Southern PR http://www.southernpr.co.nz Press Releases for Queenstown Southern PR http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1178 Massive Glacier Calving at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park Guests aboard Glacier Explorers boats today (January 31) witnessed the result of a spectacular glacier calving at Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake that occurred around daybreak today – believed to be the largest since the Block and Basal* calving triggered by 2012-01-30T11:01:00Z http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1178 http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1177 Put it on the Gaydar - DNA Gay Ski Week is go The website goes live at midnight tonight, tickets are on sale and events finalized as organisers get set to celebrate gay and lesbian pride at this year’s DNA Gay Ski Week to be held in Queenstown New Zealand from August 25 to September 1. 2012-01-30T11:01:00Z http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1177 http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1176 Valentines Gifts from Lodges of New Zealand Massage for two, romantic picnic lunches, champagne, chocolates and sightseeing trips are among the gifts on offer for couples celebrating Valentine’s Day at many of New Zealand’s most exclusive luxury lodges. 2012-01-30T11:01:00Z http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1176 http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1175 Rare Penguins return to Milford Sound The season’s first sighting of a rare Fiordland Crested Penguin or ‘Tawaki’ moulting took place yesterday afternoon as Southern Discoveries Kayak Guide Paul Park noticed a lone penguin near the Milford Sound Wharf. 2012-01-29T11:01:00Z http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1175 http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1174 First rescue for new Squirrel Rakiura Helicopters new Squirrel helicopter had its first outing as Stewart Island’s Search & Rescue air service yesterday morning (Thursday 26 January). 2012-01-26T11:01:00Z http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1174 http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1173 Nzone Skydive seeks new resource consent One of New Zealand’s most popular tourism activities is applying for a new resource consent that will allow more flexibility in its operation and a move to a more modern noise assessment. 2012-01-25T11:01:00Z http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1173 http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1172 Eichardt’s Private Hotel named among world’s best hotels by prestigious UK magazine High-end influential UK magazine Tatler has named Queenstown’s Eichardt’s Private Hotel one of the world’s best hotels in its highly coveted annual travel guide. 2012-01-25T11:01:00Z http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1172 http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1171 Wedding day blues make for competition win A competition designed to give one lucky couple the opportunity to re-celebrate their wedding day has resulted in gorgeous images for a Queenstown couple who eventually married after initial wedding plans went disastrously wrong. 2012-01-24T11:01:00Z http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1171 http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1170 New ski area manager for New Zealand’s Mt Hutt ski area Canterbury’s Mt Hutt ski area has announced the appointment of James McKenzie as its new Ski Area Manager. 2012-01-24T11:01:00Z http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1170 http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1169 New Squirrel for Island Helicopter Company Rakiura Helicopters, the only helicopter company with a concession for operations out of Stewart Island’s Fern Gully, and Bluff’s Ocean Beach, has purchased an AS350 BA Squirrel helicopter that adds capacity for travelers, hunters and commercial operators 2012-01-23T11:01:00Z http://www.southernpr.co.nz/press_release.php?id=1169