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Alcohol Licensing
- Alcohol Public Notices
- Find the right alcohol licence and apply
- Alcohol licence fee calculator
- Renew and/or vary your alcohol licence
- Manager's certificates
- Legal requirements for licence holders
- District Licensing Committee decisions
- ARLA annual report
- Alcohol-Free Areas In Public Places
- Have your say on alcohol licence applications
- All alcohol licensing forms
- Gambling Information
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Rates & Property
- Setting the Rates
- Revaluation and how it affects rates
- Rates Dates & Payment Options
- Changing your details
- Property Information Search
- Online Rates Payments
- Rates Rebates, Remission & Postponement
- Short-Term Visitor Accommodation
- Queenstown CBD Transport Rate for Queenstown Town Centre Properties
- Wastewater Rates for Cardrona
- Other Information
- Rates FAQs
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Resource Consents
- Do I need a resource consent?
- Change, extend or surrender a resource consent
- Before you apply
- Apply for a resource consent
- Non-compliance & monitoring
- Notified consents
- Subdividing and Land Development
- Need help?
- Current resource consents
- eDocs
- FAQs
- Practice notes and guidance
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Rubbish & Recycling
- How we recycle in the Queenstown Lakes District
- Cut your waste
- Commercial Services
- Public place litter bins and illegal dumping
- Rubbish & Recycling Collection
- Recycling Centres
- Transfer Stations
- Solid Waste Assessment
- Waste Minimisation Community Fund
- Waste Minimisation for Businesses
- Zero Waste Events
- Green and food waste
- Construction and demolition waste
- Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2025-2031
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Registrations
- Register your Dog
- Register for a transfer or refund of dog registration fee
- Renewal for Campgrounds and Offensive Trade Registrations
- Activities in a Public Place - Registration/Application Form
- Register as a Homestay
- Register as Residential Visitor Accommodation
- Register for our public notification list
- Register to speak at Public Forum
- Register for Kerbside Collection Services
- No Spray Register
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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.
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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
- Splash Café
- Physiotherapy
- Playgrounds
- School Holiday Programmes
- This Is Sport & Recreation
- Sport & Recreation Captial Projects
Camping this summer?
We have new rules on freedom camping. Make sure you know before you go!
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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.
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Your Council
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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
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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
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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
Community Associations and Groups
Kā rōpū o te Hapori
There are many community associations across our district who actively represent and advocate for the needs and interests of their local community. We're also lucky to have a wide range of community groups and services on offer to support how we live, work and play.
Quick links
Community associations
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Chairperson: Lucy Mitchell
Website: www.atca.org.nz
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Meetings held the first Tuesday of each month, 5.15-6.30pm at Paetara Aspiring Central. -
Chairperson: Nick Fifield
chairperson@arrowtownvillage.nzPostal Address: Arrowtown Village Association, PO Box 140, Arrowtown 9351
Website: arrowtownvillage.nzMeetings are the fourth Thursday of each month at Arrowtown Community Centre/Tennis Clubrooms.
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Chairperson: Andrew Blackford
arthurspointcommunity@gmail.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/627753190611806/about/
Meetings held at 7.30pm on the first Tuesday of every month. Location is confirmed in advance on Facebook and emailed to APCA mailing list.
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Chair: Blyth Adams
Secretary: Tim Allan
tim.mh.allan@gmail.comMeeting times vary, contact Tim for details.
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Chair: Simone Bray
fsbcaqueenstown@gmail.com
Meetings: The second Tuesday of each month, 6.30pm at Mercure Queenstown Resort (21 Sainsbury Road, Fernhill)Postal Address: Kamana Lake House, 139 Fernhill Road, Queenstown
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Chair: Wendy Sherlock
fca@franktoncommunity.nzPostal address: P O Box 2004, Frankton, Queenstown 9349
Website: www.franktoncommunity.nz
Facebook: Frankton Community Association
Meetings held third Monday of each month at The Shelter.
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Chairperson: Rose Cross
gibbstoncommunity@gmail.comGibbston Community Association Facebook page.
Meetings held first Monday of each month at 7.00pm.
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Chairperson: Adam Klimec
gycommunityassn@gmail.comWebsite: www.glenorchycommunity.co.nz/gy-community-association
Postal address: PO Box 38, Glenorchy 9350
Meetings held first Thursday of each month at Glenorchy Hall.
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Chairperson: Jennie Harding
chairperson@haweacommunity.nzWebsite: haweacommunity.nz
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Haweacommunityassociation
Postal address: Hawea Community Association Inc, P O BOX 53 Lake Hawea, 9345
Meetings held third Tuesday of every month from 7.30pm at Lake Hāwea Community Centre, with the exception of January .
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Chair: David Mayhew
talk2KPCA@gmail.com
dm.kpca@gmail.comPostal address: PO Box 2164, Wakatipu
Meetings held second Monday of every month at Hilton Hotel and via Zoom
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Chairperson: Kimberley Marshall
chairperson@kingstonca.org.nz
secretary@kingstonca.org.nzMeetings held first Tuesday of every month from 7.00pm at Kingston Fire Brigade building.
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Chairperson: Anita Golden
lhecommunityassociation@gmail.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/LHESCCA
Meetings held last Monday of each month from 7.00pm at Shotover Primary School library.
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Chairperson: Judy Thomson
luggatecommunity@gmail.comMeetings held last Thursday of each month from 7.30pm at Luggate Memorial Hall.
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Chairperson: Andrew Donaldson
secretarymbra591@gmail.comMeeting times vary, contact the email above for details.
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Community Association Grant Support
There are 15 formally recognised Community Associations across our district who actively represent and advocate for the needs and interests of their local communities.
These groups each receive an annual community grant of $5,000 for operational support and project seed funding. If they want to apply for additional project funding, they are able to complete an application for the Community Fund 2025-2026.
Community groups
Community Connect is a local directory of associations, sports and recreational clubs, faith-based organisations and churches, and community groups to help you connect to people and activities that match your interest. Click below to search the database.
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