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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