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Waitaki Girls Work Out the Effects of Tourism in Queenstown

Monday, 16th September 2013

Waitaki Girls Work Out the Effects of Tourism in Queenstown

Driver Joan Hamilton poses beside her tourist bus, north of Queenstown, in the early 60's. TeAra Encyclopedia, Alexander Turnbull Library.  

  • Waitaki Girls Work Out the Effects of Tourism in QueenstownDriver Joan Hamilton poses beside her tourist bus, north of Queenstown, in the early 60's. TeAra Encyclopedia, Alexander Turnbull Library.
  • Waitaki Girls Work Out the Effects of Tourism in QueenstownMarketing Campaigns from the 1960's
  • Waitaki Girls Work Out the Effects of Tourism in QueenstownMarketing Campaigns from the 1960's
  • Waitaki Girls Work Out the Effects of Tourism in QueenstownMarketing Campaigns from the 1960's

After listening to Senior Constable Beth speak about the social effects of tourism in Queenstown, Waitaki girls came over to the Lakes District Museum & Gallery. Working with our updated work sheets and presentation in the conference room, the year 13 students were fully immersed with knowledge about temporal and spatial variations for tourism in Queenstown. They also learnt about the 3 distinct periods of tourism in the Queenstown area and the activities associated with each of them. Here's a video on youtube from a marketing campaign in the 60's - its about an Australian girl who comes over for a skiing holiday. It's definitely worth a watch with a naughty wee twist at the end! Comment below if you enjoyed the video, or about what extreme adventure activity you would like to try!


Comments (2)

love this short 1960s clip but we can't catch the end of it as it cuts out!

By: Craighead Geog on Wednesday, 18th September 2013 @ 15:36:51

That's a shame! You can access this video and other ones similar to it at www.nzonscreen.com, hopefully there's a better quality one somewhere that shows the full version. I loved the thank you card I received from you and your students - thanks very much!

By: Amy Taylor on Wednesday, 18th September 2013 @ 15:52:01