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QLDC has been reviewing its representation arrangements - the number of councillors and the way they are elected. An advisory group produced a report which was considered by the full Council at the end of June this year. The main issue debated at that meeting was the fate of the... read more →

The Council has signed off on the Airport's latest Statement of Intent, despite it leaving open the possibility of seeking an expansion of the Air Noise Boundaries (ANBs) when airline demand requires it, sometime after 1 July 2024.   Back in February 2020, at the height of concerns about the impact of over-tourism and... read more →

By-election: the Candidates views on KPCA Key Issues For the upcoming Council by-election, KPCA asked candidates Esther Whitehead and Phil Wilson for their views on the following questions which would be of key interest to members and others on the Peninsula: Expansion of the Airport at Frankton and the Spatial Plan: KPCA has opposed the expansion... read more →

Last year, the Otago Regional Council decided to support a Lake Wakatipu water ferry service as integral to the public transport network.   After our petition, a public hearing and a change to the Regional Public Transport Plan change, ORC signalled its support for the long term provision of a... read more →

QLDC have advised that the Peninsula track outside of the Hilton will be closed during week days from 3 May for four months for construction work to protect the gabion wall along the lakes edge and upgrade to the trail.  QLDC is proposing an alternative route for track users of... read more →

The long awaited draft Spatial Plan has been released for public viewing.   The Plan states it, “provides a longterm framework for managing growth. It directs growth in a way that will make positive changes to the environment, housing, access to jobs and opportunities, the wellbeing of the community and... read more →

Readers will recall the stir caused by the dual use of the Peninsula Track during lockdown last year with the clash of interests of walkers and cyclists. Our lobbying of the Council was followed up with attending the AGM of the Queenstown Trails Trust (QTT) to draw its attention to... read more →

KPCA will hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 17 March 2021, at 7:00pm at the Queenstown Golf Club. This is your chance to have your say about what your Community Association has been doing over the last year and is planning to do this year. So, please come along!... read more →

Planting of a remarkable 2,695 native trees and shrubs took place in Jardine Park during the spring. Most of the plants seem to have survived so far, assisted no doubt by the amount of rain this summer! This planting was organised by the Wakatipu Reforestation Trust and the QLDC in... read more →

So, the Council approved the latest Statement of Intent from the Queenstown Airport at its meeting on Thursday. KPCA made a submission during Public Forum reminding Council that, at its meeting in February this year, it had insisted the Airport must not plan on the basis of expanding the established... read more →