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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 1986, Queenstown Borough Council merged with Lake County to form Queenstown-Lakes District Council. In 1989, Arrowtown Borough Council amalgamated with Queenstown-Lakes District Council in the 1989 local government reforms. The district is administered by the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and regionally by the Otago Regional Council.
Lake County Council sign from 1976. Lake County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the South Island. In 1986 it merged with the Queenstown Borough Council to form the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
The Queenstown Borough Council was constituted in 1866. [1] James William Robertson was elected as the first mayor in July 1866. [2] John Davies was the last mayor of the borough council (1983–1986) and became the first mayor of Queenstown-Lakes (1986–1989). [3] The following list is complete: [4]
In 1986, the Queenstown Borough Council merged with the Lake County to form Queenstown-Lakes District Council. The last mayor of Queenstown Borough, John Davies, was elected as the first mayor of Queenstown-Lakes District. In 1989, Arrowtown Borough Council amalgamated with Queenstown-Lakes District Council in the 1989 local government reforms.
Queenstown (Māori: Tāhuna) [3] is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island.It is the seat and largest town in the Queenstown-Lakes District.. The town located on the northwestern edge of Lake Wakatipu, a long, thin, Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has views of nearby mountains such as The Remarkables, Cecil Peak, Walter Peak and just above the ...
This is a list of former territorial authorities in New Zealand."Territorial authority" is the generic term used for local government entities in New Zealand.Local government has gone through three principal phases with different structures: the provincial era, from 1853 to 1876; the counties and boroughs system from 1876 until 1989; and the current system of regions, cities and districts.
Flooding in Queenstown in October 1878 saw extensive damage to businesses close to Lake Wakatipu and Hotop's chemist shop was one of the worst affected: flood waters in nearby Eichardt's Hotel were reported to be four feet (1.2 metres) deep. [12] Hotop served as mayor of Queenstown from 1880 to 1881, from 1891 to 1894 and again from 1903 to ...