Press Releases

Drivers are being reminded to watch their speed around school buses as children go back to school over the next two weeks. The Queenstown Lakes District Council, the Police and local school bus operators want drivers to be more aware of the road rules relating to passing school buses that have stop...Read More
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An upgrade of Malaghans Road is scheduled to begin on Monday 30 January. The work will include pavement rehabilitation and curve realignment on a section of road with a history of crashes. Road widening for a cycle lane will also take place. Queenstown Lakes District Council project manager Steve ...Read More
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Overgrown sections are beginning to cause concern in the Queenstown Lakes District as the hot, dry summer continues, Queenstown Lakes District Council principal rural fire officer Gordon Bailey said. “We have had a number of calls about overgrown, vacant sections and Lakes Environmental has b...Read More
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Motorists are advised that delays can be expected on the Crown Range and Cardrona Valley Road from Monday 9 January when road rehabilitation works recommence. Work will start adjacent to Chain Bay 5 on the Queenstown side of the Crown Range and at two sites on the Cardrona Valley Road on either sid...Read More
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Residents on the Lake Hayes Water Scheme are being credited for conserving water over the last few weeks but reminded that water restrictions are still in place. Queenstown Lakes District Council’s 3 Waters manager Gerry Essenberg said many residents had taken water conservation on board, how...Read More
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After launching with a bang on New Year’s Eve, the Summerdaze festival is continuing to heat things up in the entertainment arena. Queenstown Lakes District Council’s arts and events facilitator Jan Maxwell said the next few weeks would offer a feast of events from movies to sport and a...Read More
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A fire ban will apply across the Queenstown Lakes District from midnight Friday 6 January 2012, Queenstown Lakes District Council principal rural fire officer Gordon Bailey said. The Prohibited Fire Season, jointly declared by the Council and Department of Conservation, will apply to all areas of t...Read More
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Entry date extended

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has extended the entry date for its Kids Photo Competition, QLDC communications manager Meaghan Miller said. The competition, themed ‘Our People, Our Place’ is seeking photographs that celebrate the people and places young people love in this distri...Read More
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Two recently sealed roads in Arrowtown will receive extra chip seal today in an effort to mitigate (tar) bleeding, Queenstown Lakes District Council project manager Steve Hewland said. “Both Adamson Drive and Centennial Avenue are not performing as we would like,” Mr Hewland said. The ...Read More
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The Wakatipu Health Reference Group is backing the Southern District Health Board’s decision to take the lead role in the location of a new CT scanner for the region, group chairperson and Queenstown Lakes District mayor Vanessa van Uden said today (Tuesday). Whether to locate the scanner at ...Read More
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