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Planning manager takes over infrastructure role
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Planning manager takes over infrastructure role
Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) long-time head of planning and development, Tony Avery has a new job.
Tracey Roxburgh
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Mountain run changes ownership
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Mountain run changes ownership
Six months after Routeburn Classic organiser Evan McWhirter, of Queenstown, won a new 10-year Department of Conservation concession, the event has been sold.
Plan to target housing gap in Queenstown
Plan to target housing gap in Queenstown
Queenstown’s council estimates 17,000 more homes will be needed over the next 30 years across the district – but they’re already banking on 7000 affordable homes not being delivered.
First settler’s legacy celebrated by namesake
First settler’s legacy celebrated by namesake
The legacy of Queenstown’s first European settler was celebrated on Thursday at a hotel named after him, on what would have been his 196th birthday.
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Survey finds residents want to leave Queenstown
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Survey finds residents want to leave Queenstown
A new Queenstown accommodation survey, being carried out by Citizens Advice Bureau, shows almost 90% of the respondents so far will consider leaving Queenstown due to the rental housing crisis.
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Visa extension helping but housing an issue: businesses
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Visa extension helping but housing an issue: businesses
While the Govt has just made it easier to keep working holiday visa-holders in their present jobs longer, there are concerns in Queenstown about what effect, if any, it will have on the workforce.
Major power upgrade for Wakatipu Basin announced
Major power upgrade for Wakatipu Basin announced
A power upgrade, expected to cost between $24million and $30million, is on the way for the Wakatipu Basin.
District’s volunteer firefighters recognised
District’s volunteer firefighters recognised
Fifty years after 14 members of the Frankton community resolved to form a volunteer fire brigade, their foresight, and the commitment of more than 100 others, was acknowledged on Saturday.
Workers ask to rent unsold Queenstown houses
Workers ask to rent unsold Queenstown houses
Desperate workers in Queenstown have resorted to asking real estate agents if they can stay in vacant houses the agents are marketing for sale.
‘Immediate fix’ sought for Qtown rental crisis
Queenstown mayor working on ‘immediate fix’ for rental crisis
Queenstown mayor Glyn Lewers has spent much of this week in talks with council officers and others, to try and find ‘‘immediate’’ solutions to the resort’s rental housing crisis.
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Law change could revive wine industry
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Law change could revive wine industry
A proposed legislative change, if passed, will save Queenstown-Lakes and Central Otago wineries millions of dollars in lost revenue — and likely make them more, winemakers say.
Protesters tell stories of rental crisis
Protesters tell stories of rental crisis
About 100 people gathered at Queenstown’s waterfront in a peaceful protest to highlight the resort’s acute rental housing crisis.
Airport statement of intent before council
Airport statement of intent before council
Queenstown Airport’s draft statement of intent (SOI) has cleared another hurdle.
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State of tourism sector debated
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State of tourism sector debated
On the eve of the third anniversary of New Zealand’s first Covid lockdown, the future of tourism was put under the microscope in Queenstown yesterday.
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13.6% rates increase for Queenstown
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QLDC drafts 13.6% rates increase, cites leaky-building claims
The Queenstown Lakes District Council voted unanimously to adopt its annual plan consultation document yesterday, which includes a proposed average rates increase of 13.6%.
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Trees to go for new Queenstown roundabout
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Trees to go for new Queenstown roundabout
Another new roundabout is planned for Queenstown.
Nats lukewarm on Queenstown visitor levy
Nats lukewarm on Queenstown visitor levy
Work is continuing on a proposed visitor levy for Queenstown-Lakes, but if there’s a change in government there could be a battle looming.
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Reality 'biting' after restaurant fire
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Reality 'biting' after Speight’s Ale House fire
"Where do you start?" That was the question Clark Frew posed inside what remains of his Queenstown restaurant and bar following a devastating fire on Sunday morning.
Sculpture honours former gardener, rose enthusiast
Sculpture honours former gardener, rose enthusiast
Queenstown Gardens’ long-time head gardener has been immortalised with a new sculpture, unveiled beside a plaque in his memory yesterday.
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Electrical cause for Speight’s fire
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Electrical cause for Speight’s fire
Fire and Emergency New Zealand investigators have determined a fire which gutted Queenstown’s Speight’s Ale House on Sunday morning was caused by an electrical fault in the kitchen.