Queenstown news from December 2005

  • Community Road Safety Advisor Appointed

    Posted on 22 December 2005 |

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    Winter driving and pedestrian and cyclist safety will be high on the agenda for the newly appointed joint Community Road Safety Advisor for the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago District Councils. Alexandra woman Joanna Robinson has been appointed to the role and will take up her new position on January 16, 2006, based at Alexandra. “We are...

  • Arrowtown Camp Landscape Plans Available

    Posted on 22 December 2005 |

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    The Council is seeking feedback on a landscape and redevelopment plan for the Arrowtown Campground and Reserve, Queenstown Lakes District Council director of parks Paul Wilson said. “The plan delivers the policy changes identified in the camp strategy adopted by Council in August, including the reorientation of the rugby field and a clear definition between the camp...

  • Sold signs on half of Queenstown Development

    Posted on 19 December 2005 |

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    Sold signs have gone up on nine of the 18 sites ranging in size from 1.4 to 5 hectares, comprising the Precipice Creek lifestyle development at Glenorchy in Queenstown. Titan 1, the property investment company developing Precipice Creek in partnership with the Goodman family and Ian Pillans of Dunedin, specialises in residential and country estate subdivisions...

  • Entries open for 2006 Silverstone Race to the Sky

    Posted on 19 December 2005 |

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    Entries are now open for the 2006 Silverstone Race to the Sky and high profile international and Kiwi drivers will be part of the 125 strong field for the event which is being held in the Cardrona Valley on April 15 and 16. Event promoter Grant Aitken says the race, which is held on the...

  • Wakatipu Christmas Tree

    Posted on 7 December 2005 |

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    The Council is calling on the young people of the Wakatipu to help decorate the Council Christmas tree. "Not only is this a very special tree, it's absolutely enormous and we need some help with the decorations," QLDC communications manager Meaghan Miller said. The Council had tripled its commitment to Christmas decorations district-wide and the staff...

  • Stupidity Infuriates Harbourmaster

    Posted on 7 December 2005 |

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    Boating on Lake Wakatipu The stupidity of three local Queenstown men has infuriated Queenstown Lakes District harbourmaster Marty Black. Mr Black located the three men while on night patrol, in the dark, in a small boat on Lake Wakatipu, with no lights and no life jackets and wearing jeans. A breeze was beginning to create a...