Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has a raft of proposals that are currently open for feedback from the community in the form of formal submissions, requests for feedback and surveys. We’ve listed here the ones most likely to affect Arrowtown but you can find a full listing at Council’s Let’s Talk website. Social Impact […]
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As you may be aware there is currently a proposal from QLDC to encourage urban intensification in Arrowtown and other parts of the district by substantially increasing height and density limits in some residential zones. It’s important to acknowledge that what’s being proposed is not developer-led nor is it an initiative of QLDC. It’s a
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In 2017 the Arrowtown Community Visioning report was produced after a comprehensive process of community workshops organised by Shaping Our Future and the AVA, and task force consideration of the big issues. The key report vision for Arrowtown was to create: A vibrant, diverse community that is pro-active in managing its future in a way
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The Arrowtown Village Association and Shaping Our Future invite you to help update the Shaping Our Future Arrowtown Community Visioning Report at a public forum on 28 September 2022. Shaping Our Future is a community-driven project working towards a long-term vision of ‘spectacular environments, enterprising people, exceptional solutions’ in the Queenstown Lakes District. The ambition is
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Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has launched its campaign calling for “local legends” to stand in this year’s local election. The election will take place on 8 October, with candidate nominations opening in mid-July. The campaign encourages people to think about stand-out people in their community – local legends – who would make a great
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Our recent Community Feedback survey generated an encouraging 90 responses from residents of all ages, so thank you to all who contributed. We asked you to rank issues of importance to Arrowtown and “representation at the QLDC table” ranked highest with 42% considering it the most important issue and 73% placing it in their top
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Since its founding in 1862, Arrowtown has always been self-contained. We have our own school, churches, cemetery, pubs, shops, swimming pool, hall, sports teams, community organisations – and our own local government representation, but only until 2022. Arrowtown is integral to the New Zealand brand. The town has responded to change, created opportunities and grown
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Last week Destination Queenstown, Lake Wānaka Tourism and QLDC launched a district-wide project to co-design a pathway to regenerative tourism by 2030. This is a new era of thinking to evolve our local tourism eco-system so it’s important we take a collaborative Queenstown Lakes approach to guiding decision-making and planning for our destination. It will
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Queenstown Lakes District Council is consulting the community at the moment on the Spatial Plan for the Queenstown Lakes, the Ten Year Plan, a review of fees and charges, and the Parks and Open Spaces Strategy. GROW WELL | WHAIORA – Spatial Plan A draft Queenstown Lakes Spatial Plan has been developed which proposes a
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Aurora Energy distributes electricity to consumers in Dunedin, Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes. In Arrowtown our electricity comes via the high-voltage substation in Frankton. Aurora charges the major electricity retailers (not consumers directly) for the HV transmission and the distribution networks. The amount they charge retailers also includes charges from the Transpower national network. Ultimately major
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