Press Releases

Comment is being sought from the public on a report about long term planning for the trees in the Queenstown Gardens. The Queenstown Gardens Sustainable and Healthy Tree Plan, undertaken by arborist Frank C. Buddingh, looked at the age, health and mix of trees currently planted in the Gardens and i...Read More

The community is being encouraged to gather together to celebrate Children’s Day on Sunday 4 March. The vision behind Children’s Day was to see children celebrated, nurtured and treasured by all and since 2000, the first Sunday in March has seen events to celebrate the day take place co...Read More

People wanting to find out more about home composting will have the perfect opportunity at this weekend’s Queenstown Home Show. Queenstown Lakes District Council-funded composting guru Dr Compost (aka Ben Elms of Wanaka Wastebusters) will be in attendance at the show demonstrating home compos...Read More

Feedback is being sought from the community as the initial stages of the District Plan Review process get underway. The first parts of the District Plan became operative in 2003 and under the Resource Management Act a full review of the plan needs to be undertaken ten years after it becomes operati...Read More

The 22 February 2012 would be remembered in the Queenstown Lakes District and throughout the country as the sobering anniversary of the catastrophic Canterbury earthquake but QLDC Mayor Vanessa van Uden urged the community to do more than remember. “As we look to our South Island neighbours a...Read More

The vision to develop a first class marina facility at Frankton will be tested in the market this month with the Queenstown Lakes District Council calling for Expressions of Interest. The Council last tested the market over a significant Frankton Marina development in 2006 and 2009 without success....Read More

Local school children will be encouraged to get moving when Walk’n’Wheels Week launches at the end of February. The district-wide event promotes safe walking and cycling as good transport choices for children travelling to and from school and is being run by the Queenstown Lakes Distric...Read More

The Wakatipu Health Reference Panel was pleased with progress towards the delivery of improved health services for the area chairperson and Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Vanessa van Uden said.  The panel, which met this morning together with Southland District Health Board finance and fundin...Read More

A change to the way recycling is collected in the Upper Clutha (Makarora, Wanaka, Lake Hawea, Luggate and Cardrona) will be signalled with the delivery of a second crate this month, Queenstown Lakes District solid waste manager Stefan Borowy said. “From 5 March recycling will be collected in ...Read More

Waitangi Day will have a new focus in Queenstown with a special community celebration being held in the Queenstown Gardens. The event has been made possible by a two thousand dollar grant from the Ministry of Culture and Heritage and Queenstown Lakes District Council arts and events facilitator Jan...Read More