Press Releases

A saving of approximately $120,000 on the Queenstown central business district ringmain upgrade has enabled the work to be extended. "It was originally our intention to upgrade Earl Street but it was omitted from this schedule of works on the basis that we thought the cost would be prohibitive at t...Read More

The community's desire for sustainable open space was a driving factor behind the Queenstown Lakes District Council's proposed long term management of Council-owned camp grounds, QLDC chief executive Duncan Field said. "There is no question that we have an obligation to strategically plan for the f...Read More

The Otago Arts Trust has appointed the Cleveland Living Arts Centre to project manage the production of the new Otago Art Roads tear-off maps. The Trust has spent several months developing and fundraising for this new project, which follows in the footsteps of the award-winning Otago Arts Guide. T...Read More

The latest results of the Queenstown Lakes District Council residents' survey continue to reinforce the Council's positive public position. "In a climate of growth pressure, it's really pleasing to note that in the opinion of our residents and ratepayers,  the Council, its staff and its perfor...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council was satisfied that a jet boat driver involved in a serious accident on Lake Wanaka in April, had accepted responsibility, harbourmaster Marty Black said. The young man had failed to keep a proper look out when operating the jet boat in shallow water. "The boat...Read More

Private road oiling is scheduled to commence from this week in the Queenstown Lakes District. "Although we have doubled the amount of funds available for oiling unsealed roads during the summer, we still have to weigh the expenditure on unsealed roads with maintenance costs to all roads," Queenstow...Read More

Street works are about to commence on Duke Street in central Queenstown, Queenstown Lakes District Council project coordinator Ken Gousmett said. The work is being undertaken by the developer of the Soffitel Hotel, currently under construction on Duke Street, in keeping with a 2002 contract with th...Read More

The project team investigating alternatives for the disposal of Wanaka"s wastewater hopes to be in a position to make a recommendation the Queenstown Lakes District Council prior to Christmas, QLDC Wanaka operations manger Chris Hawker said. In March 2003 a working party was established to investig...Read More

An investigation into development contributions and rate income in the accommodation sector will lead to better clarification in the community, CivicCorp monitoring principal Tim Francis said. A two-pronged investigation has been conducted over the last three months to check visitor accommodation r...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District will soon be the proud owner of a mobile sound shell, thanks to the efforts of Wanaka Rotary. Following comments by local and visiting musicians about the state of the acoustics in the Lake Wanaka Centre a report was commissioned by council contractor Ken Gousmett. Ma...Read More