The Wakatipu Greatest Needs Fund, established by the Wakatipu Community Foundation in response to the Covid-19 crisis to help support the district’s most vulnerable residents, has drawn strong endorsement from Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult. “Unprompted, this fund has been set up and spearheaded by
Nick Cameron’s family has been involved with beekeeping in Central Otago for over 100 years and the Buzzstop Honey Centre encompasses a hands-on educational experience. “I really wanted to educate people about bees, beekeeping and how honey is created from the flower to the hive and
The Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is committed to reducing waste and is working closely with its contractors Waste Management NZ and Wastebusters to lead local communities ad visitors towards a zero waste future and sustainable district. “The beautiful mountains and lakes draw people here and
A Christchurch architectural firm with a Southern Lakes focus is developing a reputation for creating bespoke permanent and holiday homes in synch with both the environment and clients’ lifestyles. Allfrey + South Architects director Craig South says with summer and early autumn comes the Kiwi passion
The Lakes District Air Rescue Trust (LDART)which has played a pivotal role in rescue and emergencies in the area for the past 30 years is charged with raising over $500,000 a year to ensure the ongoing viability of the crucial service and its goal of
Young philanthropists have blazed a trail in Queenstown with their pilot Generation Give programme at Wakatipu High School which has been so successful its leaders are now rolling it out in Auckland and Christchurch this year. Youth Philanthropy New Zealand (YPNZ) was set up last year under
A Central Otago-based company is forging ahead with plans to develop a medicinal cannabis cultivation, research and manufacturing business in the heart of wine country. Medigrowth New Zealand, based in Cromwell, plans to provide pure and safe New Zealand-grown cannabinoid medicines to a market that
The Queenstown Lakes District’s reputation as clean, green and sustainable has received a further boost after being named one of New Zealand’s three Tree Cities of the World. The programme, which is run by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
This September, Europe’s biggest winter music festival, Snowboxx, is set to make its Southern Hemisphere debut in collaboration with Rhythm & Alps. Taking place at Cardrona, New Zealand’s ultimate mountain playground, Snowboxx will host an action-packed program of parties and performances slope-side, as part of a
Registrations are now open for the first-ever Walter Peak High Country Farm run, to be held in Queenstown on the decade’s first leap day - Saturday 29 February 2020. This fun event for the whole family includes a TSS Earnslaw Cruise Finishers Medal for each participant