A Queenstown holiday in 2016 led Sydney makeup artist Victoria Wynn into a new career and the start of her award-winning cosmetic tattoo business. “I was working as a makeup artist collaborating with the Australian Consolidated Press fashion department in Queenstown when I met my partner.
New ownership of Wānaka burger bar Red Star has led to a refreshed line up of fast food options at the popular downtown eatery. Local operators of food truck Burrito Craft Julia and Mark Magee took over the venture in June from Scotty and Ash
Infinite Energy are Central Otago specialists in solar power technologies and QT Magazine talked to CEO Regan Heal about renewable energy solutions for local homeowners. Are Infinite Energy’s solar solutions bespoke? The market is full of system packages however we are strongly against solar being productised and
Prominent jade carvings and jewellery made from New Zealand pounamu are displayed front and centre at Arrowtown’s renowned Jade & Opal Factory. The venture was established by Gary Mullings in the 1990s and his son Lee-Roy later became involved as a carver training under well-known
Hitting all the high notes of the new spring season with the very latest luxury lifestyle, activewear and fashion collections now at Arrowtown boutique GOALS. Store co-owners Caroline Walak and Sophie Simmers are welcoming in their favourite picks from The Upside, New Balance, Staple the
Chiropractor Cole Mackie is embarking on a new era at Queenstown Health taking over the popular Queenstown clinic from founder and long-term owner Neki Patel. “Although I will be the owner of Queenstown Health as of April next year everything will pretty much stay the same.
Sofitel Queenstown Resort & Spa has brought an exclusive French aroma to the region with the opening of New Zealand’s most luxurious spa, Sofitel Spa with L’Occitane. “Our exclusive partnership with international French luxury spa retailer L’Occitane brings the essence of Provence to the mountains offering
Barney Harrison is a fourth-generation grower whose family name is synonymous with large scale landscape trees and plants in Southland. “When my great-grandfather Richmond Harrison started Harrison Nurseries back in 1918 he sold Lacebark Trees to provide shelter for the settlers. The bigger the tree the
Working with gemstones to create beautifully understated every day jewellery blows the mind of Cristin Waite of Dunedin’s LUUM Workshop. “Our earth creates these vibrant and carefully constructed beauties, they’re just phenomenal – somehow both exhilarating and grounding. They are meaningfully symbolic and I believe carry
Queenstown artist Ivan Clarke opened his first gallery in the resort 30 years ago and this year marks the 20th anniversary of his prominent Camp Street gallery which houses an extensive collection of his powerful New Zealand landscapes, impressionist florals and rural panoramas displayed alongside