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Councillors approve lower than expected rates increase
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 3:57 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Councillors today approved an average increase to rates of 4.38% for 2021-2022 at an extraordinary Full Council meeting held this morning via Zoom. As a result of the 2021-2031 Ten Year Plan submission process undertaken ... More >>
QLDC Confirms Changes To Services At Alert Level 3
Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 4:06 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
With Aotearoa New Zealand south of Auckland now at COVID-19 Alert Level 3 there will be minor changes in several of the services delivered by Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC). As under Level 4, Council’s main customer service phone line will ... More >>
Albert Town rabbit control operation postponed
Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 11:14 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has announced that due to the timing of the Alert Level 4 and 3 lockdowns, the decision has been made to not undertake the rabbit control works in reserve areas around Albert Town. More >>
QLDC launches new community grant to help get people active
Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 12:18 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is launching a new community grant scheme to help get more people, more active, more often. The annual Get Active Community Grant will support not-for-profit organisations and charities that benefit the health ... More >>
Tāhuna Writers’ Residency Open For Applications
Monday, 30 August 2021, 2:19 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
The exciting opportunity to be part of a screenwriters’ residency in Queenstown is now open for applications. Tāhuna: Writing Our Future is a residency encouraging screenwriters to develop uniquely New Zealand television dramas that can be taken ... More >>
What Alert Level 4 means for QLDC services
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 12:51 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has provided full details of the services available during the current Alert Level 4 lockdown period. QLDC Chief Executive Mike Theelen said Council was well placed to maintain essential services and highlighted ... More >>
Councillors Asked To Approve Draft Strategy And Planning Policy On Housing Measures
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 12:59 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Elected members will be asked to approve the draft Queenstown Lakes Homes Strategy and Action Plan, and inclusionary zoning policy options for the District Plan at the Full Council Meeting on Thursday 29 July 2021. The intent of the draft Queenstown ... More >>
Elected Members Asked To Approve Public Consultation On Queenstown Bay Foreshore Reserves Management Plan
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 12:38 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Elected members will be asked to approve public consultation and the commencement of a partial review of the Queenstown Bay Foreshore Reserves Management Plan 2016 at the Full Council Meeting on Thursday 29 July 2021. The partial review will consider ... More >>
Councillors To Consider Next Steps For Te Pūtahi Ladies Mile
Monday, 26 July 2021, 4:12 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council elected members will be asked to consider whether to continue with a Council-led approach to planning for the future of Te Pūtahi Ladies Mile, at its full meeting on Thursday. QLDC General Manager Planning and Development ... More >>
Waste Minimisation Projects Given A $60,000 Boost
Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 5:31 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Nine projects designed to reduce waste across the district will receive funding from Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC). The projects were chosen for the Waste Minimisation Community Fund (WMCF), which aims to reduce and divert waste from landfill. ... More >>
Mayor Boult Welcomes $2.4M Lakefront Investments
Friday, 16 July 2021, 12:06 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult welcomed the announcement of $2.4M in targeted funding for tourism and recreational infrastructure in the district. At a media stand up hosted at the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) Chambers, Hon Stuart Nash, ... More >>
Opportunities To Work Remotely Encouraged
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 2:38 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and Central Otago District Council are supporting individuals and business managers to get the most out of remote working. A free programme, called Doing Work Differently, is available to business managers ... More >>
Screenwriters Workshop Looks To Bring Television Opportunities To The Queenstown Lakes
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 12:31 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Film Queenstown Lakes (Council’s in-house film office ) and production company Great Southern Television have partnered together to host a 'Screenwriters Workshop', looking to bring a selection of screenwriters from across New Zealand to the Queenstown ... More >>
QLDC Confirms Future Of Gorge Road Jump Park
Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 1:34 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has confirmed that it has been in dialogue with the Queenstown Mountain Bike Club around relocating from the current Gorge Road site since 2017. The lease for the present location expired in 2018 and Council identified ... More >>
Local Businessman Appointed To Lead Cluster Development
Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 4:46 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has appointed local business leader Kevin Sharpe, to lead the development of a hospitality/tourism technology cluster in the district. Cluster development aims to bring together similar businesses to identify ... More >>
Queenstown Lakes District Council Launches Economic Diversification Campaign
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 11:27 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) Economic Development Unit (EDU) has today announced an exciting campaign to advance economic diversification in the region. The diversification campaign, Home for Healthier Business, is dedicated to attracting ... More >>
Community Feedback Sought On Freedom Camping In The District
Monday, 5 July 2021, 9:26 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is looking for community feedback on freedom camping in the district, in a new survey launched on Friday 2 July. QLDC General Manager Community Services, Thunes Cloete said that Council had undertaken a comprehensive ... More >>
Council Proposes Changes To Representation
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 4:44 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) will begin community consultation next week on a proposed model of representation. Under the Local Electoral Act 2001, local authorities are required to review their representation agreements at least once ... More >>
Queenstown Lakes Welcomes Our New Communities
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 2:00 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) today joins an initiative to welcome new residents settling in the district. The Council has been selected by Immigration New Zealand, the Human Rights Commission, and the Office of Ethnic Communities to ... More >>
Elected Members Adopt New Fees And Charges Schedule
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 4:29 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) elected members have voted to adopt the Fees and Charges Review 2021 today at Full Council Meeting, with a new schedule of fees and charges to take effect from 1 July. The Fees and Charges Review 2021 proposed ... More >>
