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Queenstown Lakes Annual Quality Of Life Survey Results Now Available
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 4:22 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Results from Queenstown Lakes sixth annual Quality of Life Survey show housing and economic concerns continue to be the district’s primary challenges. The survey, commissioned by Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and published today, informs ... More >>
Sign Up For Your Library Card In March!
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 9:25 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Join the Queenstown Lakes District Libraries this March and get a free library themed lanyard and the chance to win a $100 grocery voucher. Queenstown Lakes District Libraries Manager Sue Gwilliam said the library team is excited to kick off the school year ... More >>
Prizes For Riders In Last Week Of Aotearoa Bike Challenge
Monday, 26 February 2024, 4:04 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Riders of all ages in the Queenstown Lakes District can be in to win one of eight stylish Basil (pannier) Bags as this year’s Aotearoa Bike Challenge approaches the finish line this week. Hundreds of people in our community have been putting ... More >>
Help Shape The Future Use Of Frankton’s Riverside Road Reserves
Monday, 26 February 2024, 4:01 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
How would you like to use and enjoy Riverside Road Reserves in the future? Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is starting the process to develop a draft Reserve Management Plan (RMP) for the Riverside Road Reserves, public land located along ... More >>
Council Asked To Approve A Food Scraps And Greenwaste Kerbside Collection Service
Monday, 12 February 2024, 4:09 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Councillors are being asked to approve funding to implement a future kerbside organics collection service and processing solution at the full Council meeting on 15 February 2024. The introduction of an organics collection service ... More >>
Take The Lead: Community Dog Walk Events In Queenstown And Wānaka
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 2:59 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
The much-anticipated Queenstown Dog Walk and Wānaka Dog Walk promises to set tails wagging as they return to the district on the last weekend of February 2024. Hosted by QLDC, the canine celebration promises a pawsome time for all four-legged and two-legged ... More >>
Water Restrictions Lift For Arrowtown, Frankton, Hanleys Farm, Kelvin Heights, Lake Hayes, Luggate, Quail Rise & Wānaka
Friday, 2 February 2024, 3:44 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has lifted water restrictions in Arrowtown, Frankton, Hanleys Farm, Kelvin Heights, Lake Hayes, Luggate, Quail Rise and Wānaka. QLDC Operations Manager Simon Mason thanked residents and visitors for their efforts ... More >>
Aotearoa Bike Challenge Launches In Queenstown Lakes With New Events And Incentives For Locals And Businesses
Monday, 29 January 2024, 3:06 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
This year’s Aotearoa Bike Challenge kicks into gear on Thursday 1 February with The Lightfoot Initiative’s calendar of new events and incentives for the Queenstown Lakes community to get cycling - to help cut congestion, reduce emissions, and increase ... More >>
Young Māori Leaders Sought For National Mentoring Programme
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 12:22 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
The search is on for one local rangatahi (young person) to join a national mentoring programme designed to develop the leadership capability of young Māori across Aotearoa New Zealand. Founded by the Mayors’ Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ), the annual Tuia ... More >>
Nationwide Kerbside Standardisation Campaign Makes It Easier To Recycle
Monday, 22 January 2024, 1:24 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
The Ministry for the Environment is making it easier to recycle no matter where you are in Aotearoa New Zealand by standardising kerbside recycling across the country from 1 February 2024. The campaign streamlines recycling practice by ensuring that ... More >>
New Roundabout To Improve Ballantyne Road And Riverbank Road Intersection In Wānaka
Monday, 15 January 2024, 3:38 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) will begin construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Ballantyne Road and Riverbank Road in Wānaka on Monday 22 January 2024, as part of a continuing programme of works with NZ Transport Agency ... More >>
Overflow Reported At Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant
Monday, 15 January 2024, 3:03 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Council contractors and officers are responding urgently to an overflow of partially treated wastewater from one of the oxidation ponds at Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant, after the pond overtopped today. Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) ... More >>
Reserve Closure Lifted For Mount Iron Reserve From Sunday Morning
Saturday, 13 January 2024, 1:57 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) plans to lift the daily partial closures for Mount Iron Reserve from Sunday 14 January at 6.00am. The fire indices which indicate levels to trigger a closure, as outlined in QLDC’s Wildfire Reserve Closure and ... More >>
Reserve Closure In Place For Mount Iron Reserve
Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 4:24 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) will close Mount Iron Reserve between 12.00pm-6.00am for the next three days from Thursday 11 January 2024 to Saturday 13 January 2024 due to extreme risk of wildfire, and is asking residents and visitors to avoid the ... More >>
Water Restrictions In Place For Locations Around The Queenstown Lakes District
Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 6:14 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has implemented water restrictions in several locations around the district, and is asking the community to conserve water as much as possible. Due to a significant increase in usage, water alert level 1 restrictions ... More >>
Sunshine Bay Safe For Swimming And Other Recreational Water Activities
Friday, 5 January 2024, 11:12 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Results from testing of water quality at Sunshine Bay in Queenstown have come back negative regarding contamination, after a wastewater overflow at the bottom of Arawata Terrace was reported to Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) on Monday 1 January ... More >>
Residents And Visitors Urged To Reduce Water Use Across The District
Friday, 22 December 2023, 12:36 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is encouraging residents and visitors to be ‘wai wise’ and conserve water, as demand for the precious resource soars early in the summer season. QLDC Infrastructure Operations Manager Simon Mason said a significant ... More >>
Land Purchase To Improve Waste Management Opportunities For Upper Clutha
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 7:45 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is pleased to confirm its successful bid to purchase 8.3ha of land at 189 Ballantyne Road, Wānaka. QLDC Solid Waste Contracts Manager Laura Gledhill said the newly acquired land is directly adjacent to the existing ... More >>
Core Infrastructure Upgrades Complete For Water Supply In Wānaka And Glenorchy
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 10:22 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Improvements to capacity and resilience of the Queenstown Lakes District’s water network have been delivered in Wānaka and Glenorchy, with Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) completing the construction of new reservoirs in the two townships. ... More >>
Work Continues To Optimise Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant Following Repairs
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 9:51 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) continues to work to optimise Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant, following urgent repairs to address an issue with the sludge processing and dewatering system at the facility. QLDC General Manager Property ... More >>
