Press Releases

Despite a wet November and wintry start to December a restricted fire season still applies, year-round in the Queenstown Lakes District, QLDC principal rural fire officer Gordon Bailey said. Open fires anywhere in the district required a permit, from CivicCorp for urban areas, from Lakes Contract S...Read More

From midnight on Wednesday, 27 December, 2006, the Queenstown Lakes District harbourmaster and fellow officers will have the ability to issue instant fines. "We have been working long and hard for the last two years to get these regulations happening, it's a real breakthrough for water safety in th...Read More

Today (Tuesday) marks a milestone for Wanaka recycling, Queenstown Lakes District Council acting solid waste manager Dr Linda Wright said. "Two significant contracts have been signed today cementing the future delivery of kerbside recycling and processing for Wanaka, by local operator Wanaka Wasteb...Read More

Key economic, social and cultural indicators for the Queenstown Lakes District are now available on the council website, QLDC senior policy analyst Gemma Davis said. "The council adopted the Monitoring Strategy in June 2005. The strategy provides indicators for monitoring the delivery of key commun...Read More

Giant concrete urns and plinths that appeared on Queenstown Lakes District Council road reserve immediately in front of the Nugget Point Resort, have been removed, CivicCorp monitoring and compliance principal Tim Francis said. "Notice was given back in November that the urns must be removed. After...Read More

Summer is here, that's the message from the Queenstown Lakes District Council, which today launched its Summerdaze Festval programme at Queenstown. In the spirit of summer QLDC Mayor Clive Geddes temporarily exposed some below-the-knee flesh in Queenstown Bay today and toasted the onset of the gold...Read More

The Boil Water Notice issued to Luggate residents on Wednesday, 13 December 2006 has now been lifted, Queenstown Lakes District Council spokeswoman Meaghan Miller said. "As a precaution, the notice was left in place during the weekend but consecutive testing has now shown a negative result," she sa...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has today issued a boil water notice to the residents of Luggate, near Wanaka. Approximately 70 households are affected by the notice, QLDC spokeswoman Meaghan Miller said. "The notice was issued this morning after routine testing detected the positive presenc...Read More

Standby to get the Christmas spirit in the Queenstown Lakes District with the first Christmas concert scheduled for tomorrow at Queenstown, QLDC arts and events facilitator Jan Maxwell said. "This week we put the community on notice with the biggest star we could find shining out from the top of th...Read More

This morning at 9am Lake Wakatipu dropped below the first flood warning level, after eight days in the enhanced monitoring zone, Queenstown Lakes District Council spokeswoman Meaghan Miller said. "The first flood warning level, which is an agreed level between the Otago Regional Council and ourselv...Read More