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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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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
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- Green and food waste
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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
- Land Developments and Subdivisions
- Need help?
- Current resource consents
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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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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
- Manaaki
- Newcomers Guide
- Welcoming Communities
- Arts, Culture and Heritage
- Community Connect
- Citizenship Ceremonies
- Community Associations and Groups
- Community Funding
- Community Research
- Community Wellbeing
- Economic Development
- Emergency Management
- Energy Saving Tips
- Event Planning and Venues
- Māori Community
- Managing the risk of wildfire
- Population and Demand
- Summerdaze
- Tuia Programme
- Venue Hire
2025 Quality of Life Survey
Our annual survey is now open and your views are important!
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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
Arrowtown Memorial Pool
Arrowtown Memorial Pool will open for summer fun from Saturday 29 November.
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Your Council
Your Council
Te Kaunihera ā-rohe
- News
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- Fast-track Approvals Act
Climate & Biodiversity Plan
Read our latest plan which was adopted by Full Council on Thursday 31 July 2025.
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Council Documents
- Long Term Plan (LTP)
- Archived Agendas & Minutes
- Annual Plans
- Annual Reports
- Asset Management Plans
- Awarded Council Contracts
- Bylaws
- Capex Quarterly Update
- Monthly Reports
- National Policy Statement - Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD)
- Policies
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- Queenstown Lakes Spatial Plan
- Reserve Management Plans
- Section 10A Reports
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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
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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
- Your Council
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- Careers
- Consultations
- Council Documents
- Council Meetings
- Council Projects
- User Fees and Charges
- Climate Change and Biodiversity
- District Plan
- Elected Members
- Elections
- Media Centre
- Our Strategic Framework
- LGOIMA (information) requests
- Public Notices
- Sister Cities
- Fast-track Approvals Act
Libraries
Libraries user fees and charges for 2025/2026.
| Libraries Fees & Charges | Category | Description | Cost |
| Book Covering | Small books | $6.50 | |
| Large books | $11.00 | ||
| Extra Large books | $16.00 | ||
| Repair & Bulk Covering Charges | By negotiation | ||
| Computer Use | Maintain Queue Management | Free up to 1 hour+ | |
| Ancestry | Maintain Queue Management | Free up to 1 hour+ | |
| Damaged Item Charge | $10.50 | ||
| DVDs | Children's Educational | $0.00 | |
| Documentary | $0.00 | ||
| All others | $3.00 | ||
| Holds | All borrower categories | $0.00 | |
| Interloans | Other NZ Libraries | $10.50 | |
| Lanyards | 1000 Books Before School Product | $5.00 | |
| Library Bags | F.O.W.L Bags | $0.00 | |
| B&W Wānaka Bags | $0.00 | ||
| Kiki Bags | $10.00 | ||
| Library Bags - Eco | $10.00 | ||
| Library Card Replacement | $5.50 | ||
| Meeting Rooms | At Ftn & Qtn Libraries | Community & QLDC Staff Use Only | $0.00 |
| Overdue Items | Books, Audio Books, Mags | $0.00 | |
| DVDs | $0.00 | ||
| Jnr items issued to Jnr cards | Fine Free 1 April 22 | $0.00 | |
| Photocopying & Printing | B&W | A4 | $0.30 |
| A3 | $0.60 | ||
| Colour | A4 | $1.60 | |
| A3 | $3.20 | ||
| Local School Students | A4 B&W, Colour | 1st 5 pages free | |
| A3 B&W, Colour | 1st 3 pages free | ||
| Registered Charities | A4 B&W, Colour | 1st 5 pages free | |
| A3 B&W, Colour | 1st 3 pages free | ||
| Scanning | $2.00 | ||
| Scanning to Portable Storage Device | $2.00 | ||
| School Holiday Programmes | Children & Youth | 5-11 years | $0.00 |
| USB Flash Drive | 32 GB | $9.50 | |
| Wifi | Maintain Queue Management | Free |
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