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QueenstownJune 26

Queens down at heel but race goes on

Sixteen men helped to put the Queen into Queenstown yesterday, during the 23rd running of the Queenstown Winter Festival Drag Race yesterday.
Queens down at heel but race goes on
Queens down at heel but race goes on
NewsJune 22

Queenstown Winter Festival

At the Queenstown Winter Festival on Saturday and Sunday.
QueenstownJuly 2

Festival's future not in doubt, DQ chief says

All aspects of the Queenstown Winter Festival are to be reviewed, but the future of the annual event appears secure.
Festival's future not in doubt, DQ chief says
Festival's future not in doubt, DQ chief says
QueenstownJune 28

Dressing up some dodgy skills

Aim, athleticism and ball skills were on display in the Queenstown CBD yesterday as 32 teams of four went head to head, vying for the title of Queenstown Winter Festival 2013 Dodgeball Champions in front of national selector and Dodgeball New Zealand president Lee Terwei, who was watching from the stands.
Dressing up some dodgy skills
Dressing up some dodgy skills
QueenstownJune 26

Eyes on the ice

Amy Carr (4), of Queenstown, concentrates during the Queenstown Ice Skating Club's demonstration performance on the Queenstown Winter Festival Winter Wonderland Ice Rink in the resort yesterday.
Eyes on the ice
Eyes on the ice
QueenstownJune 24

Fun event ensures festival is no drag

Crowds at Earnslaw Park will tomorrow be treated to one of the annual highlights of the Queenstown Winter Festival, when otherwise reserved businessmen don high heels, short skirts and false eyelashes to compete for glory in the drag race.
QueenstownJune 24

Colourful parade brings resort alive

The main streets of Queenstown were roads travelled by a unicorn, zombies and ice hockey players on Saturday and yesterday Lake Wakatipu hosted a winning performance by an Olympic swimmer.
QueenstownJune 17

Party of 25,000 set to start

What do Casino Royale, Jaws, hydroslides and slack-lining have in common? Well, not much, except for Queenstown's Winter Festival opening weekend.
Party of 25,000 set to start
Party of 25,000 set to start
QueenstownJune 10

International flavour for festival's final night

The streets of Queenstown will come alive during a celebration of the resort's multicultural diversity on the final night of the Queenstown Winter Festival.
QueenstownNovember 20

Winter Festival dates announced

Queenstown will host the southern hemisphere's biggest and best winter party from June 21 to 30 next year, Destination Queenstown announced on Monday.
QueenstownJuly 21

Search on for festival chief

The search is on for a new chief of the Queenstown Winter Festival, who will also be tasked with boosting the resort's status as an events destination.
Search on for festival chief
Search on for festival chief
QueenstownJune 28

Food for 1000 goes down well

Hundreds of seasonal workers were treated to a free lunch by NZSki in Queenstown yesterday, culminating in the "world's biggest snow dance" which people desperate for an income hoped would result in a much needed snowfall last night.
QueenstownJune 16

Ash cloud hangs over festival

American Express Queenstown Winter Festival director Simon Green reckons sleep might be hard to come by over the next seven days.
Ash cloud hangs over festival
Ash cloud hangs over festival
QueenstownMay 31

'Back to roots' for festival jazz night

The big concert event for the Queenstown Winter Festival has gone "back to its roots" with a "world-class" line-up, the organisers say.
'Back to roots' for festival jazz night
'Back to roots' for festival jazz night
QueenstownMay 26

Aspen pupils, principals to visit

A delegation from a high school in Aspen will visit during next month's Queenstown Winter Festival in a renewal of a relationship with Wakatipu High School.
QueenstownMay 1

Burlesque, boxing and jazz

Tickets to the southern hemisphere's biggest winter party go on sale today.
Burlesque, boxing and jazz
Burlesque, boxing and jazz
QueenstownMay 1

Becoming Catherine: a week of temptations

It was an intense week. For a start, my willpower failed me and I scoffed an ice-cream.
QueenstownApril 5

Festival needs no introduction

The Queenstown Winter Festival is back from June 24 to July 3 this year, starting winter with a bang in the resort.
QueenstownJuly 15

Director reappointed

After the success of this year's Queenstown Winter Festival, director Simon Green has been reappointed to manage next year's event.
Director reappointed
Director reappointed
QueenstownJune 29

Dragon ready to fire up Mardi Gras

Kiwi rock band Dragon has arrived in Queenstown for its first concert at the resort.
Dragon ready to fire up Mardi Gras
Dragon ready to fire up Mardi Gras
QueenstownMay 6

New festival events already well received

This year's American Express Queenstown Winter Festival has 16 new events on the programme, which was released this week.
QueenstownJune 23

Reporter out, loud, proud

I always wanted the Queenstown Times to be out, loud and proud in the community it serves, but I never thought it would involve wearing war paint, a shock-frock and a fright wig.
QueenstownJune 16

New winter festival events

A lip-synching drag queen contest and a fashion afternoon celebrating fitness are two new events announced for the Queenstown Winter Festival, which launches on June 26.
QueenstownJune 15

Celebrities hit the slopes

Conditions were ideal for the American Express Celebrity Ski Race at Coronet Peak yesterday.
Celebrities hit the slopes
Celebrities hit the slopes
QueenstownMay 19

Queenstown scores Phoenix coup

A-League football team the Wellington Phoenix will make its South Island debut as part of this year's Queenstown Winter Festival.
Queenstown scores Phoenix coup
Queenstown scores Phoenix coup