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2025 Quality of Life Survey
Our annual survey is now open and your views are important!
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Recreation
Recreation
Kā mahi a te rēhia
- Queenstown Events Centre
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Bow & Arrow
A fitness programme in Arrowtown featuring strength and stretch elements. Book your spot now!
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Climate & Biodiversity Plan
Read our latest plan which was adopted by Full Council on Thursday 31 July 2025.
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Council Projects
- Project Tohu
- Queenstown Town Centre Arterial
- McPhee Park Playground
- Blue-Green Network Plan
- Frankton Track Wastewater Upgrades
- Aubrey Road Wastewater Pipe Upgrades
- Luggate Water Upgrades
- Kingston Infrastructure Works
- Queenstown Town Centre Street Upgrades
- Way To Go
- Our Water Done Well
- Upper Clutha Wastewater Conveyance Scheme
- Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant Stage 3 upgrades
- Short term approach for managing wastewater discharge
- Long term solution for Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Smart Water Meters Trial
- Environmental Monitoring System
- Lakeview Development
- Mount Iron Reserve Management Plan
- Project Manawa
- Wānaka Airport Certification
- Wānaka Airport Future Review
- Improving housing outcomes
- Queenstown Lakes Home Strategy
- Upgraded Two Mile UV Treatment Plant
- Frankton Road Watermain Upgrades
- Glenorchy Water Treatment Upgrades
- Upper Clutha Safety Improvements Programme
- Cardrona Valley Water Supply Scheme
- Schools to pool active travel route
- All-weather turf at Queenstown Events Centre
- Arthurs Point to Queenstown shared path
- 101 Ballantyne Road Masterplan
- Ballantyne Road Upgrade
- Cardrona Valley Wastewater Upgrade
- Glenorchy Reservoirs
- Frankton Campground
- Frankton Stormwater Upgrade
- Marine Parade Upgrades
- Mayoral Housing Affordability Taskforce
- Shotover Country Borefield and Treatment Plant
- Proposed Visitor Levy
- Ladies Mile Masterplan
- Recreation Ground Wastewater Pump Station and Rising Main
- Luggate Memorial Centre
- Te Kararo Queenstown Gardens
- Western Wānaka Water Supply Upgrade
- Shotover Bridge Water and Wastewater Main
- Te Tapuae Southern Corridor
- Glenorchy Marina Carpark
- Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan
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District Plan
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- Urban Intensification Variation
- Te Pūtahi Ladies Mile Variation
- Private Plan Change 1 - The Hills Resort Zone
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Elected Members
Te Hautūtaka Matua
Councillors and Community Board Members are elected on a triennial basis (every three years). Here you can find details of current elected members including the Office of the Mayor, Councillors and the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board.
Quick links
The Mayor
Mayor John Glover was elected to Council during the 2025 Local Elections. To contact the Office of the Mayor via his Executive Assistant, Topaz River, please contact:
TEL: +64 3450 0444
To contact Mayor John Glover directly, please contact:
TEL: +64 27 586 7233
Council
Arrowtown-Kawarau Ward
Arrowtown-Kawarau Ward Councillors elected during the 2025 Local Body Elections:
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Councillor Melissa White
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Councillor Samuel "Q" Belk
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Councillor Heath Copland
Left to right: Heath Copland, Melissa White and Samuel "Q" Belk.
Queenstown-Whakatipu Ward
Queenstown-Whakatipu Ward Councillors elected during the 2025 Local Body Elections:
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Councillor Matt Wong
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Councillor Gavin Bartlett
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Councillor Stephen Brent
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Councillor Jon Mitchell
Left to right: Stephen Brent, Gavin Bartlett, Matt Wong and Jon Mitchell.
Wānaka-Upper Clutha Ward
Wānaka-Upper Clutha Ward Councillors elected during the 2025 Local Body Elections:
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Councillor Quentin Smith
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Councillor Niki Gladding
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Councillor Cody Tucker
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Councillor Nicola King
Left to right: Cody Tucker, Quentin Smith and Nicola King (Niki Gladding absent).
Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board
Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board elected during the 2025 Local Body Elections:
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Simon Telfer (Chairperson)
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Kathy Dedo (Deputy Chairperson)
Councillors Cody Tucker, Nicola King and Niki Gladding are also appointed to the Community Board.
Left to right: Chris Hadfield, Nicola King, Simon Telfer, Kathy Dedo, Cody Tucker, John Wellington and Niki Gladding.
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