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Adventurer, author, tour operator, pilot, karate instructor, sake maker, marriage celebrant, father/co-manager of a tennis pro. Queenstowner Craig McLachlan, 58, talks to PHILIP CHANDLER about his varied life and how it’s been enhanced by his links with Japan
Growing up...
Farmer, family man, gold fossicker, hunter, historian, shearer, bugler and, above all, a character. On the eve of his 90th birthday, lifelong Queenstowner Alan ‘Hammy’ Hamilton talks to PHILIP CHANDLER about his
life and times
One of Queenstown’s longest-lived locals and...
Martin Hawes is a financial advisor, wealth coach and author who called Queenstown home for 20 yearsbefore moving to Christchurch
When life changes, conventional wisdom says you should revisit your will.
After 20 years of living in the Wakatipu Basin, I...
By MATTHEW MCKEW
Just days after his award-winning play thrilled a Wakatipu audience, Tom Scott’s confirmed
he’ll be here in person later this year.
The cartoonist-turned-playwright’s famous for his satirical side-swipes — in 1982 he was
even banned from former New Zealand Prime...
By TRACEY ROXBURGH
If this was any other year, Peta Mathias would be in her home in the south of France,
teaching cooking classes and getting ready to go on a week-long culinary tour in the
Basque country.
Covid’s put paid to that,...
By TRACEY ROXBURGH
Ways to ensure community views are used to shape policies at a local government level will be traversed at the first ‘Reset’ discussion in Queenstown next week, being hosted by Max Rushbrooke.
The democracy advocate, academic and author...
By TRACEY ROXBURGH
Queenstown's adventure girl Emma Timmis has never been one to shy away from a challenge.
In 2014 she ran across Africa - the 3974km distance equivalent to 94 marathons - in 89 days.
Then in 2017 she unofficially broke...