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From The Office Of The Mayor: Mayor Boult Congratulates Community On Reaching 95% Fully Vaccinated
Friday, 3 December 2021, 3:05 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult has warmly congratulated the community on reaching, and then exceeding, 95% of the eligible local population fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Official figures from Southern District Health Board (SDHB) this ... More >>
QLDC Welcomes New Legislation On Freedom Camping
Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 6:08 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has welcomed today’s Government announcement on new measures to ensure freedom camping takes place in a way that respects the environment and local communities. Tourism Minister Stuart Nash made the announcement ... More >>
Passing Of Former Councillor Ross McRobie
Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 11:46 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is extremely saddened to hear that former Councillor Ross McRobie has passed away after a brief illness. Ross was initially elected to the Wānaka Community Board (WCB) in 2013 and then to Council in 2016. ... More >>
All Queenstown Lakes District Elected Members Fully Vaccinated
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 4:37 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Elected members of Queenstown Lakes District Council and the Wānaka Community Board have issued the following joint statement. “To the community we represent: we felt it important to publicly confirm that we are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. We ... More >>
Housing Trust Engages Experts For Tewa Banks Sustainability Review
Friday, 19 November 2021, 2:43 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
The goal to build energy-efficient affordable housing is a step closer to reality for the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (QLCHT), with sustainability experts appointed. QLCHT has engaged The Urban Advisory (TUA) and Re/volve Energy to review ... More >>
Mayor Boult Delighted At Auckland Border Announcement
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 5:18 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult applauded Central Government’s significant announcements aimed at reconnecting Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland with the rest of Aotearoa New Zealand. “I’m delighted for Aucklanders who now have some certainty. Knowing those that ... More >>
Mayor Boult Delighted At Air New Zealand Announcement
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 12:35 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult welcomed the news that from 14 December all passengers [1] on domestic Air New Zealand flights will need to show proof of full immunisation against COVID-19 or a negative test result with 72 hours of flying. Mayor Boult said ... More >>
Get Active Community Grant Recipients Announced
Friday, 5 November 2021, 1:44 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is pleased to announce 11 organisations have been supported through its Get Active Community Grant for a total of $20,000. The Get Active Community Grant was launched in August 2021 to support eligible not-for-profit ... More >>
A Welcoming Place For All
Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 4:03 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
This week, Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) signed a Statement of Commitment, officially recognising the district as part of the Welcoming Communities programme - Waharoa ki nga Hapori. Welcoming Communities is a government-funded initiative ... More >>
Drop-in Events For Brewery Creek And Reavers Lane Natural Hazards Review
Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 10:32 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is hosting two Hear about the Hazard drop-in events for the Brewery Creek and Reavers Lane Natural Hazards Review. Both events will share information on the levels of risk present from natural hazards in the ... More >>
QLDC Chief Executive Remuneration Review
Friday, 29 October 2021, 4:09 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Following an annual review process completed by the Chief Executive Performance Review Committee, Councillors have approved a reviewed remuneration package for Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) Chief Executive, Mike Theelen. Mayor Jim Boult ... More >>
QLDC Disappointed In Mandatory Three Waters Reform Announcement
Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 4:13 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
The Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) response to today’s announcement that Government will dictate reform of Three Waters is one of great disappointment, but not surprise. Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult said of the Minister for Local ... More >>
Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Expresses Disappointment At COVID Framework Announcement
Friday, 22 October 2021, 6:08 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult has welcomed Central Government’s new COVID-19 Protection Framework announced earlier today but is disappointed that this does not provide a clearer path towards opening travel within Aotearoa New Zealand. ... More >>
Concept Plan For Stage Five Of Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan To Open For Feedback
Friday, 22 October 2021, 5:00 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is looking for community feedback from Monday 25 October on a concept plan for Stage Five of the Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan (WLDP) and the area of lakefront adjacent to the marina and Yacht Club. The ... More >>
Council Lends Support To Wānaka Clean-up Event
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 4:47 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
A community-wide clean-up event in Wānaka this weekend aims to raise awareness of global plastic pollution in waterways and on land. Organisers of the Great Lake Wānaka Cleanup are encouraging individuals, families and groups of friends to collect ... More >>
New Trade Waste Consent Process Introduced
Monday, 18 October 2021, 3:01 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District businesses that discharge trade waste will soon be asked to apply for a trade waste consent to ensure appropriate steps are being taken to protect both public health and our environment from harm. Trade waste is the discharge ... More >>
New Initiative Helping Businesses And Schools Target Net Zero Carbon Emissions
Monday, 18 October 2021, 1:18 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
The Wao Climate Action Initiative from local environmental not-for-profit group Wao Aotearoa is giving local businesses and schools the knowledge and tools to calculate their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and take action to reduce them. The group is ... More >>
Vaccine Rates Reflect Our Caring Communities
Friday, 15 October 2021, 11:06 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult was proud and heartened by the high rate of vaccination against COVID-19 in the district, leading Aotearoa New Zealand in the fight against the virus. “Ministry of Health data published on Stuff this morning details Queenstown ... More >>
Recycle and Win
Friday, 15 October 2021, 10:35 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is supporting a national recycling competition where Kiwis have the chance to win $25,000. The Rinse, Recycle, Repeat competition, led by WasteMINZ, has a simple premise: make sure your recycling is clean before ... More >>
Relocating Teams To Queenstown Lakes
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 12:28 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is hosting a series of free webinars for individuals looking to move some, or all, of their business to the district. Top business leaders from the region, including Justine Ross, co-founder of vodka brand ... More >>
