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Press Releases
Fri 21st May 10
Glenorchy Road closed - update 3:12pm
Work on clearing the Glenorchy Road commenced at around 1.30pm after geotechnical experts assessed the site.
“We went in there by helicopter and the assessment is that it is a ‘gradual, progressive’ failure but it was safe to start work,” Queenstown Lakes District Council ge...Read More
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Fri 21st May 10
Glenorchy Road closed
A slip has closed the road between Queenstown and Glenorchy this morning.
The slip, which has fallen in an area known as the ‘narrows’ on the Glenorchy side of Bobs Cove, fell just before 9am this morning, Queenstown Lakes District Council infrastructure services general manager Mark Ku...Read More
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Tue 18th May 10
Partial overnight closures for Kawarau Falls Bridge
Press release from New Zealand Transport Agency.
Repair work means motorists will have limited overnight access across the Kawarau Falls Bridge on State Highway 6 between Frankton and Kelvin Heights for about a month from this Sunday night 23 May 2010.
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) says ...Read More
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Tue 18th May 10
Start on SH6 Peninsula Road intersection safety upgrade
Work on improving safety at the State Highway 6 - Peninsula Road intersection near Queenstown gets underway today.
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) project involves the vertical and horizontal realignment of both the State Highway, and Peninsula Road. Works on the highway will involve ...Read More
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Fri 14th May 10
Lake Level Brief
As of this afternoon it sat at 310.746m. Final clean-up was able to get underway in earnest from early this morning. The two remaining sandbag stations were decommissioned and wave mitigation material and debris fences removed. Approximately 80% of the clean-up work has been completed with the remai...Read More
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Fri 14th May 10
Last call to have your say
Residents and ratepayers of the Queenstown Lakes District had just a few more days to influence the coming year in the district, QLDC general manager finance and deputy chief executive Stewart Burns said.
The council had enjoyed a steady stream of submissions with 150 received to date, and counting...Read More
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Thu 13th May 10
Winter Road Conditions Apply
Ice has come early to roads in the Wakatipu Basin, Queenstown Lakes District Council network operations engineers Ian Marshall said.
“As of today winter driving conditions could apply. Particularly on clear frosty mornings like we experienced this morning,” Mr Marshall said.
Light rain...Read More
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Mon 10th May 10
Lake Level Update Monday 9am
An initial clean-up got underway on Saturday, which has involved moving sandbags from throughout the CBD to two sand bag stations.
As anticipated the lake is slow to recede dropping today to 311.002m as of 8am. That means the lake has dropped almost 48cm since it peaked 9-days ago but still has ano...Read More
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Fri 7th May 10
Lake Level Update - Friday 4pm
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is set to start a clean-up job in the Queenstown Central Business District tomorrow (Saturday).
“Staff will be on the streets tomorrow morning sweeping the roads and footpaths and generally tidying up the CBD,” QLDC Mayor Clive Geddes said.
Despite...Read More
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Fri 7th May 10
Lake level update - Friday
Heavy rain in the Lake Wakatipu catchment may result in a small rise but it is not likely to reach the flood warning level, according to information provided by the Otago Regional Council.
“At this stage we have rain falling in Queenstown, while that may be a little unnerving for the business...Read More
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