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Registration includes options for pre-conference and post-conference tours.

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Wild – This is a wild landscape of mountains and rivers, with valley slopes covered by wild Sweet Briar (Rosa rubiginosa).

Tamed – Large, old-rose collections in gardens and historic gold-mining villages.

  • Hear a wide variety of lectures relating to wild and tamed old roses.
  • Have dinner accompanied by a specially vinted Heritage Rosé wine in a stunning garden setting.
  • Participate in the Heritage Roses poster competition.
  • Enjoy the company of old rosarians in the hub of the most sought-after tourist destination in New Zealand.
  • Visit private old-rose gardens and historic villages backdropped by majestic mountains.

 

Cromwell Lake Dunstan
Lake Dunstan, Cromwell

Programme

Heritage Roses NZ National Conference
Thursday 28 Nov – Sunday 1 Dec 2024
ThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Morning08:30 – 08:50: Open
08:45 – 09:00: Notices for the day
09:00 – 09:45: Beryl Lee – Culinary Use of Roses
09:45 – 10:45: Fiona Hyland – Arrival of the Rose in Otago
10:45 – 11:15: Morning tea
11:15 – 12:15: Isla Burgess – Crossing the Worlds of Tradition and Science Focusing on the Wild Roses of Central Otago
12:15 – 01:15: Lunch

08:30 – 08:50: Open
08:45 – 09:00: Notices for the day
09:00 – 10:00: Murray Radka – Project Rescue: finding, recording and saving the heritage roses of Aotearoa
10:00 – 10:30: Fran Rawling – Mother Plants at the Dunedin Northern Cemetery
10:30 – 11:00: Morning tea
11:00 – 12:00: Clare Haig – Ecological Considerations Relating to Heritage Roses
12:00 – 12:30: Jean Britton – Arrowtown Heritage Rose Trail
12:30 – 1:30: Lunch – Conference Venue
08:45 – 09:00: Notices for the day

Buses leave from auditorium travelling to Arrowtown region.
Garden visits

12:00 – 1:00: Boxed lunch at Golden Hill Garden
Poroporoaki – Conference closing
Afternoon1:00-5:30
Registration
Leturers check audio-visual
Visit Old Cromwell Town (Shuttle)
Plant stall
Posters
Raffle
Floral displays
The Next Chapter Bookshop (Wanaka).
Second hand gardening books brought by delegates.
Plants brought by delegates.
Garden visits in Cromwell region, travelling by bus.Garden visits to Clyde region, travelling by bus.
Walk around Historic Clyde.
Heritage Rose Trail in Arrowtown and historic town.
Return to Cromwell Conference Venue or drop off at Queenstown.
Evening5:30 – 6:00: Mihi whakatau – Conference Opening
6:00 – 7:30: Light dinner Conference venue, alcohol free
Free choice
Optional: wine tasting at
O Naturel Vineyard and Winery.
Conference Dinner at Orchard Garden.

Pre-conference Tour

Dunedin to Cromwell

Tuesday 26 November – Thursday 28 November 2024



Tuesday 26 November
– Accommodation Knox College

Wednesday 27 November – Bus tour around gardens of Dunedin, including the internationally famous Heritage Rose collection at the picturesque Northern Cemetery. Accommodation and dinner at Knox College.

Thursday 28 November – Follow a trail of Otago gardens to reach the Cromwell Conference Venue mid-afternoon.

Northern Cemetery 3
Northern Cemetery 4

Northern Cemetery Dunedin

Post-conference Tour

Tour of Southland Gardens

Monday 2 December – Wednesday 4 December 2024



Monday 2 December
– Leave Cromwell Conference Venue visiting Southland gardens. Accommodation Invercargill.

Tuesday 3 December – Visit Invercargill gardens including the Jesse Calder Garden with its large rose collection. Accommodation Invercargill.

Wednesday 4th December – Visit more Southland gardens returning to the Cromwell Conference venue or drop off at Invercargill or Queenstown.

Tudor Park

Location of Conference Venue

Presbyterian Auditorium, Cromwell

10 Elspeth Street
Cromwell 9310

  • Within 40 minutes’ drive from Queenstown International Airport.
  • Within 30 minutes’ drive from Arrowtown, Wanaka and Clyde.
  • Within easy walking distance of town centre, supermarkets, and most accommodation providers.
  • Within 10 kms of outlying accommodation providers such as Penny’s Drop Inn, Marsden Lake Resort, Central Park Apartments and Motels.

Transport

Hire Cars:

Queenstown International Airport: all major car rental companies.

Cromwell: Hanson Rentals, 21 Hughes Crescent, Cromwell – hanson.net.nz
This is a small, local rental car company. They can do one-way hires between Dunedin and Cromwell.

Buses:

Ritchies have a limited bus service between Queenstown and Cromwell – ritchies.co.nz

Intercity have a bus service between Dunedin and Cromwell and between Queenstown and Cromwell – intercity.co.nz

Conference Shuttle:

There are currently no taxi or Uber services in Cromwell.

The conference will provide a free shuttle service for up to 10 kms to get you to and from the venue each morning and evening for those without their own transport. This will include Penny’s Drop Inn, Marsden Lake Resort and Central Park Apartments and Motels.

Garden Visits and Conference Dinner:

The conference will provide full bus services to gardens and the conference dinner.

Accommodation

Cromwell is a premium tourist destination. Accommodation is always well-booked. Ensure you book accommodation as soon as possible.
A useful site is cromwell.org.nz. Otherwise use accommodation standard search engines.

The Gate

Hotel in Cromwell, an easy walk to the conference venue. We have been offered a discounted rate of $280.00/night per twin/double room. 44 rooms have been set aside for conference delegates until 26th October 2024.
Contact directly – thegate.nz.

Poster Competition

This is a new event for Heritage Roses NZ. Any delegate is welcome to present a poster on any old rose topic.

Posters will be displayed in the auditorium and foyer from Thursday afternoon and throughout the conference.

The format may be information on a classic poster or cards, electronic with a PowerPoint presentation, possibly on a loop… use your imagination.

The venue has many pin boards, tables, power points, computer screens, etc, etc. Email us with your requirements so we can set material aside.

There will be a prize for the best poster decided by delegate votes.

Stay On Afterwards

Cromwell is the hub of New Zealand’s prime tourist destination – Central Otago and Southern Lakes. As well as attending the conference, consider:

  • Visit beautiful lakeside Queenstown or Wanaka townships for some retail therapy.
  • Visit quaint old gold-mining town, Ophir and have lunch at Pitchers Store.
  • Visit the stunning St Bathans Blue Lake and old gold mining ghost town.
  • Drive to the alpine meadows on Carrick Range (the highest public road in New Zealand) or Old Man Range – note: both are suitable only for 4WD.
  • Cycle the Lake Dunstan Track or the Rail Trail (e-bikes for hire in Cromwell and Clyde).
  • Walk the nearby Sluicings at Bannockburn with its fields of wild thyme (Thymus) or the Aurora Track at Bendigo Old Gold Mining Nature Reserve with its cushion plants (Rauolia) on dry spurs and other native plants in the lusher valleys. Each about 90 minutes’ walk after a short drive.
  • Visit wineries and restaurants near Alexandra, Cromwell, Queenstown and Wanaka.

Conference Downloads

While the programme download can be printed, please note that the other PDF files are download only and not suitable for printing unless using the Poster printing option in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Printing can be done from your browser when visiting the respective pages on the website.

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