Diners at Accor hotels throughout New Zealand are now being offered a very special range of dishes thanks to an innovative new training initiative.

To mark what has been a momentous year for Coronet Peak, staff are inviting everyone to join them for the ski area's inaugural International Day on Sunday 21 September which will follow the last night of Night Skiing on Friday 19 September.

An iconic Queenstown jazz festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary with an exhilarating ten-day programme of live music and a star-studded line up of performers.

Three Central Otago wine producers will this week travel to Burgundy, France, to learn the history and culture of pinot noir during a six-week educational trip.

Twenty kids from the Wakatipu area and their big buddies will enjoy the hospitality of Coronet Peak this Sunday (7 September) as part of the local Buddy Programme.