

Rush to Queenstown!
- MTNZ/Showbiz Queenstown
invites you to pack your gunny sack
and gold pan and join us at Rydges Queenstown for
the MTNZ Conference, 20-22 March 2009.
On Saturday night The Miners Hop
will celebrate the
goldrush and the colourful
characters who populated the goldfields
and gold towns in the 1860s. See you there!
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Friday 20 March
Saturday 21 March 1.15pm 2.15pm Forums and Discussions
2.30pm 4.30/5pm Seminar Session
4.30/5pm Conclude Seminars 6.30pm APRA Pre Dinner Drinks Inigo Bar 8pm Miners Hop (come dressed for the gold rush days of Otago) Ben Lomond Room
Sunday 22 March |
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Conference 2009 Check List & Timetable |
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| Date | What |
| 1 December |
Earlybird registrations close - please note the change in date from previous years |
| 31 December | Poster, website and programme entries close |
| 31 January 2009 | Merit and The Nola Speir Patrons Encouragement Award nominations close |
| 13 February |
Nominations for Executive
and Remits close No further refunds given for cancelled registrations |
| 18 February | Conference packs posted out |
| 20 - 22 March | Conference 2009 - Queenstown |
A big
thanks from MTNZ to the following individuals and companies, for their
assistance with
the planning for the 49th annual MTNZ conference and AGM - Queenstown
2009:
Showbiz Queenstown Conference Team especially Hilary Finnie, Fae Robertson, Marty Newell and Scooter Reid
Glen Ruske Bounce NZ
Graeme, Diane and Mark Philip - John Herber, Kaiapoi
David Bosworth - The Light Site, Christchurch
Helen Horsnell MTNZ Zone Five Rep
David Fozzy Atkinson Musikmakers Hamilton
Rydges Lakeland Resort- Natasha Aicken and team
Irene Mosley South Otago Theatrical Society
Anne-Marie Cotton Showbiz Christchurch
Craig Waddell Invercargill Musical Theatre
Rob Peters ETNZ and Theatresystems and Design
Deane Philip NZ Fire Shield Limited
John MacGibbon ML Consultants and MTNZ Life Member
Stuart Mitchell Selecon NZ
John Antony- President MTNZ
Donna Philpott, QSM- MTNZ Patron and Life Member
Angela Johnson NASDA, Christchurch
Richard Marrett NASDA, Christchurch
Ross Benbow Nelson Musical Theatre/MTNZ Zone Four Rep
Ian Reid Vice President MTNZ
Adam Blackwell Firststar Communications - Wellington
Dale Reid Napier Operatic Society
Kevin Murphy New Plymouth Operatic Society and MTNZ Life Member
Len Speir Tauranga Muscial Theatre and MTNZ Life Member & Auditor
Kevin Landrigan New Plymouth Operatic Society
Peter King Fortune Theatre, Dunedin
Christian Penny Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School
Phillip Dexter Limeburner Design
Greer Donovan - APRA
Emma Blake - APRA
Kim Ransley Origin Theatrical
Stuart Hendricks Hal Leonard Australia
Erin Matheson Hal Leonard Australia
Stephanie Stenhouse Dominie Drama
Bill and Zay Griffiths Play Bureau
Katrina Chandra Playmarket
David Spicer- David Spicer Productions
Accommodation
Rydges Lakeland Resort (main hotel for conference)
38 - 54 Lake Esplanade, Queenstown
Telephone: 0800 446 187
http://www.rydges.com/hotel/0/RZQUEE/Rydges-Lakeland-Resort-Queenstown.htm
Suite or Deluxe Room - $175 per night including GST based
on twin share - $35 extra for triple (roll out bed in
the lounge in the suite)All
Suite and Deluxe Lake facing rooms have wonderful views over looking the Lake
towards the
town centre and up to the Mountains. Bedding configuration is either a king size
bed or two double beds. Rooms contain the
following: Heater, Sky TV, refrigerator, AM/FAM radio, iron and board, in room
safes, hair dryer, tea and
coffee making facilities, mini bars, most rooms face the lake.
Studio Room - $130 per night including GST
These cosy rooms feature
their own bathroom, television and bar fridge,
with full access to all of the resorts facilities. There is no lake view.
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Peppers Beacon (next door)
33 Lake Esplanade, Queenstown
Telephone: 03 441 0890
http://www.peppers.co.nz/Beacon - breakfast is available at Peppers
Two
Bedroom Garden View
Apartments - $253 per night including GST
The
two bedroom garden suites open out on to a courtyard and landscaped garden.
These suites provide 2 bedrooms, a king and
queen bed or queen and 2 single bed configurations. Rooms contain the
following: fully
equipped kitchens, private balcony, Sky
television, sound system, CD players in suites, STD/ISD direct dialing, alarm
clock/radio, refrigerator, hairdryer, bathroom with
bath & shower, tea/coffee making facilities, ironing equipment, washing machine
and driers, fireplace
Two
Bedroom Lake View Apartments - $365 per night including GST
Two Bedroom Lake View Suites provide
stunning lake views. All bedrooms have ensuites plus full kitchen, balconies,
fireplace &
laundries are provided. Facilities as per above.
Hotel
Rooms - $180 per night including GST
Hotel
Rooms feature a king size bed or two king singles and have partial views over
the lake. Including an ensuite bathroom
with shower & toilet. Rooms contain the following:
Sky television,
tea/coffee making
facilities, alarm/clock radio, refrigerator,
hairdryer, STD/ISD direct dialing, bathroom with shower, ironing equipment
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Lakefront Motels (one minute walk to Rydges)
26 Lake Esplanade, Queenstown
Telephone:0800 16 06 00
http://www.lakefrontqueenstown.co.nz/index2.htm
Studio Room $129 - $139 per night
including GST
Contain a queen and a single
bed, so would be suitable for two separates. All have small kitchens and
ensuites.
No bath or breakfast facilities.
Other Options at Lakefront
Motels
One Three Bedroom Apartment
4 pax $340 two queen beds and 1 twin
Two Bedroom Apartments 2 pax $265 $25 per extra one queen and two singles
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What to book your own accommodation?
Queenstown Lakeview Holiday Park (five ten minute walk to Rydges)
Upper Brecon Street, Queenstown Telephone: 03 4427252 http://www.holidaypark.net.nz/
Self-Contained Units -
Double bed in the lounge,
and bunk beds in a separate room, TV, in-house video, fridge, hotplates,
microwave, cutlery, crockery, shower, linen and
towels. Price is $130 for 2 adults and $20
for extra adults.
These units can fit 4-6 people.
Studio
Units - double bed and set of bunk beds in the lounge, TV, in-house video,
fridge, coffee/tea making facilities, shower,
linen and towels, access to a large fully-equipped communal kitchen. Price
is $110 for 2 adults and $20 for extra adults.
These units can fit 3-4 people.
For a full
list of motels, apartments and alternatives to the above go to Queenstown
I-Site
http://www.queenstown-vacation.com/queenstown/motelsapartment/
or contact Fae at I-Site
0800668888
and say you are part of the Rush to Queenstown conference.
Partner Programme
this option will be available for conference 2009 more details will be in
the conference pack.
You can skydive,
drink wine in a cave at Gibbston Valley, Lord of the Rings trip, shotover jet,
drink mulled wine in Arrowtown,
helicopter landing, cruise on the Earnslaw, the famous bungy jump,
practice for Saturday night and do some panning for gold
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Or for the less adventurous fossick around the fantastic shops in Arrowtown and
QT, go for a ride up the gondola or
go down to Kingston and have a ride on the steam train something for everyone
in Queenstown and surrounding districts.
Conference Fees
for 2009
Early Bird (if paid by 1 December 2008) -
please note the date change
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$230 single registration
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$220 per registration if Delegate
+ three observers from one society
After 2 December
2008
\
$255 single registration
Seminar/Forum
Sessions Only
$20 per pax for MTNZ, ETNZ members
$30 for non members
(please note this covers both the forum and seminar sessions, so the whole
Saturday afternoon)
So get the
conference 2009 dates in your diary and the Executive encourage everyone to come
along it will be fantastic weekend in one of the most stunning and exciting
places to visit in
NZ so maybe make a holiday out the trip as well