Women from across Queenstown gathered on Saturday 19 January for a free community event hosted by Queenstown Medical Centre. The speakers and panel discussion focused on perimenopause, menopause, and sexual wellbeing — topics often overlooked despite affecting women throughout midlife and beyond.
2026 is shaping up to be another big year for DISHrupt, Sustainable Queenstown’s reusable serveware initiative that’s helping transform how our community runs events.
People are being sought to volunteer in some of Wānaka’s most stunning homes, while making a difference for breast cancer. With just one month to go, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is seeking more volunteers for the NZ House & Garden Tours in Wānaka on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 February. The tours offer an exclusive look inside the beautifully curated homes and gardens featured in NZ House & Garden magazine.
Robert Burns was many things – a poet, a lyricist, a liberal thinker. According to local Scot, Chris Hutton, he was also just ‘a sucker for love’.
Residents and visitors to Queenstown Lakes District are encouraged to do their part to help save water this summer, using simple changes at home or the holiday house to safeguard water supplies during what is sure to be another long, hot, and dry summer.
As people look forward to Christmas gatherings, New Year’s Eve parties and summer festivals, Hato Hone St John is urging everyone to prioritise their safety. The emergency ambulance service has faced sustained high demand throughout the year, and crews across Aotearoa New Zealand are currently gearing up for another busy Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve - peak periods where staff prepare for an increase in demand.
Christmas is often painted as the season of joy, but this year many families are carrying a quieter load. Rising unemployment, higher living costs, and tightening household budgets have made the lead-up to Christmas feel heavier than usual.
Looking for the perfect gift for the golf lover in your life? Or doing some last-minute corporate gifting? Then Christmas shopping just got easier!
The latest experience to launch in Queenstown is Village Picnic’s Mystery Picnic. Participants will get to solve clues, enjoy fun activities and uncover a day-trip scavenger hunt, punctuated with stops at some of our region’s gourmet, artisan producers.
Cromwell, NZ — The much-loved National Cherry Pit-Spit Championship returns to McNulty House Gardens in the Cromwell Heritage Precinct proudly hosted by the Cromwell & Districts Promotion Group.
2026 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the Wakatipu Toy Library, with a range of major new initiatives coming online.
A few weeks ago, we hosted our friends from the Whakatipu Reforestation Trust at Patagonia Tāhuna Queenstown for a screening of Pure Advantage’s Think Like a Forest.
International Volunteer Day (5th of December) is an opportunity to consider the huge global impact of volunteering and thank our amazing volunteers!
The Women’s Shed Queenstown has become a place where women of all ages and backgrounds come together to learn new skills, build confidence, and connect with their community. Now, this community initiative needs your help to create a permanent home.
Queenstown Lakes Libraries is inviting young readers to join this year’s Summer Reading Challenge: Forest Quest. The nature-inspired theme aims to encourage children to read over the summer holiday period and features prizes for every five books read.
Good planning and preparation don’t just make things run smoothly - they create success. A perfect example is the Queenstown Marathon, which smashed records yet again.
Warm hugs, smiling faces and plenty of sparkle will make for the jolliest of times with Santa Claus’s magical appearance at Queenstown’s Minus 5° ICE BAR next month.
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