Millbrook Team Updates

Upcoming Workshops & Events

Tuesday 10th November - Induction - Waterfall Cottage | 9am - 3pm

Monday 15th November - Women's Staff Golf: Session 3 - Coronet Course | 4.30pm - 6.30pm

Wednesday 18th November - Social Club: Darts Night - Arrowtown Bowls Club| 5.30pm - 8.30pm

Thursday 19th November - Men's Day: Haircuts - Pavilion | 9am - 6pm

Tuesday 24th November -Induction - Training Room | 9am - 3pm

Wednesday 25th November - Leading Millbrook: Leadership 101- Training Room | 3pm - 4.30pm

Thursday 26th November - Leading Millbrook: Leadership 101- Training Room | 8.30am - 10am

Monday 30th November - Women's Staff Golf: Session 4 - Coronet Course | 4.30pm - 6.30pm

Monday 7th December - First Aid Training - MCC | 8.30am - 4.30pm

Wednesday 9th December - CHRISTMAS PARTY - TBC | 5.30pm - 10pm

Monday 14th December - Women's Golf: Session 5 - Remarkables Course | 4.30pm - 6.30pm

Tuesday 15th December - Leading Millbrook: Festive Season Focused Leadership - Training Room | 3pm - 4.30pm

Thursday 17th December - Leading Millbrook: Festive Season Focused Leadership - Training Room | 8.30am - 10am

Tuesday 22nd December - Induction - MCC | 9am - 3pm

Tuesday 19th January - Induction - Waterfall Cottage | 9am - 3pm

Please share with us any ideas of training you would be interested in, whether this is specific to your department, or whether you think it is something our wider team would enjoy.

As always, please remember to ask your manager before booking on to any of our training, to ensure it works with Hotel operations. Once you have booked, we take this as confirmed.

Learning, Wellbeing & Engagement Calendar

To keep up to date with all team events and activities happening this year, view the calendar below.

2026 TEAM CALENDAR

Social Club

January - TBC

February - TBC

March - Bowls

April - Kingpin

June - Ice Hockey

July - Mid-Year Dinner

August - Night Skiing

September - Mini Golf

October - Perfume Making

November - Dart Competition

December - Christmas at Kinross

We always love to hear your ideas! Let us know what you would like to see us do here.

Wellbeing

Having good wellbeing means having the tools, support and environment we need to be ourselves, feel connected and build lives that are fulfilling both inside and outside of work.

We know that work plays a big part in our overall wellbeing. For us, wellbeing is about more than simply feeling good. It includes maintaining a healthy work/life balance, feeling connected to the people around us, having goals to work towards, and being part of a workplace where you feel supported and can have open and sometimes tough conversations when you need to.

Our Wellbeing Committee helps bring wellbeing to life across Millbrook by creating opportunities for our team to connect, have fun and try something different. Each month, we aim to run a wellbeing event or initiative for our team. These can range from social activities and friendly challenges to workshops and events, including favourites such as our Quiz Nights and Annual Millbrook Olympics.

Keep an eye on the weekly Bulletin and staff Facebook page for upcoming wellbeing activities and ways to get involved.

Join our Wellbeing Committee

Our Wellbeing Committee is made up of people from across Millbrook who are passionate about helping create a positive, connected workplace. If wellbeing is something you're passionate about and you'd like to help shape future activities and initiatives, we'd love to have you involved.

Please email people.culture@millbrook.co.nz to find out more.

Career Coaching

Thinking about your next step, longer-term career goals or where you'd like to grow?

Our People & Culture team is available for Career Coaching conversations to help you explore your goals and development at Millbrook.

To arrange a chat with the team, please email people.culture@millbrook.co.nz

EAP - Free Counselling Services Wellbeing Resources & Support

Health & Safety

Health & Safety is an important part of life here at Millbrook. We hold monthly committee meetings to discuss how we can improve our safety for employees and guests.

If there is any Health & Safety training you or your team require, please email LJ on lisa.meikle@millbrook.co.nz.

Work safe - Play safe - Live safe

REPORT AN INCIDENT/INJURY Drug & Alcohol Policy

Recognition & Reward

We like to recognise our team members through two initiatives:

Long Service Awards:

Please join us in celebrating the wonderful members of our team who shared anniversaries with us over the past month. Thank you for all your hard work over the past year and cheers to another year!

Excellence Awards: Whilst we hope each department regularly recognised individuals that work hard within your team, we also have resort-wide recognition each month.

Above & Beyond - they have gone the extra mile or taken ownership of a team/project/challenge OR have ventured outside of their comfort zone.

Investing in the Future - Investing in others (through training others) OR themselves (through upskilling) OR in Millbrook (through instigating sustainability ideas).

Collaboration & Support - always have a positive attitude, nothing is too hard to help out. Lives by the late Mr Ishii’s motto “a nice place for nice people”.

If you think someone has gone above and beyond in their role this month, please reach out to people.culture@millbrook.co.nz and tell us why!

May Long Service Awards Quarter 1 - Excellence Awards Finalists

Millbrook Annual Awards

Who has shown true Millbrook spirit this year?

We have 8 wonderful awards with amazing prizes to be announced at our Christmas Party (9th Dec).

Everyone is welcome to nominate one team member for each of the categories below. To nominate please indicate the award you are nominating for, the team members first and last name you wish to nominate, their department, and a clear reason explaining why you have chosen them.

Please e-mail nominations all together to rebecca.readings@millbrook.co.nz by Friday 4th of December, to give time for nominations to be organized and winners chosen by our directors!

Aspirational Administrator
Crown of the Grounds
Guest Service
Rising Star
Lifetime Achievement
Role Model of the year
Rookie of the Year
Employee of the Year

Please be advised that for all categories team members must have been here for a minimum of 6 months, except the lifetime which is 10+ years, and Rookie which is anytime shorter than a year.

Find out more about the awards

Queenstown Marathon Weekend

On Saturday 14th November, Millbrook will play host to the Queenstown International Marathon - around 4,000 people will run down the Avenue to start their 42km run into Queenstown.

For anyone who takes the shuttle, please be aware of the following changes on Saturday 14 November:
The Queenstown shuttle on marathon day will only go via Malaghans road for most of the day – we cannot guarantee when it will be opened up for Frankton/Shotover etc. This means on this day team members cannot get picked up/ dropped off from Frankton, Shotover, Lake Hayes etc.

The pick up/drop off in Queenstown will be at Queenstown Primary School on Robins Road and not on Duke Street.

You will need to organise own way to work, or to Queenstown. Please also expect delays on the staff shuttle service so if you need to be at work at a certain time you need to consider when you should be booking the shuttle. The shuttle will also get booked out going to/from Queenstown later in the day so we recommend you pre-book your return in advance.

For anyone who normally drives to work we suggest having a chat to your team to organise some carpooling to help other team members, and give LOTS of extra time to get to work.

Please consider road closures in how you will get to work.

Please refer to the Queenstown Marathon website for more information.

Road Closures - 14th Nov 2026

Current Lunch Menu

Monday: Sandwiches - selection of meats, cheese, and salads

Tuesday: Sweet & Sour Chicken - w rice

Wednesday: Tacos - beef or vegetarian (w/ a selection of condiments and toppings)

Thursday: Curry - chicken or vegetarian

Friday: Lasagne - beef or vegetarian

Saturday: Sausages & Wedges

Sunday: Pasta bake

Fresh salads offered daily. Gluten free/ dairy free/ dietary restrictions available on request.

Millbrook Team News

Staff Accommodation: Are you looking for accommodation? Please let us know how we can help by emailing people.culture@millbrook.co.nz.

Immigration NZ have announced some major changes coming for 2025. We in the P&C Team are not licensed Immigration Advisors, therefore whilst we can help you navigate the website and updates, we are not able to give advice. Please take personal responsibility of viewing these policy changes, and as always, reach out to a licensed Immigration Advisor to seek further advice or clarification of what this could mean for you.

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Contact us

Any feedback, we would love to hear from you.

Email- people.culture@millbrook.co.nz

Or visit the People & Culture Offices located in Millbrook's Maintenance Compound.

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