Press Releases

A key Queenstown Lakes District planning document will be notified this weekend for public submission. "This is one of the most significant zoning issue before the Wakatipu community since the District Plan was notified. This process, which is the culmination of several years of planning, allows th...Read More

A collapsed bank, during the last few days of work on the Queenstown CBD ring main contract, was behind an unexpected burst main, contractor Ferguson Civil said today. "In the course of work being undertaken by us, a bank has collapsed causing the water main to fracture," Ferguson Civil spokesman C...Read More

The recommended final Wanaka Structure Plan will be presented at this week's Queenstown Lakes District Council strategy meeting (Thursday, November 18), QLDC planning and strategy manager Vicki Jones said. The draft strategy was open to public comment through September and October with 38 written c...Read More

The Council has announced the membership of Urban Design Panels for Wanaka and Queenstown, QLDC district secretary Jo Schmelz said. In January this year the Council called for comment on a discussion paper, exploring existing shortcomings in the Council's ability to improve the urban design of buil...Read More

A stop work has been issued on eight units in a 15 apartment Queenstown complex. Queenstown Lakes District Council regulatory contractor CivicCorp issued the stop work on Friday, November 5, after the builder and developer allegedly failed to meet several requirements under the building code, Civic...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is encouraging contractors, retailers and residents alike to get behind a spring cleaning drive. "This is the perfect time of year for us to take stock of the roads, the footpaths, the grass the verges and generally give the district a good spruce up," Wakatipu...Read More

Public information sessions will be held at Arrowtown, Frankton and Wanaka to discuss the Queenstown Lakes District Council's draft Camp Ground Strategy. "The Council has received a lot of interest from the community now that the draft is open for submission. We felt it would be helpful to hold som...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has entered into a unique arrangement with a worm farm supplier to encourage the community to recycle organic matter. "There are a number of ways you can recycle your organic waste, including composting but worms are a lot more fun," Queenstown Lakes District C...Read More