Queenstown based Film Otago Southland has been nominated in the category of Outstanding Film Commission at the 2019 Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards. This award recognises a film commission that “rises above and beyond the ordinary demands of location filming.” The film office was nominated
Award winning New Zealand kitchens and bathrooms were celebrated over the weekend in Melbourne at the 2019 NKBA Excellence in Design Awards. The 2019 NKBA Supreme Kitchen Design Award went to Stefan Sonntag of Masterwood Joinery in Otago for an incredible oriental and commercial-styled kitchen
Wanaka based alpine guiding company, Adventure Consultants, is recognised as a world leader in high altitude mountaineering, mountain guiding and trekking expeditions under the direction of renowned New Zealand mountaineer, Guy Cotter. Guy, who is an International Federation of Mountain Guides Association mountain and ski guide
The modern winter wardrobe gets a makeover this season thanks to the team at Arrowtown’s destination fashion store Ikon, with its impressive array of designer labels. “The store has a really cool vibe for winter with plenty of amazing brands to keep our customers happy,” says
This year I completed my 34thconsecutive grape harvest in Central Otago - that’s as long as anyone has been growing grapes commercially for wine here. And what a privilege it’s been to be part of a region that began as a tiny, unlikely upstart at
A mass lantern release of up to a thousand lanterns will be a feature of this year’s Light Up Winter event which promises to be a stunning evening of family-oriented entertainment in the Cromwell Mall. The 2019 event is scheduled for July 20 from 4.30pm until
Gallery Thirty Three in Wanaka is the backdrop for the work of well known New Zealand and Australian artists and is regarded as one of the finest galleries in the region. Owners and directors, Norma Dutton and Peter Gregg, established the Helwick Street gallery in 2005
Wanaka Wastebusters is one of the oldest enterprises in the New Zealand Zero Waste Network and seen as “the big sister” to newer community resource recovery centres. The organisation was set up in 2000 to divert waste from the landfill. To help get it launched the
The historic Cardona Hotel, one of New Zealand’s oldest hotels, has been serving up its special brand of hospitality for almost 160 years and is today just as much a commercial hub as it was in the 1860s goldmining era. The beautifully restored hotel, situated on
Marina Terrace Apartments offers inspirational lifestyle living with breathtaking, uninterrupted views of Lake Wanaka and superb accommodation combining sophistication, elegance and comfort. Just a two-minute stroll from the centre of Wanaka and within easy access to the resort’s many shops, cafés, restaurants and bars, Marina Terrace