Press Releases

Photo Competition Launched

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has launched a photo competition open to all pre and school aged children in the district. “At the moment the Council is busy preparing the 10-Year-Plan, which will be consulted on from April next year. Every time we have produced a plan we have asked the...Read More
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QAC Airport Directors

The Annual General meeting of the Queenstown Airport Corporation on 21 November, 2011 will be asked to consider a recommendation from the Council for the appointment of two new directors and the reappointment of a third, QLDC Mayor Vanessa van Uden said. The Council was recommending the appointment...Read More
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A temporary speed limit is being placed on a section of Ballantyne Road near Wanaka to help mitigate potential dust issues as the Queenstown Lakes District Council adopts its ‘no oiling’ policy. The new limit would apply to a section of road between Faulks Road and State Highway 6 and C...Read More
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A $1 million grant from Central Lakes Trust – Queenstown’s third million dollar grant from the trust – is a “huge step on the way" to a proposed $2.56million upgrade and facelift of Queenstown Memorial Hall. Announcing the grant today (Thursday, November 3), Central Lakes Tr...Read More
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The entire district is being urged to work together to prevent water restrictions this summer, Queenstown Lakes District Council 3 Waters manager Gerry Essenberg said.  “The hottest part of the year is approaching bringing with it increased demand on our water supply, “he said. &ld...Read More
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Airport Chair Appointed

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has appointed John Gilks to the role of chairman of the Queenstown Airport Corporation.  An accountant and professional director with expertise spanning governance and business, Mr Gilks has held multiple directorships and chairs for Otago-based businesses...Read More
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Pipeline Repair

A repair to the Project Pure pipeline (Wanaka waste water) is underway after a fault was detected, Queenstown Lakes District Council general manager infrastructure Ken Gousmett said. The repair involves replacing a faulty air valve which had resulted in a minor leak into bare ground 500 metres east...Read More
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The Queenstown Lakes District Council has welcomed participation in a project undertaken by the Office of the Auditor General to seek learning’s from existing Council Controlled Organisation models. Representatives of the Auditor General are in Queenstown today to initiate the information gat...Read More
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New parents in the Queenstown Lakes District are being encouraged to discover the benefits of using cloth nappies as the ‘Happy Nappy’ scheme launches next month. The scheme, which offered parents the opportunity to purchase $10 cloth nappy starter packs, was aimed at reducing the numbe...Read More
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Wanaka Recycling Contract

The Wanaka recycling contract has been awarded to a new contractor. Today's decision by the Queenstown Lakes District Council Infrastructure Services Committee awards the contract (six years with a possible extension of up to three years) to Smart Environmental Limited (SEL) over two other tenders,...Read More
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