Queenstown-Lakes District Council
Queenstown-Lakes District Council is the territorial authority for the Queenstown-Lakes District of New Zealand.[1]
Queenstown-Lakes District Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Governing Body |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | March 6, 1989 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 11 seats (1 mayor, 10 ward seats) |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Website | |
| qldc | |
The council has 11 members: mayor of Queenstown-Lakes Glyn Lewers and 10 ward councillors.[1]
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[1]
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[1]
History
The council was formed in 1989, replacing a council of the same name established in 1986.[2] This council was established through the merger of Queenstown Borough District (established in 1866),[3] Lake County Council (established in 1876),[3] and Arrowtown Borough Council (established on 10 May 1877)[4]
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.[5]
References
- "About Queenstown-Lakes District Council". qldc.govt.nz. Queenstown-Lakes District Council.
- Department of Survey and Land Information cadastral map NZMS 261 sheet E43, 1986 edition
- Fraser, B (editor), The New Zealand Book of Events. Reed Methuen, Auckland, 1986.
- [New Zealand Gazette] #60, page 717
- "Ratepayers Report". ratepayersreport.nz. Taxpayers' Union.
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