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Organisers of the district’s first creative community showcase have launched a crowdfunding campaign to help pay for volunteers involved in the events. The Three Lakes Cultural Trust is running a Boosted campaign ahead of the highly anticipated RenewArt events in Queenstown and Wānaka next month. The Trust has already raised more than $180,000 to stage […]

Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust’s ground-breaking assisted ownership model, Secure Home, is coming to Wānaka for the first time – with six houses under construction at Hikuwai. QLCHT is building two 2-bedroom, three 3-bedroom, and one 4-bedroom houses with local building firm, Breen Homes at the popular subdivision. Construction is due for completion April 2021. […]

More than 100 arts and cultural practitioners in the Queenstown Lakes District stand to benefit from the RenewArt initiative by the Three Lakes Cultural Trust. The Trust has today announced the 41 successful recipients of the RenewArt grants, who will now receive funding for their creative work to be displayed or performed at free community […]

Queenstown’s Salvation Army has received a substantial boost to help pay for a brand new purpose built facility, designed to help the community’s most needy. Remarkables Park Limited (RPL) is providing $1 million towards the construction of a new Salvation Army building on Pin Oak Avenue at Remarkables Park, Queenstown. The 900sq m two-storey facility […]

The Three Lakes Cultural Trust today announces plans to help renew and reinvigorate the local arts and cultural sector with two new community events in Queenstown and Wanaka this spring. The Trust – which supports and advocates for arts and culture in the Queenstown Lakes – invites all local artists to apply to showcase their […]

The developers behind Cromwell’s highly anticipated new neighbourhood, Wooing Tree Estate, have just released the first sections to the public.   Offering sites in a prime location over a 25.4ha site, Wooing Tree Estate is being developed alongside the iconic Wooing Tree Vineyard. Vineyard owners Steve and Thea Farquharson are retaining their award-winning winery in amongst the mixed […]

Two Queenstown-based tourism operators have joined forces in a bid to ensure the industry will survive COVID-19. Totally Tourism founder Mark Quickfall and Altitude Tours and Black ZQN director Nigel Hobbs are optimistic the region will be reinvigorated in the future and domestic tourism will ramp up as the threat of the coronavirus subsides. New […]

Necessity really is the mother of invention for New Zealand’s latest start-up company, which takes one problem caused by the coronavirus lockdown and uses it to solve another. ToMyDoor is a personal shopping service for Kiwis who want their shopping delivered to their front door. In the current environment it is for people in lockdown, […]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE WANAKA A&P SHOW, WANAKA  The 83rd annual Wanaka A&P Show has wrapped up with bumper crowds, stunning weather and a huge variety of entertainment for rural and urban communities alike. The iconic Show, held at the Wanaka Showgrounds over two days from March 13-14, is one of New Zealand’s largest agricultural and […]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM IGNITE WANAKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WANAKA Ignite Wanaka Chamber of Commerce board chair Bridget Legnavsky has today announced that she has resigned from the voluntary position to focus on her expanded responsibilities at Cardrona and Treble Cone. Legnavsky, who has been chair of the board since December 2017 and an elected member […]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM THREE LAKES CULTURAL TRUST   Artists and arts organisations of the Queenstown Lakes District can learn how to attract funding via two anticipated workshops this month. Organised by arts advocacy body the Three Lakes Cultural Trust, the workshops will be held in Queenstown on March 24 and Wanaka on March 25 and include […]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE WANAKA A&P SHOW, WANAKA   Farming advocacy group AgProud hopes to unify the rural and urban communities of the South Island at the Wanaka A&P Show this week. AgProud’s co-founder and chairman, well-known Southland dairy farmer Jon Pemberton, created the charitable trust last year to strengthen relationships between urban and rural New […]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM PERRIAM, WANAKA  Heritage merino fashion brand PERRIAM is poised to open its first Christchurch boutique this month.  The store – located in inner-city fashion precinct The Crossing – will be the third bricks-and-mortar store for the high-end brand and follows the success of its flagship store in Wanaka, which opened in 2016, […]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM THREE LAKES CULTURAL TRUST   A masterplan intended to invigorate the Queenstown Lakes’ arts scene was unveiled at the official launch of the Three Lakes Cultural Trust tonight. Established in 2019 to help support and encourage the growth of arts and culture in the Queenstown Lakes District, the Three Lakes Cultural Trust is […]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM NEW ZEALAND SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY February 19, 2020. For immediate release With a district economy now worth $1 billion dollars and a confident real estate sector to match, Manawatū has been chosen as the latest location for a New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty (NZSIR) office. The leading global real estate agency has […]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM THREE LAKES CULTURAL TRUST 18 February, 2020. For immediate release Community members of the Queenstown Lakes District have shaped the formation of a Cultural Masterplan aimed at improving arts and culture in the region. The Three Lakes Cultural Trust commissioned London and New York-based global consultancy firm AEA Consulting to produce the district’s first independent […]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE WANAKA A&P SHOW, WANAKA January 27, 2019. For immediate release  The Wanaka A&P Show has today announced a jam-packed entertainment lineup for this year’s anticipated event. Kiwi kids’ entertainer and 2019 Dancing With The Stars favourite Suzy Cato, Magic Guy Wayne McEwan, the New Zealand Army Band, singing sisters Jenny and Nicola […]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM BIKE GLENDHU, WANAKAJanuary 20, 2020. For immediate release Bike Glendhu, the South Island’s newest mountain biking adventure park opens this Thursday, set against the stunning backdrop of Glendhu Bay in Wanaka. Bike Glendhu will feature 35km of pedal-powered trails twisting and turning through 1000 hectares of terrain on the beautiful Glendhu Station, […]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC SCHOOL, WANAKAJanuary 12, 2020. For immediate release A graphite drawing depicting the frustration of an emerging social class in New Zealand was judged Supreme Winner at the Craigs Aspiring Art Prize in Wanaka on Friday night. Class Precariat, by Wanaka artist P. William (aka Paul McLachlan), was awarded the […]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM RHYTHM & ALPS, WANAKA  December 13, 2019. For immediate release   Preparations are well underway for the South Island’s biggest annual music festival and New Year’s Party, Rhythm & Alps (R&A) 2019.  Up to 10,000 revellers will descend on Robrosa Station in Wanaka’s Cardrona Valley from December 29 to welcome in a new decade with three days of world–class beats and […]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM NEW ZEALAND SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY   December 5, 2019. For immediate release    New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty (NZSIR) has been named best Real Estate Agency in the world at the International Property Awards.  The premium real estate company topped its category as the world’s Best Real Estate Agency (5-20 offices) at a glittering awards ceremony held at The Savoy in London last night. The prestigious International Property Awards […]