It marks the beginning of the transformation of the 10-hectare Lakeview site into an extension of the Queenstown CBD.
Queenstown Lakes District Council calling for local feedback on proposed options to improve crossing the Kimiākau Shotover River, complementing the Edith Cavell Bridge.
Tourism New Zealand board’s deputy chair, Roger Sharpe, has been named a member of Queenstown’s Regenerative Recovery Advisory Group.
“Visitor accommodation has been particularly affected by Covid-19.”
A new fund established by the Wakatipu Community Foundation in response to the Covid-19 crisis to support the district’s most vulnerable residents will help address central government funding gaps, says Queenstown mayor Jim Boult.
Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult has backed calls to help migrants access the government’s jobseeker benefit during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Around 75 tourism and hospitality businesses are in line for a QLDC rent reprieve.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is reminding track and trail users to stick to Covid-19 lockdown rules, especially social distancing.
Queenstown Lakes District mayor Jim Boult is establishing two recovery taskforces to help the district prepare for post-Covid-19 lockdown.
A lockdown track etiquette reminder has been issued by Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Queenstown Lakes District Council mayor Jim Boult is urging people to consider others, including stranded tourists, as the region prepares for the four-week lockdown.
Queenstown Lakes District mayor Jim Boult is calling for calm following the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the district.
Queenstown Lakes District Council has launched online feedback on the future of airports in the region.
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has released the scope of the report it commissioned from MartinJenkins on economic and social impact assessments of future airport development in the district.
Wakatipu and Wānaka lake levels have continued to recede, allowing Queenstown Lakes District Council to continue clean-up efforts across the district and particularly in the Wānaka CBD.
Queenstown Lakes District Council is considering an entirely new process to influence Queenstown Airport Corporation’s Statement of Intent outcomes over the district’s airports.
Queenstown Lakes District Council’s harbour master Marty Black is advising boats to stay off lakes and rivers as lake levels remain high, with strong winds adding further risk to the region.
A community group that has applied for a judicial review against Queenstown Lakes District Council’s airport plans has urged the local authority to stop its work on the project.
Queenstown Lakes District Council has appointed consultants MartinJenkins to undertake economic and social impact assessments related to controversial airport expansion plans in the district.
A band of conifer trees either side of the Skyline gondola in Queenstown will be cleared, Queenstown Lakes District Council and Skyline Queenstown confirmed.
Queenstown Lakes District Council is proposing freedom camping be prohibited in new areas across the district in the wake of strong residential growth.
Queenstown Lakes District Council has launched its draft Beyond 2050 vision for the region, which includes the lofty goal of being the world’s premier destination.
Two new camping hubs, increased signage and personnel and education programmes and advertising are among the initiatives that Queenstown Lakes District Council plans to bring forward.
Queenstown and Wanaka business, tourism and council leaders have agreed to adopt a unified approach to regional issues during a “ground-breaking” meeting this week.
QLDC has been asked to authorise restrictions as the first steps towards addressing irresponsible behaviour by a minority of freedom campers.
One of the world’s ‘Big Three’ credit ratings agencies has for the first time assessed Queenstown’s financial prospects.
Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis will launch The Great Southern Tourism Opportunity event in Queenstown tonight alongside the resort’s mayor, Jim Boult.
Queenstown Lakes District Council unanimously voted to proceed with public notification of revised rules for Residential Visitor Accommodation, at its extraordinary meeting on Wednesday.
Queenstown Lakes District Council has continued to crack down on residential ratepayers renting out their homes by voting for stricter short-term visitor accommodation rules.
Queenstown Lakes District Council will consider proposed new rules on Residential Visitor Accommodation at an extraordinary meeting today.
Queenstown Lakes District Council resolved to appoint two new directors for Queenstown Airport Corporation in November to replace retiring directors John Gilks and James Hadley.
A new contestable fund to support economic development in the District will be considered by the Queenstown Lakes District Council at its meeting this Thursday.
QLDC wishes to remind anyone visiting lakes or rivers in the district to take extra care around the water after a 26-year old backpacker was rescued after nearly drowning.