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QueenstownMay 23

Council approves land exchange

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has approved an exchange of land at Hawea Flat to create a public track, and acknowledged the support of the farmers involved.

QueenstownNovember 30

Sludge attitudes hard to budge

Use of treated human waste on farmland in Australia is widespread but in New Zealand it seems to be an idea just too hard to swallow. Local authorities such as the Queenstown Lakes District Council are trying to find a place for growing piles of ''biosolids'', as Mark Price reports.

QueenstownNovember 6

Public meeting in a bar

In the old days, a public meeting saw upright citizens gathering in a draughty public hall.

QueenstownNovember 3

Assurances sought on sludge proposal

Concerns linger over a proposed sludge-drying facility near Luggate, with more assurances being sought from those behind the project.

QueenstownOctober 30

Council's $120,000 UFB offer

The provision of ultrafast broadband to the Wanaka CBD is not yet a done deal, and the Queenstown Lakes District Council is still to approve its financial contribution.

QueenstownOctober 23

Progress on energy resilience

The new Queenstown Lakes District Council is likely to be asked to help carry out more research into the district's future energy needs.

QueenstownOctober 16

Third contender for deputy spot

A third contender has entered the contest for the job of deputy mayor of the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

NewsOctober 13

McLeod tops poll as Wanaka vote increases

The Wanaka ward's top-polling councillor Calum McLeod has no truck with the idea of Wanaka breaking free from the Queenstown Lakes District.

QueenstownOctober 13

Returned mayor issues succession call

While the champagne corks were popping at Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden's home on Saturday night after a successful election campaign, Ms van Uden is making it clear from the outset she will not be seeking a third term.

NewsOctober 13

Broadcaster highest polling new councillor

Four new councillors were elected to represent the Queenstown-Wakatipu ward in Saturday's local body elections.

QueenstownOctober 9

Council camping ground lease agreement indicated

Leasing arrangements for the Queenstown Lakes District Council's four main camping grounds could be known in ''a matter of days'', the council's chief executive, Adam Feeley, said.

QueenstownOctober 9

Fire district backed, with reservations

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has given its support for an enlarged rural fire district for Otago, subject to a full financial review of the entity after one year.

QueenstownSeptember 19

Council costs and debt below budget

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has reported a ''pretty pleasing'' result for the financial year ended June 30, which included operating costs $3.2 million below budget and total debt of just over $105 million - $23 million less than budgeted for in the long-term plan.

QueenstownSeptember 13

Sports facility project concerns addressed

Concerns from the Wanaka community about a perceived lack of progress on the town's sports facility project have been partially addressed by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

QueenstownSeptember 11

Council's survey shows satisfaction levels improved

Residents' and ratepayers' satisfaction with the Queenstown Lakes District Council is high and an annual council survey has produced one of the best results in a decade.

QueenstownNovember 29

Amnesty an opportunity to can library fines

Errant Queenstown Library book borrowers will be able to wipe $5 in fines for a can of food for charity for a week from Monday.

QueenstownJune 26

Deputy CEO steps up in the meantime

The deputy chief executive of the Queenstown Lakes District Council, Stewart Burns, would assume the role of acting chief executive from Saturday, Mayor Vanessa van Uden announced yesterday.

QueenstownJune 26

Axing of Arrowtown ward advised

Arrowtown will lose its only representative on the Queenstown Lakes District Council if the latest recommendation is approved at Friday's council meeting.

QueenstownJuly 26

Council adopts new procurement strategy

The Queenstown Lakes District Council's strategy of having preferred contractors - which had been a major issue for Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden - has been changed.

QueenstownFebruary 20

Lakeview hardest hit by slump

The Queenstown Lakeview Holiday Park has "suffered hardest" from the economic downturn, especially in the campervan and tent market, out of the four holiday parks owned and operated by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

QueenstownOctober 21

No decision yet on gym case

After hearing nearly four hours of legal submissions yesterday, a judge has reserved his decision in sentencing Fiona Caroline Graham, sole director of embattled Wanaka Gym Ltd, when she appeared in the Queenstown District Court.

QueenstownSeptember 7

Opportunity to hear candidates

Voters are being urged to attend a public meeting in Queenstown this week, to hear from candidates in what is seen as one of the most important elections in many years.

QueenstownSeptember 7

Candidates critical of debt forecast

Queenstown's three mayoral candidates are unimpressed with the council's projected debt level of more than $400 million in the next nine years and say a harder line needs to be taken on spending.

QueenstownSeptember 7

Time for 'fresh blood', councillor decides

After nine years representing ratepayers on the Queenstown Lakes District Council, Gillian Macleod has decided it's time for some "fresh blood".

QueenstownSeptember 7

Three-way contest for mayoralty

Queenstown Lakes District voters have a choice of three mayoral candidates this year.

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