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Kiwi snowgrammers – who to follow this winter

Adventure photographer, Camilla Rutherford (nee Stoddart) reveals her top ten Kiwi snow instagrammers. Camilla Stoddart, oops, I mean Rutherford lives an enviable life. The supremely...

Aussie expat Nick Frame’s guide to the best of Wanaka, New...

Wanaka, New Zealand - where the lake meets the mountains and offers up a little slice of paradise. With both Treble Cone and Cardrona...

24 spring hours in Queenstown

Ski in the morning, hike, bike and golf in the afternoon then hit the town for lakeside sundowners. Twenty four hours in Queenstown never...

Insider Guide to Wanaka: Sam Smoothy

Big man on the mountain, Freeride World Tour vice champion, Sam Smoothy has been spent every weekend and holiday at Wanaka since he was...

The Rees: The Queenstown hotel you’ll never, ever want to leave

Endless, gorgeous lake views. Lush hotel rooms with all the little touches. A lobby that’s straight out of the pages of a magazine. I’d only...

Insiders guide to Wanaka: Janina Kuzma

Janina Kuzma, chases the snow year round. The six time New Zealand Freeski Champion and two time Canadian Freeski Champion has lived in the...

Kamana Lakehouse – a new hotel in Queenstown you won’t want...

I didn't come to Queenstown to have fun. I came battered and bruised from an insane work schedule that saw me in five different...

Sofitel Queenstown, the original grand dame hotel of the ski town

It's been a while between drinks for me at the Sofitel Queenstown in New Zealand's premiere alpine ski town. I first stayed at the...

Overnight winter cruise launches at Milford Sound

Fiordland’s luxury cruise operator Fiordland Discovery is preparing to launch Milford Sound’s only overnight winter cruise.  The boutique cruise operator – which offers unrivalled access...

The ultimate winter guide to Queenstown for snow down days!

What do you do if you’ve been dragged on a holiday to the ski capital of New Zealand, Queenstown, in winter; but you don’t...

Winter Games New Zealand to be held annually

The Audi quattro Winter Games NZ has entered an exciting new era with confirmation that the Games will now take place on an annual...

The Rees Hotel Queenstown’s deal for SnowsBest readers

The luxury Rees Hotel Queenstown on the shores of Lake Wakatipu is rewarding you just for reading SnowsBest. I love a luxury hotel at the...

How Wanaka stole one Aussie’s soul

Tori Beattie reveals her affair with Wanaka. You know that one drop-dead gorgeous friend who’s good at everything and boldly proclaims so to anyone who’ll...

We need to talk about New Zealand

New Zealand is the elephant in the snow room this season. It is time we talked about it. The Kiwi snow news (or lack of it)...

Queenstown Winter Festival new four day format

One hundred days to go before the start of the 43rd Queenstown Winter Festival, planning is well underway as the team behind the scenes...

5 must do’s in Queenstown this winter

Thinking about heading to Queenstown this winter? Think again. It’s a terrible place, full of delicious restaurants, over 150 licensed establishments packed into just...

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