The launch of a ''global'' business in November awaits NZSki
chief executive James Coddington, who yesterday announced his
resignation from the company responsible for the Coronet
Peak, the Remarkables and Mt Hutt skifields.
With the draw of Pat Benatar in town, visitors to Queenstown
struggled to find somewhere to stay as the resort enjoyed
more guests over the weekend than at New Year.
Everyone is legally obliged to fill in and return the census,
but another good reason people should participate is because
the documents will provide vital information for communities,
including the rapidly growing Queenstown Lakes district.
While many home chefs make the trek to the supermarket for
supplies, Chuck Berry went foraging at Rob Roy glacier and
base-jumped off a waterfall before flying a microlight plane
to catch freshwater crayfish to make a meal.
A native Southlander who was schooled in Dunedin and was
previously Westfield Australia's national operations manager
has been appointed NZSki's new Coronet Peak ski area manager.
Speeds of up to 280kmh will be reached on Lake Wakatipu next
month during a national powerboat race which will serve as a
trial run for a world championship race to be held in
Queenstown next year.
Wine, a stunning sunset over the Gibbston hills, New Zealand
musicians and an energetic but well-behaved crowd all equated
to a success story for the seventh annual Classic Hits Winery
Tour, which came to Gibbston for the first time on Tuesday.
With Labour MP Maryan Street's End-of-Life Choice Bill
sitting in the ballot box, the euthanasia discussion will
come to the fore in Queenstown on Monday in the form of a
community forum.
