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Preliminary Results Announced In QLDC By-election
Friday, 11 June 2021, 1:27 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Based on an initial preliminary result, Esther Whitehead has been elected to the Queenstown Lakes District Council in the Queenstown-Wakatipu Ward by-election. Ms Whitehead received 1,849 votes, ahead of challengers Phil Wilson (1,590 votes) and ... More >>
Residents Urged To Have Their Say As Local By-election Deadline Approaches
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 4:42 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
With the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) by-election deadline fast approaching, now is your last chance to have a say on who fills the vacant Queenstown-Wakatipu ward Council seat. Voters have until 12.00pm on Friday to choose between candidates ... More >>
Mayor Jim Boult Receives Paul Harris Fellow Award
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 4:21 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Paul Harris Fellow award ceremony image. On the night of Tuesday 8 June, Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult was recognised as a Paul Harris Fellow by the Queenstown Rotary Club. Rotarians designate a Paul Harris Fellow to recognise a person whose ... More >>
Advisory Group Proposes ‘Blue Sky’ Changes To District Representation
Friday, 4 June 2021, 3:57 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
An independent advisory group has recommended a new model of resident representation that will be considered by Council and the community in the coming months. Under the Local Electoral Act 2001, local authorities are required to review their representation ... More >>
Wānaka Pools Treated To A Deep Clean And Scheduled Maintenance
Friday, 4 June 2021, 11:39 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Swim togs and goggles will soon be swapped for gumboots and overalls at Wānaka Recreation Centre (WRC) when its aquatic facilities undergo a deep clean and preventative maintenance. All three pools will close temporarily from Saturday 24 July to Sunday ... More >>
Community Invited To Help Shape The Future Of Council Facilities
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 12:13 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has opened a three-week period of engagement on a draft strategy shaping how its community facilities might be developed to suit the current and future needs of the district’s population. The draft community ... More >>
Tech Companies Get A Boost In Queenstown Lakes
Tuesday, 1 June 2021, 5:13 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Technology companies that create solutions for tourism and hospitality industries are to get a boost in Queenstown Lakes. Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) Economic Development Unit is advertising a tender to develop a hospitality/tourism ... More >>
QLDC COVID-19 Business Recovery Efforts Recognised Nationally
Monday, 31 May 2021, 11:38 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is delighted to be recognised for its efforts to support business recovery following the local impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Economic Development New Zealand (EDNZ) awarded the QLDC Recovery and Economic Development ... More >>
Work To Start On Frankton Stormwater Upgrade
Friday, 28 May 2021, 4:44 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Work to upgrade the Frankton stormwater system is due to start in early June. Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) General Manager Property and Infrastructure, Pete Hansby, said the upgrade will improve resilience to the district’s stormwater network, ... More >>
OAG Confirms No Investigation Into QLDC Procurement Practice
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 4:25 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
The Office of the Auditor-General Tumuaki o Mana Arotake (OAG) has confirmed it will not be formally investigating procurement practice at Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC). Chief Executive Mike Theelen said that he welcomed the correspondence ... More >>
Stay Safe On Our Roads This Winter
Monday, 17 May 2021, 2:22 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is hosting a winter driving expo to help road users stay safe this winter. The interactive expo will feature chain fitting demonstrations, information about car tyre depth with free key chain giveaways for ... More >>
QLDC Outlines Next Steps For Wānaka Airport, Confirms No Legal Appeal
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 2:13 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown lakes District Council (QLDC) has confirmed that it will not pursue an appeal in the matter of the High Court decision on the Wānaka Airport lease released on 21 April. QLDC acknowledged there were limited grounds for testing the two matters ... More >>
Free Mulch Grab Back By Popular Demand
Monday, 10 May 2021, 4:04 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) free mulch grabs are back by popular demand for two days during May and June. The mulch is produced from the green waste collected from QLDC’s transfer station facilities and is typically used across ... More >>
QLDC Economic Diversification Activity To Strengthen With Government Fund
Friday, 7 May 2021, 4:48 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
The recently announced $20 million government investment in economic diversification for the Queenstown Lakes District will help amplify extensive local work already underway, Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC)’s Economic Development Unit ... More >>
Mayor Boult Welcomes Tourism Recovery Plan
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 4:58 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult has expressed relief for local businesses while heartily welcoming the announcement from Tourism Minister Stuart Nash today. “I would like to thank the Minister for recognising that tourism and the five South ... More >>
Council Agrees Additional Asbestos Clean-up
Friday, 30 April 2021, 3:09 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) elected members have approved an additional $6.3M budget for cleaning up historic asbestos contamination from the Lakeview site [1] . At the Council meeting yesterday, a planned 2020-2021 budget of $2.3M was extended ... More >>
QLDC Confirms Three Candidates Will Be Listed For By-election
Friday, 30 April 2021, 2:52 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) Electoral Officer Jane Robertson has confirmed that voting papers for the upcoming Queenstown-Wakatipu by-election will still feature three candidates. “QLDC has been made aware that Ms Emily Rutherford has publicly ... More >>
Community Asked For Feedback On Draft Te Pūtahi Ladies Mile Masterplan And Planning Rules
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 3:16 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Councillors today agreed to start community engagement on a draft Masterplan and associated planning provisions for Te Pūtahi Ladies Mile. Extensive engagement with landowners, multiple stakeholders (including Way to Go, ... More >>
Company Sentenced For Illegal Building Work
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 4:13 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
A construction company responsible for unlawful building work on Frankton’s Kmart building has been sentenced in the Queenstown District Court. Today (28 April), Dominion Construction was sentenced on one charge of carrying out building work except in ... More >>
Affordable Housing A Step Closer Following QLDC Land Transfer
Friday, 16 April 2021, 1:31 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Much-needed affordable housing for the Queenstown Lakes District is on the way, after the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) approved the transfer of land in Arrowtown to the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (QLCHT) for $1. The ... More >>
