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Community participation has strongly influenced key decisions around the 2010 Queenstown Lakes District Council Annual Plan. The council’s elected members will be asked to adopt the final plan on Tuesday, after it took into account submissions and hearings. “Earlier this month the coun...Read More

The roads are now open in Queenstown but extreme care is required.   The Crown Range is open but chains are essential. Lindis Pass is now open with extreme care required. Please check this website or  listen to the radio for updates on road conditions. If you don't need to go anywh...Read More

The views of the community have helped to shape a revised draft of the Community Facility Funding Policy, back before the Community Services Committee, next week, Queenstown Lakes District Council community services general manager Paul Wilson said. The policy addresses everything from rentals for ...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has been able to create a tax efficiency through a transaction with the Queenstown Airport Corporation under the Income Tax Act. The full council considered the transaction last month (May meeting). “When the council has tax losses the Tax Act allows the...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has resolved to enter into contract renewal negotiations with its 3 waters contractor, United Water, QLDC chief executive Debra Lawson said. The contractor is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the district’s waste water, stormwater and wate...Read More

Only a week remains to provide feedback on the future of rural areas in the Queenstown Lakes District, QLDC policy analyst Daniel Wells said. “The discussion documents have been widely circulated and read both through council’s website and distribution” Mr Wells said. Information...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has appointed Alison Gerry to the position of Queenstown Airport Corporation director. The appointment follows the retirement, after eight years of service, by accountant Duncan Fea. “I would like to formally acknowledge the contribution that Duncan has ...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has decided to take millions of dollars of capital project work to the open market, QLDC infrastructure services general manager Mark Kunath said. “The council considered the panel contractors framework at its May meeting and decided not to accept a two y...Read More

The delivery of improved bus services from July in the Wakatipu Basin is key to a number of initiatives by the Queenstown Lakes District Council, QLDC infrastructure strategy manager Denis Mander said. “We have been working closely with both the Otago Regional Council and the New Zealand Tran...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council would like feedback on a proposal to make some minor changes to parking on Church Street and a change to Searle Street access, QLDC project manager Lane Vermaas said. Both the street and the lane were currently undergoing an upgrade to enhance and improve the s...Read More