Queenstown (M? ori: T? huna ) is a tourist town in Otago in southwestern New Zealand South Island. It has an urban population of 15,300 (June 2017), making it the 27th largest urban area in New Zealand. In 2016, Queenstown took over Oamaru into the second largest urban area in Otago, behind Dunedin.
The city is built around a bay called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by a glacial process, and has views of nearby mountains such as The Remarkables, Cecil Peak, Walter Peak, and just above the city; Ben Lomond and Queenstown Hill.
The Queenstown-Lakes District has an area of ​​8,704.97 square kilometers (3,361.01 square meters) excluding the inland lakes (Lake H? Wea, Lake Wakatipu, and Lake Wanaka). This region has an estimated population of 37,100 (June 2017). Its neighboring cities include Arrowtown, Glenorchy, Kingston, Wanaka, Alexandra, and Cromwell. The closest towns are Dunedin and Invercargill. Queenstown is known for its trade-oriented tourism, especially adventure and ski tourism.
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History
M? ori settlement and existence
The area was discovered and was first completed by M? Ori before non-M? Ori arrives. Non-M? The first orient to see Lake Wakatipu was the European Nathanael Chalmers guided by Reko, the head of Tuturau, above the Waimea Plain and Mataura River in September 1853. The evidence of the peg web, the basket for catching eels, spears and ash indicates the area of ​​Glenorchy visited by M? ori. Possible Ng? I Know M? Ori visits Queenstown on the way to collect your Pounamu (greenstone). There is a settlement called Te Kirikiri Pa occupied by K tribe? Ti Mamoe is located at the current Queenstown Gardens location, but by the time the European arrivals arrived in the 1860s the settlement was no longer in use.
Next European settlers
European explorers William Gilbert Rees and Nicholas von Tunzelmann were the first non-Maoris to settle in the area. Rees set up a high state farm in Queenstown's current downtown location in 1860, but the discovery of gold in the Arrow River in 1862 prompted Rees to turn his woolen warehouse into a hotel called the Queen's Arms, now known as Eichardt's. Many of the streets in Queenstown have the name of the gold mining era (like Camp Street) and some historic buildings remain. William's Cottage, Ophir Lake Lodge, Queenstown Police Station and St Peter's Anglican Church are situated adjacent in a designated historic area.
Naming
There are various apocryphal records of how the city of Queenstown is named, but the following are the most likely:
When William Rees first arrived in the area and built the homestead, the area was known as The Station even though the miners immediately referred to it as The Camp from 1860 to 1862.
Miners and especially Irish people have been attracted to a ceremony held for a small town called The Cove in Ireland that was renamed to Queenstown in honor of Queen Victoria in 1850. They may have their own ceremony at the intersection of Rees and Beach. The streets replicate some elements in the renaming of the Irish city.
After this public meeting was held for the purpose of naming the sub-district in the lake in January 1863 (probably the 3rd and 4th weekends) where the city was officially named Queenstown refers on Queenstown in Ireland. On 9 and 10 January 1863 the city was reported under the name Queenstown of several reports written by a correspondent at Otago Witness on Monday 5 and Tuesday of the 6th. It was during the meeting there may be references by urban miners who are "suitable for a Queen" (this is one of the most popular accounts of how the city was named).
Name M? Ori for Queenstown of T? Huna means shallow bay.
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Geography
Queenstown is located on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, the third largest lake by surface area in New Zealand. It is at a relatively low altitude for the ski and snowboarding center at 310 meters above sea level on the shores of the lake, but nestled between mountains. There are several gorges and some plains suitable for agriculture.
Suburbs
Central Queenstown contains many businesses, apartments and homes but is close to many suburbs or large residential areas: Fernhill, Sunshine Bay, Queenstown Hill, Goldfield Heights, Marina Heights, Kelvin Heights, Arthurs Point and Frankton. Just outside Queenstown are the areas: Arrowtown, Closeburn, Dalefield, Gibbston, Jack's Point, Hayes Creek, Lake Hayes Estate, Shotover Country, and Quail Rise.
Climate
Because of its relatively moderate height (310 meters) but with its high mountain environment, it has a marine climate (climatic classification KÃÆ'¶ppen Cfb ). Summer has long warm days with temperatures that can reach 30 ° C while cold winter with temperatures often in single digits with frequent snowfall, although there is no permanent snow cover throughout the year. Like other parts of Central Otago, Queenstown is located in the shadow of the Southern Alps, but as it is closer to the west coast, the city is more vulnerable to the rain front compared to Cromwell, Wanaka and Alexandra nearby. The warmest temperature recorded in Queenstown is 34.1 ° C (93 ° F), while the coldest is -8.4 ° C (17 ° F).
Economy
Growth and affordability
Housing housing in the Queenstown area is quite expensive due to factors such as the city being a tourist destination, lack of land and a desire for foreigners and investors. Queenstown rated the most unreachable place in New Zealand to buy property overtaking Auckland in early 2017. In December 2016 the average house price in the Queenstown area became $ 1 million NZD.
Jobs
Growth in the region is one of the largest in the country with a population growing by 7.1% from 2015 to 2016 in a 12 month period. Most of the work in Queenstown is tourism or related accommodation. Employment growth is also the highest in any region in New Zealand at 10.3% in March 2016.
Tourism
A resort town, Queenstown boasting 220 adventure tourism activities in 2012. Skiing and snowboarding, jet boating, rafting, bungy jumping, mountain biking, skateboarding, tramping, paragliding, sky diving and fly fishing are all popular.
Queenstown is a major center for snow sports in New Zealand, with people from all over the country and many parts of the world traveling to ski in four major mountain ski areas (Cardrona Alpine Resort, Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Treble Cone). Cross-country skiing is also available at Waiorau Snowfarm, near the village of Cardrona.
The 100-year-old twin coal fired the TSS Earnslaw steamers across Lake Wakatipu.
Queenstown is located close to the center of a small wine-producing region, renowned as the southernmost in the world. Two Paddocks vineyard is owned by local actor Sam Neill. Neighboring, historic Arrowtown has a restaurant and bar.
Other tourist activities include:
- Ben Lomond, the nearest mountain for the scenic area
- Skyline Gondola climbing Bob Peak at Ben Lomond
- Kiwi Birdlife Park and Paradise for duck heaven ( Tadorna variegata )
- Walk, mountain bike, or run The Queenstown Trail
- Skippers Road
- Flight flights
Culture
Festivals
Queenstown has many festivals. In 2013, examples include Festival Bike (March/April), Winter Festival (June), and Jazz Festival (October).
Locations for television and movies
The six mystery dramas of Jane Campion Top of the Lake are recorded during 2012 for pay-TV broadcasts in 2013. Lake Wakatipu looks unpleasant, and Southern Alps is spectacular. Its main locations are Moke Lake and scenes are taken on Lower Beach Street and Coronation Drive, and in supermarkets and bottle stores on Shotover Street.
In 2010, Cycle 14 of Next Top Model America , was, partly filmed in Queenstown. Cycle won by Krista White. Raina Hein became runner up.
Queenstown and the surrounding area contains many locations used in the making of the movie trilogy of The Lord of the Rings. The locations used include Paradise near Glenorchy, at the head of Lake Wakatipu.
Queenstown became popular in South Asia after the release of Bollywood Blockbuster Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai who was partly shot there. Starred in a sensational debut by Hrithik Roshan & amp; Amisha Patel is a film that opens the door for tourists and filmmakers from India to New Zealand with Queenstown being the most sought after destination. Queenstown performed for 17 minutes at I Hate Luv Storys, a 2010 Bollywood romantic comedy. Queenstown and the surrounding area were also used in 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine film. Mee-Shee: The Water Giant was shot in Queenstown in 2005, and released to DVD in the same year. Queenstown was also used to film most of the 1988 The Rescue. Queenstown is the base for the filming of fantasy George Lucas 1988, Willow.
The 1981 film shoot Race for the Yankee Zephyr takes place in and around Queenstown, the first major film production for the area.
The 1989 TV commercial for Toyota Hilux stars Barry Crump and Lloyd Scott in which two off-the-cliff drives were filmed near Queenstown Hill.
The first and last episodes of the fifth season The Mole were filmed in Queenstown.
The 2017 Philippine drama film Northern Lights was recorded entirely in a location in Queenstown replacing Alaska settings.
In 2017, the Korean Running Man variety recorded an episode in Queenstown, where Haha & amp; Yang-Se Chan takes a penalty in Nevis Swing.
Sports and Recreation
- Queenstown Events Center and stadium
- Paragliding or Hang Gliding
- Aerobics with Wakatipu Aero Club at Queenstown Airport in Frankton
- Golf at Millbrook Resort, Jack's Point, or Queenstown Golf Club
- Golf disc in Queenstown Gardens
- Tennis at Queenstown Tennis Club in Queenstown Gardens
- Cricket at Queenstown Cricket Club
- Netball in Wakatipu Netball Center
- Rugby league and Rugby union at Wakatipu Rugby League Club Memorial Park
- Touch rugby during the summer
- Diving or snorkeling in a river, wreck, or on Lake Wakatipu
- Sports adventure, swings, parachutes, jetboats, bungy jumps, river-surfing, or kitesurf
In Area
- Central Region Otago
- Central Otago wine region
- History of the Central Otago Rush Gold
- Milford Road, Milford Sound/Homer Tunnel, Fiordland Lakes/Doubtful Sound
- Tramping track near Glenorchy
- Routeburn, one of New Zealand's Great Walks
Transport
Queenstown is accessible by road and air but not by train (similar to Kaitaia, Taupo and Nelson).
As a resort center, there are many bus services operating to Queenstown, most of them for tour packages, but daily local or travel services are available to and from Invercargill, Dunedin and Christchurch, which are the main towns closest to Queenstown.
Queenstown Airport accepts flights from Australia by Air New Zealand, Qantas, Virgin Australia and Jetstar and in particular, to Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney (the frequency is greatly increased during the ski season and during the summer). Domestic flights operate to Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Nelson and Wellington. It is the busiest helicopter base in New Zealand, also the fourth busiest airport with passenger traffic, and is also very often used for tourists' flights, especially to Milford Sound and Mount Cook, using both fixed wing aircraft and rotary wing aircraft.
The main road access to the Queenstown area is via State Highway 6 (SH6), which travels from Cromwell via Kawarau Gorge to Frankton, where 9 km km (SH6A) leads to the CBD and connects with Glenorchy Road. SH6 continues south, crossing the Kawarau river before descending the eastern side of Lake Wakatipu to Kingston before crossing the provincial boundary and emerging on the Southland plain, ending in the city of Invercargill. The tough road above the Crown Range leads to Cardrona and Wanaka skifields, and is New Zealand's highest paved highway track.
Queenstown is the starting point for a large number of day trips to Milford Sound, which require a return journey of approximately 12 hours. There are available tour flights for Milford Sound. Return flights, including a two hour cruise, about four hours.
Education
Wakatipu High School is a government-run school serving the community for students in 9-13 years.
The primary schools that serve students in 1-8 years in the Queenstown area are: KingsView, Queenstown, Remarkables, St. Joseph's and Shotover.
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), based in Invercargill, has campuses in Queenstown.
Queenstown Resort College is a tertiary education provider serving tourism. They actively support events for international travel agencies.
ACE Wakatipu has a community focus, and provides links to many adult training opportunities.
Famous people
- Sam Neill (born 1947), actor, owns a home in Queenstown.
- Tim Bevan (born 1957), a film producer, was born in Queenstown.
- Jaime Passier-Armstrong (born 1981), an actress, was born in Queenstown.
- Jane Taylor, a lawyer, and current New Zealand Post chairman, lives in Queenstown.
- Kim Dotcom, internet entrepreneur
Twin Cities
- Aspen, Colorado, United States
- Hangzhou, Zhejiang
See also
- Tourism in New Zealand
Bibliography
- Reed, A. W. (2002). Dictionary of Reed of New Zealand Place Names . Auckland, New Zealand: Reed Books. ISBNÃ, 0-7900-0761-4.
References
External links
- Board of Queenstown Lakes District
- Queenstown Tourism's official site
- Queenstown in Curlie (based on DMOZ)
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