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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 ...
In September 2023, an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis, a parasitic illness, started in Queenstown, New Zealand. It was Queenstown's first gastroenteritis outbreak in 40 years. [1] [2] Queenstown issued a water boil notice on 18 September, which ended on 8 December.
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 people (6.2%) aged under 15 ...
Queenstown-Lakes District, a local government district, is in the Otago Region of New Zealand that was formed in 1986. [3] It is surrounded by the districts of Central Otago , Southland , Westland and Waitaki .
This council was established through the merger of Queenstown Borough District (established in 1866), [4] Lake County Council (established in 1876), [4] and Arrowtown Borough Council (established on 10 May 1877) [5] In 2020, the council had 442 staff, including 103 earning more than $100,000.
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. During the 1970s, locals began organising a winter festival close to the beginning of each ski season, starting with a 1975 event organised by musician Peter Doyle and Laurie ...
View of Coronet Peak during the ski season Coronet Peak is a commercial skifield in Queenstown, New Zealand located seven kilometres west of Arrowtown, on the southern slopes of the 1,649-metre peak which shares its name. A popular ski resort in the Southern Hemisphere, Coronet Peak offers a long snow season, well received skiing and snowboarding terrain and lift systems. Location The Peak is ...
The Central Western Daily newspaper (also known as the Western Daily) [1] was founded in 1945 in Orange in the Central West region of New South Wales, its first edition being published on 3 October 1945. It followed a range of earlier publications from Orange, including The Advocate [2] [3] and The Leader (also known as the Orange Leader).