Press Releases

Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Duncan Field will represent Local Government New Zealand in a ministerial review of safety in adventure tourism. “The review was initiated by Prime Minister John Key, following the tragic death of a British tourist during a river boarding trip...Read More

A Queenstown Lakes District Council staff member reported a sewage spill at Kelvin Heights at 4pm yesterday, QLDC 3 waters manager Gerry Essenberg said. “While inspecting the walking track, the project manager detected an odour and reported it immediately,” Mr Essenberg said. Council c...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is in the unique position of reporting an operating deficit, QLDC finance general manager and deputy chief executive Stewart Burns said. The information is contained in the council’s annual report due to be adopted next week. The annual report has to refl...Read More

Damage to Rata trees on Pigeon Island in July this year has cost two Wanaka men $3000 in costs, Queenstown Lakes District Council parks manager Gordon Bailey said. The damage was first reported by a tourist operator and inspection revealed that several large, dead limbs from protected Rata had been...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is formally calling for nominations for new panel members for the Queenstown and Wanaka Urban Design Panels, QLDC urban design planner Nick Karlovsky said. The Urban Design Panels were established in 2004. They consist of design professionals and community memb...Read More

Shoppers at New World Supermarkets in Wakatipu and Wanaka were delighted this week to receive free ‘eco friendly’ bags, carrying the Civil Defence mantra ‘get ready get through’, Queenstown Lakes District Council emergency management officer Brenden Winder said. “It ha...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has successfully raised $30 million through issuing wholesale bonds on the capital markets, QLDC finance general manager and deputy chief executive Stewart Burns said. The concept of issuing bonds was first flagged publicly in the 10-Year-Plan and Mr Burns was ...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council will prepare a set of guidelines around rural boundary fence rules, to help clarify the District Plan interpretation, QLDC chief executive Duncan Field said. The guideline stems from the need for the council to protect areas of Outstanding Natural Landscape (ON...Read More

The decision on Plan Change 19 – Frankton Flats Special Zone (B) has been ratified by the Council and will be notified tomorrow (Wednesday) Queenstown Lakes District Council senior policy analyst Alyson Hutton said. “This is a very important step in securing the zoning of the land betwe...Read More

A new online public mapping and property information search tool went live on the Queenstown Lakes District Council website this week. “The Council holds large volumes of data in its Geographic Information System (GIS).   This data is used to help us make better decisions about how ...Read More