{"id":1632,"date":"2024-02-11T22:53:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T22:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/?page_id=1632"},"modified":"2024-04-15T21:28:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T09:28:58","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-23qps-9cc5c3081963f634b6e833a59f87c699\">\n.avia-section.av-23qps-9cc5c3081963f634b6e833a59f87c699{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/reception.webp);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:fixed;\n}\n.avia-section.av-23qps-9cc5c3081963f634b6e833a59f87c699 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.6;\nbackground-color:#191919;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-23qps-9cc5c3081963f634b6e833a59f87c699 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_layout_row  avia-builder-el-first  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-fixed av-section-color-overlay-active av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-30vw av-height-percent_width  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='30' data-av_min_height_opt='percent_width'><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1632'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-19t0k-b20ae5894096bf5be9c7e2d0459bc0be av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-13oc4-5c82bd8b17b073f7bef99584915f2828\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-13oc4-5c82bd8b17b073f7bef99584915f2828 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-13oc4-5c82bd8b17b073f7bef99584915f2828 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-mini-hide avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>About Us<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lrtta0ta-e184c651b92adcac2adc353fcbc26b55\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lrtta0ta-e184c651b92adcac2adc353fcbc26b55 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lrtta0ta-e184c651b92adcac2adc353fcbc26b55 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-desktop-hide av-medium-hide av-small-hide avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>About Us<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-5tkuk-335d0aac1b462373ba12aebf0da5afbc entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells av-break-at-tablet  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  grid-row-not-first  container_wrap fullsize'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5a7h0-9a92837d8e396ffce869b98f26efdcdd\">\n.flex_cell.av-5a7h0-9a92837d8e396ffce869b98f26efdcdd{\nvertical-align:middle;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 990px){ \n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-5a7h0-9a92837d8e396ffce869b98f26efdcdd{\npadding:4% 4% 0 4% !important;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-5a7h0-9a92837d8e396ffce869b98f26efdcdd av-gridrow-cell av_two_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_cell_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><section  class='av_textblock_section av-4i67o-cc73ea72c5dff9d59935bc5310e6d8ce '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Lakeside Elegance \u2013 Established in 2007<\/h3>\n<h6>The Rees Hotel Queenstown is a sophisticated five-star hotel nestled on the pristine shores of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand&#8217;s South Island.<\/h6>\n<p>Offering a diverse range of luxurious, air-conditioned accommodations, The Rees boasts 60 hotel rooms, 90 apartments, and five exclusive 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom Lakeside Residences. Each space is designed with elegance, featuring terraces that showcase spectacular views across Lake Wakatipu to the alpine panorama of the Remarkable Mountain range.<\/p>\n<p>The many exceptional features at The Rees Hotel include a library of rare books and art, a courtesy shuttle to\/from Queenstown town centre, complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi, movies and local telephone calls, conference rooms, a fully-equipped gymnasium, secure undercover parking, electric car-charging station and its own private beach and wharf accessing jet-boat and water taxi services. Guests can swim from our wharf or beach \u2013 but it\u2019s not for the faint-hearted!<\/p>\n<p>Our team of experienced local and international staff prides themselves on delivering professional friendly service that consistently exceeds our guests\u2019 expectations and is a hallmark of The Rees Hotel\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Our team, a blend of local and international talent, is dedicated to delivering professional, friendly service that not only meets but exceeds expectations, solidifying The Rees Hotel&#8217;s reputation for unparalleled southern hospitality and an authentic New Zealand luxury experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lr8n2uaf-ada5faf9e0f2b3c450038482ac9f8d43\">\n.flex_cell.av-lr8n2uaf-ada5faf9e0f2b3c450038482ac9f8d43{\nvertical-align:middle;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-lr8n2uaf-ada5faf9e0f2b3c450038482ac9f8d43{\npadding:0 0px 0 0px 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\n.flex_column.av-khk6o-e9f92f8f527c58e2545390920de22cd2{\npadding:0 0px 0 0px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-khk6o-e9f92f8f527c58e2545390920de22cd2 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-18  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-44mwfk-2f1a936b830ba6b6f2214e246025476e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-44mwfk-2f1a936b830ba6b6f2214e246025476e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-44mwfk-2f1a936b830ba6b6f2214e246025476e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"team-photo\"  class='avia-image-container av-44mwfk-2f1a936b830ba6b6f2214e246025476e av-styling-no-styling avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-19  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  team-photo'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1642 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1642 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mark-240x300.webp\" alt='' title='Mark'  height=\"300\" width=\"240\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mark-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mark-564x705.webp 564w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mark.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2opork-179ad1ebd7012376e774edc71b350b2d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2opork-179ad1ebd7012376e774edc71b350b2d{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2opork-179ad1ebd7012376e774edc71b350b2d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mvflgw-9b052ac944e2757f6ad139076022b345 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Mark Rose<\/h4>\n<h6>Chief Executive<\/h6>\n<p>Mark has been the Chief Executive of The Rees Hotel &amp; Luxury Apartments Queenstown for many years, showcasing a diverse array of talents and a wealth of experience gained across the hospitality industry in the UK, USA, Australia, and New Zealand. As a trained chef and a specialist in food and beverage services, Mark has not only managed hotel operations but also overseen vineyard and winery operations.<\/p>\n<p>His journey led him to The Rees Hotel and Luxury Apartments Queenstown from his previous role as General Manager at Cameron House on Loch Lomond, a renowned luxury hotel in Scotland. There, he was responsible for managing two golf courses, five dining rooms, a marina, a spa (voted best in Scotland), and a team of 450 staff members, catering to a clientele that included sports stars, celebrities, and even the King of Jordan.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contact:<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:mark@therees.co.nz\">mark@therees.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-psjw1c-2ebda62872649b2cff6247962256233e\">\n.flex_cell.av-psjw1c-2ebda62872649b2cff6247962256233e{\nvertical-align:top;\nbackground-color:#eae9e1;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-psjw1c-2ebda62872649b2cff6247962256233e{\npadding:50px 50px 50px 50px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-psjw1c-2ebda62872649b2cff6247962256233e av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_cell_one_fifth  el_before_av_cell_one_fifth '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kjzwr4-86415f80259cafca4af33ab758e7962f\">\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-kjzwr4-86415f80259cafca4af33ab758e7962f{\nanimation-duration:2s;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-kjzwr4-86415f80259cafca4af33ab758e7962f{\npadding:0 0px 0 0px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-kjzwr4-86415f80259cafca4af33ab758e7962f av_one_full  avia-builder-el-23  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jdnchs-1686aac7ef364b6e1c126cfaffcb2a2c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jdnchs-1686aac7ef364b6e1c126cfaffcb2a2c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jdnchs-1686aac7ef364b6e1c126cfaffcb2a2c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"team-photo\"  class='avia-image-container av-jdnchs-1686aac7ef364b6e1c126cfaffcb2a2c av-styling-no-styling avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-24  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  team-photo'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-600 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-600 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Micka-240x300.webp\" alt='' title='Micka'  height=\"300\" width=\"240\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Micka-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Micka-564x705.webp 564w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Micka.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gso2y8-4bd00c013a6510a31b593553aca6e6d9\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-gso2y8-4bd00c013a6510a31b593553aca6e6d9{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-gso2y8-4bd00c013a6510a31b593553aca6e6d9 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-f8z70w-88ed0264e6701d5b79d450f6d2ffe77e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Micka McDonald<\/h4>\n<h6>Executive Assistant Manager<\/h6>\n<p>Micka, originally from Swan Hill in Australia, started her hospitality journey cleaning rooms in her hometown while studying Journalism and Media Production at Charles Sturt University. She then ventured into waitressing and bar work in Melbourne. Working as a Night Auditor to support her studies, Micka gained valuable experience at The Hotel Y in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>Her hospitality career took her to Canada and Far North Queensland before landing in Queenstown, where she worked her way up to Executive Assistant Manager at The Rees Hotel. With over 20 years of experience, Micka continues to embrace new challenges in the hospitality industry.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contact:<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:micka@therees.co.nz\">micka@therees.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-h3gvv4-c2eb495d98ba59c5d7661661e61f934c\">\n.flex_cell.av-h3gvv4-c2eb495d98ba59c5d7661661e61f934c{\nvertical-align:top;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-h3gvv4-c2eb495d98ba59c5d7661661e61f934c{\npadding:50px 50px 50px 50px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-h3gvv4-c2eb495d98ba59c5d7661661e61f934c av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_cell_one_fifth  el_before_av_cell_one_fifth '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-dn8shs-bf50334cb9802ba7a04971efed9b4ae6\">\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-dn8shs-bf50334cb9802ba7a04971efed9b4ae6{\nanimation-duration:2s;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-dn8shs-bf50334cb9802ba7a04971efed9b4ae6{\npadding:0 0px 0 0px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-dn8shs-bf50334cb9802ba7a04971efed9b4ae6 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-28  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-d4lpjk-84c6e51cd231fb773e16f4f7b07a443d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-d4lpjk-84c6e51cd231fb773e16f4f7b07a443d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-d4lpjk-84c6e51cd231fb773e16f4f7b07a443d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"team-photo\"  class='avia-image-container av-d4lpjk-84c6e51cd231fb773e16f4f7b07a443d av-styling-no-styling avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-29  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  team-photo'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1640 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1640 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fleur-240x300.webp\" alt='' title='Fleur'  height=\"300\" width=\"240\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fleur-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fleur-564x705.webp 564w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fleur.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bhsxu8-b9b9aab355d159562adfae905aa363bd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-bhsxu8-b9b9aab355d159562adfae905aa363bd{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-bhsxu8-b9b9aab355d159562adfae905aa363bd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-vpd80-fe06b41b3ad8bbd5927f5fe761e4529a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Fleur Templeton<\/h4>\n<h6>Human Resources Manager<\/h6>\n<p>Fleur joined the team in May 2022 and brings a wealth of senior HR experience across several industries, including working with one of NZ\u2019s fastest-growing law firms for eight years before relocating to Queenstown in late 2020. She\u2019s no stranger to the hotel industry with over ten years of hotel management experience and is delighted to be back in hospitality again.<\/p>\n<p>Fleur\u2019s focus is on delivering the right people to the right jobs and creating a working environment that provides a strong sense of belonging, purpose, and wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>When she\u2019s not at work, Fleur can be found walking or e-biking the trails around Queenstown and pottering in the garden.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:fleur@therees.co.nz\">fleur@therees.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-91afc0-058399e5a53bb135c3d2f274a560661a\">\n.flex_cell.av-91afc0-058399e5a53bb135c3d2f274a560661a{\nvertical-align:top;\nbackground-color:#eae9e1;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-91afc0-058399e5a53bb135c3d2f274a560661a{\npadding:50px 50px 50px 50px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-91afc0-058399e5a53bb135c3d2f274a560661a av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_cell_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-last '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7lha9s-5f808d081f997b2649a1ca35262cfb0f\">\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-7lha9s-5f808d081f997b2649a1ca35262cfb0f{\nanimation-duration:2s;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-7lha9s-5f808d081f997b2649a1ca35262cfb0f{\npadding:0 0px 0 0px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7lha9s-5f808d081f997b2649a1ca35262cfb0f av_one_full  avia-builder-el-33  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-616yqo-7ddb741317cce827f6bd44a2d6c7d1b8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-616yqo-7ddb741317cce827f6bd44a2d6c7d1b8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-616yqo-7ddb741317cce827f6bd44a2d6c7d1b8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"team-photo\"  class='avia-image-container av-616yqo-7ddb741317cce827f6bd44a2d6c7d1b8 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-34  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  team-photo'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1641 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1641 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lucas-240x300.webp\" alt='' title='Lucas'  height=\"300\" width=\"240\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lucas-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lucas-564x705.webp 564w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lucas.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4uzby8-c0e2b87a4b315d135fdc10dd7de910f3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4uzby8-c0e2b87a4b315d135fdc10dd7de910f3{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4uzby8-c0e2b87a4b315d135fdc10dd7de910f3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-9kwds-32de6b40bae07e5e269b2aa712e5a495 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Lucas Fornes<\/h4>\n<h6>Financial Controller<\/h6>\n<p>Lucas joined The Rees in April 2022 and is a Qualified Accountant with more than 20 years of experience across a broad range of accounting, financial and administrative activities having worked in Argentina, the U.S., and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Lucas first arrived in New Zealand in 2002 for holidays and then settled in Queenstown permanently in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas loves biking, swimming, and the outdoors. He is an active member of the community and is one of the founding members of the first Open Water Swimming Club in Lake Whakatipu.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:lucas@therees.co.nz\">lucas@therees.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id='av-layout-grid-3'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-18hgusw-bf8edc70a62562a1ea325b78dfae4a98 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells av-break-at-tablet  avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_layout_row  el_before_av_layout_row  grid-row-not-first  container_wrap fullsize'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-15jozgw-c8b493942ade52ed412f82cee4ea66da\">\n.flex_cell.av-15jozgw-c8b493942ade52ed412f82cee4ea66da{\nvertical-align:top;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-15jozgw-c8b493942ade52ed412f82cee4ea66da{\npadding:50px 50px 50px 50px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-15jozgw-c8b493942ade52ed412f82cee4ea66da av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-38  el_before_av_cell_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-s24x28-56d8529a50b76e4bb445dfd9beac7fc4\">\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-s24x28-56d8529a50b76e4bb445dfd9beac7fc4{\nanimation-duration:2s;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-s24x28-56d8529a50b76e4bb445dfd9beac7fc4{\npadding:0 0px 0 0px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-s24x28-56d8529a50b76e4bb445dfd9beac7fc4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-39  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-pobpn4-d15411047e9ce944f335b9a80902ef9a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-pobpn4-d15411047e9ce944f335b9a80902ef9a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-pobpn4-d15411047e9ce944f335b9a80902ef9a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"team-photo\"  class='avia-image-container av-pobpn4-d15411047e9ce944f335b9a80902ef9a av-styling-no-styling avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-40  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  team-photo'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1643 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1643 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharon-240x300.webp\" alt='' title='Sharon'  height=\"300\" width=\"240\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharon-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharon-564x705.webp 564w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharon.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-o8hxfk-cb63153896fbadcf3259d342d1613179\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-o8hxfk-cb63153896fbadcf3259d342d1613179{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-o8hxfk-cb63153896fbadcf3259d342d1613179 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-41  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mq2p0w-ca6e88cb2cf3f2e34d3a6b491ffc812b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Sharon Preston<\/h4>\n<h6>Executive Housekeeper<\/h6>\n<p>Sharon joined The Rees Hotel, Queenstown as its pre-opening Executive Housekeeper in 2008. Before joining The Rees, Sharon was Head Housekeeper for over 3 years at the neighbouring Villa Del Lago, who were the initial developers of The Rees Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Sharon is originally from Dunedin and is no stranger to the hospitality industry as she worked for CDL at its Kingsgate property in Dunedin for 20 years and in the last two years as Head Chef.<\/p>\n<p>Sharon sets a very high expectation of herself and this is reflected in her hard-working ethic and the high standard of the accommodation offered at The Rees. Sharon is very proud of the Housekeeping team she has built and she believes in treating people as she\u2019d like her children to be treated.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:sharon@therees.co.nz\">sharon@therees.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-xuff1s-118d0ddcd9153939f84adb6ac655b376\">\n.flex_cell.av-xuff1s-118d0ddcd9153939f84adb6ac655b376{\nvertical-align:top;\nbackground-color:#eae9e1;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-xuff1s-118d0ddcd9153939f84adb6ac655b376{\npadding:50px 50px 50px 50px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-xuff1s-118d0ddcd9153939f84adb6ac655b376 av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-43  el_after_av_cell_one_fifth  el_before_av_cell_one_fifth '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lalrs0-873086e32ec40b5e2eba80cec4d5b34d\">\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-lalrs0-873086e32ec40b5e2eba80cec4d5b34d{\nanimation-duration:2s;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-lalrs0-873086e32ec40b5e2eba80cec4d5b34d{\npadding:0 0px 0 0px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-lalrs0-873086e32ec40b5e2eba80cec4d5b34d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-44  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1yfm4g-7203ef937ebc6056b9c3feb32f92ff80\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1yfm4g-7203ef937ebc6056b9c3feb32f92ff80 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-1yfm4g-7203ef937ebc6056b9c3feb32f92ff80 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"team-photo\"  class='avia-image-container av-1yfm4g-7203ef937ebc6056b9c3feb32f92ff80 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-left  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.hr.hr-invisible.av-hub3tc-b75fb574751da80c9f3cec404233bead{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-hub3tc-b75fb574751da80c9f3cec404233bead hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-46  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-flhq5s-c4778b917f008cf06a1d6194044012b6 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Andrew Oxenbury<\/h4>\n<h6>Maintenance Manager<\/h6>\n<p>Andrew joined The Rees Team in July 2022 directly from Swiss-Belsuites Pounamu where he held the role of Maintenance Manager.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, he was Maintenance Manager at Pinewood Lodge Queenstown and also has hotel experience with Rydges Lakeland Resort, Queenstown.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew has lived in Queenstown for over nine years with his family.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:andyo@therees.co.nz\">andyo@therees.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-qab90g-997d62acaf189c619af898300679eeba\">\n.flex_cell.av-qab90g-997d62acaf189c619af898300679eeba{\nvertical-align:top;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-qab90g-997d62acaf189c619af898300679eeba{\npadding:50px 50px 50px 50px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-qab90g-997d62acaf189c619af898300679eeba av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-48  el_after_av_cell_one_fifth  el_before_av_cell_one_fifth '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-e9ctwg-0667ae534d4fc85550fa295286a4c8ea\">\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-e9ctwg-0667ae534d4fc85550fa295286a4c8ea{\nanimation-duration:2s;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-e9ctwg-0667ae534d4fc85550fa295286a4c8ea{\npadding:0 0px 0 0px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-e9ctwg-0667ae534d4fc85550fa295286a4c8ea av_one_full  avia-builder-el-49  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-d36heo-03c7731f90f4b9e9bdaa28b05773951c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-d36heo-03c7731f90f4b9e9bdaa28b05773951c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-d36heo-03c7731f90f4b9e9bdaa28b05773951c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"team-photo\"  class='avia-image-container av-d36heo-03c7731f90f4b9e9bdaa28b05773951c av-styling-no-styling avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-50  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  team-photo'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1639 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1639 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fenna-240x300.webp\" alt='' title='Fenna'  height=\"300\" width=\"240\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fenna-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fenna-564x705.webp 564w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fenna.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bjkt80-01b31f22e9c55e95b4c8e5c75a531184\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-bjkt80-01b31f22e9c55e95b4c8e5c75a531184{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-bjkt80-01b31f22e9c55e95b4c8e5c75a531184 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-51  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ugcuo-adc91dab4a53f1ba94f25e991137a36b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Fenna Neumann<\/h4>\n<h6>Front Office Manager<\/h6>\n<p>Born and raised in Germany, Fenna joined The Rees Hotel Queenstown in mid-2016 as a Front Office Duty Manager and quickly moved to the role of Reservations Executive before being promoted to Front Office Manager in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>With a passion for hospitality, she started her career in 2011 at the 5-star A-Rosa Resort in Sylt, Germany, and graduated in 2014 from a German Hospitality School with Excellence. The Front Office department quickly became her new calling, with work experience from 5-star hotels such as the Grande Roche Hotel, in Cape Town, South Africa, and The Hilton (New Zealand).<\/p>\n<p>Fenna recently received her New Zealand Residency and enjoys working with an energetic team at The Rees Hotel Queenstown where she is empowered to take on new challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:fenna@therees.co.nz\">fenna@therees.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gxn9kg-1bff62cb795e5bf4e71eed615557e4de\">\n.flex_cell.av-gxn9kg-1bff62cb795e5bf4e71eed615557e4de{\nvertical-align:top;\nbackground-color:#eae9e1;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-gxn9kg-1bff62cb795e5bf4e71eed615557e4de{\npadding:50px 50px 50px 50px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-gxn9kg-1bff62cb795e5bf4e71eed615557e4de av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-53  el_after_av_cell_one_fifth  el_before_av_cell_one_fifth '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-78s3xs-fb0bc342c5b9baaef6a703ed946a18a4\">\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-78s3xs-fb0bc342c5b9baaef6a703ed946a18a4{\nanimation-duration:2s;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-78s3xs-fb0bc342c5b9baaef6a703ed946a18a4{\npadding:0 0px 0 0px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-78s3xs-fb0bc342c5b9baaef6a703ed946a18a4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-54  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5dlcbk-7f482633249cffa9471d99508e57f7c6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-5dlcbk-7f482633249cffa9471d99508e57f7c6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-5dlcbk-7f482633249cffa9471d99508e57f7c6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"team-photo\"  class='avia-image-container av-5dlcbk-7f482633249cffa9471d99508e57f7c6 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-55  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  team-photo'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2453 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2453 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trent-240x300.webp\" alt='' title='Trent'  height=\"300\" width=\"240\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trent-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trent-564x705.webp 564w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trent.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3ow774-713a2fcbeb6475f94b16cff297b142cb\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3ow774-713a2fcbeb6475f94b16cff297b142cb{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3ow774-713a2fcbeb6475f94b16cff297b142cb hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-56  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2i59yo-164060298d8f99d3adee871b19ef3aca '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Trent Watson<\/h4>\n<h6>Executive Chef<\/h6>\n<p>For the last 20 years, Trent has worked in a variety of restaurants, five-star catering companies, and premium hotels.<\/p>\n<p>Trent has a strong passion for his profession, always advancing with new trends and techniques. With his culinary training and extensive experience, he understands traditional French cuisine, modern techniques, and food innovations.<\/p>\n<p>Trent is ready to propel True South Dining Room to the next level in dining experience for our guests. He is looking forward to our quarterly Winemakers Dinners where he will showcase the full extent of his imagination and innovation of his craft.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:trent@therees.co.nz\">trent@therees.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-uxi4w-e193b50222cef7eed99204041f66c0dc\">\n.flex_cell.av-uxi4w-e193b50222cef7eed99204041f66c0dc{\nvertical-align:top;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-uxi4w-e193b50222cef7eed99204041f66c0dc{\npadding:50px 50px 50px 50px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-uxi4w-e193b50222cef7eed99204041f66c0dc av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-58  el_after_av_cell_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-last '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-74vahs-c60335aa225b8fd21ac90905104e4742\">\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-74vahs-c60335aa225b8fd21ac90905104e4742{\nanimation-duration:2s;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-74vahs-c60335aa225b8fd21ac90905104e4742{\npadding:0 0px 0 0px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-74vahs-c60335aa225b8fd21ac90905104e4742 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-59  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5vmk8g-085976f4286f6571945af9a1bfad406e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-5vmk8g-085976f4286f6571945af9a1bfad406e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-5vmk8g-085976f4286f6571945af9a1bfad406e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"team-photo\"  class='avia-image-container av-5vmk8g-085976f4286f6571945af9a1bfad406e av-styling-no-styling avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-60  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  team-photo'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2452 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2452 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rohit-240x300.webp\" alt='' title='Rohit'  height=\"300\" width=\"240\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rohit-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rohit-564x705.webp 564w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rohit.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4qvvb4-edfd8d199f9902067793307b16958992\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4qvvb4-edfd8d199f9902067793307b16958992{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4qvvb4-edfd8d199f9902067793307b16958992 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-61  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2y7jv4-62f7e3c3da594cb2d599eef0c4a4a5a3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Rohit Naik<\/h4>\n<h6>Restaurant Manager<\/h6>\n<p>Originally from Mumbai, India Rohit started his career working part-time for Pizza Hut. 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class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1637 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1637 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Caroline-240x300.webp\" alt='' title='Caroline'  height=\"300\" width=\"240\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Caroline-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Caroline-564x705.webp 564w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Caroline.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8u62xs-94aa5afe860ee3c814332736aa5cfc7c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-8u62xs-94aa5afe860ee3c814332736aa5cfc7c{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-8u62xs-94aa5afe860ee3c814332736aa5cfc7c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-67  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PR Director, Australia<\/h6>\n<p>Caroline, born in Portsmouth, England, and educated in Australia and the USA, studied Psychology at Sydney University before embarking on a career in international hospitality management. In 1990, she founded Davidson Communications Pty Ltd, a successful public relations and destination marketing firm specialising in leisure, entertainment, and tourism.<\/p>\n<p>Caroline&#8217;s expertise extends to strategic consulting and PR for diverse clients, including government programs, sporting events, corporate launches, and celebrity profiling. As a former Director of Public Relations for Select Hotels &amp; Resorts International, she played a key role in rebranding and promoting luxury accommodations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Pacific. Caroline, now the Managing Director of Davidson Communications Pty Ltd, is recognised for her contributions to the PR industry, earning accolades and membership in professional organisations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-27fh2o-123261fe1dfabcab00701c4f697bc787\">\n.flex_cell.av-27fh2o-123261fe1dfabcab00701c4f697bc787{\nvertical-align:top;\nbackground-color:#eae9e1;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-27fh2o-123261fe1dfabcab00701c4f697bc787{\npadding:50px 50px 50px 50px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-27fh2o-123261fe1dfabcab00701c4f697bc787 av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-71  el_after_av_cell_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lt3hk37j-2d94d35f49928318805a4800d360c18c\">\n.avia-section.av-lt3hk37j-2d94d35f49928318805a4800d360c18c{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/exceptional-service.webp);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:fixed;\n}\n.avia-section.av-lt3hk37j-2d94d35f49928318805a4800d360c18c .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.8;\nbackground-color:#000000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-lt3hk37j-2d94d35f49928318805a4800d360c18c alternate_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-72  el_after_av_layout_row  el_before_av_section  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-fixed av-section-color-overlay-active container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch'><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1632'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-1dg40-502fcc3400d5c8ba3dec190d8be2661b sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1dg40-502fcc3400d5c8ba3dec190d8be2661b\">\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-1dg40-502fcc3400d5c8ba3dec190d8be2661b{\nanimation-duration:2s;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1dg40-502fcc3400d5c8ba3dec190d8be2661b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-73  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic fade-in-up  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lr9zh42b-f3444e25bd669dbf75ab325ff09cf4ae '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Join our team and create memorable experiences in Queenstown&#8217;s hospitality industry!<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-lt3hq123-93432f7d20082b66d14f23bcc827662a-wrap avia_animated_button av-animated-when-visible-95 fade-in-left avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-75  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lt3hq123-93432f7d20082b66d14f23bcc827662a\">\n.avia_transform  .avia-button-wrap.av-lt3hq123-93432f7d20082b66d14f23bcc827662a-wrap{\nanimation-duration:3s;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-lt3hq123-93432f7d20082b66d14f23bcc827662a{\nmargin:30px 0 0 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/careers\/'  class='avia-button av-lt3hq123-93432f7d20082b66d14f23bcc827662a avia-icon_select-yes-right-icon avia-size-large avia-position-center av-icon-on-hover avia-color-light'  ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >VIEW CAREERS AT THE REES<\/span><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_right' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue802' data-av_iconfont='therees-new'><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lra2uhjq-48a0e5ca4b3856886f20bea04d6fd4db\">\n.avia-section.av-lra2uhjq-48a0e5ca4b3856886f20bea04d6fd4db{\nbackground-color:#eae9e1;\nbackground:linear-gradient( to bottom right, #eae9e1, rgba(255,255,255,0.64) );\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-lra2uhjq-48a0e5ca4b3856886f20bea04d6fd4db main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-76  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-75 av-height-75  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='75' data-av_min_height_opt='75'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1632'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-h83sg-a8724c726b294f8e8c7871a58c6bbd3c sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-h83sg-a8724c726b294f8e8c7871a58c6bbd3c\">\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-h83sg-a8724c726b294f8e8c7871a58c6bbd3c{\nanimation-duration:2s;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-h83sg-a8724c726b294f8e8c7871a58c6bbd3c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-77  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic fade-in-up  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-aaelc-847bc0800dfb5170d2762998012c1053 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>William Gilbert Rees<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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Autoclose: 1 --><div class='flex_column_table av-3jnssg-cd836f148627378184ae7d15e3be1f94 sc-av_one_third av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3jnssg-cd836f148627378184ae7d15e3be1f94\">\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-3jnssg-cd836f148627378184ae7d15e3be1f94{\nanimation-duration:2s;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3jnssg-cd836f148627378184ae7d15e3be1f94 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-83  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic fade-in-up  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lsiacxy8-09155def3c716f62ce088f0a3b0fbad6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lsiacxy8-09155def3c716f62ce088f0a3b0fbad6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lsiacxy8-09155def3c716f62ce088f0a3b0fbad6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lsiacxy8-09155def3c716f62ce088f0a3b0fbad6 av-styling-no-styling avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 fade-in avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-84  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1672 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1672 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/william-gilbert-rees-painting.webp\" alt='' title='william-gilbert-rees-painting'  height=\"1000\" width=\"750\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/william-gilbert-rees-painting.webp 750w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/william-gilbert-rees-painting-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/therees.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/william-gilbert-rees-painting-529x705.webp 529w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2q2k0w-fe0df626dd63d40d2adafc33c231ca2c\">\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-2q2k0w-fe0df626dd63d40d2adafc33c231ca2c{\nanimation-duration:2s;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2q2k0w-fe0df626dd63d40d2adafc33c231ca2c av_two_third  avia-builder-el-85  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic fade-in-up  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lsiabc2o-7b713094fcca81cee5fe89a1e9845c85 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>A short description on the life of William Gilbert Rees by Rosemary Marryatt (Great grand-daughter) of W. G. Rees | July 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lr9zo267-b38913d5bb0d4c8542543af0e9b3de16 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>The Early Years<\/h4>\n<p>Following the Wakatipu Basin gold rush in the mid-1860\u2019s, <em>King Wakatip<\/em> was a term often used by the runholders, first businessmen and pioneer settlers of the Lake Wakatipu area. They were referring to the first European pioneer and founder of Queenstown, William Gilbert Rees.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales on the 6th April 1827, (eldest son of Lieut. William Lee Rees RN and his wife Mary,) young William received his early education at his grandfather\u2019s boarding establishment in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. It would have been his grandfather, George Pocock, who broke the sad news to William, that his father had died from Yellow Fever while commanding the Packet Ship <em>Hope<\/em> on its return trip from Mexico. William was twelve years old.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Naval School at Camberwell, London, (a school established for the sons of Royal Navy officers,) is where William completed his education. At the age of 15 years, he received the Bronze Royal Humane Society Medal for saving a man from drowning in the Hungerford Canal on the 27th June 1842. After studying and complete his engineering apprenticeship at the Pembroke Dock Yards. he accepted the position of Assistant Master at Mt. Radford School, Exeter.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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Here they spent many months travelling beyond the Blue Mountains, visiting, but not stopping at the Turon goldfields, and on to the sheep country of the Darling Downs. Here, a meeting with one of the youngest sheep station owners in New South Wales &#8211; George Gammie &#8211; led to a new direction that determined the future of William Gilbert Rees\u2019s life. George, a Scotsman ten years older than William who, together with his brother John, had invested energy and foresight into building a portfolio of seven sheep stations on the Darling Downs.<\/p>\n<p>George Gammie not only became a close friend of Rees, but also a financial backer to a plan that involved developing sheep stations in New Zealand. Another person, Lieut. Col. Grant after having retired from the British Army, came to Australia with an interest in investment ventures. The meeting of three gentlemen with like interests and confidence in the future of sheep farming, created the Grant-Gammie-Rees partnership. Rees, they decided, would be the working partner, while Grant and Gammie would be the backers of the enterprise.<\/p>\n<p>Dalvey Run, Run 140, at Pomahaka was the first New Zealand sheep run that was signed off under Grant- Gammie-Rees partnership on the 21st July 1858. As the lease did not take effect until the 29th April, 1859 Rees had time to return to England and marry his cousin Frances Rebecca Gilbert, known to the family as Frankie. Two months after the marriage the newly-weds sailed for New Zealand.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-lt3f902l-c9e9208b2db000e15fc0dfff71dab9cd'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><h4 data-fake-id='#toggle-id-2' class='toggler  william-toggle av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-2'>New Zealand Life Begins<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/h4><div id='toggle-id-2' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The year of 1859 was busy for Rees \u2013 organizing temporary accommodation, being with Frankie at the birth of their daughter Mary Rose, signing up for Dalvey Run, employing shepherds and securing then shearing his 3000 sheep on Coal Creek Station. By January 1860 Rees was ready to set off on his exploration into the hinterland of Central Otago.<\/p>\n<p>A cavalcade of six men, 15 horses and a mule trekked from Dunedin to the base of Lake Hawea, via the Waitaki Valley. But only Rees and Nicholas von Tunzelmann carried on up the Cardrona Valley, then turning westwards and topping the Crown Range descended to Lake Wakatipu. Leaving their horses grazing on the flats they constructed a \u2018moggie,\u2019 (a raft made from driftwood and flax stalks bound with flax rope), they then paddled their way up the Lake to where Twelve Mile Bay is today, climbed the highest hill they could see, [Mt Crichton] and it was from here Rees then drew the first map of the northern end of Lake Wakatipu, noting bearings of mountains, two rivers and plentiful sheep country.<\/p>\n<p>Their perseverance had awarded them the results they were looking for \u2013 land suitable for sheep. They returned to Dunedin, where Rees applied to the Waste Lands Board for Run 356, which he named the Shotover Run. The depasturing license was finally signed over to him after he had stocked it with his 3000 merino sheep, the flock having arrived at New Year 1861, after a six week trek from Waikouaiti.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-lt3f902l-5-4f4f50f5e8483bdfa662652ff920a4d0'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><h4 data-fake-id='#toggle-id-3' class='toggler  william-toggle av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-3'>The Home Station<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/h4><div id='toggle-id-3' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>By this time the Home Station was fully established [at today\u2019s Queenstown] with staff and shearers quarters, a \u2018futter\u2019 (pataka, store house on stilts,) stockyard, milking yard, and a woolshed on the foreshore. [where Eichardt\u2019s Hotel is today.] A home for Frankie and William and Mary Rose was established where a small creek [later called Horn Creek], enters the lake. It was made from Red Beech slats, puddled clay and tussock . Rees\u2019s whale boat, the Undine, was moored at a small wharf facing the woolshed.<\/p>\n<p>1861 may have brought rejoicing but it also brought sadness. Frankie gave birth to George Manning Rees, her second child, at Dunedin, on the 26th January 1861. He died three months later at Invercargill while she was on her way to the Lake. Another tragedy struck the Rees family when Frankie\u2019s young brother John Gilbert drowned in the Molyneux River [now the Clutha River]. It was the 28th April and he was 20 years old.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-lt3f902l-4-3c2ca58ed2369da9765642f1e5d2c125'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><h4 data-fake-id='#toggle-id-4' class='toggler  william-toggle av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-4'>Gold is Discovered<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/h4><div id='toggle-id-4' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>One evening in August, Maori Jack, (also known as Jack Tewa), showed Rees a gold nugget he had gathered from the bed of the Arrow River. A gold rush began a few months later, and miners in their hundreds began to pour over Rees\u2019s run, destroying his pastures, slaughtering his sheep, yet being utterly dependent on him to supply their needs of flour, tea and \u2018baccy\u2019. By November \/ December 1862, it was common for 200 to 300 miners to be lined up on the foreshore waiting for the Undine to arrive with their supplies.<\/p>\n<p>On the 11th February Rees applied to the Waste Lands Board requesting his pre-emptive right to retain blocks of land around his homestead and out-station. He was turned down and on the 17th February 1863 the whole of the Wakatipu Basin was declared a goldfield.<\/p>\n<p>With the loss of Run 356 Rees\u2019s life changed from that point on. Even though he was still managing the Peninsular, Bucklerburn and Staircase Runs he threw his energy into public affairs. During Bishop Harper\u2019s visit to the goldfields, he signed Rees\u2019s license to be a lay reader in the Church of England. A church was completed by August, the timber from Rees\u2019s mill on Pigeon Island. He had five boats on the lake hardly coping with the amount of cargo being shipped between Kingston [was St Johns] and Queenstown. His successful fundraising efforts enabled a hospital to be built in the area called Frankton , (named after Frankie.) It opened on the 2nd September 1863, with Mr Rees elected as the chairman of the Hospital Committee. The same month he was elected as the chairman of the Queenstown Improvement Committee, chairman of the Cricket Club, and in October, chairman of the Wakatipu Jockey Club, the Church of England committee member and a foundation member of the Ophir Masonic Lodge. On the15th July 1865 authorization was given for William Gilbert Rees to be a Justice of the Peace for the Colony.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-lt3f902l-3-f060051f0eb2e89d6d0e65e0692959c2'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><h4 data-fake-id='#toggle-id-5' class='toggler  william-toggle av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-5'>Cricket and Other Interests<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/h4><div id='toggle-id-5' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Rees had played cricket since he was a teenager with his Pocock, Grace and Gilbert Cousins in the Mangotsfield Cricket Club, and prior to leaving England in 1858 he was selected and played in the Bath XXII cricket team against the England United Eleven team. In his last year in Australia he and his cousin George Gilbert played for the New South Wales Cricket X1 at Sydney in the First Intercolonial Cricket Match, 14-16th January 1857, his cousin William Lee Rees being a member of the opposing Victoria team. So it was not surprising that Rees was chosen to play in the Otago Twenty-two cricket match against the visiting All England Cricket Eleven at Dunedin, on the 2nd \u2013 4th February 1864. Rees dismissed both his cousin E. M. Grace (Teddy) and the captain George Parr with a spectacular catch.<\/p>\n<p>Horse racing in Australia had been a success story for Rees due to his fine horse Buccaneer winning many races on the Goondiwindi tracks. After this horse was shipped to New Zealand Rees continued collecting guineas for wins. The race most talked about was on the Frankton Race Course when the jockey riding Buccaneer fell at the first jump, so Rees hopped on and won the steeplechase! There was a protest because Rees had not weighed in. He weighed in, (and was overweight), but Buccaneer was still given first place.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-lt3f902l-2-bd8e05274003a9148dc5e11296976129'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><h4 data-fake-id='#toggle-id-6' class='toggler  william-toggle av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-6'>The Gold Rush<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/h4><div id='toggle-id-6' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Home Station, then called The Camp, was finally given the name Queenstown in January 1863, a growing, noisy town of about 500 people. By May there were 14,000 miners and residents on the goldfields. Rees was now a conveyor of gold to the foot of the Lake \u2013 the first shipment of 25,000 ounces, and the following week, 16,000 ounces. Rees\u2019s house was not only a storehouse for miner\u2019s food but also a storehouse for miner\u2019s gold.<\/p>\n<p>The need to shift their family to a quieter area resulted in the building of a house at The Falls, overlooking the Kawarau River. Here another three Rees daughters were born; Ethel Grace Rees, 21st December 1863, Mabel Rees, 14th April 1865 and Sarah Isabel, 25th November 1866.<\/p>\n<p>In 1865 the seven year Grant-Gammie-Rees partnership came to an end. Because neither Grant nor Gammie, (now known as Gammie-Maitland) did not apply for a renewal, dissolution of the partnership was advertised In August. A new opportunity then presented itself to Rees when Robert Campbell M. H. R. offered him a managerial position in the Waitaki Valley at Otekaieke Station. Rees accepted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-lt3f902l-1-dc7bf97b86d2e9dc4ecc94bd823c9914'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><h4 data-fake-id='#toggle-id-7' class='toggler  william-toggle av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-7'>Life After Queenstown<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/h4><div id='toggle-id-7' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>On the 23rd April 1867, William and Frances Rees attended a farewell celebration, where they were presented with a purse of sovereigns and an illuminated address, signed by 91 of Queenstown\u2019s male residents.<\/p>\n<p>The Rees family spent the next seven years in the Waitaki Valley, five years on Otekaieke Station where two more children were born \u2013 Mildred Gertrude Rees 26th February 1869, and Charles Gilbert Rees 17th February 1870, and two years on Station Peak Station. Rees\u2019s days of being a sheep manager ended in 1883 after having managed Galloway Station at Alexandra for eight years.<\/p>\n<p>Rees, now 56 years old, was still a very fit man. Time for other pursuits such as painting, singing (whenever asked), attendance and participation at athletic events, and lots of cricket matches. Over the years until his death, he held a number of positions; Rabbit and Sheep Inspector at Clyde and South Canterbury, Sheep and Cattle Inspector for the Westland, Buller and Nelson Districts and in 1892 he took up the position of Inspector of Stock and Register of Breeds for the Wellington, Hutt Valley, and Wairarapa areas in the newly formed Department of Agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>An unsuccessful operation for gall stones at Wairau Hospital, Blenheim resulted in William Gilbert Rees passing away on the 31st October 1898. He was buried at Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim. His wife Frances was buried alongside him after she died on the 24th March 1926.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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Many suggest the honour should go to William Gilbert Rees, pioneer sheep farmer and the area\u2019s first European settler. History repeats. Once again the name Rees has assumed significant prominence in the community of Queenstown. 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