More than 100 staff from the Queenstown Lakes District
Council and its two former council-controlled organisations
are directly affected by yesterday's ''disestablishment'' of
about 40 full-time equivalent positions.
The Wanaka group opposing changes to library services
proposed in a report to the Queenstown Lakes District Council
has taken the council to task for refusing to consult the
public.
It has taken almost four years and has cost the Queenstown
Lakes District Council more than $137,000, but Lakes
Leisure's fast hydroslide at Alpine Aqualand has finally
reopened - and the thrill-seekers are pleased.
Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Adam Feeley
has declined to disclose the details of a payout to former
Lakes Environmental chief executive Hamish Dobbie, who
resigned from his position this month.
Submissions on the Queenstown Lakes District Council's draft
consultation report of its organisational review, which
proposes some jobs will go, closed yesterday with 53
submissions received.
Queenstown needs to attract and invest in more events,
according to the Queenstown Lakes District Council's latest
events strategy, which was adopted by councillors last week.
Cost-cutting at Queenstown Lakes District Council continues,
with councillors accepting a recommendation for the sale of
$23 million worth of property.
Clients dealing with Queenstown Lakes District Council's
''obstructive'' consents and regulatory arm have strong
concerns about its performance, a report on a proposed
restructure reveals.
