Press Releases

31 July 2008 - 4.01 pm The residents of Hawea should have received prior notice before the chlorination of the supply last week, Queenstown Lakes District Council acting water services manager John Porter said. "We are dealing with a new contractor who considered it was acting in the best interest...Read More

29 July 2008 - 3.11 pm A discussion document on a proposed Urban Growth Boundaries Plan Change will be available for feedback from tomorrow, Queenstown Lakes District Council senior policy analyst Mark Rushworth said. "Urban Growth Boundaries are one possible planning tool to define the limit of w...Read More

28 July 2008 - 4.58 pm The chlorination of the Hawea water supply, last week, will be investigated by the Queenstown Lakes District Council, engineering services general manager Mark Kunath said. The supply had been treated with chlorine after e coli was detected. "This has raised a number of iss...Read More

25 July 2008 - 4.55 pm Implications of the appointment of receivers to 5 Mile Holdings Limited was discussed by the Queenstown Lakes District Council at its full council meeting today at Queenstown. After the meeting QLDC chief executive Duncan Field said it was evident that there was considerable...Read More

25 July 2008 - 12.09 pm Positive progress was made this week on the issue of helicopter consents in the Queenstown Lakes District. Helicopter operators in the area are involved in a project to consent landings at individual sites in the district. With hundreds of consents pending, the council last...Read More

22 July 2008 - 2.06 pm "A review of the pricing structure of environmental health services in the Queenstown Lakes District will lessen the burden on ratepayers," QLDC corporate and regulatory general manager Roger Taylor said. Full council would be asked to adopt the new pricing schedule for envi...Read More

18 July 2008 - 2.26pm A meeting of all stakeholders facilitated today by the Queenstown Lakes District Council reached agreement on a course of action over the Shotover River slip. The slip, which has been closely monitored for a week, has seen the closure of public access in the immediate slip zo...Read More

17 July 2008 - 4.51 pm A Wakatipu groups campaign to invoke public sympathy was unfortunate and unfounded, Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Duncan Field said. The Wakatipu Environmental Society last week withdrew an appeal in the Environmental Court taken against minor changes to ...Read More

16 July 2008 - 9.10 am A slip has temporarily closed a section of the historic Macetown Road, above Arrowtown, Queenstown Lakes District Council roading manager Ian Marshall said. The council's roading contractor was notified of the slip by Nomad Safaris. "An inspection confirmed that a slip has ...Read More

15 July 2008 - 4.44 pm The proposed high density residential neighbourhood plan change is the topic of drop-in sessions in Queenstown and Wanaka starting tomorrow (Wednesday), QLDC senior policy analyst Scott Figenshow said. "The drop-in sessions are an opportunity to share your views about the fu...Read More