“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 1860’s.  See you there!

A big thanks from MTNZ to the following individuals and companies, for their assistance with
the planning for the 49^th 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 …………….
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
\      $230 single registration
\      $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 …