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Small Talk 16 April 2009A recent story intro from the Yahoo!Xtra home page: “Gleeful Aussies gathered for an annual celebratory mass killing of hated poisonous cane toads in Queenstown at the weekend.” Think they meant Queensland! Helpful advice from a brochure for new apartment hotel The Rees: “The »» 0 comments
16 Apr 2009
Small Talk 26 March 2009English movie star Rachel McAdams – of Mean Girls, The Notebook and Red Eye fame – was spotted ordering a takeaway in Queenstown on Monday night before flying out of town the next day. The bad luck story of the Gibbston Harvest Festival belonged to one of the hardest-working »» 0 comments
26 Mar 2009
Small Talk 19 March 09Long-time local accountant/developer Phil Hensman has been spotted in leathers riding his new Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Visiting Branches Station with his charitable foundation last Thursday was Mr Warehouse, Stephen Tindall. There’s an interesting note attached to a shop in Glenda »» 0 comments
19 Mar 2009
Lancelot Link Secret SkinkFights, frolicking and the famous Hi again gossip fans. I’ve been taking to the life of luxury this week, floating around a few hotels and spas, dipping my toes in a few niceties. But, alas, no matter where I go, gossip hunts me down. Sip and dip… It seems a little bit of »» 0 comments
05 Mar 2009
Small Talk 5 March 2009Veteran rock ‘n’ roller Tom Sharplin, who performed during the Auto Extravaganza last weekend, recalls when he was legless in Queenstown. While skiing with muso friend Kipa Royal, he says he took “a pretty rough tumble” on The Remarkables in the late 80s and his right wooden »» 0 comments
05 Mar 2009
Small Talk 26 Feruary 2009And the prize for the oddest sight of the summer goes to ... the bloke asleep on his motorcycle on Camp Street yesterday morning – parked right outside the police station. Nice and handy, you could say... The airport Avis desk was closed so local tourism »» 0 comments
26 Feb 2009
Lancelot Link Secret SkinkPromiscuous Polly joins the Queenstown cast list It’s said the only thing worse than people talking behind your back, is having no-one talk about you at all. So, if you have anything juicy to tell, dahlings, pull up a chair and come sit next to me… High jinx minx A new addition to »» 0 comments
19 Feb 2009
Small Talk 19 February 2009Wry chuckles at the BP service station recently when local mega-jeweller Michael Hill pulled up in his Aston Martin and couldn’t open the filler cap to put his petrol in. He had to call someone on his cellphone to get some helpful advice. A checkout attendant at New World this week was »» 0 comments
18 Feb 2009
Heard 27 November 2008Ever wondered if docs mind being called quacks? It’s obviously not a problem for local medico Hans Raetz – he’s set up a new company and called it Quack Ltd. How’s this for Sail Queenstown’s tag-line: “Luff Your Socks Off”. Another wisecrack spotted »» 0 comments
27 Nov 2008
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