Press Releases

PAK ‘N’ SAVE Decision

The Queenstown Lakes District Council will not appeal the Environment Court decision to issue consent for a Pak ‘n’ Save supermarket to be developed at Frankton Flats, QLDC Mayor Vanessa van Uden said. The consent was granted by Judge Jon Jackson after Foodstuffs appealed an earlier QLD...Read More
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With Queenstown Lakes District Council staff located within six different buildings in Queenstown, the search for a single office solution continues, QLDC acting chief executive Stewart Burns said. The Council is currently seeking expressions of interest to provide office accommodation, in order to...Read More
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The on-going District Plan Review steps up a gear at the end of this month with a series of public open evenings being held in conjunction with Shaping Our Future. The Resource Management Act requires that a review of the plan be undertaken ten years after it becomes operative. With the first parts...Read More
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A draft feasibility study on a proposed conference centre for Queenstown had to be considered in the context of a number of other factors, Queenstown Lakes District Council Mayor and Conference Centre Working Party chairperson Vanessa van Uden said.  The draft report, which was leaked to the m...Read More
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Local drivers are being asked not to cut corners when it comes to safe driving. A new safety campaign, being launched this week by the New Zealand Transport Agency, Queenstown Lakes District Council and the Queenstown Police, seeks to remind drivers about staying on the correct side of the road unle...Read More
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Queenstown Lakes District Council harbourmaster Marty Black is warning people not to venture out onto frozen waterways.  ‘Ice has affected some areas of our lakes and there are also a number of frozen over ponds around the district,” he said.  “We’ve had a number ...Read More
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Earnslaw Park Proposal

Community feedback on a proposal to upgrade Earnslaw Park is now being sought, Queenstown Lakes District Council Community Services General Manager Paul Wilson said.  “The plan had been to undertake turf refurbishment and landscaping, in addition to the desperately needed upgrade of the ...Read More
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Media Advisory - Acting Chief Executive  Tuesday 26 June 2012  Queenstown Lakes District Council Mayor Vanessa van Uden has confirmed that effective Saturday 30 June, 2012, QLDC deputy chief executive Stewart Burns will assume the role of acting chief executive.  “This arrange...Read More
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The Queenstown Lakes District Council will this week consider a recommendation that could change local government voting in the Arrowtown Ward, QLDC regulatory and corporate general manager Roger Taylor said. The Council is required under the Local Electoral Act 2001 to carry out a representation r...Read More
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Rates 2012

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has chipped 0.13% from the overall rates increase for next year. The recommended average rate increase for 2012/13 is now forecast to be 2.68%, said QLDC deputy chief executive and finance general manager Stewart Burns. This will be confirmed in the 10-Year Plan...Read More
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