Queenstown Lakes District Council
24 stories since November 2024 Quiet since 7 Oct
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- Queenstown Shotover River wastewater discharge5 stories · March 2025Quiet since 31 Mar 2025
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October 2026
December 2025
- Hāwea Flat cafe owner prosecuted for alleged illegal food sales


- Three companies sentenced over 2023 Queenstown landslip



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November 2025
- Queenstown Lakes District Council issued abatement notices for Wānaka wastewater plant


- Investigation launched into Wānaka wastewater treatment plant consent breaches


October 2025
- McDonald’s lodges second bid for Wānaka restaurant




- Queenstown Lakes District Council restricts freedom camping to 141 carparks


- Central Otago council proposes new freedom camping bylaws



- Shotover wastewater plant repairs and legal fees cost council millions




September 2025
- Record objections to proposed Lake Hāwea liquor store



+4 - Daniel Shand uses wordless plywood signs for Queenstown mayoral campaign



- Queenstown venue left off international cricket schedules this summer


August 2025
- Resource consent granted for $300 million Wānaka hospital project


- Simplicity Living announces $500m build-to-rent scheme in Queenstown


July 2025
June 2025
- Queenstown Lakes District Council proposes new freedom camping plan


- Council must fix Shotover wastewater treatment plant, court rules


May 2025
March 2025
- Queenstown councillor claims due process failures over removal from committees


- Treated wastewater discharge into Shotover River begins



- Legal action possible over Shotover River wastewater discharge plan


- Protesters picket in Queenstown over sewage discharge plan



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