NEW ZEALAND Ski News, Jun 06, 2012

Qantas in a skiing snow job to promote New Zealand The Daily Telegraph AUSTRALIA'S ski industry is furious the country's national airline Qantas has signed a $4 million partnership to help promote New Zealand. Already facing fierce competition from New Zealandthanks to cheap flights and a strong Australian dollar, ... See all stories on this topic »

Ski body furious with Qantas Herald Sun AUSTRALIA'S ski industry is furious Qantas has signed a $4 million partnership to help promote New Zealand. With the industry already facing fierce competition from New Zealand thanks to cheap flights and the strong Australian dollar, Snow Australia ... See all stories on this topic »

How the stars do winter Stuff.co.nz WINTER IS HERE: The snow is falling in the mountains and ski bunnies are preparing for the season. To celebrate the start of the season, Kiwi stars reveal their favourite ways to spend winter. Which New Zealand winter destinations do you visit often? See all stories on this topic » Stuff.co.nz

Wintry blast good for Queenstown ski areas Voxy A wintry blast that swept the South Island of New Zealand has brought excellent snow making conditions for Queenstown ski areas in the lead up to opening weekend. Coronet Peak and The Remarkables have had snow guns blasting since temperatures plummeted ... See all stories on this topic »

Hope early snow signals good season Stuff.co.nz Christchurch & Canterbury Tourism was this year putting $75000 into skiing and snowboarding campaigns, including helping fund a New Zealand ski tourism marketing website. "Web traffic since this year's site launch in February has been 40000 web visits ... See all stories on this topic »

Australian ski industry angry over Qantas' Kiwi promotion New Zealand Herald The Australian ski industry's blood is boiling over Qantas' decision to help promote New Zealand with a A$4 million partnership. The two-year deal was announced this week as part of Qantas' aim to boost visitor arrivals in New Zealand from Australia, ... See all stories on this topic »

Mt Hutt gets big dump of snow Voxy Snow lovers are celebrating the start of the New Zealand ski season with a snow storm delivering more than half a metre of snow to Canterbury's Mt Hutt ski area, providing the perfect base for its opening this weekend. As at midday today, ... See all stories on this topic »

Ski resorts get the jump on a bumper season The Australian Close to a third of ski visits made by Australians in the southern hemisphere have been lost to New Zealand, following a successful government-funded marketing campaign aimed at grabbing Australian market share. And yesterday Qantas and the New Zealand ... See all stories on this topic »

It's all downhill in NZ this winter Yahoo!7 News Just three hours away, New Zealand beckons this winter - with a cluster of fabulous skifields to entice every level of skier. With the official start to the ski season just around the corner, New Zealand is going into overdrive. See all stories on this topic »

Summer Skiing and Riding Around the World Ski Channel Australia and New Zealand are also starting off their winter. And while it's no cheaper to fly Down Under than it is to South America, it too, is an exciting way to spend part of the summer. It is undoubtably worth the long flight. See all stories on this topic » Ski Channel

All fired up for start of ski season NEWS.com.au Cardrona has redeveloped it learner's slopes, making them bigger and more accessible with a new magic carpet surface conveyor. Eight of New Zealand's independent ski fields have also joined forces to offer an interchangeable pass that gives skiers and ... See all stories on this topic »

NZ TV: 'Dumbed-down dross' On Line opinion By Duncan Graham - posted Wednesday, 6 June 2012 Planning a holiday in New Zealand? Keen toski the Southern Alps, gasp at the astonishing scenery, mix with the laid-back locals? No worries. NZdelivers on the travel agents' hyperbole and getting $1.30 ... See all stories on this topic »

Litchfield County events for kids, families, and adults Torrington Register Citizen Appearing will be King Yellowman with The Sagittarius Band; Six60, an upcoming band out of New Zealand; The Melodians with Yellow Wall Dub Squad, one of Jamaica's greatest reggae groups; New Kingston, an instrumental group that consists of three ... See all stories on this topic »

Thousands without power as snow storm hits TVNZ Heavy snow blanketing Christchurch has seen all Air New Zealand flights in and out of the city cancelled and thousands facing a night without power. Around 10-15cm of snow has fallen in Christchurch since this morning. MetService said the snow should ... See all stories on this topic »

Snow Business: The snowmaker ESPN In this new five-part interview series, called Snow Business, we talk to the people in theski and snowboard industry who are coming up with innovative ways to keep their businesses thriving -- even during a bad winter. First up: A snowmaker with grand ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN

Wintry weather causes widespread disruption TVNZ Send them to news@tvnz.co.nz Forecaster Dan Corbett told TV ONE's Breakfast there is a lot more to come as the day goes on. "This could be quite a significant snowfall particularly across parts of Marlborough and Canterbury because we've had some very ... See all stories on this topic »

Ngai Tahu Tourism appoints new Manager Voxy Nigel is highly respected and has a huge network of contacts across the Southern Lakes and New Zealand tourism industries, so we're delighted that he's chosen to work with the Ngai Tahu Tourism team. Mr Kerr's previous marketing experience includes 21 ... See all stories on this topic »

Dear John Key VICE We're betting this one from our mate Reuben Bonner to NZ's HNIC fits that category perfectly. Something terrible has happened which is beyond my control and I am writing to see if you can help. After all, you are the Prime Minister of New Zealand and ... See all stories on this topic » VICE

Snow disrupts travel, creates wintry mess around Canterbury District Timaru Herald The New Zealand Transport Agency told Radio New Zealand that some vehicles had become stuck in Lewis Pass overnight. Between 30cm and 50cm of snow is expected to fall in Lewis Pass up until 9pm tonight, and between 40cm and 60cm of snow is expected to ... See all stories on this topic » Timaru Herald

Hertz New Zealand expands Queenstown operations Breaking Travel News Hertz New Zealand has opened a major new service centre based at Queenstown Airport to help accommodate the airport's strong growth in passenger traffic and subsequent new opportunities for car rental in the Queenstown region. The new facility includes ... See all stories on this topic » Breaking Travel News

Beauty beyond the tragedy in Canterbury Yahoo!7 News A visit to downtown Christchurch may be tricky, but there's skiing, fishing, fine dining and hundreds of activities all within a few hours of the city. The Canterbury region in New Zealand is not the kind of place that does morbid curiosity all that ... See all stories on this topic »

Lashings of snow, gales due Otago Daily Times A complex weather system is forecast to cross New Zealand this afternoon, bringing snow to low levels in parts of the South Island and gale-force winds and heavy rain to much of the North Island. MetService spokesman Daniel Corbett said there was a ... See all stories on this topic » Otago Daily Times

iPhone photo exhibition opens Southland Times Shots from Asia, America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand made it to the final cull of photos printed for the exhibition. Although the accomplished photographer still shoots with a digital camera, the iPhone offered him the chance to be more ... See all stories on this topic »

It's all a myth. Local snow holidays not pricier e-Travel Blackboard (press release) ... in Sydney last night, the resort's representative explained Roy Morgan research showed that the cost of an international snow holiday could cost an average of $4800, New Zealand would use up $2800 while a domestic ski trip could cost up to $945. See all stories on this topic »

Hertz doubles Queenstown car rental space Scene Queenstown The new Hertz facility is now Queenstown's car rental base and was timed to be ready for the upcoming ski season. “Our operations in the Queenstown region are increasing and effective immediately this major new facility will enable us to be even more ... See all stories on this topic » Scene Queenstown

Perisher resort opens early Ski Club of Great Britain As Brits are gearing up for Jubilee celebrations, Australians are pulling out their ski and snowboard gear. Perisher is opening on 2 June, a week ahead of schedule, and is the first resort in the southern hemisphere to open for snowsports in 2012. See all stories on this topic » Ski Club of Great Britain

What I learned when I left security CSO Here is a brief bio on each: Now: CEO at Mitre 10, a retailer in New Zealand. Then: Hartmann spent the first 10 years of his career as a supervisory special agent with the FBI, after which he joined Cardinal Health as vice president of security. See all stories on this topic »

Japan's great outdoors becomes Oregonian's office-cum-playground The Japan Times This travel study program from Australia and New Zealand accepts students for a university term abroad. "The entire program is based around outdoor adventure or adventure travel, like hiking, rock climbing or mountain biking and white water rafting, ... See all stories on this topic » The Japan Times

Nanotechnology and style unite Stuff.co.nz As fashion brands like Levi's make their garments more functional, the trend is reciprocated with streetwear style influencing outdoor and ski products. Outdoor brand Icebreaker is already on the mark. This winter, two new innovations to be added to ... See all stories on this topic » Stuff.co.nz

It's a wrap: The Forrests New Zealand Listener A number of New Zealand reviewers I know, who had read the novel but weren't actually reviewing it themselves, had come to the same conclusion. Meanwhile, here on the website, Melanie Wittwer said: ”I held off commenting on this book, because I did not ... See all stories on this topic »

USANA Becomes Official Health Supplement Supplier Of The Korean Men's And ... MarketWatch (press release) The two teams join more than 600 other USANA sponsored athletes, including the US Ski and Snowboard Association, WTA Tour, Great Britain Short Track Speedskating Team, and a multitude of professional athletes worldwide, who receive USANA's NSF and ... See all stories on this topic »

Teva Mountain Games start today Vail Daily News Honza Lasko, of the Czech Republic, and New Zealand's Michael Dawson tied for first in the two-run race down to the hundredth second — 3 minutes, 34.62 seconds. OK, probably not, but the Homestake race kicks off four days of mountain sporting events, ... See all stories on this topic »

The Forrests by Emily Perkins – review The Guardian In telling the story of a family through several decades, New Zealand author Emily Perkins keeps her camera close to her subjects, using an exclusive focus that admits only highly selected elements of the background and omits continuity in favour of ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Triathlon: No slacking as Jacqui powers to world tour victory This is Staffordshire Allen has stormed through the opening races of the Xterra series, winning the pro men's division in Guam, Saipan and New Zealand. The 27-year-old finished second behind Nicholas Lebrun (France) in Sardinia, but he still wore a smile as he watched his ... See all stories on this topic »

South Island Skifield Operators Welcome Early Snow... | Stuff.co.nz By Alan Wood Christchurch & Canterbury Tourism was this year putting $75000 into skiing and snowboarding campaigns, including helping fund a New Zealand ski tourism marketing website. "Web traffic since this year's site ... Fairfax NZ News. SHARE ... Stuff.co.nz - News

Registration Opens for The North Face Freeski Open of New Zealand By Aaron Siegal-Eisman The Ski Season is just beginning in the Southern Hemisphere and with that comes the countdown to major events. Registration just opened for one of the top events of the season, The North Face Freeski Open of New Zealand. It is the largest ... The Ski Channel

That's not a ski field, this is a ski field | Kiwiblog By David Farrar The Herald reported: The Australian ski industry's blood is boiling over Qantas' decision to help promote New Zealand with a A$4 million partnership. The. Kiwiblog

Wintry blast good for Queenstown ski areas - Yahoo! New Zealand ... A wintry blast that swept the South Island of New Zealand has brought excellent snow making conditions for Queenstown ski areas in the lead up to opening ... nz.news.yahoo.com/.../wintry-blast-good-for-queenstown-ski-...

mt hutt ski hill - Topix Local News: New Zealand ... i am wanting to know, do you have to have a 4x4 car or ute to get up to mt hutt ski resort in winter, is a 2wd with chains ok. and ... www.topix.com/forum/world/new.../TSJ6KCTHT04KG996L

Sports » Snow Sports New Zealand Cross-country skiing is the oldest skiing sport, and has been contested in every Winter Olympics since their inception, with a long history in New Zealand with ... www.snowsports.co.nz/sports/cross-country-skiing-nz/

Mt Hutt gets big dump of snow - Yahoo! New Zealand News Snow lovers are celebrating the start of the New Zealand ski season with a snow storm delivering more than half a metre of snow ... New Zealand News via RSS ... nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top.../mt-hutt-gets-big-dump-of-snow/

Wanaka Ski Lodge » FIS Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup – Wanaka ... FIS Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup – Wanaka – Stuff.co.nz. Home » FIS Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup – Wanaka – Stuff.co.nz » Ski news » FIS Snowboard ... www.wanakaskilodge.co.nz/.../fis-snowboard-halfpipe-world-...

Skiing And Surfing New Zealand's South Island Part 1 | Blog | Teton ... New Zealand's South Island is home to world-class rock climbing, surfing, and mountain .... News: Finnish Ski-Mountaineer Dies In Fall On Mount McKinley ... www.tetongravity.com/.../Skiing-And-Surfing-New-Zealand’s...

Good News From The Jungfrau - (Grindelwald,Interlaken ... As well as the new lift a new bridge over the Wengernalp Railway line is being built to handle the growing skier and boarder traffic. The new bridge will be will be ... www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/12652.page

Snow Park NZ Gearing Up for 10th Anniversary Season - NZskier.com News / Press releases » Snow Park NZ Gearing Up for 10th Anniversary Season ... Snow Park NZ, home to the world's most innovative ski and snowboard ... www.nzskier.com/.../snow-park-nz-gearing-up-for-10th-anniv...

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