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Rubbish & Recycling
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Resource Consents
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Alcohol Licensing
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Registrations
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Community
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2025 Quality of Life Survey
Our annual survey is now open and your views are important!
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Recreation
Recreation
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- Queenstown Events Centre
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Bow & Arrow
A fitness programme in Arrowtown featuring strength and stretch elements. Book your spot now!
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Council Projects
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- Short term approach for managing wastewater discharge
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- Smart Water Meters Trial
- Environmental Monitoring System
- Lakeview Development
- Mount Iron Reserve Management Plan
- Project Manawa
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- Improving housing outcomes
- Queenstown Lakes Home Strategy
- Upgraded Two Mile UV Treatment Plant
- Frankton Road Watermain Upgrades
- Glenorchy Water Treatment Upgrades
- Upper Clutha Safety Improvements Programme
- Cardrona Valley Water Supply Scheme
- Schools to pool active travel route
- All-weather turf at Queenstown Events Centre
- Arthurs Point to Queenstown shared path
- 101 Ballantyne Road Masterplan
- Ballantyne Road Upgrade
- Cardrona Valley Wastewater Upgrade
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- Mayoral Housing Affordability Taskforce
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- Proposed Visitor Levy
- Ladies Mile Masterplan
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- Luggate Memorial Centre
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- Western Wānaka Water Supply Upgrade
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Council Committees and Community Board Structure
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On this page you can find details of the decision making structures and groups that the elected Council works within, who is in each committee or on the Community Board, and what type of decisions they can make.
Committee members will be updated following the inaugural Full Council Meeting held on 30 October from 1.00pm at Lake Hayes Pavilion.
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The Queenstown Lakes District Council has the important job of making decisions alongside and on behalf of the people living in this district. Specifically, we are responsible for:
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Community well-being and development.
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Environmental health and safety. (building control, civil defence, and environmental health)
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Managing infrastructure. (roading and transport, sewerage, water and stormwater)
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Facilitating recreation and culture.
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Resource management including land use planning and development control.
The Council consists of the Mayor, four Queenstown-Whakatipu ward Councillors, three Arrowtown-Kawarau ward Councillors, and four Wānaka-Upper Clutha ward Councillors.
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The Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board is not a committee of Council but a separate unincorporated body established under Section 49 of the Local Government Act 2002. The role of the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board is to represent and act as an advocate for the Wānaka and wider Upper Clutha community. The Council has given extensive delegation to the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board to make decisions on many of the facilities and services located within the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Ward.
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Community Board elected members are: TBD
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Community Board appointed members are: TBD
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The Chair of the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board is: TBD
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The Deputy Chair is: TBD
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The Arrowtown Kawarau Ward Councillors are dedicated representatives of the Queenstown district community, here to listen and act on your behalf. The role of the councillors is to advocate for the interests and needs of the Arrowtown Kawarau Ward, ensuring your voice is heard in council decisions.
Your local elected members are:
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The objective of the Planning & Strategy Committee is to recommend strategies, plans and policies that advance the Council’s vision and goals for the district and ensure integrated and sustainable management of the natural and physical resources of the district in accordance with the Resource Management Act 1991.
Committee Members are:
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The objective of the Infrastructure Committee is to review strategy and policy for the Council’s infrastructure.
Committee Members are:
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The objective of the Community & Services Committee is to review strategy and policy essential to the development of resilient, successful, healthy and safe communities.
Committee Members are:
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Councillor Ferguson (Chair)
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Councillor Whitehead (Deputy)
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Councillor Bruce
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Councillor Guy
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Councillor Tucker
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Councillor Wong
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The objectives of the Audit, Finance & Risk Committee are to assist the Council to discharge its responsibilities for:
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the robustness of the internal control framework and financial management practices;
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the integrity and appropriateness of internal and external reporting and accountability arrangements;
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the robustness of risk management systems, processes and practices;
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compliance with applicable laws, regulations, standards and best practice guidelines; and
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the establishment and maintenance of controls to safeguard the Council's financial and nonfinancial assets.
Committee members are:
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Mr Stuart McLauchlan (Chair)
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Mr Heath Copland (Deputy Chair)
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Mr Bill Moran
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The objectives of the Chief Executive Performance Committee are to monitor, review and report back to Council on the Chief Executive's Performance Objectives and Performance Review.
Committee Members are:
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The objective of the Dog Control Committee is to hear and make decisions on enforcement matters relating to the Dog Control Act 1996.
A panel of three members is convened to hear these matters and these members are chosen from the elected Council.
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The objectives of the Governance Subcommittee are to provide prompt authoritative recommendations on the recruitment and selection of directors to Council controlled organisations and Council controlled trading organisations.
Committee Members are:
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The District Licensing Committee will consider and determine all applications (opposed and unopposed) for new and renewal licences and manager’s certificates, temporary authorities and special licences under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.
Committee Members are: TBD
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