MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE BAKERY WHOLESALE, WANAKA February 1, 2018. For immediate release Award-winning Wanaka business The Bakery Wholesale has recruited one of New Zealand’s leading bakers as part of major business expansion plans. Brent Hughes, himself an award-winning specialist artisan baker, will join The Bakery Wholesale on February 5 to lead the bread-making department […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM QUEENSTOWN LAKES COMMUNITY HOUSING TRUST, QUEENSTOWN January 9, 2018. For immediate release The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust today announces a commitment to building 1000 affordable homes for local families over the next 10 years. QLCHT celebrated 10 years in operation in 2017, and the start of 2018 marks a new era […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM WAKATIPU YACHT CLUB, QUEENSTOWN January 8, 2017. For immediate release Some of New Zealand and the world’s most talented young sailors will head to Queenstown next week for the O’pen Bic New Zealand Open, hosted by the Wakatipu Yacht Club. The anticipated regatta is set to be Queenstown’s largest sailing event to […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM SKYLINE ENTERPRISES, QUEENSTOWN December 19, 2017. For immediate release Skyline Enterprises has today revealed concept plans of a proposed $26 million redevelopment of Queenstown’s O’Connell’s Pavilion building. Artist’s impressions show a striking new façade for the 29-year-old building on Camp Street in the central business district. The existing building will be strengthened […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM IGNITE WANAKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WANAKA 11 November 2016. For immediate release Wanaka ski area Cardrona Alpine Resort was announced the supreme winner of the 2017 Ignite Wanaka Business Awards last night (November 10). Cardrona – also winners in the Outstanding in Tourism category – won the overall award based on its […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM HOUSEMART, QUEENSTOWN November 10, 2017. For immediate release Southern Lakes property management specialists Housemart have won two prestigious industry awards at the annual Leading Property Managers New Zealand Awards in Queenstown last night. Housemart won the Excellence in Customer Service Award and property manager Nina Boyes won the Rising Star (Property Management) […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM RHYTHM & ALPS, WANAKA October 19, 2017. For immediate release Tickets to the first-ever New Zealand show of legendary singer-songwriter and style icon Grace Jones have sold out. The limited-capacity concert at Queenstown Events Centre, which was announced on Tuesday morning, was all but sold out within the first 12 hours, with […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM IGNITE WANAKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WANAKA 11 October 2017. For immediate release Finalists for the 2017 Ignite Wanaka Business Awards have been announced, with judges impressed by innovation, passion and strong financial performance among entrants. Almost 50 businesses from around Wanaka entered the awards, which is in its second year, and this year […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM SKYLINE ENTERPRISES, QUEENSTOWN October 2, 2017. For immediate release Skyline Enterprises is progressing investigations into its Franz Josef Glacier Gondola project with the retreat of the area’s winter snow. The company has been advancing extensive geotechnical surveys to identify the best route for the positioning of gondola towers. Survey work has been […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM FREE SKIER JANINA KUZMA, WANAKA September 18, 2017. For immediate release Kiwi Winter Olympian Janina Kuzma is leading an expedition to be the first all-female ski group to ascend and ski all four of New Zealand’s skiable volcanoes. Kuzma, NZ’s No.1 female halfpipe and big mountain skier, will climb Mt Taranaki, Mt […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM RHYTHM & ALPS, WANAKA August 22, 2017. For immediate release Rhythm & Alps has today announced New Zealand’s strongest New Year’s lineup for its annual three-day festival in Wanaka. The South Island’s biggest New Year’s party has dropped an immense first lineup of artists, including international superstar TASH SULTANA and Kiwi success […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM IGNITE WANAKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WANAKA 16 August 2017. For immediate release Wanaka’s flourishing business community has another opportunity to celebrate success with the launch of this year’s Ignite Wanaka Business Awards. Entries to the Ignite Wanaka Business Awards in partnership with Milford Asset Management open today, alongside the announcement of two […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM QUEENSTOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, QUEENSTOWN August 11, 2017. For immediate release Queenstown businesses affected by labour and skills shortages are experiencing a greater gap between current and ideal staffing levels, a new report has found. The Queenstown Lakes District Labour and Accommodation Survey Report, commissioned by the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce, contains […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM PRO-INVEST GROUP, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA August 7, 2017. For immediate release Developers of a proposed $60 million hotel in central Queenstown have made the decision to publicly notify its resource consent application. International private equity real estate firm Pro-invest Group is seeking consent to establish a 227-room Queenstown Holiday Inn Express® on the […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM SCOPE MEDIA, WANAKA June 12, 2017. For immediate release Southern Lakes communications and PR agency Scope Media today launches a rebrand to coincide with its fourth year in business. Since forming in June 2013, Scope Media has grown and its service offering has evolved to respond to an ever-changing media environment. As […]
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MEDIA RELEASE FROM SKYLINE ENTERPRISES, QUEENSTOWN May 12, 2017. For immediate release New Zealand tourism company Skyline Enterprises is to develop its second Luge in South Korea in as many years. Skyline has today announced that it will spend an estimated $22 million on establishing Skyline Luge Busan as part of a large-scale, US$333m theme […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM SKYLINE ENTERPRISES, NEW ZEALAND May 1, 2017. For immediate release Tourism and property company Skyline Enterprises has appointed experienced international business leader Geoff McDonald as the company’s new chief executive. Rotorua-born and raised McDonald is most recently the former vice president and general manager of global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Australia and […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM WOOING TREE VINEYARD, CENTRAL OTAGO April 24, 2017. For immediate release The first step in the process to rezone land owned by Cromwell winery Wooing Tree Vineyard for a boutique residential and commercial development amongst the vines has been achieved. Central Otago District Council (CODC) has agreed to process Wooing Tree’s request […]
MEDIA RELEASE FROM NEW ZEALAND SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY April 20, 2017. For immediate release Well-known Kiwi actor Shane Cortese has joined premium real estate brand New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty. Cortese, a successful television and stage actor, is now a licensed real estate agent for NZSIR, to be based out of the company’s brand new […]