Queenstown’s Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa has created a captivating intimate supper club with its newly opened Le Salon Rouge taking its inspiration from the prohibition era’s speakeasies. “Inspired by the Prohibition Era of speakeasy supper clubs, La Salon Rouge is ‘secretly’ located within the hotel,
“Challenging, demanding and rewarding” – an apt description of Glyn Lewer’s first few months as Queenstown Lakes District Mayor. Elected in October 2022 Mayor Lewers has inherited the aftermath of the Covid pandemic with major issues challenging the tourism and hospitality industries, in particular critical staff
A former Queenstown bartender is nearing the end of an epic walk from one end of the country to another to raise money and awareness for men’s mental health. Australian-born Josh Storey, who used to tend bar for Future Hospitality Group’s Little Blackwood, is scheduled to
Gold medal Olympian snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and World Cup alpine ski racer Piera Hudson are joining forces with SIXT NZ, with a new partnership adding a calling card of titles and tournament wins to the stacked spec sheet of its premium fleet. It’s all part of
Northland artists and partners, Ophelia & Ryder Jones, and their baby boy Emanuel, have spent the last week at Sherwood Queenstown creating a body of work for the award-winning hotels first artist residency. The couple, who both hold a Master of Art & Design with First Class Honours,
Alice Herald’s new interactive retail space in Wānaka creates a backdrop for people to watch the luxury jewellery designer at work. Alice has expanded her boutique in the upmarket Precinct complex to include an innovative open design studio and a gallery display of her ready-to-wear collections. “Clients can now
Te Kano Estate owners Rhonda and Keith Lloyd fell in love with Northburn on sight and today it is the beating heart of their extensive venture encompassing four vineyards. General manager Nick Hunter says “the vineyards at Northburn, Bannockburn and Waitaki all add something special to the
Passion for their Mondillo Vineyards, an inherent love of the environment and a desire to consistently produce exquisite wines are the drivers for Domenic and Ally Mondillo whose cellar door, set in the majestic and rugged Bendigo Station, is one of the region’s best kept secrets. Domenic’s Italian heritage
With their “no compromise” mantra Andy and Misha Wilkinson set out 20 years ago to produce some of New Zealand’s finest wines from their aptly named Misha’s Vineyard. The Central Otago vineyard was named one of New Zealand’s Top 20 wine producers after just a few vintages
Burn Cottage Vineyard was developed from a passion for Pinot Noir, a bit of fortuitous timing and a gut feeling about the land in Central Otago. “When Marquis & Dianne Sauvage set up the vineyard their focus was on biodynamic viticulture to craft world-class Pinot Noir,