Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown, New Zealand, a popular tourism destination for skiers and adventure travelers alike, was first settled by William Gilbert Rees and fellow explorer Nicholas Von Tunzelman. Rees was in search of pastoral land, and, after an initial visit, returned in 1860 to establish a high country farm in the location of Queenstown's current town centre. However, Rees’ farming lifestyle was short-lived. In 1862 gold was discovered in the Arrow River, at which point Rees converted his wool shed into the Queen's Arms hotel, now known as Eichardt's Private Hotel. Although there are various accounts of how Queenstown was named, the most popular suggests that a gold miner exclaimed that the town was "fit for Queen Victoria."
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january
- New Year’s Day
february
- NZ PGA Pro-Am Championship
- Waitangi Day
march
- Fresh Choice Women's Bike Run Tri
- Gibbston Harvest Festival
- Provincial Anniversary Day
april
- Anzac Day
- Easter
- Tour de Wakatipu
june
- Queen's Birthday
- Queenstown Winter Festival (through July)
august
- Peak 2 Peak
september
- New Zealand On Screen
october
- Labour Day
november
- Adventure Quest
december
- Boxing Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Eve
