Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has announced plans to begin the harvest and revegetation of Coronet Forest, starting Monday 23 September 2019. Established over several years between 1984 and 1996, Coronet Forest consists of 172.5 ha of Douglas fir and is a significant seed source contributing to the wilding pine problem on neighbouring indigenous tussock […]
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It has come to our attention that the Olive Leaf Centre Trust (OLCT) has applied to Queenstown Lakes District Council for leave to have their resource consent application heard by the Environment Court, instead of before QLDC appointed commissioners at a public hearing. Some important facts you may want to know: QLDC has declined their
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The first month of NIWA’s air quality monitoring project in Arrowtown has coincided with 8 breaches of the National Standard, including six times in one week – every time the air temperature dropped below freezing. Let’s look at what’s happening around this: NIWA NIWA has installed 24 air sensors across town on power poles,
Cosy Homes Trust helping clear the air Read More »
Arrowtown’s annual Matariki celebration has switched locations to the Ramshaw Lane car park after the success of the Autumn Festival market on that site. The evening (Thursday 27 June this year) will start with a traditional welcome and karakia, the Kāmuriwai Kapa Haka teams will perform and the children of Arrowtown Preschool will sing Matariki
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Otago Regional Council is currently working on a planning framework for the Arrow waterways catchment area. They have some upcoming meetings at the bowling club for people to talk about what the values of the river are to us. If you haven’t really thought too much about this, read on! About the river The
What does the Arrow River mean to you? Read More »
We have previously updated the community on the Orbus service and the associated highly visual infrastructure work occurring. Based on your feedback we joined with the Arrowtown Promotion and Business Association (APBA) and the Arrowtown Planning Advisory Group (APAG) to express our concern at the double movement from Ramshaw Lane to Adamson Drive and back again within
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On Thursday 9 May from 7 pm to 8 pm at the Athenaeum Hall, Ian Longley of NIWA will give a talk about a new clean air project for Arrowtown. Arrowtown has a persistent problem with air quality, both inside and outside, in winter. This is due to: wood burning, cooking and smoking inside houses;
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If you’re still using an inefficient wood burner (thus contributing to Arrowtown’s air pollution) there’s good news from Otago Regional Council – it has recently increased the subsidy to replace it with an efficient, clean heat source to $2500. Inefficient burners (coal burners, pellet fires and wood burners) cannot be lawfully used under ORC’s Regional
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From 1 July, our district is switching to a three wheelie bin system for recycling and rubbish so that: we can say good-bye to single-use plastic bags glass bottles and jars can be picked up in a separate bin and recycled across the district. The new kerbside collections won’t start until 1 July, so don’t
The new wheelie bins have arrived! Read More »
What would it take to get you out of your car? More public transport options? Safer opportunities to walk or cycle? A gondola along Queenstown Hill? A more frequent ferry service? Something else? This is your chance to help plan safe, accessible and connected transport solutions for everyone. Queenstown Lakes District Council, the NZ Transport
Thinking about alternatives to cars Read More »
For four years the Arrowtown community, led by the Arrowtown Choppers, has made an outstanding effort to clear wilding conifers from Arrowtown’s hillsides by hand, complementing the felling and spraying work of contractors. Now it’s time to think about the next stage – planting more suitable species. The conditions on Tobins Face are challenging for
Help bring back the autumn colour Read More »