The Queenstown Lakes District Council adopted a heritage strategy for the district at a meeting on Tuesday. But many of the projects mentioned in the strategy will still depend on funding, which will have to be sought through the council's 10-year plan.
In a report to the council, QLDC senior policy analyst Sue Mavor said the aim of the strategy was "the preservation and celebration of the district's local cultural heritage".
The council's strategy committee has been working on this strategy since May 2008 through several workshops, meetings and consultations.
Nine submissions were received.
The final draft of the strategy was completed after meetings with organisations such as the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, the Queenstown District Historical Society, the Department of Conservation and Destination Queenstown.
The strategy identifies 82 points of action within six categories:
• Identification of heritage values, places and items.
• Recognition and protection.
• Processes for implementation and enforcement of protection mechanisms.
• Relationships and partnerships.
• Promotion and education.
• Monitoring and review.
Ms Mavor said two specific actions from each category with a high priority, but low cost, were chosen for implementation within the next three years.
The actions chosen were mostly programmes that could be carried out by staff, so without a high cost for external consultants or for events and equipment, she said.
These actions might also be supported or partly funded by other organisations, she said.
"Because of the current economic climate, actions that are a high priority but do not require high levels of funding to implement have been prioritised in the short-term action plan," she said.
Actions that were a high priority but costly were still important, so were being scoped, she said.
