Press Releases

Representation Review

Arrowtown residents could be in for some serious debate about their future representation in the Queenstown Lakes District with a recommendation before full Council next week to consider consulting the community about amalgamating the Arrowtown Ward with Queenstown and creating a new Arrowtown Commu...Read More
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Filming in CBD

Parts of Queenstown’s CBD will become a movie set this week as the Top of the Lake mini series begins filming street scenes. The multi-million dollar production, directed by Jane Campion and Garth Davis has already completed six weeks of shooting around the Wakatipu and is about to shift into...Read More
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Kawarau River users are being urged to exercise caution in the area below Remarkables Park as logging recovery work begins on Monday. Queenstown Lakes District Council harbourmaster Marty Black said a number of trees, which had grown too large and were potentially dangerous, had been felled on the ...Read More
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Local drivers are being reminded to make sure they’re up to speed with the new give way rules set to be introduced nationwide on Sunday 25 March, 2012. Queenstown Lakes District Council transport manager Denis Mander said while the new give way rules were easy to follow, people would have to ...Read More
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Following community feedback, the Queenstown Lakes District Council has made a small alteration to Wanaka’s new recycling method.The new two crate system was introduced on Monday 5 March and QLDC solid waste manager Stefan Borowy said while he was pleased with how the roll out of the scheme ha...Read More
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The Conference Centre working party is taking its investigations into a potential Conference Centre for Queenstown to the next stage. Mayor Vanessa van Uden said the research had shown that there were a number of viable sites available and now work needed to be done establishing the potential deman...Read More
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It’s time for local heroes to get some well-deserved recognition with nominations opening today for the tenth annual Heart of the District awards. Established in 2002 to pay tribute volunteers in the community, the awards are returning after a one year hiatus and Queenstown Lakes District Cou...Read More
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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
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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
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Dr Compost Spreads The Word

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
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