Playing It Forward This Holiday Season
2026 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the Wakatipu Toy Library, with a range of major new initiatives coming online.
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Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade secretary Katherine Lamont vows she will keep fighting after a Parliamentary Select Committee has turned down her bid – supported by a strong national petition, for equal ACC rights for thousands of unpaid volunteer firefighters.
A 35-year-old Spanish man has been remanded in custody after Police observed what allegedly appeared to be a drug deal near Frankton, stopping two vehicles, one near Boyd Road, at 9.50pm last Wednesday (3 December), Constable Amanda Shute says.
He’s managed legendary Southland Rugby teams and eyed up many an up-and-coming All Black during his rugby administration and selector days, but it’s bowls where rugby legend Owen Todd, 99, left his mark in Queenstown.
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2026 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the Wakatipu Toy Library, with a range of major new initiatives coming online.
A few weeks ago, we hosted our friends from the Whakatipu Reforestation Trust at Patagonia Tāhuna Queenstown for a screening of Pure Advantage’s Think Like a Forest.
Arts and culture
The Arts Hole is Queenstown's first and only urban, contemporary art gallery featuring exciting works from emerging and established artists, including the likes of Banksy.
Waiheke Island-based artist Julia Holden is returning to Queenstown for the opening of her exhibition, The Artist, this Friday, and to join in on a panel discussion, The Power of Collaboration, on Saturday.
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