Regenerative tourism can help strengthen the social and cultural life of a community, as well as its natural environment. At The Artist’s House near Wānaka, visual artist Sonia Kiki Jones is bringing those ambitions together, using visitor accommodation to help create space for artistic expression…
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The fall is powered by gravity. The ride back up, these days, is powered by the sun. For more than two decades, the return journey back up to the platform from the heart-pumping Shotover Canyon Swing sounded like a car engine because, underneath it all, that was exactly what it was. The original…
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There's a sound that follows almost every outdoor event - a low, persistent drone that hums beneath the music, the speeches and the applause. It's a diesel generator, and for decades it's been as much a fixture of event production as the stage itself. A new Queenstown company is working to change…
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Where locals once dumped old cars, washing machines and oil drums, a thriving wildlife sanctuary now stands. Kiwi Park Queenstown turns 40 this year, and its journey from rubbish tip to conservation landmark is one of the great stories of our town. It began with Dick and Noeleen Wilson, who leased…
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In a region shaped by its visitor economy, iFLY Queenstown is demonstrating how tourism can create impact beyond an exceptional experience. Through its Whakamana Youth Empowerment Programme, the indoor skydiving operator is using its core product - human flight - as a platform for confidence…
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Queenstown Golf Club has teed up a new source of energy - the Kelvin Peninsula's abundant sunshine. Earlier this season, the 111-year-old club switched on a new solar system - 80 rooftop panels paired with 42 kilowatt-hours of battery storage - transforming the clubhouse into a largely self-powered…
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Combating the spread of wilding pines around Queenstown Lakes will be an intergenerational fight, where standing still means going backwards. Whakatipu Wilding Control Group (WCG) has led the fight in Queenstown for 16 years and its chairman Grant Hensman says the landscapes would look very…
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Locally owned and operated by the same family since 2000, Air Milford has been soaring above Fiordland and the Southern Lakes for over 30 years. With a flawless safety record and a deep-rooted commitment to people and place, this is a company flying with purpose. Meet the Family Behind the Wings…
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The numbers at Headwaters Glenorchy Eco Lodge speak for themselves. Around 1600 sensors 400,000 litres of water saved each year. 18 x 75-metre-deep closed circuit ground source bores. Walls thicker than 30 centimetres. 45 tonnes of organic waste diverted from landfill. A flourishing garden with…
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Nothing says Christmas like the distinctive smell of a real pine tree. And for the past eight years, the team at Coronet Peak has been delivering just that. When the ski season winds down, staff swap skis for shovels and saws, taking to the hills as part of their summer operations to help restore…
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