Photo / Mike Scott, FleAlmost a third of Queenstown CBD businesses do not expect to survive until winter, a new survey shows. A Queenstown Chamber of Commerce-led business confidence survey last month attracted 241 responses from Wakatipu businesses, 187 of those in or near Queenstown's CBD. Ruth Stokes of the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce. The Queenstown survey found businesses' view of the future for the region "contrasted significantly" with their view for New Zealand. Queenstown Chamber of Commerce chief executive Ruth Stokes said, while she was not surprised, businesses' view of how much better New Zealand was doing was the "most heart-wrenching piece".

Source: New Zealand Herald March 10, 2021 18:32 UTC