Queenstown news from May 2010

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  Lots of snow for Queenstown ski fields!

  Posted on 31 May 2010 |

  Coronet Peak: crowds enjoying the lovely fresh snow yesterday The Gods have been kind! Just in time for the 2010 season opening, Queenstown ski fields[skifields/] are coated in lush, fresh snow - and NZSki are stoked! Coronet Peak[coronet-peak/] now has a base of 55cm, Mt Hutt in Canterbury has a 75cm base - with monster...

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  Retreat, Meet and Revive Distinction Style in Queenstown

  Posted on 31 May 2010 |

  Distinction Nugget Point Queenstown conference room Distinction Nugget Point Boutique Hotel[nugget-point/] in Queenstown has put together a warm winter welcome for conference and meeting groups looking to retreat, meet and revive. Opulent yet uniquely intimate in design, and supremely positioned in a dramatic setting above Queenstown's famous gold-rich Shotover River, Distinction Nugget Point is perfectly placed to offer...

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  Queenstown to host TRENZ in 2011

  Posted on 27 May 2010 |

  New Zealand’s premier visitor destination, Queenstown, will play host to one of the country’s biggest international business events next year. The tourism industry’s annual international showcase TRENZ (Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand) is to be held for the first time in the resort towards the end of May 2011. Queenstown Queenstown Lakes District Council Mayor Clive Geddes...

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  Winter Festival ranks in Top 10 festivals

  Posted on 27 May 2010 |

  Queenstown Winter Festival Queenstown's Winter Festival[winter-festival/] has been ranked as one of the world’s Top 10 must-see festivals by a major Australian website. Yahoo!7 Travel, which provides news, online travel guides, booking and reservation services, has rated the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival as the fourth best festival in the world. The festival ranks higher than the likes...

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  NZSki ‘mypass’ is all go for ski season

  Posted on 19 May 2010 |

  NZSki mypass With just under three weeks till the opening of Coronet Peak[coronet-peak/], and with Mt Hutt and The Remarkables[the-remarkables/] to follow, NZSki is all systems go for the launch of this year's new RF (radio frequency) ID system - better known as the ‘mypass'. All pass holders can now collect their mypass from the...

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  AJ Hackett Bungy local’s weekend

  Posted on 19 May 2010 |

  AJ Hackett - The Ledge Swing AJ Hackett Bungy is giving locals the chance to Bungy Jump or Swing for half price from Friday May 28 to Sunday May 30. Anyone living in the Otago/Southland Region is considered a 'local' - you will just need to provide some proof in the form of a...

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  Bearsden Bed & Breakfast: Unique Ski Experience

  Posted on 19 May 2010 |

  Bearsden spa with views to Coronet Peak Like many boutique Queenstown ski lodges, Bearsden Bed & Breakfast boasts cosy and warm rooms, a supremely comfortable private lounge with roaring log fire and stunning views. But what it has to offer that most don't is 25 years of accumulated ski industry advice and experience from co-owner Margie...

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  World’s first Cookie Bar opens in Queenstown

  Posted on 17 May 2010 |

  Josh Baldey (L) and Alana Potts (R) celebrate their year’s worth of free cookies The world's first Cookie Bar opened in Queenstown[[sitetree_link id=395]] this morning (Monday May 17) with people queuing at the door to sample freshly hot baked cookies and cold milk served from a bar tap. Twelve keen Queenstown high school students and...

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  Distinctively Divine Leisure Packages Launched

  Posted on 17 May 2010 |

  Distinction Nugget Point Presidential Suite with view over the Shotover River The newly refurbished Distinction Nugget Point Boutique Hotel in Queenstown[nugget-point/] has launched a spectacular range of leisure packages to help ease holidaymakers through these frosty winter months. General Manager Ken Edwards believes the packages will appeal to anyone who wants to treat themselves to a well-earned...

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  New Zealand’s Top 5-Star Resort Lowers Prices for 2011 Rugby World Cup

  Posted on 13 May 2010 |

  The Millhouse at Millbrook Resort, Queenstown Queenstown's five-star Millbrook Resort is bucking the trend of excessive price hikes during the 2011 Rugby World Cup by aligning with Tourism New Zealand and Air New Zealand to extend an offer of great rates, great value and great hospitality. The multi-award-winning resort, which enjoys the flexibility of being an...

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