Have your say on the future home for Council services

Get the latest update on work to identify a future home for Council services.

There’s been a lot of talk about a potential new Civic Administration Building in Tāhuna Queenstown over the years. And while previous Councils have committed to a preference for a Town Centre location and that has been signalled in various consultations and Long Term Plans, we’ve never specifically asked the community what they think about where it should be.

Why are we talking about this now?

Fair question. It might not seem like the ideal time to be having this conversation with so much uncertainty and rising costs. But there’s good reason. We’re in the process of developing the Long Term Plan for 2027-2037, so it’s a good time to check in to help Councillors decide next steps and any associated budget requirements.

Council is open-minded about what that looks like, whether it’s a new build on Council land or leasing a new or existing building. The most important thing is that our services are accessible and delivered in a cost-effective way.

Where could the Council office go?

We’ve done some work to better understand the options for where a Civic Administration Building could go in Whakatipu and how it could be delivered. If you’re interested in diving into that detail, you can download the full ‘Location Assessment’ report from the ‘document library’ links on the right of this page 👉

Rather than presenting some specific options, we recently completed some community engagement, asking what YOU think would work best. Feedback closed on 21 June and all of the feedback, along with a summary can be found below or in the 'document library' on the right hand side of this page. 👉

>> Summary of feedback received

>> Spreadsheet of all feedback (emailed submission attachments can be found in the feedback section on the right hand side of this page).

What's the latest?

Councillors will be discussing the feedback received and providing some direction on next steps at a workshop on Tuesday 25 August at the Council Chambers in Queenstown from 10.0am. This is a public workshop so if you're interested you can pop along in person, or we will publish a workshop recording here on this page.

>> Workshop materials

Wherever we end up, the goal is to deliver a cost-effective solution which allows us to enhance the services we provide, streamline how we work together and offer a modern, welcoming space for our community and staff.