Press Releases

Significant growth in visitor numbers has seen a review of overall facility management at the Queenstown Events Centre, with two key management positions announced this week. "The Events Centre Trust are delighted to announce the appointment of Roger Coleman as Events Centre chief executive and Cam...Read More

Queenstown has secured a powerful opportunity to showcase itself to an audience that can give its tourism industry a significant boost. "Air New Zealand has taken up an invitation to hold its next Leadership Conference in Queenstown," Queenstown Lakes District mayor Clive Geddes announced today. "...Read More

Queenstown Airport Corporation has taken the unprecedented action of closing one of its most used general aviation runways. A crane with a 45 m boom extension has been erected on the 5 Mile construction site, contrary to Queenstown Airport Corporation advice and safety concerns. The Crane is immed...Read More

Kick off for kerbside recycling in the Wakatipu is drawing near, with today's arrival of a state-of-the-art sorting plant at the Wakatipu Recycling Centre in Glenda Drive, Frankton. "The plant is fully automated.  Mixed recyclables will get loaded onto conveyor belts together and it will get s...Read More

Wanaka and Queenstown residents can dispose of their old PCs, computer peripherals and mobile phones at the region's first free eDay on September 29. The 'drive-through events', which are baeing organised on behalf of the Queenstown Lakes District Council by Wanaka Wastebusters, will be held at Wan...Read More

The Gibbston Community Association held their 6th annual roadside clean up for Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week on Saturday. Transit NZ and Works Infrastructure assisted 25 community volunteers as they collected rubbish along the main entry corridor to Queenstown along SH6 through Gibbston. QLDC pro...Read More

Eighty-five trees were planted on Ruby Island on Sunday by 33 volunteers on a working bee organised as part of Wanakafest and Keep New Zealand Beautiful week. Sustainable Wanaka in conjunction with the Ruby Island Management committee organised the planting to help beautify the island. Plants were ...Read More

The Lakes Environmental Limited board today announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer. "I am pleased to announce the appointment of Hamish Dobbie to the position with effect from next month," board chairman Tony Hill said. Mr Dobbie (45) was currently national manager contestable ...Read More

Queenstown Event Centre staff are concerned it will take a serious accident before parents heed warnings not to park on the event centre access road," QEC operations manager Brett Paterson said. "The number of children playing their associated sports on QEC fields has increased dramatically and unf...Read More

The Mount Cardrona Station Plan Change will be notified tomorrow (Wednesday), Queenstown Lakes District Council senior policy analyst Ralph Henderson said. The council last month approved the plan change, which would relocate potential future development of a village from the highly visible base of...Read More