Contractor Christmas
In Queenstown
20-22 NOVEMBER 2025
FICA members are invited to join us in Queenstown
for a fun-filled adventure...
2025 contractor christmas
in partnership with shaws
ITINERARY
Thursday 20 november 2025
Dinner at The Grille from 5.00 pm
Walk and Fork / Informal dinner at The Grille Bar and Restaurant Queenstown
Guest speaker to be announced
Dress code: Smart Casual
Speaker - Matt Watson
Matt Watson is a New Zealand television and social media personality, ocean advocate and ‘extreme fisherman’. He is recognised for his passion for fishing, the iconic ITM Fishing show, the Ultimate Fishing YouTube Channel and his commitment to ocean conservation and sustainable fishing practices. He is most recently well known for building his own dream home in Northland (Building the Kiwi Dream) and starting his own beer brand, Swordfish Mojo.
Speaker - Andy Ellis
Andy Ellis is a former All Black and Crusaders Rugby Legend. He played for Canterbury from 2005 to 2013 and was a part of five NPC Premiership winning teams. With the Crusaders he made 154 appearances (103 wins) between 2006 and 2016 winning the Super Rugby title in 2006 and 2008. An All Black between 2006 and 2015, he kicked the ball out to end the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final won by the All Blacks 8-7 over France at Eden Park. He is the current host of TNVZ's Moving Houses.
Friday 21 November 2025
Oxbow Adventures
9.00 am pick up - 5.00 pm drop back
9am pick up - from downtown Queenstown
Aventures at Oxbow Adventure Co with lunch provided
Speed Jet Boating
Off Roading
Claybird Shooting
5pm drop off - The bus will drop-off back in central Queenstown after a day of adventure at Oxbow around 5pm
Happy Hour from 5.00 pm - venue tbc
Dress code: Casual
Please note, this is not the FICA AGM event for 2025. It is purely a social / networking occasion to round out the year.
TICKETS / RSVp
LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE
This is a one-off Christmas event for FICA members and the event has limited spaces available. Therefore, the main allocation of tickets has been reserved exclusively for FICA Members.
FICA Member Price - $550 + GST per person
Ticket price includes:
Thursday dinner with guest speaker
Friday day activities and lunch at Oxbow
Huge thanks to Shaws for subsidising our member tickets.
SPONSOR TICKETS
Sponsor tickets are on an expression of interest / request basis. If you are a FICA sponsor and would like to attend, please email sarah@fica.org.nz We will review all sponsor requests and get back to you on whether there is space available.
The Ticket Fine Print: While we do our best to accommodate cancellations and changes, for this event we require notice on or before 20 October 2025 if you need to cancel. From 21 October 2025 no refunds available. All tickets must be paid in full before the event. Ticket pricing excludes GST.
Accommodation
The pick up point will be in downtown Queenstown. We are staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Queenstown but there is no group deal available due to the popularity of Queenstown as a destination.
Accommodation suggestions include:
Novotel Queenstown Lakeside
Ramada Queenstown Central
Crowne Plaza Queenstown
Holiday Inn Express Queenstown
Millenium Hotel Queenstown
