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Community Invited To Learn About Future Disposal Options For Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant
Friday, 5 December 2025, 5:04 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
The project aims to determine and implement a sustainable, environmentally friendly, and futureproofed method for discharging treated wastewater from Shotover WWTP. More >>
Frankton Track Closing In January For Work To Install New Wastewater Pipe
Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 12:54 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Pedestrians and cyclists will be detoured alongside Frankton Road during this time, and work is underway to develop a traffic management plan to ensure appropriate interventions are in place to make the detour safe to use. More >>
Freedom Camping Bylaw To Support Responsible Camping
Friday, 28 November 2025, 3:03 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
QLDC Community Services General Manager Ken Bailey said the new bylaw aims to balance community concerns about freedom camping while staying within the requirements of the Freedom Camping Act. More >>
Arrowtown Memorial Pool Open For The 2025/26 Season
Friday, 28 November 2025, 1:57 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Originally introduced in 2019, the boiler was only supposed to survive one season but has lived a good life running well for four seasons. More >>
Legal Proceedings Concerning Ballantyne Road Site Before The High Court
Thursday, 27 November 2025, 11:14 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
QLDC disputes this claim and maintains that the land has continuously been required for public use, most recently sports and recreation purposes. More >>
Senior Housing Properties To Remain In Permanent Community Ownership
Wednesday, 26 November 2025, 3:11 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
QLDC General Manager of Property & Infrastructure Tony Avery said, the transfer would allow for more specialised management of the senior housing portfolio. More >>
Queenstown Lakes Libraries Launches Summer Reading Challenge
Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 2:32 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes Libraries Children’s Librarian Shana Makuta said each year the Summer Reading Challenge is designed to inspire young readers to learn something new, have fun, and most importantly, to keep reading over the summer. More >>
Abatement Notices Received For Performance Issues At Wānaka Wastewater Treatment Plant
Thursday, 20 November 2025, 2:48 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
QLDC General Manager Property & Infrastructure, Tony Avery said while the situation was disappointing, QLDC is cooperating fully with ORC and actions were already underway to address the issues. More >>
Performance Issues Being Addressed At Wānaka Wastewater Treatment Plant
Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 10:30 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
When these biological processes become stressed, those microbes do not settle as effectively, increasing organic and nutrient content within treated wastewater and contributing to blockages downstream in disposal fields. More >>
Capacity And Environmental Benefits Part Of Wastewater Upgrades In Queenstown
Friday, 7 November 2025, 4:16 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
The first stage of work begins on Monday 10 November and will involve crews installing a new watermain on the eastern side of Robins Road, requiring a temporary closure to a section of footpath. More >>
Rainbow Run To Kick Start Summerdaze 2025/26
Thursday, 6 November 2025, 4:50 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
QLDC Community Partnerships Advisor Marie Schmidt said Summerdaze is all about community connection and enjoying the beauty of our district. More >>
Government Approves QLDC Water Services Delivery Plan
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 4:46 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
QLDC submitted its plan on 1 September in line with timings set by the Act. It reflects a separate decision made at the Full Council Meeting on 31 July to create a specific Council Controlled Organisation to deliver water services in the district. More >>
Connecting Creativity With Places Across The Queenstown Lakes District
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 12:51 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Over 19 local artists will showcase works ranging from light installations & paintings to performances & historic photos, bringing creativity into venues including Mountain Club, Steamer Wharf, 47 Frocks, Wānaka Recreation Centre & Queenstown Marina More >>
Ongoing Support For Kingston As Lake Levels Start To Recede
Friday, 24 October 2025, 12:53 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
A district-wide Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) was set up by QLDC and EMO yesterday to respond to rising lake levels and other issues caused by heavy rain and strong winds. More >>
QLDC Emergency Operations Centre Re Localised Flooding
Thursday, 23 October 2025, 5:35 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
MetService has road snowfall warnings in place for the Crown Range Road and Lindis Pass from 6.00-11.00pm tonight. More >>
Ecological Regeneration Project Planned For Peninsula Bay Reserve
Thursday, 23 October 2025, 5:07 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Replanting of the site is planned for autumn 2026, with around 4,400 eco-sourced native shrubs and trees to be established over five years. Te Kākano nursery will play a key role in propagating and providing native seedlings for this project. More >>
Emergency Operations Centre Set Up To Co-ordinate Response To Localised Flooding
Thursday, 23 October 2025, 1:29 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
QLDC-led group using monitoring data from Otago Regional Council and working with Emergency Management Otago to update community on potential flooding. More >>
Overnight Closures To Glenda Drive In Frankton For Pavement Replacement
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 12:46 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) General Manager Property & Infrastructure, Tony Avery said the work on Glenda Drive was being carried out at night to avoid the significant disruption likely from trying to complete it during the day. More >>
Final Results Announced In QLDC Local Election
Thursday, 16 October 2025, 4:48 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
These final results see a change in the election outcome from those signaled in the progress update and preliminary results. More >>
Queenstown Lakes’ Annual Quality Of Life Survey Now Open
Monday, 13 October 2025, 1:33 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
While a group of people have been randomly selected from the electoral roll and invited to participate in the online survey, all ratepayers and anyone living in the district and aged 18 and over can take part in the survey. More >>
