-
Services
-
expand_more
Back
Services
-
-
expand_more
Back
Alcohol Licensing
- Alcohol-Free Areas In Public Places
- Alcohol licence fee calculator
- Alcohol Public Notices
- All alcohol licensing forms
- ARLA annual report
- District Licensing Committee decisions
- Gambling Information
- Find the right alcohol licence and apply
- Have your say on alcohol licence applications
- Legal requirements for licence holders
- Manager's certificates
- Renew and/or vary your alcohol licence
-
-
expand_more
Back
Rates & Property
- Changing your details
- Online Rates Payments
- Property Information Search
- Queenstown CBD Transport Rate for Queenstown Town Centre Properties
- Rates Dates & Payment Options
- Rates FAQs
- Rates Rebates, Remission & Postponement
- Revaluation and how it affects rates
- Setting the Rates
- Short-Term Visitor Accommodation
- Wastewater Rates for Cardrona
- Other Information
-
-
expand_more
Back
Resource Consents
- Apply for a resource consent
- Before you apply
- Change, extend or surrender a resource consent
- Current resource consents
- Do I need a resource consent?
- eDocs
- FAQs
- Need help?
- Non-compliance & monitoring
- Notified consents
- Practice notes and guidance
- Subdividing and Land Development
-
-
expand_more
Back
Rubbish & Recycling
- Commercial Services
- Construction and demolition waste
- Cut your waste
- Green and food waste
- How we recycle
- Public place litter bins and illegal dumping
- Recycling Centres
- Rubbish & Recycling Collection
- Solid Waste Assessment
- Transfer Stations
- Waste Minimisation Community Fund
- Waste Minimisation for Businesses
- Zero Waste Events
-
Do It Online
-
expand_more
Back
Do It Online
-
-
expand_more
Back
Registrations
- Activities in a Public Place
- No Spray Register
- Register as a Homestay
- Register as Residential Visitor Accommodation
- Register for a transfer or refund of dog registration fee
- Renewal for Campgrounds and Offensive Trade Registrations
- Register your Dog
- Register for Kerbside Collection Services
- Register for our public notification list
- Register to speak at Public Forum
-
Community
Community
Ngā Hapori
- Arts, Culture and Heritage
- Citizenship Ceremonies
- Community Associations and Groups
- Community Connect
- Community Funding
- Community Research
- Community Wellbeing
- Economic Development
- Emergency Management
- Energy Saving Tips
- Event Planning and Venues
- Manaaki
- Managing the risk of wildfire
- Māori Community
- Newcomers Guide
- Population and Demand
- Summerdaze
- Tuia Programme
- Welcoming Communities
- Venue Hire
Summerdaze
A collection of events happening district-wide over the summer months.
-
Recreation
Recreation
Kā mahi a te rēhia
- Queenstown Events Centre
- Wānaka Recreation Centre
- Paetara Aspiring Central
- Swim
- Learn to Swim
- Golf
- Kids' Recreation
- Sport & Rec Venues and Contacts
- Courts and Fields
- Memberships - Join Today
- Join the Sport & Rec Team
- Responsible Camping
- Parks and Walkways
- Lakes and Boating
- Mountain Biking
- Horse Riding
- Physiotherapy
- Playgrounds
- School Holiday Programmes
- Sport & Recreation Captial Projects
Camping this summer?
We have new rules on freedom camping. Make sure you know before you go!
-
Your Council
Your Council
Te Kaunihera ā-rohe
- Careers
- Climate Change and Biodiversity
- Consultations
- Council Documents
- Council Meetings
- Council Projects
- District Plan
- Elected Members
- Elections
- Fast-track Approvals Act
- LGOIMA (information) requests
- Media Centre
- News
- Newsletter Archive
- Our Strategic Framework
- Public Notices
- Sister Cities
- User Fees and Charges
Elected Members
Get to know your elected members and how to contact them.
-
expand_more
Back
Your Council
-
-
expand_more
Back
Council Documents
- Annual Plans
- Annual Reports
- Archived Agendas & Minutes
- Asset Management Plans
- Awarded Council Contracts
- Bylaws
- Capex Quarterly Update
- Long Term Plan (LTP)
- Monthly Reports
- National Policy Statement - Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD)
- Policies
- Pre-election reports
- Queenstown Lakes Spatial Plan
- Reserve Management Plans
- Section 10A Reports
- Small Community Plans
- Strategies and Publications
- Submissions from QLDC
-
-
expand_more
Back
Council Projects
- Project Tohu
- Queenstown Town Centre Arterial
- McPhee Park Playground
- Blue-Green Network Plan
- Frankton Track Wastewater Upgrades
- Aubrey Road Wastewater Pipe Upgrades
- Luggate Water Upgrades
- Kingston Infrastructure Works
- Queenstown Town Centre Street Upgrades
- Way To Go
- Our Water Done Well
- Upper Clutha Wastewater Conveyance Scheme
- Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant Stage 3 upgrades
- Short term approach for managing wastewater discharge
- Long term solution for Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Smart Water Meters Trial
- Environmental Monitoring System
- Lakeview Development
- Mount Iron Reserve Management Plan
- Project Manawa
- Wānaka Airport Certification
- Wānaka Airport Future Review
- 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
- Glenorchy Reservoirs
- Frankton Campground
- Frankton Stormwater Upgrade
- Marine Parade Upgrades
- Mayoral Housing Affordability Taskforce
- Shotover Country Borefield and Treatment Plant
- Proposed Visitor Levy
- Ladies Mile Masterplan
- Recreation Ground Wastewater Pump Station and Rising Main
- Luggate Memorial Centre
- Te Kararo Queenstown Gardens
- Western Wānaka Water Supply Upgrade
- Shotover Bridge Water and Wastewater Main
- Te Tapuae Southern Corridor
- Glenorchy Marina Carpark
- Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan
- Travel Demand Management Programme
- Peninsula Bay Reserve Regeneration
- Merton Park Playground
- Tucker Beach closed landfill rehabilitation
- QEC Indoor Court Expansion
- 101 Ballantyne Road Remediation
- Energy upgrades at Aquatic facilities
- Reconsenting Lake Hayes water take
- Mount Iron Trail Plan
-
-
expand_more
Back
District Plan
- Operative District Plan
- Proposed District Plan
- ePlans
- National Policy Statement-Urban Development (District Plan Amendments)
- Urban Intensification Variation
- Te Pūtahi Ladies Mile Variation
- Private Plan Change 1 - The Hills Resort Zone
- Upper Clutha Landscape Schedules Variation
- Priority Area Landscape Schedules
- Special Zones Review
- District Plan Maps
- A Guide to Plan Changes
- Planning Matters - Planning & Development Newsletter
- Community
- Arts, Culture and Heritage
- Citizenship Ceremonies
- Community Associations and Groups
- Community Connect
- Community Funding
- Community Research
- Community Wellbeing
- Economic Development
- Emergency Management
- Energy Saving Tips
- Event Planning and Venues
- Manaaki
- Managing the risk of wildfire
- Māori Community
- Newcomers Guide
- Population and Demand
- Summerdaze
- Tuia Programme
- Welcoming Communities
- Venue Hire
Arts, Culture and Heritage
Kā Toi, Ahurea me kā Taoka
Telling the stories of our people, protecting our heritage, celebrating who we are now and where we have come from, are essential for supporting our community wellbeing. Reflecting on the cultures of all who live here, including the unique perspective of mana whenua, helps to create better understanding, awareness and a shared identity and vision for our community and district.
Quick links
Latest news
We’ve collaborated with the Regional Arts Organisation Three Lakes Cultural Trust (TLCT), Lakes District Museum and Kāi Tahu to develop Te Muka Toi, Te Muka Tākata | The Creativity, Culture and Heritage Strategy for the Queenstown Lakes District.
A well-informed strategy helps set a shared vision and commitment to arts, culture and heritage. It provides guidance for what should be preserved, maintained, celebrated, and outlines a roadmap of what we need to do to achieve this.
For more details and to read the Creativity, Culture and Heritage Strategy go to QLDC - Creativity, Culture and Heritage Strategy
Arts and culture
Our district is a place of breathtaking creativity. Surrounded by the endless inspiration of the landscape around us, it is a place that nurtures the arts, culture and the spirit of invention. We are a place of diverse communities and people with a wide range of cultural perspectives which makes this a dynamic and exciting place to live, work and play.
The vision for the promotion of arts, culture and events across our district is provided in the following documents.
Heritage
Our heritage provides an anchor for our place in the world, connecting us to past and future generations, reflecting on the achievements of our people and the lessons we have learnt, and contributes to our sense of community identity and pride.
The vision for the protection, promotion and sustainable management of heritage across our district is provided in our Heritage Strategy and the related documents below.
Lakes District Cemeteries and Heritage Newsletter
Our first newsletter detailing activities and developments for Lakes District Cemeteries and Heritage was shared with stakeholders and the community on 1 August 2025. If you know groups or individuals who would like to sign up to receive the newsletter approximately twice a year, please subscribe below.
Related Content
Stay up-to-date
Sign up to our newsletters and stay up-to-date with the latest news, events & information in the Queenstown Lakes District.