South Island

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...

Mt Dobson, the ski resort you’ve never heard of but should

Briar Peters road trips to New Zealand’s Mackenzie region to hit up Mt Dobson after a snow storm. After a northern winter season in Val...

Janina Kuzma’s guide to Wanaka

Freeride World Tour athlete and New Zealand Winter Olympic halfpipe skier, Janina Kuzma, calls Wanaka on the South Island home. This is why. Why Wanaka? It's...

Expanded snowmaking for Treble Cone

PRESS RELEASE: Treble Cone is proud to announce that a new snowmaking system will be in place for the 2017 season. The new hardware...

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...

$15 million of developments for Cardrona this winter

Developments for the 2017 winter season at Cardrona have totalled over $15million, with continued investment in the resort’s facilities and infrastructure. The investment includes...

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...

Wanaka gets a makeover

Lake Wanaka Tourism has unveiled an exciting new brand evolution. Creative Director, Andrew Englisch was engaged to lead the project, working with the team...

Locals that Love Queenstown & Wanaka: Elysia Gibb

Elysia Gibb has come a long way from sleeping in a tent at Treble Cone to feed her snow addiction. She now has one...

Air New Zealand takes ice cream to Mt Hutt this winter

Air New Zealand has released the latest instalment of its successful ‘Meanwhile in... New Zealand’ campaign – reminding Australians that ‘winter is coming’ to...

Snowmance in New Zealand – get loved up this winter

Snow laden backdrops just spell romance with open fires, hot tubs and mulled wine. Where to channel your Romeo this New Zealand ski season. Whether...

The best mountain inspired wedding just happened in New Zealand

These two snow mad love birds just got married in the New Zealand high country and I'm jealous as hell. Guest tables named after...

Know before you go – a first timer’s guide to New...

Thinking of heading to New Zealand to ski or snowboard for the first time this winter? Then you need this. Strapping one or two planks...

Is this the ultimate heli ski tour in New Zealand ever?

One heli day in Wanaka, one at Mt Cook and one at the Arrowsmiths, one in Queenstown plus a backcountry day outside of Treble...

$50million gondola for Queenstown to Remarkables

Big news in Queenstown today as Alastair Porter from the Porter Group announces plans for a $50million, 9.8km gondola from Queenstown to The Remarkables. The...

Heli ski runs before breakfast? Don’t mind if I do

Heli skiing at dawn in New Zealand is a true bucket list experience. New Zealand weather and I have wrestled almost every winter for the...
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