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Shanton Fashions Limited owes almost $7.8 million
Wednesday, 11 February 2015, 1:18 pm | BWA Insolvency
Creditors of women’s clothing chain Shanton Fashions Limited are owed almost $7.8 million while the business is being advertised for sale in an attempt preserve the brand’s inherent value and make a distribution to creditors. More >>
meMINI co-creator accepted into Wearable World Labs
Tuesday, 3 February 2015, 2:27 pm | Scope Media
Kiwi entrepreneur and co-creator of the meMINI wearable camera Sam Lee has been accepted into the internationally renowned incubator/accelerator programme, Wearable World Labs. Wearable World Labs is the world’s first incubator/accelerator blend solely ... More >>
Challenge Wanaka takes out international triathlon award
Thursday, 29 January 2015, 3:17 pm | Challenge Wanaka
Challenge Wanaka long distance triathlon in New Zealand’s South Island has taken out the Triathletes’ Choice Award for the World’s Most Scenic Race at this year’s Triathlon Business International Awards in Los Angeles yesterday. More >>
Shanton Fashions Limited owes almost $4 million
Thursday, 22 January 2015, 9:51 am | BWA Insolvency
Almost $4 million is owed to about 220 unsecured creditors of Shanton Fashions Limited, but administrator Bryan Williams of BWA Insolvency is confident Shanton can and will continue to trade. More >>
Challenge Wanaka on track for record field
Monday, 19 January 2015, 2:22 pm | Challenge Wanaka
New Zealand’s largest annual triathlon festival, Challenge Wanaka, is once again set for a record field of both amateur and world-class professional athletes when the start gun goes off on 22 February With two weeks of entries remaining, numbers ... More >>
BWA Insolvency appointed as administrator for Shanton
Monday, 12 January 2015, 11:25 am | BWA Insolvency
The directors of Shanton Fashions Limited have placed the company into voluntary administration, with insolvency expert Bryan Williams of BWA Insolvency appointed as administrator. More >>
Restaurant, bar and grocer to open in Lake Hayes Estate
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 10:11 am | Scope Media
Much-anticipated Queenstown restaurant Grazë is expected to turn heads with its unique, innovative food and drink offering when it opens its doors this weekend. Grazë – a stylish restaurant, boutique bar and separate grocer at Lake Hayes Estate ... More >>
Elephants in the room’ for QLD's visitor industry
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 11:10 am | Scope Media
Questions around bed taxes, visitor volume capping, demand on public infrastructure and balancing community needs have been identified in a district-wide report on tourism. More >>
Theresa Gattung to speak at PERRIAM launch
Monday, 13 October 2014, 11:42 am | Scope Media
Leading New Zealand business personality Theresa Gattung will be guest speaker at the exclusive launch of Central Otago fashion brand PERRIAM next weekend. Theresa – author, former CEO of Telecom and named in the 2006 Forbes list of the World’s ... More >>
Multi-sport legend joins Challenge Wanaka board
Monday, 22 September 2014, 2:24 pm | Challenge Wanaka
The non-profit trust that runs Challenge Wanaka, the world’s most scenic long-distance triathlon, has appointed internationally renowned adventure athlete, Steve Gurney to its board of trustees. More >>
Shearing season at Mt Nicholas Station
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 1:44 pm | Southern Discoveries
For the first time in 25 years visitors and locals will be able to experience the annual shearing season at Mt Nicholas High Country Farm courtesy of leading tourism operator Southern Discoveries. 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
