It’s always a challenge getting set up in a new town. This page contains lots of links and contacts to help you get set up in the Queenstown Lakes District.
Community Newspapers / Noticeboards
Jobs, rental properties, buy sell and exchange, community services, public notices and more…
• Lakes Weekly Bulletin (comes out every Tuesday morning)
• The Mirror community newspaper (comes out every Wednesday morning)
• Mountain Scene community newspaper (comes out every Thursday afternoon)
• The Queenstown Times (comes out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning)
• Community Noticeboards at Fresh Choice Supermarket (Gorge Road), New World Supermarket (Frankton) and O’Connell’s Pavilion (Camp Street).
Websites
Immigration New Zealand:
Get everything you need if you wish to immigrate to New Zealand.
http://www.immigration.govt.nz (external link in new window)
Inland Revenue Department:
Find out about New Zealand taxes and benefits.
www.ird.govt.nz (external link in new window)
Destination Queenstown
The official site for Queenstown tourism.
http://www.queenstown-nz.co.nz (external link in new window)
Lake Wanaka Tourism
The official site for Wanaka tourism.
http://www.lakewanaka.co.nz/index.cfm/Home (external link in new window)
Queenstown.com
News, views, classifieds, activities, business directory…
http://www.queenstown.com (external link in new window)
Myhometown-live
An online community for Queenstowner’s.
http://www.queenstown.myhometown-live.com/default.aspx (external link in new window)
Join a club
District wide listings for all types of clubs and organisations.
http://groups.qldc.govt.nz (external link in new window)
Affordable Housing Trust
Solutions for Low-moderate income earners wanting to buy property in the Queenstown Lakes District.
www.housingtrust.co.nz (external link in new window)
Support Groups
District wide listings for all types of support groups.
http://groups.qldc.govt.nz (external link in new window)
Council information
>> Rubbish and recycling information
>> Public meetings
>> Dog control
>> Noise control
>> Community facilities