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23/05/2013
Queenstown's council could withdraw from national body

Queenstown's council could withdraw from national body

Queenstown’s council is to review its membership of the local council’s club. »»

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Bureaucrat queries review’s arrears claim

Bureaucrat queries review’s arrears claim

Queenstown council’s finance boss has questioned a claim in a restructure draft report that »»

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Queenstown council mulls rewarding prompt ratepayers

Queenstown council mulls rewarding prompt ratepayers

Queenstown is among the country’s worst districts for late rate payments – and City »»

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‘F..k, these job numbers don’t make sense’ – Queenstown council boss

‘F..k, these job numbers don’t make sense’ – Queenstown council boss

Queenstown Lakes District Council’s chief executive admits a blunder in a restructure report »»

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Council restructure tweaks could stay ‘volatile’ for 12 months

Council restructure tweaks could stay ‘volatile’ for 12 months

Who’d have thought public service could sound so exciting? Job vacancy advertisements for »»

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Queenstown mayor’s hubbie makes waves

Queenstown mayor’s hubbie makes waves

Queenstown mayor Vanessa van Uden’s husband Peter Laurenson, recently appointed to run »»

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‘Counselling’ for council staffers

‘Counselling’ for council staffers

A confirmed Queenstown Lakes District Council restructure affects 100 staff – with »»

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'Transition manager' to help 100 staff affected in Queenstown council review

'Transition manager' to help 100 staff affected in Queenstown council review

Queenstown Lakes District Council will appoint a “transition manager” to help oversee »»

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Queenstown council review team blasts infrastructure

The criticism keeps coming – a leaked document proposing a Queenstown council shake-up slates the infrastructure team.  The draft consultation report into a proposed restructure roasts the 24-strong department for uncoordinated work programmes, services overlapping with other parts of »»

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Mayor’s hubby won’t rule out big job

Mayor’s hubby won’t rule out big job

The husband of Queenstown’s mayor isn’t ruling himself out of a heavyweight new council »»

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