Going Blue Queenstown

Update — 9pm: We’ve just felt a significant earthquake in Queenstown. The Edith Cavell Bridge is closed for engineer inspection as a precaution, with a further update expected around 8.30am tomorrow.

Tours are running as normal for now, but there may be some delays tomorrow morning depending on the outcome. We’ll keep you posted here

As you may have recently felt, we've just experienced a significant earthquake. As a precaution, the Edith Cavell Bridge will be closed for inspection by engineers at first light. We'll provide a further update around 8.30am in the morning.

If you're travelling over the Crown Range, please drive carefully and be alert for rocks or debris that may have fallen onto the road as a result of the earthquake.

Photo: Edith Cavell Bridge, Arthurs Point

Need transport for the busiest festival this Winter? Get in early as we will sell out. Chat to us on WhatsApp and tell us what mountain and where you’re staying. We’ll do the rest. ☃️🎿⛷️

Queenstown's Biggest Winter Week Join us in Queenstown - 8 - 13 September 2026

Sunshine Bay to 12 Mile. Off-road. On an e-bike. Dream ride incoming. 🚵🔵

Years in the making! Department of Conservation has granted a concession for a trail from Sunshine Bay to 12 Mile. 🏔️

The new trail will dovetail into an upgrade of the existing Sunshine Bay Track and will be the foundation of an ambitious off-road trail all the way to Glenorchy - developed in partnership with Te Araroa and the Glenorchy Trails Trust Alliance.

If you've ever dreamed of cycling or walking from Queenstown to Glenorchy along the shores of Lake Whakatipu, this is the beginning of that dream becoming real.

Watch this space. 👀

Whahoo 🙏👊

IT'S HAPPENING 🙌

Queenstown Trails is thrilled to announce the Jacks Point to Frankton Trail is on track to begin construction later this year.

Starting at Lake Tewa and heading north through Hanley Farm, Woolbrae and Park Ridge subdivisions before rejoining the wider trail network at Kawarau Falls - this will be a genuine game-changer for commuters, cyclists and families in our fastest-growing suburbs.

Thanks to generous grants from Central Lakes Trust, Darby Partners and Park Ridge, and an incredible community fundraising effort, we're almost at our target. Detailed design is complete and pending road safety audit sign-off, construction tender goes out mid-winter.

This one's been a long time coming - and it wouldn't exist without your support 💚 More funding announcements to follow.

Add it to the calendar- 19th Sept!