Press Releases

As the summer season gears up, the Queenstown Lakes District harbour master is taking a tough line on life jackets. The rule in the Queenstown Lakes District, on any waterway, is that boats must carry a life jacket for every person on board and that all children 10-years or less must have their lif...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has entered into an agreement for the future development of the Frankton Marina. “In October the previous Council authorised the signing of an agreement with Queenstown Marina Developments Limited (QMDL),” QLDC chief executive Debra Lawson said. Th...Read More

The Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Queenstown Lakes District are inviting their communities to join them tomorrow (Friday) at noon in a minute’s silence to mark the Pike River Mine tragedy. “The people of the West Coast are our near neighbours and our community is feeling deeply for thei...Read More

People keen on getting a head start on planning their summer fun can now go online for a sneak peek at the entertainment on offer at the upcoming Summerdaze Summer Festival. Queenstown Lakes District Council’s arts and events facilitator Jan Maxwell said the calendar for the event, which kick...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has been successful in ensuring public access to the Kidds Bush reserve on the shores of Lake Hawea remains open over summer, Queenstown Lakes District Council general manager regulatory and corporate Roger Taylor said. The application for an interim injunction...Read More

Queenstown Lakes District Councillors met today to ‘workshop’ Queenstown Airport issues at a session described as ‘constructive’ by QLDC Mayor Vanessa van Uden. “This was an opportunity to receive presentations from all parties and enable Councillors to hear first hand...Read More

The community can still have a say on the draft management plan for the Queenstown gardens. Queenstown Lakes District Council parks manager Gordon Bailey said while there hadn’t been many submissions to date, what had been received was of very high quality. “We’re pleased with th...Read More

Building on a highly successful wilding pine spray campaign on Queenstown Hill last year, a larger scale campaign is scheduled to get underway next month, Queenstown Lakes District Council district forester Briana Pringle said. “Last year’s trial of spraying a 30 ha area achieved a real...Read More

Preparations are being made for a new Christmas Events calendar to keep the public informed about Yuletide celebrations, Queenstown Lakes District Council arts and events facilitator Jan Maxwell said. The calendar, which will be released at the end of this month, will list all the Christmas events ...Read More

   The Queenstown Lakes District Council is launching its first on-line survey to hear from the community about waste, Mayor Vanessa van Uden said. A member of the Council’s Waste Management Strategy review working party, Mayor van Uden said it was entirely appropriate that the wast...Read More