Holiday alert: Please note that kerbside collections between 25-27 December and 1-3 January will be pushed out a day (even recyclers need a holiday). For more on Rubbish & Recycling in our district, see our dedicated webpage.

Council offices will close at midday Wednesday 24 December 2025 and reopen 8.00am Monday 5 January 2026. For urgent issues, call us on 03 441 0499 (Queenstown) or 03 443 0024 (Wānaka). For non-urgent issues, please us the Snap Send Solve App. We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Queenstown Trails Trust

The Queenstown Trails Trust is a non profit organisation dedicated to developing a network of public trails around the Wakatipu basin.


Trustees

The Queenstown Trails Trust is made up of 8 passionate members of the Wakatipu community, plus representatives from the Council and Department of Conservation.

The trustees are:

  • Tony McQuilkin (Patron)

  • Michael Walker (Chairman & Trustee)

  • Andrew Brinsley (Deputy Chairman & Trustee)

  • Sarena Glass

  • John Edmonds

  • Steve Hall

  • Benje Paterson

  • Rosie Hill

  • Gavin Bartlett

The Trust also has its own Chief Executive, Mark Williams.