1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: Good, Heather, due to see us. So I was telling 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,520 Speaker 1: you earlier about this new one hundred and thirty million 3 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: dollars super luxury hotel being built in Queenstown. It's called 4 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: the Noctus Hotel. It's going to sit on an elevated 5 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: one point two hectare site in Fernhill. Has been described 6 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: as one of the largest hospitality investments in Queenstown's history. 7 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: And when I say super luxury, I mean it. You 8 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 1: have thirty seven ultra high end residences. They start with 9 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: three hundred square meter three hundred square meter junior suites, 10 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: six hundred and seventy square meters executive residences, or the 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: presidential pent house, which has got ten bedrooms and comes 12 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: in at a cool twelve hundred square meters. Matt Woods 13 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: is the CEO of Destination Queenstown. 14 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: Hey, Matt, Hi, how are you, Heather? 15 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:43,959 Speaker 1: Matt, I'm very well. But geez, I'll tell you what. 16 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: How good does this sound for you? 17 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 2: Guys? Do you reckon? 18 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 1: You have the people to fill it? 19 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 2: Oh? Look, I think it's a great thing from New Zealand. 20 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: I think it's one of those pieces that we actually 21 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 2: need in the terrorism puzzle here for those high end 22 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 2: visitors that are coming to New Zealand that are looking 23 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: for something like that. So it's not just for Queenstown. 24 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 2: I see this actually for as a draw hard for 25 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 2: New Zealand. 26 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: How many people do you reckon turn up in Queenstown 27 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: and want to stay in a place as bougie as this. 28 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 2: Well, I hope we've got thirty seven. 29 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: When you say it like that, thirty seven is not 30 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: a lot. I mean that's going to fill up in 31 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 1: the ski season, isn't it. 32 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. Look, and I think that's a really interesting point. 33 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 2: And as we see the government at the moment's investing 34 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 2: in terrorism and putting money back into marketing and actually 35 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 2: hopefully into our infrastructure as well. You know, thirty seven 36 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 2: people for these high end rooms actually isn't a crazy 37 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 2: amount when you consider the amount of international visitors that 38 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: do come to New Zealand. But I think it's really 39 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 2: important that we look in Queenstown too. We actually have 40 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 2: something for everybody, so it's not just all high end. 41 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,839 Speaker 2: We've got backpacker accommodation and we've got mid price points 42 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 2: as well. It was interesting to hear in the weekend, 43 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: you know, Anthony Albanezi, the Prime Minister of Australia was 44 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 2: in Queenstown this weekend and he referred to his first 45 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 2: trip to Queenstown when he was a backpacker staying in 46 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 2: a hostel. So, you know, it's really important that we 47 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 2: actually have a whole spread, you know, from backpacker all 48 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 2: the way through to this high end. And obviously these 49 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 2: guys have seen a real hole in the market and 50 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 2: they can see the confidence to invest one hundred and 51 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 2: thirty million in this property, which is fantastic, you know, 52 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 2: and it's really good to see that the public sector 53 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 2: is prepared to actually the private sector is prepared to 54 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 2: invest one hundred and thirty million, you know. So that's 55 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 2: amazing from the private sector. And what we really need 56 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 2: to see is the public sector investing in infrastructure to 57 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 2: go along with this as well. 58 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: Okay, so what you're talking about hospitals, you know. 59 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 2: Hospitals would be something we needed in Counstown. Absolutely we 60 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 2: don't have one, but also we do have a lot 61 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 2: of issues on other infrastructure and particularly congestion and roading. 62 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 2: So if we could actually see investment in that, I 63 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 2: think that's one of those things that our visitors and 64 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 2: our community alike would really like to see from the 65 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 2: visitor economy. 66 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, totally. Hey in terms of you know, the best 67 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: times that Queenstown's ever had, how close to that are 68 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: you or how far away? 69 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 2: Oh? Look, every time is the best time in Queenstown, 70 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 2: isn't it. But you know, at the moment we are. 71 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:54,679 Speaker 2: We've got fantastic snow. Clearly, Otago and Southland's doing really 72 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 2: well at the moment and that's on the back of 73 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 2: terrorism and agriculture. You know, so both Southland and Otago 74 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 2: doing really well. But you know, tourism, we're fortunate that 75 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 2: we have a great airport and we get great connectivity 76 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 2: and a lot of visitors from Australia. So we've seen 77 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 2: great connectivity coming out of Australia and we're still seeing 78 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 2: lots of local domestic visitors coming down to Queenstown and 79 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 2: enjoying what we have. 80 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: Brilliant stuff. Matt, Thanks very much for your time. Matt 81 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: would CEO of Destination Queenstown. 82 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 83 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 2: news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 84 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.