewa Banks – is one step closer with two key appointments by the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (QLCHT). The Trust welcomes Trish Daley into a newly created Development Design Manager ... More >>
Biggest Ever Field At The OSM Challenge Wanaka Multi
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 7:04 pm | Challenge Wanaka
The 3rd edition of the OSM Challenge Wanaka Multi took place on Saturday 29th October. The event saw its biggest ever field with over 160 participants kayaking, biking and running a total of 82km in and around the stunning Lake Wanaka. Blue skies and ... More >>
Housing Trust Supports New Inclusionary Housing Provisions In Principle
Friday, 23 September 2022, 8:49 am | Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust
The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (QLCHT) has confirmed its support in principle for the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s proposed new housing provisions, which will enable more locals to access permanently-affordable housing. Last month ... More >>
Insolvency Expert Becomes Second In NZ To Be Inducted Into Global Organisation
Thursday, 8 September 2022, 1:09 pm | BWA Insolvency
Kiwi insolvency expert Bryan Williams has become just the second person in New Zealand and one of 200 people worldwide to be named a Fellow of global insolvency organisation Insol International. And as the global economy looks set to head into a recession ... More >>
Affordable Arrowtown Homes Now Underway
Monday, 5 September 2022, 2:48 pm | Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust
The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (QLCHT) has broken ground on its 68-lot Tewa Banks development in Arrowtown. Earthworks will commence later this month for the new development, which comprises 68 new high-quality and energy-efficient affordable ... More >>
Coronet Peak Celebrates 75 Years Of Good Times
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 10:20 am | NZSki
Coronet Peak’s 75th anniversary begins this evening with Kiwi roots-reggae band Katchafire kicking off the celebrations at an iconic Night Ski party, rounded out by a fireworks display. The five-day programme, running through until August 21, ... More >>
Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust Celebrates 15 Years Of Housing Local Families
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 3:22 pm | Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust
The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (QLCHT) is celebrating its 15-year anniversary, having helped 243 households across the Queenstown Lakes District into affordable housing. Since forming in 2007, the Trust has assisted local households ... More >>
Housing Trust Achieves International Recognition For Secure Home Programme
Friday, 8 July 2022, 10:12 am | Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust
The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (QLCHT) has won an international accolade for its groundbreaking Secure Home Programme. QLCHT’s Secure Home Programme won the Leading Innovation Award at the Australasian Housing Institute's annual Brighter ... More >>
New Chair For Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 2:33 pm | Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust
The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (QLCHT) has appointed prominent local businessman Richard Thomas as chair. Thomas’ appointment follows the resignation of previous chair Andrew Blair, who had been in the role since October 2018 and retired ... More >>
Real Estate Agency Unites With Queenstown Charities
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 10:09 am | New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty
Two key community organisations will now receive ongoing philanthropic support from a leading Queenstown real estate agency. New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty (NZSIR) has pledged to support the Wakatipu Community Foundation (WCF) and the Queenstown ... More >>
A ‘shark’ On A Skifield? NZSki Challenges The Norm With New Marketing Campaign
Friday, 1 April 2022, 10:15 am | NZSki
A quirky marketing campaign has been launched by NZSki today, taking a unique spin on popular reality TV show Shark Tank. With Aotearoa’s first open-border ski season since 2019 in sight, the marketing team were keen to showcase a different side of ... More >>
Prestigious Freeriding Academy Lands At The Remarkables
Thursday, 20 January 2022, 12:14 pm | NZSki
The Remarkables Ski Area is set to become home of the Southern Hemisphere’s first ever Freeride World Tour [FWT] Academy, this winter. Junior Southern Lakes skiers and riders will have the chance to gain world-class experience by joining the globally ... More >>
Fresh Face At Community Housing Trust
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 11:49 am | Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust
The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (QLCHT) has announced the appointment of Queenstown local and experienced property professional Brad McLeay as a Trustee. McLeay replaces Gigi Hollyer, a long-serving Trustee who has recently retired from ... More >>
Summer At Coronet Peak Back For A Third Year
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 10:44 am | NZSki
Coronet Peak is set to crank into its third summer season, with the arrival of a brand-new mountain biking trail and a stacked event calendar. Construction of Upper Rude Rock Trail, which was approved by the Department of Conservation in 2005, is ... More >>
Sight Unseen, Multi-million-dollar Property Purchases On The Increase Thanks To Covid
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 8:02 pm | New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty
Digital technology and online buying is changing the real estate industry, with people now content to spend millions of dollars on a home – despite not having set foot onto the property. The latest lockdown – and continued Alert Level 3 for ... More >>
The Remarkables set to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 2:49 pm | NZSki
The Remarkables celebrates Talk Like a Pirate Day this weekend with series of fun family events and activities. More >>
Fresh snow a boost for Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Mt Hutt on Day 1 of Alert Level 2
Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 2:38 pm | NZSki
Skiers and snowboarders made the most of fresh snow and social connection at the re-opening of Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Mt Hutt ski areas today. Hundreds of snow lovers ventured up the southern mountains to mark the first day of Alert ... More >>
Coronet Peak, The Remarkables And Mt Hutt Set To Open In Level 2
Monday, 6 September 2021, 6:25 pm | NZSki
Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Mt Hutt are preparing to open to guests this Wednesday when the South Island returns to alert level 2. NZSki has welcomed today’s changes in alert levels by the Government, which will allow its ski areas in Queenstown and ... More >>
Prominent Wānaka real estate duo joins Sotheby’s
Monday, 16 August 2021, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty
Well-known local real estate agents Guy and Sheryl Alty have joined the New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty (NZSIR) Wānaka team. More >>
