Queenstown to Host First Community AI Hackathon, The Vibe Games

Kiwi actor Sir Sam Neill has died, his family has announced. "It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life."

One of New Zealand’s leading Queenstown skiers in the 1970s, Fraser Skinner soon discovered a niche for organising events, from his Winter Classic Ski Race and Winter Festival Mardi Gras to that first hairy, fishnet-clad stocking emerging from the stretch limo in the inaugural 70’s Drag Race.

Inspired by the spirit of downtown cabaret shows in New York, Paris, and Berlin, the Tiny Room Concert Series combines music and comedic narratives to delight and entertain.

On Saturday, 18 July, Searchlight Brewery and Coathanger Productions will host A Night To Remember – a community fundraising event bringing people together to celebrate life.

Whilst the nature of politics can lead to debate and a contest of ideas, it has been pleasing to see both Labour and the Greens broadly endorsing the National Infrastructure Plan this week.