Press Releases

As of this week the Wanaka Community Pool is being heated by a brand new fuel efficient wood boiler, Queenstown Lakes District Council community services general manager Paul Wilson said. The Queenstown Lakes District Council applied to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) for a ...Read More

The first of four Lakes District community forums will get underway in Wanaka next month. "Shaping our Future" is a partnership led initiative starting with the Queenstown Lakes District Council, Wanaka and Queenstown Chambers of Commerce, Lake Wanaka Tourism and Destination Queenstown. The work wo...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is currently consulting over the 2011/12 Draft Annual Plan. QLDC Deputy CEO and financial manger Stewart Burns said this year’s Annual Plan had been driven by affordability, debt reduction and value for money for ratepayers resulting in an average rates i...Read More

At a meeting of Queenstown Airport shareholders today an agreement was reached to appoint an interim chairman to the board of directors.  The shareholders (Queenstown Lakes District Council and Auckland International Airport Limited) agreed to appoint director Murray Valentine to the position....Read More

Gorge Road Revisited at Contractors Cost – Media Advisory  The Queenstown Lakes District Council is requiring a  contractor to revisit a section of the Gorge Road upgrade, at the contractor’s cost, QLDC project manager Steve Hewland said.  “A 290m area  has be...Read More

The tender round for the management of the popular Summerdaze Festival has opened and Queenstown Lakes District Council arts and events facilitator Jan Maxwell says she’s looking forward to hearing from experienced event managers keen to take the event to the next level. “Every January ...Read More

A Draft Annual Plan with drivers of affordability, debt reduction and value for money for ratepayers has delivered a low proposed average rate increase of 2.74%, Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Debra Lawson said. “There have been some tough choices to make, however there is ...Read More

A paper outlining a vital new engagement process for the Queenstown Lakes District community will be considered by the Council next week. ‘Shaping our Future’ is being driven by QLDC Mayor Vanessa van Uden as an exciting and innovative way of bringing the community closer to key issues....Read More

People are becoming increasingly receptive to the idea of changing the way they travel on a daily basis said Queenstown Lakes District Council transport manager Denis Mander, in the wake of the second annual Right Way campaign. The Council’s Right Way initiative aimed to encourage people to c...Read More