WHAT: The Remarkables opening day, WHEN: Last Saturday, WHERE: The Remarkables, WHO: (from left) Brisbane visitors Ricky Whito, Peter Saunders, Robert Chilvers and Simon Tottey

WHAT: The Remarkables opening day, WHEN: Last Saturday, WHERE: The Remarkables, WHO: (from left) Ben Kolb, Simon Taverner, Nathan Merchant and Jo Dey

WHAT: The Remarkables opening day, WHEN: Last Saturday, WHERE: The Remarkables, WHO: Toby Eglesfield (left), Jane Laming and Andy Pedley

WHAT: Wakatipu High musical Little Shop of Horrors, WHEN: Last Thursday, WHERE: Memorial Hall, WHO: (from left) Caitlin Jack, Kasey Visser, Grace Waters, Jeremy Thomas and Michael Eden

WHAT: Wakatipu High musical Little Shop of Horrors, WHEN: Last Thursday, WHERE: Memorial Hall, WHO: (from left) Sarah Foley, Miki Brown, Beau Watson and Jessica van der Kaag

WHAT: Sean Windle/Tracey Kesha birthday drinks, WHEN: Last Saturday, WHERE: Monty’s, WHO: Tracey Kesha, 25, and Sean Windle, 31

WHAT: Cure Kids Ticket to Hope welcome function, WHEN: Last Friday, WHERE: Mercure Resort, WHO (from left): Shortland Street’s Craig Parker, Caitlin Davidson, 11, Paul “Bimbo the Clown” Clark and Nickolai Marchingo-Miller, 11

WHAT: Queenstown Young Professionals launch night, WHEN: Last Thursday, WHERE: Guilty Bar, WHO (LEFT): (from left) Stephanie Kerr, QYP executive Tim Walsh, QYP president Annabel Ritchie and Emma Butler

WHAT: Queenstown Young Professionals launch night, WHEN: Last Thursday, WHERE: Guilty Bar, WHO (ABOVE): (from left) Tanya Fahy, Deborah Joyce and Aoife Ni Dhonnabhain

WHAT: Nic Price’s leaving do, WHEN: Last Saturday, WHERE: Monty’s, WHO (from left): Archimedes Sutton, Gemma Boyle, Nic Price and Dalice McGregor

WHAT: Lisa Smith’s 31st birthday party, WHEN: Last Saturday, WHERE: Lone Star’s Rattlesnake bar, WHO (from left): Lisa Smith, Penny Cloudesley, Ally Fox and Cheryl Sparrow

WHAT: John Wikstrom/Mike Burgess joint head-wetting, WHEN: Last Friday, WHERE: Monty’s, WHO: John Wikstrom (left) and Mike Burgess

WHAT: Coronet Peak skiing, WHEN: Last Saturday, WHERE: Coronet Peak, WHO: Michael Thomas with son Harry, 5

WHAT: Browns Ski Shop’s Glitter & Shine winter welcome party, WHEN: Last Friday, WHERE: Crowne Plaza, WHO (from left): Bronnie Monopoli, Browns co-owner Kris Vermeir and Ned Smith

WHAT: TV One’s Breakfast Winter Festival preview, WHEN: Tuesday, WHERE: Heritage Queenstown, WHO: Heritage’s Gemma Cavell-Stephens (left), Breakfast weather presenter Tamati Coffey and Flame Fire Productions’ Milly Begley

WHAT: Kanami Muramatsu’s 21st birthday party, WHEN: Last Saturday, WHERE: Brazz, WHO (from left): Tomoko Ueyama, Chihiro Kitai, Kanami Muramatsu, Haruka Aoki and Mayu Suzuki