Press Releases

Partial water restrictions will be introduced on the Lake Hayes Scheme this week, Queenstown Lakes District Council 3 Waters Manager Gerry Essenberg said. Residents on the scheme had made a significant contribution towards reducing the summer water use. “It is clear that consumers have taken...Read More
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Fireworks and kites will ensure that people’s eyes are kept skywards during the first two weeks of the annual Summerdaze festival. Queenstown Lakes District Council’s arts and events facilitator Jan Maxwell said Summerdaze will launch on New Years’ Eve with a full programme of ent...Read More
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Project Pure Milestone

The multi-million dollar wastewater processing treatment plant, Project Pure, adjacent to Wanaka Airport has been officially handed over to the Queenstown Lakes District Council. Council entered into a contract with UGL Ltd in July 2007 to design, construct and operate the treatment plant. The mil...Read More
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The community is being asked to comment on proposed changes to the speed limits on a number of local roads. Following requests from the community, the Queenstown Lakes District Council reviewed speed limits in a number of places and has recommended some adjustments to the current Speed Limit Bylaw....Read More
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The new Wakatipu health panel will meet for the first time next week, Queenstown Lakes District Council Mayor Vanessa van Uden said.The Council called for expressions of interest for the new health body after a call from the National Health Panel to establish a community reference group to input to ...Read More
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New Communication Survey

How the Queenstown Lakes District Council enables its community to have a voice and be informed is the subject of a new Council survey, QLDC communications manager Meaghan Miller said. “Council communication comes in multiple forms. We use communication to consult, engage and enable the commu...Read More
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Lakes Leisure Appointments

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has appointed two new directors to the board of the Council Controlled Organisation, Lakes Leisure Limited. The Council called for expressions of interest in July/August to replace retired/retiring directors Jeff Turner and Jane Taylor. “We were sorry to...Read More
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The $1.6 million upgrade of the final section of Gorge Road is set to get underway next week, Queenstown Lakes District Council project manager Lane Vermaas said.The completion of the three-year project involves the upgrade of Gorge Road from the Watties Track intersection (just beyond Industrial Pl...Read More
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People who are keen to see what summer has in store for the district can now get a sneak peek at the programme on the Summerdaze website. Queenstown Lakes District Council arts and events facilitator Jan Maxwell said the official brochure was set to be delivered to every local home district-wide in...Read More
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The Queenstown Lakes District Council today adopted Plan Change 18 Mount Cardrona Station which will now be operative from next week. The ratification followed a recent Environment Court decision which upheld the Council’s rezoning of the 131 hectare zone. QLDC senior policy analyst Ralph He...Read More
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