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Mental Health by Katherine Froggatt

huddl, an initiative designed to support community groups in the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago regions, is offering free training workshops in February to help local non-profits upskill and stay updated on key legislative changes.

Sustainable Queenstown, in collaboration with our friends at Wānaka Wastebusters, is bringing the Repair Revolution back for another year. The first event of the year is on Saturday, 15 February, at the Salvation Army in Frankton.

MyFundAction New Zealand is a youth development organisation founded in Malaysia. We opened the doors to our MyFundAction Youth Development Centre in Queenstown in 2022 and since then we’ve been empowering the youth through cultural and community events, entrepreneurial workshops, and brainstorming sessions. We intend to give them the tools they need to thrive, so they can give back to the community themselves.

Around 8000 people turned out to the 109th Lake Hayes A&P Show on Saturday. Held at the showgrounds above Lake Hayes near Arrowtown, the historic annual event is always a popular big day out for locals as they kick into the new year.

Native grasses only, mind you. Back by popular demand, the Whakatipu Reforestation Trust will host summer evening sessions at the Jean Malpas Community Nursery in 2025.

Get ready for an exciting day of grass volleyball, community spirit, and sun-soaked fun at the Otago Volley Fest on 27 December at Pembroke Park in Wānaka.

The MEPV is aimed at protecting migrant workers in New Zealand from exploitation.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of our communities, and their passion, skills and abilities are as diverse as their backgrounds.

It takes me a while to get comfortable. Comfortable with people, comfortable in a new place, and it takes even longer for a pair of jeans to feel comfortable.

One in five New Zealanders have hypertension (high blood pressure).

Welcome to our first Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) Column! We wanted to tackle recent and relevant subjects that we see in our office and where we may be able to help our community.

Happiness House was established over 30 years ago by Whakatipu local Pat Bird.

Mark your calendars for Sunday, 3 November, as the annual Queenstown Rotary Duck Race promises to be an exhilarating event for the entire community.

Throughout our lives, our joints will take a huge amount of load, especially those that are weight bearing such as the knees, hips and ankles.

The upcoming Queenstown sessions at the Wao Summit offer two dynamic opportunities for businesses to enhance their operations and align with purpose-driven and secure practices.

The 2024 programme of events for Central Lakes Polyfest will be the biggest one yet. Organisers are excited to deliver the two-day programme of non-competitive cultural performing arts at Queenstown Events Centre.

Conversations around our changing future can be slanted with a negative bent these days, and the complexity of the issues can seem overwhelming.

Arrowtown-local Brent Wallace will attempt to be the first person ride the Skyline Luge for 24 hours. It’s all for a good cause, taking place from 10am on 1 November, raising funds on Gumboot Friday and I Am Hope.

The rafters of the Rippon Hall were ringing with rapturous applause on Sunday night as this year’s At the World’s Festival took its final bow to a standing ovation from a sell-out audience.