Alpine experts gather for Southern Hemisphere Conference
Queenstown and the Southern Lakes will be well represented when the who’s who of snow, including two highly experienced North American avalanche and rescue experts, converge on Wānaka this week for the biennial Southern Hemisphere Alpine Conference (SHAC).
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Quick thinking by an onsite manager saved Arrowtown restaurant Slow Cuts and neighbouring businesses in the Royal Oak building from being burnt to the ground last Thursday, 4 June as did prompt action by local firefighters, FENZ Otago Lakes Group assistant commander Nic McQuillan says.
Some people make more of an impact backstage than centre stage and Queenstown sound and lighting legend Mike Brettell is one of those people.
The rising young musicians of our region are amping up for the regional finals of Smokefreerockquest. This Saturday Queenstown Memorial Centre will be taken over by the phenomenal musical talent coming out of local schools.
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Queenstown and the Southern Lakes will be well represented when the who’s who of snow, including two highly experienced North American avalanche and rescue experts, converge on Wānaka this week for the biennial Southern Hemisphere Alpine Conference (SHAC).
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The rising young musicians of our region are amping up for the regional finals of Smokefreerockquest. This Saturday Queenstown Memorial Centre will be taken over by the phenomenal musical talent coming out of local schools.
Social Animal started its life as a comedy sketch about a dog. It’s now evolved into a stage show that follows a down-on-his-luck actor who is followed home one evening by a stray, neurotic ex-racing greyhound.
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