Queenstown Lakes has been experiencing heavy rain and strong winds across the district. Some roads remain closed due to flooding and slips. The QLDC Emergency Operations Centre is closely monitoring conditions alongside Otago Regional Council and Otago Emergency Management. See our Emergency Management webpage for more information (including a list of road closures) or follow along on our Facebook page.

Trees in the District Plan

Information on protected tree management in QLDC's District Plan.

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Protected Trees

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Arrowtown Historic Zone Tree Maintenance

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Prohibited Tree Planting - Wilding Trees

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Protected Trees

There are many protected trees in our district. Protected trees have been assessed to have very high value, based on variables such as species and heritage. If you want to find out more about our Protected Trees or are unsure if you will be building or working near a Protected Tree, please check the Proposed District Plan Protected Trees Chapter 32, or call the QLDC Duty Planner on (03) 441 0499.  

To identify the location of Protected Trees, you can use the District Plan layer on the Council GIS system, Spatial Data Hub. 

’Protected’ or ‘Heritage Trees’ used to be located within the Inventory of Protected Features in the Operative District Plan (ODP).  

‘Notable’ and ‘scheduled’ trees are sometimes referred to when meaning Protected Trees. 

What is the Residential Arrowtown Historic Management Zone?

Historic Arrowtown has a truly unique character.  We want to make sure this character is protected and have introduced a special zone called the Residential Arrowtown Historic Management Zone which restricts any maintenance or removal of trees in this area.  There are steps you can take if you have legitimate reason to either have a tree removed or pruned in this zone – but you might need a resource consent first.  

The pink area below indicates the historic zone. 

Trees

The Proposed District Plan Protected Trees Chapter 32 includes Arrowtown Character Trees, in addition to trees which are in streets and public spaces within the Arrowtown Residential Historic Management Zone not scheduled as a Protected Tree. 

If you want to remove or prune a tree in the Residential Arrowtown Historic Management Zone, there are a few steps you'll need to take first. 

Prohibited Tree Planting - Wilding Trees

There are trees that are prohibited to plant in our district, as outlined in the Proposed District Plan Wilding Exotic Trees Chapter 34. They have been identified as having a detrimental effect on the environment. There are local groups that work towards their removal on a location priority basis. 

*Except for Plantation Forestry where the Resource Management (Resource Management (National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry) Regulation 2017 prevails.