Rare Access for a Remarkable Cause: Hikers Set to Take on Lake Hāwea’s ‘Double Breast’ Challenge

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Posted 26 March, 2026

For one weekend only, one of Central Otago’s most spectacular high-country landscapes will open to the public, offering hikers a rare opportunity to summit two peaks while supporting life-saving breast cancer research.

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Posted 26 March, 2026

Police are hunting for two men over a disorder incident in a Frankton store in which a store worker was left “extremely shaken”. They’re appealing for the public’s help in identifying these two men pictured during the alleged 24 January incident earlier this year, who they’d like to speak to.

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Sustainable Queenstown ReFashion 2025 Dini PhotographyA7302725 1
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Posted 25 March, 2026

It’s easy to forget how quickly clothing has become disposable. What used to be bought, worn, repaired and passed on is now often replaced without a second thought… and that shift is exactly what ReFashion Queenstown is hoping to challenge.

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Hamish left with FIS Secretary General Gilbert Falli one of his Coronet Peak instructors in the 1960s at venue inspection in China 2019 v2.
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Posted 25 March, 2026

He’s forged himself a highly successful career in snow, his expertise in demand worldwide, all due to pursuing a passion for skiing 50 years ago, which became a passion for snow safety.

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Posted 26 March, 2026

For one weekend only, one of Central Otago’s most spectacular high-country landscapes will open to the public, offering hikers a rare opportunity to summit two peaks while supporting life-saving breast cancer research.

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Sustainable Queenstown ReFashion 2025 Dini PhotographyA7302725 1
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Posted 25 March, 2026

It’s easy to forget how quickly clothing has become disposable. What used to be bought, worn, repaired and passed on is now often replaced without a second thought… and that shift is exactly what ReFashion Queenstown is hoping to challenge.

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surf film v2
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Posted 26 March, 2026

The Aotearoa Surf Film Festival (ASFF) will be in Queenstown and Wānaka this week. It’s the 14th year for the touring surf film festival, which is held annually at the end of summer.

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RNZB dancers as the cast of Dazzlehands v2. Photo by Stephen ACourt
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Posted 20 March, 2026

The Royan New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) is coming to Queenstown at the start of April with a show for the kids.

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