Philip Chandler

After a successful business career in Queenstown, specialising in HR, Maryann Geddes is shifting to Christchurch next month. She tells us what’s behind the move, recounts her climbing exploits and reveals a special local connection she’ll be retaining.

A Queenstown company is fighting an Immigration New Zealand decision to exile a highly-valued employee, who’s also an elite athlete, on health grounds.

More than 30 years after they first met, the world’s bungy king has married a former Queenstowner in Glenorchy after the stars aligned.

From once selling fridges and washing machines to, more latterly, selling legal services, Phil Wilson’s had a very varied business life. On the eve of his retirement, the keen horse racing man discusses his various track gallops and service to the community.