Press Releases

The Shaping our Future process takes another significant step next month with a series of community meetings planned throughout September aimed at creating a “Vision of Success for the Future” for the Queenstown Lakes District. The Shaping our Future project is community driven and aims...Read More

Queenstown will be hosting the Irish, English, Romanian and Georgian teams during RWC 2011. The teams will be in town to train during September, but have now confirmed public community engagement opportunities, RWC 2011 coordinator Jono Sutherland confirmed. “We are delighted that at this sta...Read More

An upgrade of Hensman Road is set to begin on Monday 5 September. The work involves replacing sections of kerb, installation of traffic calming features and resealing the roadway from the Panorama Terrace intersection through to the intersection with Edinburgh Drive and Belfast Terrace. Queenstown ...Read More

A draft document that sets a new direction in waste management in the Queenstown Lakes District for the next six years is now open to public submission.    The Draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan builds on the innovations of the 2003 Waste Management Strategy, which introduced i...Read More

The Council has appointed an independent working party to govern a review of representation in the Queenstown Lakes District.  The review, which must be undertaken by all Councils under the Local Government Act will ask if the current wards and community board provide fair and effective repres...Read More

Residents and ratepayers are being asked for their feedback on Arrowtown speed limits, Queenstown Lakes District Council transport manager Denis Mander said. A discussion document was now available on line as a starting point for a community conversation. “Arrowtown has retained the narrow s...Read More

A quick fire online road survey based on the previous two snow events in the Queenstown Lakes District has provided essential community feedback. A total of 104 people went online and took the time to share their experience of the previous snow events. “Not only does it provide a picture in ...Read More

Everyone has an opinion about what’s really important and the Queenstown Lakes District Council wants to know what its community thinks, QLDC chief executive Debra Lawson said. As a starting point the Council has launched a survey online to ask the community what’s on its mind as Counci...Read More

Over the last month the Wanaka community has been credited with widely engaging with the Queenstown Lakes District Council as it moves to prepare a concept plan for the future Wanaka sports facility. “We found a real enthusiasm to get on with the project and a good meeting of minds over what ...Read More

Wanaka and Queenstown locals and organisations enjoyed lively debate and the sharing of views as they discussed the future of events in the Lakes District via a live video exchange last night.  As part of the ‘Shaping our Future’ community forum process, fifty people on both sides ...Read More