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Innovative Wānaka based outdoor gear brand KEA Outdoors is aiming to raise $500k in growth capital this month via an equity crowdfunding campaign.
Applications are open for Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) Waste Minimisation Community Fund (WMCF). Started in 2018, the initiative aims to support projects in the region that will help to move our community towards zero waste. They’re looking for anything that will complement and enhance existing programmes, address gaps or create new opportunities.
Police and Search and Rescue volunteers are warning of catastrophic outcomes and potentially loss of life after a number of close call rescues on the Brewster Glacier trek near Makarora in the Mt Aspiring National Park, with unprepared visitors lured there by a plethora of sunny day social media posts.
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Applications are open for Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) Waste Minimisation Community Fund (WMCF). Started in 2018, the initiative aims to support projects in the region that will help to move our community towards zero waste. They’re looking for anything that will complement and enhance existing programmes, address gaps or create new opportunities.
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The Big Bike Film Night celebrates cycling in all its different shapes and forms. The programme aims to inspire, featuring a great mix of short films designed for two-wheel enthusiasts.
For Kahli Scott, storytelling is everything. As the manager of Film Queenstown Lakes, (the in-house film office for Queenstown Lakes District Council), as well as co-manager of Film Otago Southland, the wonderful world of shared stories is what she knows best - both in front of the screen, and what goes on behind it.
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