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QueenstownMarch 14

Hopes high for a very good vintage

The new-look Gibbston Wine and Food Festival tomorrow will usher in a good grape harvest in the Gibbston valley in the next few weeks after the long, hot, dry summer, winemakers say.
Hopes high for a very good vintage
Hopes high for a very good vintage
QueenstownFebruary 8

Gibbston concert expected to sell out

The Queenstown Lakes district's third concert in the space of a week is on target to sell its projected ticket total of 15,000, according to organisers.
QueenstownJanuary 11

Concert every year

Last year's Gibbston Valley Winery concert attracted 15,000 people and next month's concert is on target to do the same, which has organisers already promising to make it an annual event.
QueenstownDecember 23

EarthTonz festival location 'epic'

The countdown is on for the inaugural EarthTonz New Year's Eve music festival in the Gibbston Valley, with the first backstage marquees being erected and international acts soon to arrive.
QueenstownNovember 25

Lodge could be a 'boost'

Proposed visitor accommodation in the Gibbston valley could provide a "boost" for Gibbston Valley winery tourism, a resource consent application says.
QueenstownOctober 2

Band enchants on national tour

Mel Parsons, one of New Zealand's rising singer-songwriting stars, with bass player Aaron Stewart (right), drummer Nick George and guitarist-backing vocalist Andy Moore, as the Rhythm Kings, enchanted the more than 30 people in the Winehouse, Gibbston, on Saturday night.
Band enchants on national tour
Band enchants on national tour
QueenstownMay 17

Learn to measure water

A field day showing irrigators in the Gibbston valley and Arrow basin how to measure water will be held next Tuesday.
QueenstownMay 15

Final link in vehicle-free walking trail

The latest public access easement by landowners will allow Gibbston River Trail users to safely enjoy the entire track without walking on to the highway, the Gibbston Community Association says.
Final link in vehicle-free walking trail
Final link in vehicle-free walking trail
QueenstownMarch 15

Havest festival promises treats

To celebrate the 2010 harvest in one of Central Otago's most renowned grape-growing areas, the sixth annual Gibbston Harvest Festival will be held on Saturday, at Peregrine Wines.
QueenstownMarch 15

Success guarantees more shows

Next year's Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert will feature another pair of international acts "with broad audience appeal", organisers say.
Success guarantees more shows
Success guarantees more shows
QueenstownMarch 11

Solutions sought to concert traffic woes

Organisers of the inaugural Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert are seeking solutions to traffic congestion and transport problems created by 15,000 partygoers getting to and from the site.
QueenstownMarch 6

Crowd rocks to CCR and Dr Hook

What was hailed as the biggest live music concert held in the Southern Lakes was held when the inaugural Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert entertained more than 15,000 revellers, in sunshine, on Saturday.
Crowd rocks to CCR and Dr Hook
Crowd rocks to CCR and Dr Hook
QueenstownMarch 6

Gibbston event 'a fun day out'

The Gibbston Harvest Festival is gearing up for a sixth outing - this time raising money for the Queenstown Swim Club.
QueenstownMarch 4

Dr Hook gears up for Gibbston

"We have to do those songs, otherwise the audience would kill me."
Dr Hook gears up for Gibbston
Dr Hook gears up for Gibbston
QueenstownMarch 2

Show goes on despite quake impact

Fewer than 2000 tickets remained yesterday for Saturday's inaugural Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert, featuring Dr Hook and Creedence Clearwater Revisited.
Show goes on despite quake impact
Show goes on despite quake impact
QueenstownFebruary 28

Griffith may buy more shares in winery

Chairman and 60% shareholder of Gibbston Valley Wines Limited Philip Griffith has been granted consent to buy a further 11.11% of the company's shares, the Overseas Investment Office yesterday announced.
QueenstownFebruary 15

Gibbston party to mark win

Gibbston will be celebrating on Monday night during a special event to mark its recent success in the 2011 New Zealander of the Year Awards.
QueenstownFebruary 6

Award puts spotlight on river trail

A recent award for the Gibbston Community Association had sealed the Gibbston River Trail's position on the "Kiwi must do list", Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden said.
Award puts spotlight on river trail
Award puts spotlight on river trail
QueenstownFebruary 4

Statue arguments continue

Several expressions of interest have been made to buy the large $50,000 sculpture, which was removed from financially troubled developer Dave Henderson's Anthem Vineyards, which is in receivership.
QueenstownFebruary 3

National honour for Gibbston

A party is being planned for Gibbston to celebrate the tiny neighbourhood being named the 2011 Community of the Year during a gala dinner in Auckland on Wednesday night.
National honour for Gibbston
National honour for Gibbston
QueenstownJanuary 28

Developer vows to reclaim sculpture

Financially troubled property developer Dave Henderson vows to take back the $50,000 sculpture which was whisked away from the gates of his Anthem Vineyards, in Gibbston, by the receiver this week.
Developer vows to reclaim sculpture
Developer vows to reclaim sculpture
QueenstownDecember 16

Otago home to NZ Community of the Year?

A tiny community in the Kawarau Gorge is in the running to be named the 2011 Community of the Year, part of the New Zealander of the Year awards.
Otago home to NZ Community of the Year?
Otago home to NZ Community of the Year?
QueenstownDecember 6

Walkers, cyclists finally able to hit the trail

"We officially declare this trail open" was shouted by an estimated 500 ecstatic Wakatipu residents and guests when the $1.4 million Gibbston River Trail was officially launched on Saturday.
Walkers, cyclists finally able to hit the trail
Walkers, cyclists finally able to hit the trail