with Karolin McGeown Difficulty: Easy Time: 90 mins I did this one in the first few days of November when it was warm and really felt like summer. It’s a great hike for a hot day as it’s mostly through beautiful old forest that shelters you from the heat of…
read moreDELIVERING MEDICAL MISSIONSTO GLENORCHY She’s been an angel of light to the Glenorchy community for five years now and Queenstown nurse Debbie Swain-Rewi is showing no signs of leaving her post. The experienced nurse, who runs her own occupational health and safety monitoring business, regularly ran health check clinics in…
read moreHoliday FeatureCELEBRATING THIS CHRISTMAS The two Julianas It’s been a very tough few years for two beautiful ex-pat Brazilian breast cancer survivors from Queenstown, who fought and won in spite of huge upheavals in their personal lives. Life is now good for both women who’re extremely grateful for the incredible…
read morewith Karolin McGeown Difficulty: Easy Time: 120-180 mins Distance: 8km I’ve been exploring many of Queenstown’s tamer trails recently and I still think it’s very hard to beat the Lake Hayes circuit in the “easy” category. I love the accessibility, the wide, even path and how the scenery changes as…
read moreMel and Stig making a difference in mental health. RECONNECTING AND REMOVING THE ‘STIG’MA It may be renowned as a very social party town internationally but Queenstown’s multi-cultural community leaves many newcomers and families without extended family and socially isolated. British-born local Mel Haarer has been there, left feeling isolated and…
read moreNovember FeatureJazzing it up Queenstown teenager takes world stage Teenage Queenstown saxophone player Eliott Allemand definitely has the music in him, so much so that at just 17 he’s already in demand overseas and will compete with the world’s best in Hollywood next year. Eliott, who’s in Year 12 at…
read morelooking good, feeling great! with Carla de Nijs, Remarkable Women’s Health & Fitness @rwhealthandfitness @carlafitlife Deep, restful sleep is important. ZzZzZz… Sleep and Exercise! Let’s just get something out of the way first: no matter how much and how well we sleep, most of us want just a wee bit…
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