Press Releases

Caution Urged on Roads

Hot and dry temperatures over the last week in the Queenstown Lakes District had resulted in the acceleration of dust problems on unsealed roads, QLDC Wanaka operations manager Chris Hawker said. "We are getting a lot of comment at the moment over the condition of some of the unsealed roads in the ...Read More
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Peninsula Bay

The Queenstown Lakes District Council received a briefing today (Tues) on the Peninsula Bay Environment Court decision, released yesterday. "It is clear that this decision carries major implications and appears to impose new standards on future variations and plan changes," QLDC chief executive Dun...Read More
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Major CBD Upgrade to Start

The joint Transit New Zealand and Queenstown Lakes District Council project to upgrade Shotover Street, which will include major street scaping improvements, gets underway tomorrow (Tuesday), QLDC parks director Paul Wilson said. The project's primary aim was to resurface the Shotover Street sectio...Read More
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Utilities Appointment

A new utilities general manager will join the Queenstown Lakes District Council team from early May. Mark Kunath, presently the Auckland City Council $100 million CBD upgrade project manager, has been appointed to the new Council position, created as a result of the independent road inquiry underta...Read More
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New Article

Decision to Apply for Leave to AppealThe Queenstown Lakes District Council will apply to the High Court for leave to appeal the High Court Hawthorn Estate subdivision decision.In December last year the High Court upheld Hawthorn Estates ability to subdivide into 32 lots the 34ha area known as 'the T...Read More
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Event recycling has been launched in Queenstown Lakes with outstanding success and will become a permanent feature of future events in the district. Waste minimisation officer Linda Wright says recycling stations were set up last weekend at the Lake Hayes A & P Show and the National Rugby Seven...Read More
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Local resident Mark Vening has swung into action to organise this weekend's Summerdaze Festival Tsunami Relief benefit concert featuring local bands and performers. With the help of More FM and Remarkable Audio, Queenstown Rafting employee Mr Vening has rapidly pulled together a concert which will ...Read More
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Scurr Heights Warning

The illegal dumping and sourcing of soil at Scurr Heights, Wanaka, was at the cost of the community, Queenstown Lakes District Council Wanaka operations manager Chris Hawker said. "There are some people in the community who seem to believe that Scurr Heights is both a dumping ground for waste and a...Read More
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Marina Proposal to Progress

A developer has been asked to formally progress its proposal to redevelop the Frankton Marina, Queenstown Lakes District Council Frankton Marina project manager Ken Gousmett said. The Council sought expressions of interest and preliminary designs from experienced developers to undertake the design,...Read More
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The Queenstown Lakes District Council will be adopting a zero tolerance policy this summer over lifejackets. In July this year the Council successfully took two landmark cases under the Queenstown Lakes District Waterways Navigation and Safety Bylaw 2003, resulting in three convictions. Two men wer...Read More
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