Queenstown locals are putting up their hands - and picking up dish cloths - to help worker-starved businesses brace for a busy winter.
Over the Easter and Anzac long weekends, many Queenstown hotels and restaurants capped reservations because they didn't have enough staff - and wanted to avoid burning out the workers they do have.
A Locals Keeping Queenstown Open initiative hopes to ease the pressure by bringing in people with some spare hours.
Tess Brunton has more.
