Reducing the Queenstown-Lakes District Council's debt -
estimated to reach $400 million by 2019 - is at the top of
new mayor Vanessa van Uden's priority list, she said
yesterday.
Vanessa van Uden has been elected the first female mayor of
the Queenstown Lakes district, with 5087 votes, more than
twice as many as nearest rival Simon Hayes, with 2315 votes,
and fellow challenger Michael Scott, with 943 votes.
