Mayor’s vote seals decision to go with CCO
A mayoral casting vote was needed to decide how Three Waters services will be delivered in the Queenstown Lakes district.
Guy Williams
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Trees may be replaced in reserve
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Trees may be replaced in reserve
Wilding trees infesting a reserve on Queenstown Hill could be felled and replaced with native and exotic species.
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CCO preferred option for Three Waters
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CCO preferred option for Three Waters
A recommendation for a council-controlled organisation (CCO) to deliver Three Waters services in the Queenstown Lakes district will go out for public consultation on Monday.
Freedom camping bylaw on the agenda
Freedom camping bylaw on the agenda
Developing a freedom camping bylaw for Queenstown Lakes is like "tiptoeing through tulips", a council manager says.
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Hoping for consent for wharf base
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Hoping for consent for wharf base
Sharks may continue to swim in the cold waters of Queenstown.
Mystery as man found in pool of blood in Queenstown
Mystery as man found in pool of blood in Queenstown
A 33-year old foreign national found in a pool of blood has serious head injuries after apparently falling down a steep bank in central Queenstown this morning.
'Like a washing machine': Kayaker lost life after hitting hole
'Like a washing machine': Kayaker lost life after hitting hole
A skilled Queenstown kayaker drowned after becoming caught in a river hazard resembling a ‘‘washing machine’’, a coroner says.
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Treated wastewater discharge plan ‘done deal’ at briefing
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Treated wastewater discharge plan ‘done deal’ at briefing
The Queenstown Lakes District Council needed a legal letter from its airport company to strengthen the case for invoking emergency powers to directly discharge treated wastewater.
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Coronet Peak replanting project ‘visionary’
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Coronet Peak replanting project ‘visionary’
A "visionary" project to recloak a large swath of Coronet Peak near Arrowtown has begun.
Council puts wastewater results on website
Council puts wastewater results on website
The Queenstown Lakes District Council says it is publishing wastewater testing data on its website so the community has "accurate information".
River wastewater: 'I would happily let my children swim there'
River wastewater: 'I would happily let my children swim there'
A senior Queenstown council manager says he would happily let his children swim in a river where treated sewage will be discharged within days.
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Freedom camping mess ‘inexcusable’
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Freedom camping mess ‘inexcusable’
Queenstown Lakes district councillors were regaled with more freedom camping horror stories at their full meeting yesterday.
Greasy road a factor in fatal crash
Senior public servant lost control on greasy road before fatal crash
A senior public servant who died in a car crash near Cardrona in 2022 lost control on a "greasy" road before colliding with another vehicle, a coroner says.
Man sentenced to supervision to care for mum
Man sentenced to supervision to care for mum
An Oamaru man who fled after crashing his car into a power pole in Tarras was found injured and hypothermic six hours later.
Staffordshire dog appeals: one successful, one not
Staffordshire dog appeals: one successful, one not
An Arrowtown couple whose Staffordshire bull terriers allegedly attacked a Siberian husky have successfully appealed their dogs’ menacing classification.
Body of skydiving tourist never found
Body of skydiving tourist never found
A coroner will not open a formal inquiry into the death of a Californian tourist in a skydiving accident near Queenstown.
Driver jailed after pregnant woman seriously hurt
Driver jailed after pregnant woman seriously hurt
A Queenstown man nearly four times the legal limit when he drove head-on into a vehicle driven by a heavily pregnant woman has been jailed for 19 months.
Complex dispute laid bare in court
Complex dispute laid bare in court
A legal dispute between the backers of a stalled marina village development near Queenstown’s Jack’s Point has been laid bare in a High Court decision.
California doctor in Queenstown crash named
California doctor in Queenstown crash named
A Californian doctor who left New Zealand after allegedly causing a head-on crash that injured a Queenstown woman can finally be named.
Drowned man was a metre from safety
Drowned man was a metre from safety
An Australian detective who drowned during a rafting trip on the Shotover River was only about a metre from being pulled to safety when he lost grip of a safety rope.