Lindsay Jackson - Wildlife warrior

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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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Lindsay in her happy place volunteering as ranger on Ulva Island last year v3.

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

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

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

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Remarkable Theatre’s annual main show will open this Friday, reflecting on “the good old days,” questioning who they were actually good for. Home, I’m Darling will run until Saturday, 19 September and is the biggest show of the year for the group.

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