Press Releases

The Council is seeking public input on a set of riverside landscaping plans for the Arrow River, Queenstown Lakes District Council parks manager Gordon Bailey said. The plans could be viewed at the Arrowtown Library or on the information board at Buckingham Street. Any comment is very welcome, Mr ...Read More

Wakatipu skateboard enthusiasts are being invited to step up and take part in the planning of a new skatepark for Queenstown, Queenstown Lakes District Council parks director Paul Wilson said. "We are looking for four members of the public to participate in a design control group for the skatepark,...Read More

An application by the Queenstown Golf Course, situated on Kelvin Heights, to undertake landscaping on the western side of the golf course has been approved, subject to conditions, Queenstown Lakes District Council parks manager Gordon Bailey said. "The work will be carried out in such a way as to a...Read More

A new device which can signal an overstay on limited time free carparks has been installed on Church Street, Queenstown Lakes District Council utilities manager Mark Kunath said. "The meter electronically signals the parking wardens if a car has gone beyond the allowable time limit. That makes it a...Read More

An exciting new challenge has been thrown open to artists from throughout the country, Aspiring Arts and Culture Trust Chairwoman Jeri Elliot said. The trust will advertise next week for a special art installation to feature at the newly remodelled Queenstown Airport. "We are looking for something...Read More

A controversial 35 metre mown sign, near Queenstown is to disappear naturally, Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Duncan Field said. The sign emerged earlier this week after having been cut into a paddock adjacent to the airport on land owned by developer Dave Henderson. "I want to ...Read More

Mindless vandalism has cost a delay in the delivery of the long awaited footpath on Lismore Street Queenstown Lakes District Council Wanaka officer Barbara East said. Somebody has deliberately wrecked a section of freshly laid kerbside channelling she said. Resetting the section would come at a co...Read More

The Wakatipu community should take the opportunity to have a say on the proposed Community Centre Queenstown Lakes District Councillor Lou Alfeld said. We had two drop in sessions two weeks ago which attracted a lot of the stakeholders and user groups but only a handful of residents and ratepayers ...Read More

A new Queenstown Lakes District Council grant scheme is designed to assist with the protection and preservation of heritage items in the community QLDC senior policy analyst Scott Figenshow said. The council has embraced a policy that enables it to award grants to assist in either the funding of pr...Read More

An exciting project to compliment key sections of the Wanaka foreshore is now available for comment Queenstown Lakes District Council project manager Anne Relling said. The idea is to make the best use of the spectacular views and features along the trail from Roys Bay to Beacon Point Ms Relling sa...Read More