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Queenstown-Lakes District Council

Queenstown-Lakes District Council is the territorial authority for the Queenstown-Lakes District of New Zealand.[2]

The council has 11 members: mayor of Queenstown-Lakes Glyn Lewers and 10 ward councillors.[2]

Composition

Councillors

  • Mayor Glyn Lewers
  • Queenstown-Wakatipu Ward: Valerie Miller, Craig Ferguson, Penny Clark, John MacDonald, Glyn Lewers, Niki Gladding
  • Wānaka Ward: Deputy Mayor Calum MacLeod, Niamh Shaw, Quentin Smith,
  • Arrowtown Ward: Heath Copland[2]

Community boards

  • Wānaka Community Board: Barry Bruce (Chair), Ed Taylor (Deputy Chair), Chris Hadfield, Councillor Niamh Shaw, Councillor Quentin Smith, Jude Battson, Deputy Mayor Calum MacLeod[2]

History

The council was formed in 1989, replacing a council of the same name established in 1986.[3] This council was established through the merger of Queenstown Borough District (established in 1866),[4] Lake County Council (established in 1876),[4] and Arrowtown Borough Council (established on 10 May 1877)[5]

In 2020, the council had 442 staff, including 103 earning more than $100,000. According to the Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,744.[6]

References

  1. ^ "How We Look: QLDC Brand guidelines | 2.2 QLDC COAT OF ARMS AND SEAL" (PDF). www.qldc.govt.nz. Queenstown-Lakes District Council. July 2019. p. 9. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "About Queenstown-Lakes District Council". qldc.govt.nz. Queenstown-Lakes District Council.
  3. ^ Department of Survey and Land Information cadastral map NZMS 261 sheet E43, 1986 edition
  4. ^ a b Fraser, B (editor), The New Zealand Book of Events. Reed Methuen, Auckland, 1986.
  5. ^ [New Zealand Gazette] #60, page 717
  6. ^ "Ratepayers Report". ratepayersreport.nz. Taxpayers' Union.

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