What is your favourite ski trail in Queenstown and why? Great on trails runs in Queenstown would have to be Homeward Run at the Remarkables and Exchange Drop through Lunch Rocks at Coronet Peak. Alternatively and in contrast, some great on piste trails for learning to ski are the Big Easy on…
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Jenny Mehrtens is an Arrowtown based artist, primarily a painter, she has had several group and solo exhibitions and her work can be found in private collections worldwide. 1. What initially drew you to Queenstown? My mother was born in Queenstown and whenever we visited from Dunedin where I grew…
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Born in Sydney Australia, Alice moved with her parents and two siblings to Queenstown when she was four years old. At age eight, Alice started ski racing with the Queenstown Alpine Ski team at Coronet Peak during winter seasons. When Alice was just 16-years-old she competed in the women’s giant…
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Fleur embarked on her Queenstown journey in the early 1990s as a bright, fresh 21-year-old with a small bank loan and plenty of enthusiasm, opening wine and tapas bar Solera Vino six months after first arriving. Since then, she’s started and successfully run an array of well-known hospitality…
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Mel’s story has familiar beginnings – a young traveller falls in love with New Zealand, in particular Queenstown, where she has scored work as a ‘lifty’ at Coronet Peak ski field. ‘I’d always wanted to be around the mountains,’ says Mel. ‘So, that was my motivation to save up and come here. I…
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Based in the quaint goldmining village of Arrowtown, 20 minutes outside Queenstown, Lake & Wood Brew Co produces a range of delicious, locally made craft beers. Originally from LA, head brewer Jay Sherwood has fallen in love with the region, as a place to both work and live. Here, he reveals why…
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Where are you from and when did you arrive in the Queenstown region? I was born and raised in Northern Ireland, trained as a journalist, and came out to New Zealand in 1959 to work on newspapers including the Otago Daily Times in Dunedin. I worked in television news and current affairs until…
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