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QueenstownSeptember 2

Green stays; bigger role

Simon Green has been reappointed as director of the Queenstown Winter Festival but will take on an expanded role of Destination Queenstown events manager.

QueenstownJuly 5

Winter Festival over but town still busy

Winter Festival celebrations may have passed for another year, but with the opening of the Coronet Peak and Remarkables skifields last week, will the winter business momentum continue? Joe Dodgshun talked to some retailers early this week to find out how busy town really is.

QueenstownJuly 4

Shot of the Festival winner

Queenstown graphic designer Jessie Jane (27) is the winner of the Queenstown Winter Festival's Shot of the Festival for her photograph of the Queenstown Memorial Gates and opening-night fireworks.

QueenstownJuly 3

Curtain falls on 10 days of fun, action

Ten days of partying drew to a close yesterday as the final activities in the 2011 Queenstown Winter Festival played out.

QueenstownJuly 3

Winter Festival support praised

The Earnslaw Park stage has been dismantled and the Wonderland Ice Rink will be removed from the village green today, signalling the end of the 2011 Queenstown Winter Festival, after 10 fun-filled and activity-packed days.

QueenstownJuly 3

Concert on slopes

Balls flew in the air in downtown Queenstown, while two top rock acts kept Coronet Peak buzzing on day eight of the Queenstown Winter Festival yesterday.

QueenstownJuly 1

Cheers, applause as skiing starts

More than 1500 people turned out yesterday for the limited opening of Queenstown's Coronet Peak skifield, which will this weekend be followed by that of the Remarkables.

QueenstownJune 30

Stellar line-up for jazz night

A glittering line-up of top jazz and funk talent will entertain at the Stoneleigh Jazz Night tomorrow.

QueenstownJune 30

Opening day: Hot dog!

Every man and his dog made their way to Coronet Peak for yesterday's long-awaited opening, which not only kept snow-lovers happy, but saw the Winter Festival dog derby make a welcome return.

BusinessJune 30

All dressed up and somewhere to go

QueenstownJune 29

Star turn on ice

New Zealand champion figure skaters were joined by Ice Blacks hockey players yesterday for the Stars on Ice show on the outdoor Wonderland Ice Rink in the centre of Queenstown as part of the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival.

QueenstownJune 29

Glowing into the night

Heralded by the tribal beats of Japanese drummers, the 38th Queenstown Winter Festival mardi gras began in a spectacular fusion of lanterns, street theatre, music and good old-fashioned party spirit last night as thousands of people hit the streets and waterfront to soak up the atmosphere.

QueenstownJune 28

Mardi gras lives up to its reputation

Hundreds of people converged on Earnslaw Park last night to take in the sights and sounds of the Queenstown Winter Festival Mardi Gras - this year welcoming back the parade, which took on a Japanese flavour.

QueenstownJune 28

Thriller in the Chiller hot stuff

Blood, sweat and tears were served up to an enthusiastic sold-out crowd at the Queenstown Events Centre on Sunday night, when 22 Queenstown men and women entered the boxing ring during the annual Thriller in the Chiller Charity Boxing Night as part of the Queenstown Winter Festival.

QueenstownJune 28

2011 Queenstown Winter Festival schedule

TODAY Noon: Downtown Day, featuring Queenstown Resort College Hospitality Race and Drag Race, Earnslaw Park6pm: Mountain Safety Avalanche Awareness Seminar, Ice Box, gold coin donations to Bruce Grant Youth Trust (R18) 6pm: Murder Mystery - Murder at the Emmys, Skyline Complex (Wakatipu Room) (sold out)

QueenstownJune 27

Action moves to waterfront

The Queenstown Winter Festival started with a bang on Friday night and continued to hiss and roar through the weekend as thousands of revellers soaked up the alpine atmosphere at yesterday's Day on the Bay waterfront events.

QueenstownJune 27

Abuzz over parade

Thousands of people lined the streets of Queenstown's CBD On Saturday to cheer on the multicoloured floats in the Queenstown Winter Festival street parade.

QueenstownJune 27

Crowd thrills to charity bouts at events centre

After a gruelling 15-week training regime, the bell finally tolled for the 22 competitors in the Queenstown Winter Festival charity boxing Thriller in the Chiller II gala event.

QueenstownJune 26

It was a very public sinking

Three people and a dog probably could not have chosen a better - or more public - place to sink their jet-boat than in front of thousands of spectators at yesterday's Winter Festival Day in the Bay events on Queenstown beach.

NewsJune 26

Photos: Queenstown Winter Festival

Photos showing a quick glance at just some of the activities in the first three days of the 38th annual Queenstown Winter Festival.

QueenstownJune 26

Case stronger for 2am closing

A Queenstown police officer said yesterday the reason police want to see 2am closing for licensed premises was clear over the opening weekend of the Queenstown Winter Festival as 34 people were arrested for a variety of offences.

QueenstownJune 26

Making light work of it

About 20 Queenstown Primary School pupils in years 7 and 8 were hard at work creating their own willow and tissue paper lanterns, on Friday, for the popular Winter Festival Mardi Gras tomorrow.

QueenstownJune 26

Sparks, humour at launch

The "10 coolest days in the country" will not be over until "the last fireworks explode, the last drag queen has fixed his last heels and the last boxer has stumbled out of the ring',' Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden said last night.

QueenstownJune 24

Wonderland rolls out the ice carpet

The Cinderella Carriage has arrived, the ice rink is ready, performers have made it to Queenstown and the resort is bracing itself for the 37th annual Queenstown Winter Festival, which officially begins tonight.

QueenstownJune 23

Resort ready for 10-day party

Mulled wine is being prepared, winter woollies are on standby and Queenstown is ready to party.

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