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Queenstown (Māori: Tāhuna) [3] is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island.It is the seat and largest town in the Queenstown-Lakes District.. The town located on the northwestern edge of Lake Wakatipu, a long, thin, Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has views of nearby mountains such as The Remarkables, Cecil Peak, Walter Peak and just above the ...
Tourism in New Zealand comprised an important sector of the national economy – tourism directly contributed NZ$16.2 billion (or 5.8%) of the country's GDP in the year ended March 2019. [2] As of 2016 [update] tourism supported 188,000 full-time-equivalent jobs (nearly 7.5% of New Zealand's workforce).
In the year to 31 March 2023, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Queenstown Lakes District was $3,960m, representing 1% of New Zealand's total GDP. Based on ANZSIC categories, the industry sector with the largest contribution to the Queenstown Lakes District GDP was accommodation and food services, at 14.1%.
Queenstown from Bob's Peak. Queenstown Central had a population of 2,502 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 318 people (14.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 297 people (13.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 651 households, comprising 1,281 males and 1,215 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female, with 156 ...
The prominent hill above Queenstown known as Bob's Peak (itself part of Ben Lomond) was a popular vantage point, but difficult to access due to the steep terrain.Ian Hamilton, a bus company owner, had a road cut in 1961 with a gradient of 1 in 4.5 in places so that he could drive tourists to the view point.
Queenstown is a town in the West Coast region of the island of Tasmania, Australia. It is in a valley on the western slopes of Mount Owen on the West Coast Range . At the 2021 census , Queenstown had a population of 1,808 people.
The festival was held annually from 1975 until its cancellation in 2023. [1] It was sometimes referred to as "The Southern Hemisphere's biggest winter party". [2] Queenstown is a major winter destination, lying close to several of the southern hemisphere's major ski fields, among them The Remarkables, Cardrona, and Coronet Peak.
Statistics New Zealand releases its second tranche of data related to the 2023 New Zealand census. [307] MetService issues a red heavy rain warning for North Otago, Dunedin and the coastal Clutha District. [308] A state of emergency is declared in Dunedin in response to heavy rainfall and flooding. Residents in low-lying suburbs are told to ...