Tests may provide solution
Tests may provide solution
Deep-water testing may provide a solution to an invasive algal bloom which continues to affect water supplies to some Wanaka residents.
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Mayoral profile: Simon Hayes
Mayoral profile: Simon Hayes
Mayoral elections in Otago's "heartland" this year have attracted 14 candidates. The Otago Daily Times today continues its series profiling those candidates, with reporter Ellie Constantine putting the questions to Queenstown Lakes district hopeful Simon Hayes
Drunk dinghy users 'very lucky, very stupid'
Drunk dinghy users 'very lucky, very stupid'
Four young Cantabrians were labelled "very lucky and very stupid" by Queenstown police after a boat trip went "terribly wrong" and their dinghy sank in the freezing waters of Lake Wakatipu on Saturday night.
Deputies yet to be decided, but Cocks likely in QLDC
Deputies yet to be decided, but Cocks likely in QLDC
Several councillors are in the running but no decision has been made yet on who will be Central Otago's new deputy mayor.
Rodeo to be held on original site
Rodeo to be held on original site
The Wanaka Rodeo Club's annual event will go ahead as planned on its original site near the Wanaka Golf Course after resource consent uncertainty about its new Albert Town site became too much for the club.
'No connection' to development bid
'No connection' to development bid
A declined development beside Mt Aspiring Rd avenue is not associated with a council call to cull seven diseased trees, the QLDC parks manager says.
Park-and-ride studied
Park-and-ride studied
Park-and-ride facilities to cater for high-profile events and Frankton flats residents in Queenstown are "being considered", the council says.
Divergent views on CBD noise controls
Divergent views on CBD noise controls
Ngai Tahu Property, Nomads Backpackers and the Wakatipu Anglican Parish are just a handful of the 82 parties who have made submissions to Queenstown Lakes District Council's investigation into CBD noise issues.
Contractors to clean main reservoir of silt
Contractors to clean main reservoir of silt
The main reservoir which holds Lake Hawea's residential water supply is likely to be cleaned after ongoing tests confirmed the unacceptably high presence of potential E. coli contaminants
District council proposes 2.74% rates increase
District council proposes 2.74% rates increase
Queenstown Lakes District Council is proposing an average rates rise of 2.74% council chief executive Debra Lawson said yesterday.
Queenstown Park plan too weak: council
Queenstown Park plan too weak: council
A submission by the Queenstown Lakes District Council on Remarkables Park Ltd's proposed private plan change calls it "weak" and ill-equipped to "prevent poor design outcomes".
Upton St resolution altered
Upton St resolution altered
The Queenstown Lakes District Council affirmed a 2001 council resolution to sell a portion of Upton St in Wanaka but following lengthy discussions this week rescinded part of the resolution.
Airport land use to be decided
Airport land use to be decided
An extraordinary meeting has been scheduled for next Tuesday so the Queenstown Lakes District Council can decide whether to adopt a district plan change and new land-use designations for Wanaka Airport.
Significant Frankton Rd work, and more
Significant Frankton Rd work, and more
More than $3.7 million is to be spent on roads in Queenstown and Arrowtown this summer - with most of Frankton Rd to be targeted over the coming months.
New Zealand Transport Agency Central Otago area manager John Jarvis told the Otago Daily Times some of the $500,000 of resurfacing work of Frankton Rd carried out by DownerEDI last summer had not survived the winter.
Balance seen in parking proposal
Balance seen in parking proposal
A Queenstown official recommending over half Queenstown Gardens' free car parks be time-restricted says this would "balance" the needs of park users and town workers.
Water supply area changes
Water supply area changes
The Arrowtown and Lake Hayes water supply areas were amended by the Queenstown Lakes District Council's infrastructure services committee at a meeting in Wanaka last week.
Second housing seminar chance to get questions answered
Second housing seminar chance to get questions answered
Following the popularity of its first public seminar last month, the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust will host a second informal question-and-answer session tomorrow for those interested in owning their first home in Wakatipu.
Aim to make district plan 'easier to use'
Aim to make district plan 'easier to use'
A review of the district plan, to make it "easier to use", is being undertaken by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Hunt starts for new QLDC chief
Hunt starts for new QLDC chief
Recruitment for the top job at the Queenstown Lakes District Council is to start and chief executive Debra Lawson's last day with the authority will be June 30.
CEO makes her exit quietly
CEO makes her exit quietly
When Debra Lawson, the most powerful unelected member of the Queenstown Lakes District Council, politely declined to be interviewed by the Otago Daily Times before her final day today, her low-key exit seemed in keeping with her tenure as chief executive.