In today's world, travel is about more than just ticking boxes. A trip away should enjoyed to its full potential and experienced deeply. While Queenstown is famous for its thrilling and fast paced activities, this guide focuses on a different kind of adventure. We'll explore ways to slow down, shift…
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Op shop enthusiasts know visiting a new place is about exploring new second hand shops. While Queenstown’s famous for scenery and adventures, we’ve a pretty spectacular selection of op shops as well. We love op shops (thrift stores or charity shops if you’re American or a Brit) because they’re…
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Queenstown has its iconic adventures and they’re incredible. But once you’ve experienced the high of hurling yourself off a bungy and the delight of scoffing down a Ferg Burger, there’s so much more to explore. Many visitors arrive wanting to experience what living here is really like. If that feels…
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Free skiing as the essence of freedom Pete learned to ski almost as soon as he could walk. “I started skiing when I was five and took to it straight away. There's an old photo of me pinning it straight down a hill wide-eyed with excitement and the thrill of it.” Everything from then on was about…
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Gearing Queenstown visitors and locals up for the great outdoors Small Planet Outdoors is on Shotover Street in the heart of Queenstown. Walk in and you’ll see this is no ordinary gear store. It’s packed to the rafters with an eclectic range of outdoor gear, and crewed by knowledgeable staff who…
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Luckily for Canyon Brewing, Director James Paterson is a lifelong farmer and an expert in growing grain. In November 2021, Canyon planted its first fields of barley in Queenstown and says it’s already reduced its carbon footprint by an estimated 7-14%. “We set out to reduce our carbon footprint by…
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This is a place with a ‘triple bottom line’ philosophy: an award-winning and continually measured commitment to the environment that sees it generate more energy than it uses; design a circular waste management system that feeds into three wetlands; restore the land with native tree and plant…
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We could hear the chatter, the laughter, even before we walked into the Jean Malpas Nursery at Kelvin Heights Peninsula. It was the trust’s regular Wednesday morning working bee, when members pot native trees to plant across the Whakatipu Basin. Their aim: to restore the indigenous landscape –…
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We are lucky enough to have fresh drinking water available from most taps nationwide therefore buying single-use water bottles to access water in New Zealand shouldn't be necessary. But how do we connect people with empty drink bottles to water taps and encourage them to refill their bottles…
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Passionate about conservation, Invercargill-born Dick Wilson and his wife Noeleen picked up the lease for the park land at the base of Bob’s Peak in 1984. The park was a dumping ground for derelict old cars, broken appliances and rubbish, and following the land purchase Dick, Noeleen and son Paul…
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