28 Jan 2026

Op Shop Rummage: Hospice Queenstown

From First Up, 5:25 am on 28 January 2026

Local radio legend Boggy McDowell tells us what goodies await punters at Queenstown's Hospice Shop

Listen to the audio to find out more details about Cococubs and the store's snow gear selection.

 

Picture of 17 hollowcast hand-painted lead figures of anthropomorphic creatures.

The Hospice Queenstown store has a set of 17 Cococubs. Photo: John McDowell

Cococubs were a set of 32 hollowcast hand-painted lead figures of anthropomorphic creatures given away with Cadburys Bournville Cocoa from 1934 to 1939.

Photo of shelves full of skiboots.

The Queenstown Hospice shop has a room full of ski and snowboard gear. Photo: John McDowell

Located at the popular ski destination, the Queenstown store has a room dedicated to snow gear.