Rotorua
By GUY WILLIAMS
Queenstown hotel owners took a bath last year, with occupancy and revenue plunging as the closed borders ravaged the sector.
The latest Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) stats for the sector show room income falling 40% across the country.
The...
In a milestone that flew under the radar, Queenstown’s NZONE Skydive — currently in a tailspin due to border closures — recently turned 30. Original co-owner and general manager Robynne Williams and current gm Clark ‘Scotty’ Scott reflect on...
By PHILIP CHANDLER
One of New Zealand’s top showjumping riders has shifted to Queenstown to start a new chapter in her life.
Professional rider and coach Lucy Olphert, who’s moved down from Mount Maunganui, says
Queenstown’s a place she’s long admired, and...
By TRACEY ROXBURGH
Queenstown Mountain Bike Club’s about to put its foot down — and it’s got some serious firepower behind it.
New Zealand tech entrepreneur and Xero co-founder Rod Drury says he decided a while ago to get back into...
By HUGH COLLINS
Queenstown's only wildlife park has had "overwhelming" support after being forced into Covid-19 survival mode.
For all of last month, Kiwi Birdlife Park on Brecon Street operated on donations only, a move that was purely about raising awareness,...
By PHILIP CHANDLER
A bit like the winter multisport race itself, entries are coming in fast and furious for this September's Peak to Peak.
Earlybird entries for the long-time Queenstown event - in which competitors can ski or board, cycle, kayak,...
Last-minute training is cranking up ahead of New Zealand's biggest bike festival.
Talented Queenstown rider Conor Macfarlane only got the go-ahead to ride Rotorua's Crankworx last week – after suffering a wrist injury competing in Red Bull Rampage last October.
Until...