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Posted 22 September, 2026

Te Atamira, Welcoming Communities and local iwi Kāi Tahu have teamed up to bring Te Waharoa ki Whakatipu | Gateway to the Whakatipu to our community.

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Posted 22 September, 2026

Some volunteer firefighters are concerned that they can’t get through Queenstown’s notorious traffic congestion to respond to callouts, and while the local FENZ assistant district commander says it hasn’t affected response times yet, it potentially could.

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Posted 16 September, 2026

Her cousin is an internationally renowned Kiwi movie icon, and she’s been private nurse to wealthy British aristocracy, but you wouldn’t catch retired Queenstown nurse Lindsay Jackson skiting about all this.

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Posted 15 September, 2026

At the World’s Edge Festival kicked will return on 3 October. It delivers an extensive programme of chamber music, spanning across Queenstown, Bannockburn, Wānaka and Cromwell.

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Posted 17 September, 2026

The Wakatipu Anglers Club is based in Queenstown and meets on a regular basis.

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Queenstown grafting v2
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Posted 16 September, 2026

Ben Elms will be conducting a hands-on apple grafting demonstration on Saturday, 19 September.

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Te Waharoa panui v2
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Posted 22 September, 2026

Te Atamira, Welcoming Communities and local iwi Kāi Tahu have teamed up to bring Te Waharoa ki Whakatipu | Gateway to the Whakatipu to our community.

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AWE Ripp Prism 66 v2
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Posted 15 September, 2026

At the World’s Edge Festival kicked will return on 3 October. It delivers an extensive programme of chamber music, spanning across Queenstown, Bannockburn, Wānaka and Cromwell.

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