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Central Southland College Congregate at the Museum for Knowledge!

Wednesday, 3rd September 2014

Central Southland College Congregate at the Museum for Knowledge!

One of the maps showing spatial patterns from the 1940s through to the 1970s  

  • Central Southland College Congregate at the Museum for Knowledge!One of the maps showing spatial patterns from the 1940s through to the 1970s
  • Central Southland College Congregate at the Museum for Knowledge!Skiing made tourists keen to visit in the winter as well as the summer
  • Central Southland College Congregate at the Museum for Knowledge!Examples of activities developed 1940s - 1970s. During this time 85% of Queenstowns working population became involved in tourism!

Central Southland College sent 5 of their keenest geography students to a day trip to Queenstown. Their first stop was the development of tourism presentation at the Lakes District Museum and Gallery!

Students took notes throughout the presentation in our specifically designed worksheets so that they could gain more knowledge in:

  • How the Queenstown region developed as a tourist destination
  • Spatial patterns apparent in the region
  • How the environment and the people have been affected by tourism in the region

The talk was an information overload, and the points we discussed which linked the students learning goals included:

  • Queenstown began as an agricultural area which then transitioned to mining during the gold rush. Technology and improved transport links during the Victorian era and the early 1900's helped improve accessibility to this region which consequently led onto towards visiting this region.
  • From the 1890's until the 1930's there was minimal spatial variation in the region as tourists only visited during the summer. The 1940's until the 1970's saw more spatial variation as improvements in technology created a variety in attractions made available. The 1980's until present day still continue to see increasing spatial variation as well as many of the attractions are based outside of Queenstown.
  • There have both been positive and negative effects of tourism developing in Queenstown. Since the Treaty of Waitangi settlements and the Resources Management Act, local Maori have become more positively engaged with tourism in Queenstown. However, locals are affected by a high cost of living, and are concerned about protecting our environment, heritage, culture, and history as building developments continue to occur to help accommodate our growing visitor numbers.

Did you find the presentation valuable?

Why did tourists originally only visit in the summer?

Why are many of our attractions based outside of Queenstown?

Why is the cost of living so high in Queenstown?

Answer my questions and comment about your visit below.

Thanks for visiting Central Southland College - enjoy the rest of your visit to Queenstown!