Visitors to Queenstown are being warned to not get complacent ahead of high-profile events in the area. Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult said with New Zealand still at Alert Level One, precautions should be taken to ensure any future Covid-19 outbreaks were contained quickly and efficiently. He was delighted to see events such as this weekend's Queenstown Marathon and the West Indies - New Zealand A cricket matches on the cards. “We’ve done superbly well, but we can’t afford to be complacent.”Members of the West Indies cricket team, Queenstown’s first international visitors in eight months, were at the Queenstown Events Centre’s John Davies Oval yesterday with Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult. PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGHMr Boult said he was happy to see visitors returning to the Queenstown Lakes District, with thousands expected to turn up for the marathon in particular.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 17, 2020 01:30 UTC