The venues for the 2009 New Zealand Winter Games were held around four locations in the Otago region – Queenstown, Wānaka and Naseby.

[1] The Alpine skiing events were situated at Coronet Peak, which is just outside Queenstown.

[5][6] A total of 816 athletes and 295 management staff represented 41 countries at the 2009 New Zealand Winter Games.

The alpine skiing was originally meant to include an adaptive Super G category but it was cancelled due to weather.

[2] A women's big air event was also meant to be included but was also cancelled due to weather.

[2][5] Figure skating included six events for both men and women across the categories of junior, novice, and senior.

The hosts finished sixth in both the medal table and the Team Trophy standings.