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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Owen Todd with the 100-year Queenstown Bowling Club history that he wrote for the 2004 celebration during a visit to the Bowling Club late last month.
Queenstown’s Frankton Road will exceed 10 million vehicle trips for the first time in 2025, making it one of New Zealand’s busiest single-carriageway roads. Resolving the district’s transport issues has been studied in multiple business cases spanning the past decade, during which time traffic volumes on arterial roads around Queenstown have approximately doubled.
Local brewery The Cargo Collective is set to put a refreshing spin on Queenstown’s summer with the launch of Cargo Eco Mode 3.5 % AVB – a bespoke trail ale crafted in support of the Queenstown Trails.
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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
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.
The Queenstown Christmas Show will return with a wholesome family-friendly performance.
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30 Brunswick Street, Queenstown, New Zealand
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QT Queenstown will operate a 225 room luxury hotel in the heart of Queenstown. The role exists to assist in the management of the Housekeeping and Laundry department, overseeing a team of approximately 30 employees to ensure quality standards are met while delivering a guest experience that is unique and brings the brand to life.
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