Tourism on the Bay and Beyond Excursion launches on Lake Whakatipu have always played an important role in tourism on…
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On the Water Queenstown Bay has always been the focus of tourism activities on the lake. With its numerous wharves,…
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In a continuation of our 2020 ‘Cribbies’ theme this month we’re branching out into a long hot summer favourite, ‘Picnics…
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We usher in the beginning of summer and long hot days by continuing our series on local cribbies. Families on…
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POST WORLD WAR II – THE ARRIVAL OF THE CRIBBIES By the end of World War II, it was said…
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Queenstown Lakes District Holidaymakers Through The Ages The First Half of the 20th Century By 1900, the influx of visitors…
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Queenstown Lakes District Holidaymakers Through The Ages – the Late Victorians In this edition we’re beginning a look back in…
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A glimpse at skiing in the old days… with Ray Clarkson When Ray Clarkson passed away in October 2016 he…
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Ice Skating and Arrowtown ‘The town was slowly going to sleep…’ By the early 1950s, after two world wars had…
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By 1926 following the turmoil of WWI, New Zealand entered the beginnings of the Great Depression. This worldwide economic ‘slump’…
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