Press Releases

 There’s never been a better time for people to find out more about the delights of the Queenstown Gardens, Queenstown Lakes District Council parks manager Gordon Bailey said.   The gardens are looking particularly lush at the moment and with consultation about the draft gardens ma...Read More

Queenstown commuters will have the opportunity to travel smarter with the introduction of improved parking for Queenstown shoppers, Queenstown Lakes District Council transport manager Denis Mander said.   The journey towards the parking changes on Ballarat and Boundary Streets and the Recreat...Read More

Residents and ratepayers of all ages are being offered the chance to meet the members of the newly elected Queenstown Lakes District Council at two special events in November, QLDC chief executive Debra Lawson said.   “A Cuppa with the Council” will be hosted by Mayor Vanessa van ...Read More

Members of the Queenstown Lakes District Council rural fire response team are pictured relaxing along with other agency fire fighters after today's Wilson's Bay fire risk was averted, just after midday. The lead agency for the fire was the Department of Conservation, with the burn, reported at 6am ...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is defending the right to publicly access a road leading to the northwest shore of Lake Hawea, QLDC chief executive Debra Lawson said.  On Monday the access known as Meads Road - which leads to Kidds Bush Reserve, a popular Department of Conservation campi...Read More

  The following results are the provisional results from the Queenstown Lakes District Council Local Body Election 2010. Please note the results are shown in alphabetical order, those members elected to office are marked in bold.   Office of Mayor   Simon Anthony Hayes ...Read More

The permitted rural burn season is underway in the Queenstown Lakes District but QLDC principal rural fire officer Gordon Bailey is reminding the public that a permit is required for all burns in the district. “In our district, a permit is required for any outdoor fire, year-round, whereas el...Read More

Wilding pines, crack willows and unstable poplar trees are part of clean-up work at Lake Hayes and Arrowtown over the next month, Queenstown Lakes District Council gardens manager Gordon Bailey said. “The bigger project will involve a real tidy up of wilding pines on Soldiers Hill, which have...Read More

The Queenstown Lakes District Council will be asked to consider a programme that is forecast to reduce Council debt levels by $125.7 million on Wednesday (6 October), finance manager and deputy chief executive Stewart Burns said. “A great deal of work has gone into addressing the affordabilit...Read More