Serendipity played a hand in successful restaurateur James Stapler’s latest foodie venture when The Precinct Wānaka café Wee Tart came across his radar. “ We weren’t intending to open any other eateries when the opportunity to take over the business arose. My partner Sarah and I were deep in the planning
PIZZA PIZZA The desire to eat excellent pizza was the driving force for Wānaka locals Tiffany Firth and Nick Robertson to start their own pizza business. “We really wanted a delicious takeaway wood fired pizza one night and couldn’t buy one in Wānaka so Pizza Pizza was born in February,”
A modern-day craft production brewery based in Wanaka was inspired by founders’ Oli Boyes and Jules Webster’s addiction to climbing and mountaineering. ““Climbing and mountaineering are their biggest obsessions, after beer, and relate to how the venture Ground Up Brewing is run,” says Ground Up Marketing & Events Manager Kat Alexander. " Most of our beers
Central Otago artist Melanie Eade achieved her long held ambition when she and her husband Rex opened their contemporary art gallery in Clyde in 2018. “I had a vision for my own gallery where my artworks would sit alongside other local artists from this
Twenty-two-year-old Queenstown snowboarder Tiarn Collins became the first New Zealander to claim a FIS Snowboard Crystal Globe when he won the World Cup title in Switzerland this year amongst fierce international competition. His win came after competing at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in slopestyle
Leading New Zealand luxury stays and experiences company, Queenstown based Touch of Spice, has stepped into a new era catering to discerning visitors travelling to New Zealand as borders re-open following the Covid-19 pandemic. Founder Jacqui Spice says they have spent the past two years recalibrating
Quartz Reef was founded in 1996 with grapes planted at their Quartz Reef Bendigo Estate vineyard under the guidance of renowned Austrian born wine maker Rudi Bauer. Marketing Manager Lianne Collins vineyard conditions have been ideal after a long, hot summer and they are excited
“Local food bringing people together” is the mantra for Queenstown’s premiere waterfront restaurant Public Kitchen & Bar that blends regional food and wine in a relaxed, social setting. “The restaurant is very much a social space created for people to use in any way they want,”
South Island artist Tess Sheerin has dedicated several months to creating a distinctive large scale public artwork in downtown Queenstown that carries an important community message. The highly visible, three-dimensional painting in the Athol Street carpark is entitled Rejuvenation and depicts a giant Moa, a Kiwi and a
A novel initiative known as the Merino Amnesty has been launched by Devold New Zealand this winter to encourage people to repurpose their merino garments which will be donated to an international charity. Based on the sustainable clothing principles the international clothing company champions Devold New Zealand