Press Releases

Construction on another link in a trail that will eventually see people able to cycle from Queenstown to Gibbston is set to begin next week, Queenstown Lakes District Council general manager community services Paul Wilson said. “Arrowtown based firm Natural Habitats has been awarded the contr...Read More
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Plan Change 41

The Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Strategy Committee will be asked to consider a recommendation to accept in part a plan change that could see a significant area of rural zoned land west of Queenstown developed for residential use, QLDC general manager policy and planning Philip Pannett ...Read More
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Plan Change 24

The Queenstown Lakes District Council will invite members of the community to form a consultation working group to further discuss the provision of affordable housing in the district, QLDC general manager policy and planning Philip Pannett said. The QLDC would also be asking the Environment Court t...Read More
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A new head of Infrastructure has been appointed by the Queenstown Lakes District Council. “I am very pleased to announce that a formal appointment to the position of GM Infrastructure has been made,” said QLDC CEO Debra Lawson. “Tim James will be commencing his duties in the role ...Read More
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The final workshops in the Shaping our Future visioning process will take place in Queenstown and Wanaka this week.  Workshops in the smaller communities of the Queenstown Lakes District (Kingston, Luggate, Arrowtown, Glenorchy – Makarora has a visioning workshop this evening) have produc...Read More
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Kawarau Falls Bridge

The Queenstown Lakes District Council will consider its position in terms of plans for a new Kawarau Falls bridge, QLDC transport manager Denis Mander said. “The New Zealand Transport Agency has been working on a potential solution since 2003. It has now reached the point where it would like ...Read More
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Hensman Road Closures

Media Advisory - Hensman Road Closures Work on Hensman Road continues next week with road closures taking place to enable the road structure and shape to be upgraded. The road will be closed to through traffic on Friday 30 September and again between Monday 3 October and Friday 7 October. A divers...Read More
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The Wanaka community is invited to a presentation, based on community feedback on the Wanaka Sports Facility, Queenstown Lakes District Council project manager Ken Gousmett said. Consultation, including a questionnaire was undertaken in July to inform a draft facilities mix report and draft concept...Read More
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The Queenstown Lakes District Council will call for expressions of interest tomorrow (Wednesday) for two seats on a new independent Wakatipu health panel, QLDC Mayor Vanessa van Uden said. The recent National Health Panel report on health services in the Wakatipu included a number of recommendation...Read More
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Safe radio use for Wakatipu

The Queenstown Lakes District habourmaster has issued a reminder about safe radio channel use on Lake Wakatipu. “Around three years ago Council installed a new radio repeater on top of Cecil Peak to ensure coverage across the whole of Lake Wakatipu,” QLDC harbourmaster Marty Black said....Read More
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