Blog posts from March 2012

Winter Festival Ice Rink - Village Green

Winter Festival programme now live

By Lisa Nilsen on 29 March 2012 (0 comments)
Full programme announced for the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest winter party

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Celebrities and Golf Pros arrive for the PGA Pro-Am Championship

By Esther Small on 29 March 2012 (0 comments)
Hollywood movie star Don Cheadle, a celebrity playing in the New Zealand PGA Pro-Am Championship this weekend is blown away by Queenstown.

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Queenstown becomes a movie set this week

By Esther Small on 22 March 2012 (0 comments)
Parts of Queenstown’s CBD will become a movie set this week as the ‘Top of the Lake’ mini series begins filming street scenes.

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Win a trip to the Queenstown Winter Festival

By Esther Small on 20 March 2012 (0 comments)
The programme for the 2012 Queenstown Winter Festival is filling up with some fantastic events. Win a chance to come down and experience Queenstown's world-famous celebration of the start of winter!

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Flight of the Conchords coming to Queenstown!

By Esther Small on 16 March 2012 (0 comments)
The rumours have been confirmed - Flight of the Conchords are coming to Queenstown!

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Release of Stan Walker's new music video filmed in the area

By Esther Small on 14 March 2012 (0 comments)
Just released! Watch Stan Walker's new music video - 'Music Won't Break Your Heart', a lot of the footage was filmed around the Wakatipu region. Keep your eyes peeled for scenes of the Kingston Flyer, the Glenorchy area and from Coronet Peak.

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Motatapu Marathon

Motatapu 2012 has record runners

By Esther Small on 12 March 2012 (0 comments)
The temperate weather on Saturday was perfect for competing during the 2012 Motatapu Adventure Race.

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Image from Mountain Scene Newspaper

Chinese movie star in love with Queenstown

By Esther Small on 6 March 2012 (1 comment)
Dong Xuan, a popular Chinese film star, visited Queenstown last week and she loved it so much that she'd like to live here!

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Win a Queenstown holiday!

By Esther Small on 2 March 2012 (0 comments)
How would you spend $5,000 NZ on an amazing Queenstown holiday?

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