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Otago Daily Times
4 days ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Plan to bowl TV house for bougie boutique hotel
An artist's impression depicts a proposed four-suite boutique hotel on Man St. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A 'landmark' boutique hotel is planned for Queenstown. Cactus Kiwi Ltd Partnership wants to bowl a two-level 1960s character home at 10 Man St — which served as the police station for the first two series of locally shot TV crime thriller, One Lane Bridge — and replace it with a four-level hotel, accessed from the Brecon St stairs and Man St. The 339sqm site, sandwiched between Queenstown's established CBD and the emerging expansion towards Skyline's gondola, sold to a local buyer in 2021 for $3.1million + GST. Originally a residential home, it was, for many years, home to a language school, which has since ceased. It's directly beside the Man St carpark, above which a 173-room hotel was approved last year through the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020, and a stone's throw from the Sofitel Hotel. According to the application, the high-quality boutique hotel, designed by Monk McKenzie, will have just four guest rooms, with total capacity for eight people. At the basement level, accessed via lift or the Brecon St stairs, a small wine bar's proposed, open to guests and the public, from 8am to 4am daily. The lobby will be on the ground floor, accessed via Man St, with two suites each on the second and third floors, each with large living spaces, master bedrooms, and spa/shower facilities. From Man St, it'll look like a three-storey building; from the Brecon St steps it'll present as four. "While the hotel will be of a much higher elevation than the built form below on Brecon St, the height of the building will not be out of character, withthe adjoining level of built form, including Sofitel Hotel and the consented hotel on top of the Man Street carparking building," the application says. And, according to an urban design report from Williams & Co, it can be described as a "landmark corner site", with the hotel providing a "strong edge" to the Brecon St steps, and will signal the future extending line of built form along Man St towards Lakeview. Queenstown's council's currently vetting the application.
NZ Herald
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
TV show makers endorse $200m film production hub, tell of Queenstown struggles
Television show makers from Under the Vines and One Lane Bridge support plans for a new $200 million screen hub at Ayrburn near Queenstown because of struggles with inadequate facilities. Paul Yates, producer of seasons two and three of Under The Vines for Libertine Pictures and Lisa Chatfield from season
Scoop
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Full Cast Announced For William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet By Auckland Theatre Company
The greatest love story of all time, William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, presented as a fast-paced thriller, comes to the ASB Waterfront Theatre from 15 July – 9 August. Reimagined in the 1960s, a decade of love, and a period defined by romance, this timeless masterpiece speaks to the rebellion of youth and female liberation and brims with passion, unravelling at breathtaking speed while Death lurks in every corner. Making their Auckland Theatre Company debut, Theo Dāvid (Shortland Street) and Phoebe McKellar (One Lane Bridge) will star as the ill-fated lovers, Romeo and Juliet. 'Phoebe has a fragility coupled with a fire and Theo has an enchanting warmth, coupled with a devilish twinkle in the eye,' says Director Benjamin Kilby-Henson (The Effect, King Lear). 'The text describes their relationship as flint and gunpowder, when they come together - KABOOM. They are the perfect combo for Shakespeare's most head-strong, vibrant and zealous young couple.' Joining Dāvid and McKellar is Ryan Carter as Mercutio, Liam Coleman as Benvolio, Jesme Fa'auuga as Tybalt, Courtney Eggleton as Nurse, Miriama McDowell as Friar Lawrence, Beatriz Romilly as Lady Capulet, Meramanji Odedra as Montague, Jordan Mooney as Paris, Isla Mayo as Sampson and Amanda Tito as Death/Prince/Petra/Apothecary. 'This is Shakespeare's ode to love of all kinds', says Kilby-Henson, 'Romantic love, sexual love, the love between friends and family, love through faith.' With an original cinematic score by Composer Robin Kelly and a Milan-inspired '60's fashion aesthetic by Daniel Williams and Daniella Salazar, this must-see production ignites one of literature's most enduring stories with intensity and style. This July, Romeo & Juliet warns 'these violent delights have violent ends'. With a brilliant cast and visionary creative team this star-crossed tragedy celebrates the triumph of love over hate – but at what cost? For tickets and further information, visit 15 July - 9 August 2025 ASB Waterfront Theatre Direction: Benjamin Kilby-Henson Production Design, Set & Costume: Daniel Williams Production Design, Lighting: Filament Eleven 11 Rachel Marlow & Bradley Gledhill Production Design, Costume: Daniella Salazar Composition & Sound Design: Robin Kelly Vocal Direction: Cherie Moore Movement Direction & Engine Room Assistant Director: Katrina George Duration: 2 hours, including interval
