Ski Season
Tourists, snowfall make perfect start to Queenstown ski season
Unprecedented early season snowfall & the return of tourists have combined for the perfect opening day to Queenstown's ski season.
Reporter, Timothy Brown, and camera operator, Nathan McKinnon… Video, Audio
South Island ski fields primed and ready for season opening
The snow guns are primed and the forecast is promising with less than a month until South Island ski fields start opening.
Wanaka businesses struggle as Auckland lockdown ongoing
The school holidays are just around the corner but some parts of the country are expecting to miss out on an influx of visitors from Auckland.
Lockdown meant Wanaka lost weeks of prime ski season… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Skifields out in cold as AUS travel cancelled
The high hopes tourism towns had for Australian school holidays have collapsed, with the brakes put on the trans-Tasman bubble.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has also ruled out financial help for… Video, Audio
250 Queenstown ski field workers out in the cold
About 250 ski field staff still need accommodation despite a plea from a field operator for locals to house workers which has been taken up by 50 homeowners. Audio