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Darts competition takes flight

Niseko darts Az Matt

WITHOUT going too berserk on the puns, the third annual Niseko Hirafu International Darts Grand Slam has really snowballed and taken flight this year.

A formidable 24 teams were the result of a bumper early December registration night at the seven-week tournament’s home ground, Wild Bill’s (that’s more than double



Niseko ripe for business

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AS Niseko enters a new era of growth, a band of young entrepreneurs are moving in to stake their claim on the resort.

Over the past five years the core resort industries – accommodation, travel arrangements, ski schools and tours – have been hammered out among the early players to arrive.

But now it’s





Putting Niseko on the map

Before internet giant Google announced it was creating a virtual tour of the world from ground level - to compliment its Google Earth program’s bird’s eye view - people from across the globe were already virtually touring Niseko.

NisekoMap.com is the brainchild of Little Fish Creative Studios co-director Mathew Hollingsworth and