Queenstown is nestled between the verdant native Fiordland beech forests, the bountiful plains of Canterbury, the architecturally blessed city of Dunedin and the expansive, agrarian lamb and dairy district Southland. Queenstown is New Zealand's resort, holiday, adventure and vacation jewel.

Queenstown is often referred to as The Adventure Capitol of the World, with adrenalin-junkies thriving on a myriad of activities, including jet-boating, bungy jumping, rafting, high-country trout fly fishing, paragliding, alpine skiing, mountain climbing and wilderness hiking.

Queenstown is New Zealand's resort, holiday, adventure and vacation jewel. More than 1.2 million people visit Queenstown each year, approximately half from overseas. Queenstown real estate values have increased dramatically in the past decade, as Kiwis and international property investors focussed their attention on the region as a safe, stable investment and retirement opportunity.

Several of New Zealand's world-renowned hiking tracks commence at the top of Lake Wakatipu, on which Queenstown is situated.

Recent News Stories

Boom for bach rentals
NZ Herald Sunday August 03, 2008
The number of people booking baches for skiing holidays at places such as Mt Ruapehu. Photo / Wanganui Chronicle
Tighter budgets have seen fewer New Zealand families fly to warmer destinations this winter and more choose to rent high-end baches closer to home. Leslie Preston, of holiday home rental company www.bachcare.co.nz, has noticed a 40 per cent increase in activity over the ski season.

Property values continue to drop
NZPA
Monday August 11 2008 - 07:47am
Residential property values have dropped almost all over the country and the market is well off its peak, according to QV Valuations.

There was a 2.2 percent decline in national property values in the past year in the data which compares the three months ended in July with the same period a year ago.

Imminent Events

Gay Ski Week NZ
29 Aug 2008 to 07 Sep 2008
The Southern Hemisphere's biggest gay and lesbian alpine party is back for its sixth year.
www.gayskiweeknz.com  

LG FIS Snowboard World Cup Half Pipe
06 Sep 2008 to 07 Sep 2008
The event will feature some of the world's top snowboarding talent in the first event of the 2008-09 FIS World Cup calendar.
www.fis-ski.com  

ASB JazzFest
18 Oct 2008 to 27 Oct 2008
Queenstown's 30th annual Jazz Festival with major sponsor ASB. International and New Zealand artists. 10 days of music from 18th October to 27th October includes Labour weekend.
www.asbjazzfest.co.nz