Press Releases

Duncan Field, chief executive of the Queenstown Lakes District Council, and Trevor Tattersfield, chairman of Lakes Engineering Limited, today announced that the council had asked them to produce a formal proposal to bring council employees and the staff of Lakes Engineering together into one new ent...Read More

Wanaka’s new multi-million dollar wastewater treatment facility, Project Pure, has been temporarily shut down, while a number of issues associated with its commissioning are resolved. “The plant has experienced some mechanical difficulties over the Christmas and New Year period, resulti...Read More

The safety realignment of Arrowtown’s Centennial Avenue will get underway from tomorrow, Queenstown Lakes District Council roading manager Ian Marshall said. The realignment is in response to a history of accidents on the stretch of road between the Arrowtown Golf Course and McDonnell Road. ...Read More

A campaign will get underway next week to contain the creeping infestation of wilding conifers on the iconic reaches of Queenstown Hill, Queenstown Lakes District Council district forester Briana O’Brien said. “Wilding conifers pose a threat to the unique landscape and the native vegeta...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is currently consulting over the proposed installation of 14 bus shelters on Frankton Road and at Fernhill and Arrowtown and the formalising (Traffic and Parking Bylaw 2006) of existing bus stops, QLDC transportation planning manager Denis Mander said. “T...Read More

Not one more fatality on the lakes and rivers of the Queenstown Lakes District should have to be stomached by the community, Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Duncan Field said. “We are now faced with the worst accident record on our waterways in this district for 25 years and...Read More

Four incidents in five days over the Christmas period has sparked a plea for care from the Queenstown Lakes District harbourmaster Marty Black. The summer influx to the area traditionally brought an increased use of lakes and rivers. The series of incidents began just over a week ago and included ...Read More