Community

Mental Health by Katherine Froggatt

Combining community, creativity and curated compositions, At The World’s Edge (AWE) will once again tour the Central Lakes region, performing for over 2,000 students at multiple early childhood centres, primary schools and high schools.

A chat with a neighbour. A walk with friends. A chance to try something new.

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

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

Mental Health by Katherine Froggatt

Everything changed for Cam and his partner Merryn in February this year, when Cam (32) had an accident in the Cardrona Valley while riding his motorbike to work in Queenstown.

Bring Queenstown to the table. 1,000s of metres up, not 1,000s of km away.

A new partnership between environmental charity WAI Wānaka and internationally acclaimed artist Andrew Tischler is bringing together creativity, conservation and community in support of the Upper Clutha’s freshwater environments.

Growth in Queenstown Lakes has been rapid, and with it comes real pressure on transport, schools and other infrastructure. Congestion on State Highway 6 and 6A is one of the clearest signs of that pressure, and it is something I hear about from residents, visitors and businesses across the district.

The Government’s recently released Tourism Policy Statement sets out ambitious goals including doubling tourism export value by 2034, improving productivity, sustainable tourism and community support.

Work is a big part of life, and every now and then it can throw us a curveball. Maybe you’re unsure how to ask for flexible hours after parental leave.

As migrants, sharing our culture with the wider Queenstown community is something we hold dear – and what better way to connect than through music and dance?

Kiwi Park is inviting the community to come together on Sunday 16 August for A Day for Dylan, with all proceeds taken at Kiwi Park on the day being donated to support Queenstown local four-year-old Dylan and his family as they navigate his battle with relapsed Stage 4 neuroblastoma.

The Patagonia Snow Tour is all about celebrating all things snow, bringing together the people who make winter the best season.

The perseverance of a passionate Queenstown woman, determined not to give up, is already turning heads in the corridors of power with the ACC for firefighters member’s bill that she inspired being drawn from the ballot system and scheduled for its first reading.

Mental Health by Katherine Froggatt

Parenting is definitely no walk in the park. For many, the early years are full of challenges, adjusting to the new normal and learning on the fly.

One of Queenstown’s firefighting Superheroes, Bobby Lamont, who has more than 25 years’ service under his kit, is one of five experienced specialist Kiwis seconded to the United States to help fight wildfires.

A beloved community centre which has served as a second home to tens of thousands of Queenstowners is on the hunt for a new home of its own. Happiness House - which offers free food, low-cost clothes, advocacy and spaces for social connection - has learned it must vacate its premises of two decades near Queenstown Gardens by 2028.