The 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games 2011 (13 – 28 August) will feature up to 1,000 top international athletes competing in 17 sports and 37 events. It is the only elite snow sports event to feature adaptive and able-bodied athletes competing together.

Events will take place in several South Island centres, including the ski fields of Queenstown and Wanaka, and Mt Hutt in Canterbury which will host the Super G and Adaptive Super G ski slalom events. Ice-skating and ice hockey will be held in Dunedin, and curling in Naseby.

Queenstown’s world-class cycle tracks, roads and spectacular lake and alpine scenery are set to take centre stage this Easter with an exciting new 10-day bike festival for all ages and abilities.

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Get “down” and dirty in Queenstown this Easter!
Queenstown’s growing popularity as a must-visit biking destination has been further enhanced with the news that a challenging new downhill mountain biking event will be staged at Easter this year.

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Queenstown is heating up for an action-packed summer with a huge range of concerts, street parties, free community events, art exhibitions, international sporting matches and special New Year celebrations.

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