Catriona Kendall, Associate Editor For some of the best mountain vistas, climb aboard a Skyline Queenstown gondola. After ascending nearly 1,500 feet, you'll end up at an observation deck atop Bob ...

First day in Queenstown has been insane! I've arrived and went straight into riding downhill bike park laps on the Skyline gondola. The tracks are super fun but instead of hitting jump trails Ronan ...

Situated less than a mile away from downtown Queenstown alongside Skyline Queenstown, Kiwi Birdlife Park offers more than 30 animal species, including brown kiwis, tuataras and rainbow lorikeets.

Whilst at the top, there are countless adventure activities that you can do, from luge rides to zip lining with Ziptrek Treehouse, and a restaurant with the best skyline Queenstown view.

and overseeing a $60m buy-up of Queenstown CBD properties. Thomas, 73, is now represented on the Skyline group boardroom by his son Richard, while the other son, Lyndon, manages Skyline Queenstown.

Skyline is responsible for the Queenstown and Rotorua gondola complexes, as well as Christchurch Casino and The Helicopter Line. This year the Environment Court granted permission for a massive ...