Press Releases

High Praise for Council

14 October 2008 - 1.44 pm "A Queenstown Lakes District Council installation has received the ultimate praise from a national body," QLDC community services general manager Paul Wilson said. At the recent New Zealand and Australian Lighting Society Awards Mr Wilson and Modus Lighting received the R...Read More
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New Director For Airport

14 October 2008 - 1.24 pm The Queenstown Lakes District Council has appointed Queenstown consulting engineer James Hadley to the position of Queenstown Airport Corporation director. The council resolved in June that a fifth director would be temporarily appointed to the board to allow for a transi...Read More
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13 October 2008 - 1.53 pm An updated tree policy has been released for public comment, said Queenstown Lakes District Council community services committee chairperson Leigh Overton. In 2006 the council adopted a tree policy to give it enhanced ability to protect and manage trees in the district. ...Read More
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13 October 2008 - 2.54 pm There's still time for the community to have its say on future residual and organic waste services, said Queenstown Lakes District Council utilities committee chairperson, John Mann. The Operation Zero Waste campaign started in late September with a brochure outlining a r...Read More
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30 September 2008 - 4.45 pm Residents, retailers, business people and ratepayers are all being asked to have their say on Queenstown Parking Consultation now underway, Queenstown Lakes District Council transportation planning manager Denis Mander said. "When travelling into and around central Quee...Read More
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24 September 2008 - 5.28 pm The Queenstown Lakes District Council has revisited its plans for a maintenance depot in the Queenstown Gardens, QLDC Mayor Clive Geddes said. Under the existing designation the council can develop maintenance sheds (no larger than 100 square metres) as long as they fit...Read More
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24 September 2008 - 9.57 am Residents and ratepayers of the Queenstown Lakes District are being urged to have their say on waste collection services. Earlier this year the council sought to introduce a new waste collection service for residual waste (rubbish that isn't organic or can't be recycled...Read More
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24 September 2008 - 8.37 am A draft bylaw aimed at improving the council's ability to manage demand on water supply schemes around the Queenstown Lakes District is available for public consultation. This follows a central government requirement that all councils review current bylaws. "The existin...Read More
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Park Street Sewer Leak

Repairs have now been completed (by 6pm) on a cracked sewer main which caused a sewage spill on Park Street today, Queenstown Lakes District Council acting water services manager John Porter said. "A break in the sewer rising main on Park Street had caused a small slump in the road and a sewage lea...Read More
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29 August 2008 - 12.33 pm A new bylaw giving Queenstown Lakes District Council better control over fire nuisance takes effect from September 1, 2008, said Queenstown Lakes District Council principal rural fire officer Gordon Bailey. The Fire and Smoke Prevention bylaw 2008 was adopted by the counc...Read More
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