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Southern Ski fields are lapping up the high visitor numbers and will stay open an extra week to reel in Australian visitors during the first week of their school holidays. Coronet Peak is looking at a record number of visitors if things continue in the first “lockdown-free” season since 2019. Coronet Peak and Treble Cone have decided to give themselves an extra week and will close on October 2. Coronet Peak general manager Nigel Kerr said the decision was an easy one as the snow was good and the crowds to the ski field even better. READ MORE: 'White-out conditions': Polar blast brings fresh snow to ski fields Queenstown a hot destination as storm brings fresh snow to skifields Southern skifields underestimate huge school holiday crowds seeking snow “We’ve had a boomer of a season, there is no doubt about it, the 75th year is going to be very memorable one for snowfall and the amount of skiers up the hill, among other things. So we are really wrapped about that.” … [Read more...] about ‘Boomer season’ keeps Southern ski fields open an extra week

Plans are afoot for a $50 million, 9.8km gondola from Queenstown's Remarkables Park Town Centre to the Remarkables Ski Area. The gondola would operate from a Gondola Events Plaza, adjacent to the centre in Frankton, and link to NZSki's base building at the ski field. The ride would take about 27 minutes. Queenstown investment and development company Porter Group chairman Alastair Porter said the project, the longest gondola in Australasia, would be a "significant" investment in regional and national tourism infrastructure and the resort played a key role in attracting tourists to the country. "However, we live in a world where tourism is highly competitive, and it's extremely important for New Zealand to continue to invest in major tourist infrastructure to keep refreshing and enhancing our international appeal," he said. The gondola would enhance Queenstown as an international four-season destination by enabling sightseers, hikers, climbers, mountain bikers and wedding … [Read more...] about Gondola to link Queenstown to The Remarkables skifield

Mike Pence–backed candidate for Wisconsin Rebecca Kleefisch has gained a slight edge over Donald Trump 's pick Tim Michels, according to the latest polls. A survey by Emerson College Polling found that 36 percent of Republican primary voters in Wisconsin favored Kleefisch, a former lieutenant governor, over Michels, while the Trump-backed millionaire businessman received the support of 34 percent of voters. Other candidates lagged behind, with Timothy Ramthun receiving 8 percent of support among Republican voters, Kevin Nicholson 6 percent and Adam Fischer only 1 percent. Some 14 percent of voters were still undecided, but a majority of voters—41 percent— said to be leaning toward voting for Kleefisch, while 39 percent were leaning toward supporting Michels' candidacy. Another Round for Trump vs. Pence The face-off between Kleefisch and Michels on Tuesday is the latest political battle between Trump and Pence , who are once again supporting different candidates in the … [Read more...] about Trump vs. Pence: Tim Michels chances against Rebecca Kleefisch—GOP polls

Karl van Slooten/Supplied A campervan is pulled through heavy snow by a ute on Porters Pass on Sunday A cold front is moving up the country bringing thick snow, heavy rain and a chilly start for many. Commuters can expect delays on Southern motorways, but with snow warnings travelling North , the cold front is far from over. As of 12.30pm on Monday, all roads in the South Island had reopened, after six were closed due to ice or snow earlier in the morning. Send your weather photos to [email protected] By 10.40am, 22 flights were cancelled in Auckland due to fog, marking four days of heavy fog in a week for the city. READ MORE: Weather: Snow, frosty temperatures and wet, windy weather on the way Snow, hail, thunderstorms lash South Island Black ice warning as temperature falls below zero SH1 from Dunedin to Waitati reopened just before 8am, but caution was required. Around 8.20am, a section of SH1 re-opened between Kaikōura and Cheviot, … [Read more...] about Roads reopen after snow in the South, cold front heads north

1 NEWS The family of a mauled 69-year-old man says he was attacked by his friend’s dogs. The man who owned the dogs that killed a 69-year-old in the Northland town of Panguru is cooperating with police. The man was “absolutely distraught” when he found Neville Thomson dead on the property on Thursday, detective senior sergeant Mark Dalzell​ said. “It was a very confronting situation for him ... a horror situation.” A post-mortem investigation on Saturday confirmed Thomson died from injuries consistent with a dog attack. READ MORE: Northland man mauled to death was on phone to his partner during attack Man killed after being mauled by pack of dogs in Northland Woman attacked by dog in Auckland now in stable condition Thomson’s daughter, Nataria Moore, earlier told 1 News her father was attacked by dogs that belonged to a friend who had been staying with him. Thomson tried to protect his two dogs by keeping them locked inside, she said. Dalzell … [Read more...] about Owner of dogs that killed Northland man ‘absolutely distraught’