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    Top 10 Convenience Stores in Queenstown

    Late-night essentials, snacks, top-ups and après-ski supplies.

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    Late-night essentials, snacks, top-ups and après-ski supplies.

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    Night 'n Day Queenstown

    24/7 convenience right on Shotover Street — the late-night snack, milk and Panadol stop the entire CBD relies on.

    Shotover Street · 24/7
    Open 24/7
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    #2

    BP Connect Frankton

    The 24/7 servo on the Frankton Road — Wild Bean Cafe coffee, hot pies, late-night Slurpees and the best fuel-shop snack range in the basin.

    Frankton Road · 24/7
    Open 24/7
    Maps
    #3

    Mobil Queenstown

    The CBD service station at the bottom of Shotover Street — convenient grab-and-go snacks and the only fuel inside the town centre.

    Shotover Street · 6am – 10pm
    Open · till 10pm
    Maps
    #4

    Z Frankton

    Big, modern Z service station with the full Z Cafe range, EV chargers and a 24-hour pay-at-pump for late arrivals from the airport.

    Frankton Road · 24/7 fuel
    Open 24/7
    Maps
    #5

    Four Square Arrowtown

    The friendliest dairy in the basin — fresh bread, local produce and the only proper supermarket in the heritage village.

    Arrowtown · 7am – 9pm
    Open · till 9pm
    Maps
    #6

    Camp Street Dairy

    Tiny but mighty — late-night top-ups, cold drinks, vapes and the cheapest milk in the CBD.

    Camp Street · 7am – 11pm
    Open · till 11pm
    Maps
    #7

    Frankton Road Superette

    Long-running family-run dairy with a great range of Asian groceries you won't find at Pak'nSave.

    Frankton Road · 8am – 10pm
    Open · till 10pm
    Maps
    #8

    Beach Street Convenience

    Right next to the lakefront — sunscreen, bottled water and ice cream for the walking-track crowd.

    Beach Street · 8am – 10pm
    Open · till 10pm
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    #9

    Frankton 7-Day Dairy

    Open 7am–11pm year-round — top-ups, lottery, vape, cold beers (off-license hours) and friendly service.

    Frankton · 7am – 11pm
    Open · till 11pm
    Maps
    #10

    Five Mile Liquorland

    Convenience-style late grocery + bottle store under one roof in the Five Mile centre — handy for an after-skiing wine and snack run.

    Five Mile, Frankton · 9am – 10pm
    Open · till 10pm
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    Bungy, jet boats and a freefall before lunch — the adventure-capital classic.

    Morning

    8 – 11am

    Things to Do

    AJ Hackett Kawarau Bridge Bungy

    The world's first commercial bungy jump

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    Afternoon

    12 – 4pm

    Things to Do

    Dart River Adventures

    Wilderness jet boating and Funyak inflatable kayaking from Glenorchy into the Da

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    Evening

    5 – 9pm

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    Flame Bar & Grill

    A Church Street favourite for over a decade

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    After dark

    Cafes

    Fergbaker

    Fergburger's bakery sibling at 40 Shotover Street

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    // Through a local's eyes

    Queenstown, the way locals live it.

    Beyond the Top 10s — the lakeside rituals, mountain runs and back-valley detours that make Tāhuna feel like home. Here's where we'd actually send a mate.

    Kawarau & the Skyline🪂

    Adventure capital

    Kawarau & the Skyline

    This is where the world's commercial bungy began — locals still get a thrill watching first-timers freefall off the Kawarau Bridge over that impossible turquoise water. On a clear afternoon the move is the Skyline Gondola up Bob's Peak, then lap after lap of the luge until your cheeks ache. In winter the same crew is first on the chairlifts at Coronet Peak or The Remarkables, chasing fresh corduroy before the day-trippers arrive.

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    Lake Wakatipu to Glenorchy⛵

    Lake & mountains

    Lake Wakatipu to Glenorchy

    Everything here orbits the lake. Locals love the slow theatre of the TSS Earnslaw — the century-old steamer chuffing across Wakatipu at golden hour — then the drive out to Glenorchy, easily one of the most beautiful roads in the country. Push on to Paradise and the Dart Valley and you're standing in Middle-earth, with the Humboldt range mirrored in the water and not a soul around.

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    Arrowtown & Gibbston Valley🍷

    Gold & pinot

    Arrowtown & Gibbston Valley

    Twenty minutes from the buzz, time slows down. Locals wander Arrowtown's tree-lined Buckingham Street — gold-rush cottages, the old Chinese settlement on the river, and the Lakes District Museum — best in autumn when the avenues turn fire-orange. Then it's into the Gibbston wine valley, where the schisty slopes pour some of the world's finest pinot noir; cellar doors like Gibbston Valley and Amisfield reward a long, lazy lunch.

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    The Mall & Fergburger🍔

    Après & after dark

    The Mall & Fergburger

    Come down off the mountain hungry and there's only one question: are you queuing at Fergburger? Locals know the line moves fast and the burger earns its hype — best chased with a Patagonia hot chocolate two doors down. From there the lakefront Mall hums into the night, from craft-beer dens and live bands to fine dining like Rātā, where the menu finally puts those Central Otago wines to their proper use.

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