Organised races on the mountain and in town, lollies for the kids, beers for the grown-ups, a concert or two and a town-wide ball, all of which make the Queenstown Winter Festival a great success.
Auckland International Film Festival, home of the original New Zealand film festival. Auckland now opens the nationwide celebration of cinema each July. A film-goers delight with 150-plus features running over two and a half weeks.
Christchurch Arts Festival showcases the best of New Zealand art and culture, with performances and exhibitions of theatre, dance, music, opera, and the literary and visual arts.
