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Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC): current transport plans
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Position as at 19 October 2026. Every figure is cited to a document ID in the evidence base, with the page number. Page numbers are PDF page numbers unless marked "printed". The ten-year figures are in the table on this page.
Overview
QLDC is the road controlling authority for local roads in the district. It plans and funds local roads, parking, footpaths, active travel and PT infrastructure such as bus stops and shelters. Its funding comes from rates, development contributions, borrowing and NZTA co-funding through the NLTP.
Its current plans are set by four things:
- The Long Term Plan 2024–2034. The current year is year 3, the Annual Plan 2026–27 [QTS-158 p.7].
- The Long Term Plan 2027–2037, now being prepared [QTS-158 p.7].
- The Otago Central Lakes Regional Deal, signed 6 October 2026 [QTS-139].
- A Mayoral Transport Taskforce announced on 31 July 2026 [QTS-161].
Featured document
Te Kirikiri / Frankton Masterplan
Its movement network shows public transport routes and stops, an orbital bus route, a ferry route and stops, gondola lines and a base station (private), active travel, park and ride, and a public transport interchange.
Image: Te Kirikiri/Frankton Masterplan, p.41 (Boffa Miskell for QLDC, 2020)
Public copy: Attachment A to item 5a, QLDC Council meeting, 8 October 2020 (opens in new tab)
1. Long Term Plan 2024–2034 (QTS-099)
What the transport plan covers
The plan includes [QTS-099 p.81]:
- pre-implementation for the remaining stages of the town centre arterial, the PT interchange, the Arthurs Point crossing and Wānaka network optimisation;
- implementation of the Arthurs Point crossing;
- travel demand management;
- parking management plans;
- a strategic review of transport.
Capital budget
Transport capital works across the district are budgeted as follows [QTS-099 p.86]:
| Year | $000 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 39,751 |
| 2025/26 | 22,877 |
| 2026/27 | 23,543 |
| 2027/28 | 28,202 |
| 2028/29 | 40,019 |
| 2029/30 | 47,124 |
| 2030/31 | 48,165 |
| 2031/32 | 33,878 |
| 2032/33 | 52,656 |
| 2033/34 | 72,628 |
Over the ten years these sum to $408.8m (sum of the LTP values).
Selected Whakatipu projects ($000, LTP years) [QTS-099 pp.86–89]
| Project | Profile | 10-yr sum |
|---|---|---|
| Arthurs Point Bridge Crossing | 309 (24/25) → peak 21,222 (30/31); ends 31/32 | 68,984 |
| Arterial Stage One | 21,743 / 959 / 418 (24/25–26/27) | 23,120 |
| Arterial Early Design + Early Land Acquisition | 29/30–33/34 | 4,353 + 11,500 |
| PT Interchange Early Design | 164 (26/27), 1,509 (27/28) | 1,673 |
| PT Interchange land acquisition | 376 (31/32), 12,406 (32/33) | 12,782 |
| Stanley St site works and temporary parking | 4,984 (33/34) | 4,984 |
| Quail Rise–Hawthorne Link Road | 27/28–30/31 | 7,353 |
| Road 10 Formation | 31/32–33/34 | 6,617 |
| Ladies Mile Network Optimisation | 30/31–33/34 | 7,101 |
| Southern Corridor Network Optimisation | 30/31–33/34 | 7,101 |
| Public Transport Assets – Whakatipu | 551 → 670 per year | 6,119 |
| PT Network Optimisation | 109 (26/27) → 1,136 (33/34) | 5,188 |
| Active Travel LCLR – Whakatipu | 600 → 694 per year from 26/27 | 5,177 |
| Travel demand management (TDM) – Whakatipu | 70 → 85 per year | 773 |
| Parking Management Plans (district) | 156 → 189 per year | 1,728 |
Funding (Transport activity Funding Impact Statement) [QTS-099 p.85]
- Targeted rates: $21.35m in 2024/25, rising to $39.99m in 2033/34.
- Subsidies and grants for capital expenditure: between $11.2m and $33.9m a year.
- 30-year Infrastructure Strategy (2024–2054): forms part of the LTP [QTS-099 pp.161–170].
2. Reprioritisation after the 2024–27 NLTP (QTS-160, Council report 12 December 2024)
The funding shortfall [QTS-160 p.4]
- The NZTA allocation was about $11.9m less than the LTP had assumed.
- Capital funding was about $10.3m less and operating funding about $1.6m less.
- Strategic projects affected were "a new Arthurs Point Bridge and the Capell Avenue extension".
Transport capital programme, 2024/25–2026/27 [QTS-160 p.5, Table 1]
| Original LTP | Current approved-adjusted | Option 1 (recommended) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | $60.45m | $45.37m | $48.16m |
| Strategic projects | $6.63m | — | $1.60m |
| Minor improvements | $17.85m | $9.36m | $9.36m |
The Annual Plan 2025–26 records "Council's approved option for reprioritising the transport capital" programme following the 2024–2027 NLTP [QTS-108 p.17]. Annual Plan 2025–26 capital expenditure across all activities is $164.8M [QTS-108 p.17].
3. Annual Plan 2026–2027 (adopted June 2026, QTS-158)
Changes from the LTP
- Capital expenditure is $36.8M lower than the forecast for year 3 of the LTP 2024–2034 [QTS-158 p.16].
- Transport projects with a 2026–27 budget of $500k or more total $22,937,954 [QTS-158 p.19].
Whakatipu transport items in the 2026–27 budget [QTS-158 p.19]
| Item | Budget |
|---|---|
| Arthurs Point Bridge (unsubsidised) | $840,080 |
| Shepherds Creek Bridge | $1,784,324, plus $540,395 unsubsidised |
| Sealed road resurfacing, Whakatipu | $2,988,799 |
| Sealed road rehabilitation, Whakatipu | $1,434,809 |
| Minor improvements, Whakatipu | $764,710, plus $826,802 unsubsidised |
| Crown Range resilience | $693,843 |
| Transport model replacement | $604,563 |
Parking [QTS-158 p.10]
- A further 131 parking spaces were completed (former Arts Centre site).
- The Traffic and Parking Bylaw 2025 was adopted.
- Work continues on a district-wide parking strategy and Parking Management Plans.
Rates: following consultation, the average rates increase was reduced from 11.7% to 9.9% [QTS-159].
4. Transport strategy work (QTS-123, Council workshop 14 July 2026)
Two strategic workstreams [QTS-123 p.3]
- Part A: a Transport Network Plan.
- Part B: an Infrastructure Strategy.
Links to other work [QTS-123 p.5]
- The Way to Go programme (QLDC, ORC and NZTA).
- The Otago Central Lakes Regional Deal.
- LTP, RLTP and NLTP processes.
- NZTA's Strategic Network Plan.
Relationship with NZTA's plan [QTS-123 p.10]
- The SNP "is limited to the State Highway Network in and around Frankton".
- A common feature of both plans is "Recognition that major transport projects have not attracted committed funding through existing funding mechanisms" and that "a different approach to funding is required".
Public transport: the Transport Network Plan "will include looking at options for future a multi-modal PT network including integration between buses, active travel and offline solutions", including offline mass rapid transport [QTS-123 p.14].
5. Otago Central Lakes Regional Deal: QLDC commitments (signed 6 October 2026, QTS-139)
As at
Outcome 7, Reliable Transport [QTS-139 pp.24–26]
- LTP consultation: QLDC's LTP is to consult on high-priority local road projects, with NZTA working with QLDC on funding, financing and procurement tools.
- Structure plan: QLDC is to fund a structure plan for Frankton and the Frankton–Queenstown corridor.
- Transport Network Plan: an Otago Central Lakes Transport Network Plan. Its corridors include Arthurs Point Bridge and the Crown Range.
- Priority projects: the Ladies Mile/Howards Dr intersection, expansion of Frankton Flats, and the next stage of PT upgrades.
Funding terms
- Co-funding is for net new funding above the 2024–34 LTPs, and no additional Crown Budget funding is expected in the first three years [QTS-139 p.5, cl.2.1].
- Outcome 8: the Crown is to explore tourism cost mechanisms in 2027 [QTS-139 p.27].
Lead-up to signing
- On 27 August 2026, QLDC, CODC and ORC paused signing after a proposal to replace "the commitment to explore an accommodation levy policy in 2027" with alternative wording [QTS-162].
- The deal was then signed on 6 October 2026 (QLDC Regional Deal page; RNZ 6 Oct 2026).
6. Mayoral Transport Taskforce (QTS-161, 31 July 2026)
As at
Purpose
- The taskforce will work "over a period of three to six months on practical actions that improve transport outcomes, accelerate delivery of initiatives that may be identified as part of Otago Central Lakes Regional Deal negotiations and develop innovative long-term solutions" [QTS-161].
- The Mayor's statement: "The modelling tells us that even if every currently identified intervention is delivered, Queenstown's transport network still fails" [QTS-161].
Membership: the Minister's release refers to the taskforce bringing together "local and regional government, business, mana whenua and transport expertise" [QTS-138].
7. Visitor levy
As at
QLDC's proposed local visitor levy on short-term accommodation (a 5% charge, supported by 81.37% in the 2019 poll) is shown as "currently on hold" on QLDC's visitor levy project page (opens in new tab) (accessed ).
Related documents
- Spatial Plan [QTS-068].
- Te Kirikiri / Frankton Masterplan [QTS-027].
- Better Ways to Go mode shift plan [QTS-070].
- Annual Report 2024–25 [QTS-101].
No new figures from these documents are used on this page.
Figures
| Project | Years | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | 2027/28 | 2028/29 | 2029/30 | 2030/31 | 2031/32 | 2032/33 | 2033/34 | 10-year total | Status | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport capital works – total (district) | 2024/25–2033/34 | 39,751 | 22,877 | 23,543 | 28,202 | 40,019 | 47,124 | 48,165 | 33,878 | 52,656 | 72,628 | 408,843 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.86 | not published |
| Arthurs Point Bridge Crossing | 2024/25–2031/32 | 309 | 954 | 1,945 | 4,639 | 16,956 | 20,794 | 21,222 | 2,165 | not published | not published | 68,984 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.86 | Delayed under Council's NLTP reprioritisation Option 1 (QTS-160 pp.4–6); AP 2026/27 budget $840,080 unsubsidised (QTS-158 p.19); QSNP Table 19 indicative $60m–$80m assuming 51% FAR (QTS-130 pp.58–59) |
| Parking Management Plans (district-wide) | 2024/25–2033/34 | 156 | 160 | 164 | 167 | 171 | 175 | 178 | 182 | 186 | 189 | 1,728 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.86 | not published |
| Capell Ave Road Extension (Hāwea) | 2024/25–2025/26 | 1,027 | 2,467 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 3,494 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.86 | Delayed under Option 1 (QTS-160); AP 2026/27 $1,904,402 subsidised + $791,268 unsubsidised (QTS-158 p.19) |
| Arterial Stage One (Queenstown town centre arterial) | 2024/25–2026/27 | 21,743 | 959 | 418 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 23,120 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.87 | AP 2025/26 budget $958,622 (QTS-108 p.19) |
| Arterial Early Design | 2029/30–2033/34 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 41 | 422 | 1,506 | 1,757 | 627 | 4,353 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.87 | not published |
| Arterial Early Land Acquisition | 2031/32–2033/34 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 1,116 | 3,417 | 6,967 | 11,500 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.87 | not published |
| PT Interchange Early Design | 2026/27–2027/28 | not published | not published | 164 | 1,509 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 1,673 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.87 | not published |
| PT Interchange – Land Acquisition | 2031/32–2032/33 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 376 | 12,406 | not published | 12,782 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.87 | not published |
| Stanley St Site Works and Temp Parking | 2033/34–2033/34 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 4,984 | 4,984 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.87 | not published |
| Fernhill Rd Active Travel | 2027/28–2027/28 | not published | not published | not published | 1,239 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 1,239 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.87 | not published |
| Gorge Rd/Robins Rd Active Travel | 2032/33–2033/34 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 202 | 1,855 | 2,057 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.87 | not published |
| Quail Rise to Hawthorne Link Road | 2027/28–2030/31 | not published | not published | not published | 141 | 719 | 5,143 | 1,350 | not published | not published | not published | 7,353 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.87 | not published |
| Road 10 Formation | 2031/32–2033/34 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 128 | 651 | 5,838 | 6,617 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.87 | not published |
| Ladies Mile Network Optimisation | 2030/31–2033/34 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 331 | 225 | 689 | 5,856 | 7,101 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.87 | not published |
| Southern Corridor Network Optimisation (Te Tapuae) | 2030/31–2033/34 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 331 | 225 | 689 | 5,856 | 7,101 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.87 | not published |
| Whakatipu ward – subtotal (renewals, minor improvements etc.) | 2024/25–2033/34 | 9,648 | 11,524 | 12,750 | 11,567 | 12,058 | 12,362 | 12,479 | 13,949 | 13,652 | 14,180 | 124,169 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.89 | not published |
| Minor Improvements – Whakatipu | 2024/25–2033/34 | 2,335 | 2,405 | 2,452 | 2,506 | 2,565 | 2,621 | 2,675 | 2,729 | 2,785 | 2,839 | 25,912 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.89 | Reduced under NLTP reprioritisation (minor improvements district-wide $17.85m→$9.36m 2024-27, QTS-160 p.5) |
| Public Transport Assets – Whakatipu | 2024/25–2033/34 | 551 | 568 | 579 | 592 | 606 | 619 | 632 | 644 | 658 | 670 | 6,119 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.89 | not published |
| Public Transport Network Optimisation | 2026/27–2033/34 | not published | not published | 109 | 334 | 342 | 466 | 595 | 1,092 | 1,114 | 1,136 | 5,188 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.89 | not published |
| Active Travel LCLR – Whakatipu | 2026/27–2033/34 | not published | not published | 600 | 613 | 627 | 641 | 654 | 667 | 681 | 694 | 5,177 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.89 | not published |
| TDM – Whakatipu | 2024/25–2033/34 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 773 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.89 | not published |
| Shepherds Creek Bridge | 2025/26–2026/27 | not published | 171 | 2,006 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 2,177 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.89 | AP 2026/27 $1,784,324 + $540,395 unsubsidised (QTS-158 p.19); NLTP lists Shepherds Hut Creek culvert $2.176m (QTS-098 p.20) |
| Sealed Road Resurfacing – Whakatipu | 2024/25–2033/34 | 2,667 | 2,746 | 2,800 | 2,862 | 2,929 | 2,993 | 3,055 | 3,116 | 3,180 | 3,242 | 29,590 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.89 | not published |
| Sealed Road Rehabs – Whakatipu | 2024/25–2033/34 | 1,132 | 1,166 | 1,189 | 1,337 | 1,368 | 1,398 | 1,570 | 1,601 | 1,634 | 1,833 | 14,228 | Planned in adopted LTP 2024-34 (year values in $000, inflated) | QTS-099 p.89 | not published |
| Arthurs Point Bridge (unsubsidised) | 2026/27 | not published | not published | 840.080 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2026-27 budget (projects ≥$500k only; $000) | QTS-158 p.19 | not published |
| Capell Ave Road Extension (subsidised) | 2026/27 | not published | not published | 1,904.402 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2026-27 budget (projects ≥$500k only; $000) | QTS-158 p.19 | not published |
| Capell Ave Road Extension (unsubsidised) | 2026/27 | not published | not published | 791.268 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2026-27 budget (projects ≥$500k only; $000) | QTS-158 p.19 | not published |
| Crown Range Resilience – Whakatipu | 2026/27 | not published | not published | 693.843 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2026-27 budget (projects ≥$500k only; $000) | QTS-158 p.19 | not published |
| Minor Improvements – Whakatipu | 2026/27 | not published | not published | 764.710 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2026-27 budget (projects ≥$500k only; $000) | QTS-158 p.19 | not published |
| Minor Improvements – Whakatipu (unsubsidised) | 2026/27 | not published | not published | 826.802 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2026-27 budget (projects ≥$500k only; $000) | QTS-158 p.19 | not published |
| Sealed Road Rehabilitations – Whakatipu | 2026/27 | not published | not published | 1,434.809 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2026-27 budget (projects ≥$500k only; $000) | QTS-158 p.19 | not published |
| Sealed Road Resurfacing – Whakatipu | 2026/27 | not published | not published | 2,988.799 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2026-27 budget (projects ≥$500k only; $000) | QTS-158 p.19 | not published |
| Shepherds Creek Bridge | 2026/27 | not published | not published | 1,784.324 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2026-27 budget (projects ≥$500k only; $000) | QTS-158 p.19 | not published |
| Shepherds Creek Bridge (unsubsidised) | 2026/27 | not published | not published | 540.395 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2026-27 budget (projects ≥$500k only; $000) | QTS-158 p.19 | not published |
| Transport Model Replacement | 2026/27 | not published | not published | 604.563 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2026-27 budget (projects ≥$500k only; $000) | QTS-158 p.19 | not published |
| Unsealed Road Metalling – Whakatipu | 2026/27 | not published | not published | 1,060.433 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2026-27 budget (projects ≥$500k only; $000) | QTS-158 p.19 | not published |
| Transport total – projects ≥$500k (district) | 2026/27 | not published | not published | 22,937.954 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2026-27 budget (projects ≥$500k only; $000) | QTS-158 p.19 | not published |
| Capital programme 2026-27 vs LTP year 3 (all activities) | 2026/27 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted | QTS-158 p.16 | $36.8M reduction in capital expenditure from the LTP year 3 forecast |
| Arterial Stage One | 2025/26 | not published | 958.622 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2025-26 budget ($000) | QTS-108 p.19 | not published |
| Transport total – projects ≥$500k (district) | 2025/26 | not published | 16,812.955 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Adopted Annual Plan 2025-26 budget ($000) | QTS-108 p.19 | AP 2025/26 total capex $164.8M all activities; transport reprioritised for 2024-27 NLTP (QTS-108 p.17) |
| Transport capex 2024/25–2026/27 – total (3-yr, $m) | 2024/25–2026/27 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Original LTP $60.45m; current approved-adjusted $45.37m; Option 1 (recommended) $48.16m | QTS-160 p.5 | NZTA capital funding ~$10.3m and operating ~$1.6m less than LTP assumed (QTS-160 p.4). AP 2025-26 refers to 'Council's approved option' (QTS-108 p.17); adoption of Option 1 specifically not verified from minutes |
| Renewals (3-yr, $m) | 2024/25–2026/27 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Original LTP $29.03m; current approved-adjusted $28.47m; Option 1 (recommended) $30.80m | QTS-160 p.5 | NZTA capital funding ~$10.3m and operating ~$1.6m less than LTP assumed (QTS-160 p.4). AP 2025-26 refers to 'Council's approved option' (QTS-108 p.17); adoption of Option 1 specifically not verified from minutes |
| Minor improvements (3-yr, $m) | 2024/25–2026/27 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Original LTP $17.85m; current approved-adjusted $9.36m; Option 1 (recommended) $9.36m | QTS-160 p.5 | NZTA capital funding ~$10.3m and operating ~$1.6m less than LTP assumed (QTS-160 p.4). AP 2025-26 refers to 'Council's approved option' (QTS-108 p.17); adoption of Option 1 specifically not verified from minutes |
| Strategic projects (3-yr, $m) | 2024/25–2026/27 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Original LTP $6.63m; current approved-adjusted $1.88m; Option 1 (recommended) $1.60m | QTS-160 p.5 | NZTA capital funding ~$10.3m and operating ~$1.6m less than LTP assumed (QTS-160 p.4). AP 2025-26 refers to 'Council's approved option' (QTS-108 p.17); adoption of Option 1 specifically not verified from minutes |
| Resilience (3-yr, $m) | 2024/25–2026/27 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Original LTP $3.63m; current approved-adjusted $3.03m; Option 1 (recommended) $3.78m | QTS-160 p.5 | NZTA capital funding ~$10.3m and operating ~$1.6m less than LTP assumed (QTS-160 p.4). AP 2025-26 refers to 'Council's approved option' (QTS-108 p.17); adoption of Option 1 specifically not verified from minutes |
| Planning (3-yr, $m) | 2024/25–2026/27 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Original LTP $2.91m; current approved-adjusted $2.24m; Option 1 (recommended) $2.24m | QTS-160 p.5 | NZTA capital funding ~$10.3m and operating ~$1.6m less than LTP assumed (QTS-160 p.4). AP 2025-26 refers to 'Council's approved option' (QTS-108 p.17); adoption of Option 1 specifically not verified from minutes |
| Travel demand management (3-yr, $m) | 2024/25–2026/27 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | Original LTP $0.38m; current approved-adjusted $0.38m; Option 1 (recommended) $0.38m | QTS-160 p.5 | NZTA capital funding ~$10.3m and operating ~$1.6m less than LTP assumed (QTS-160 p.4). AP 2025-26 refers to 'Council's approved option' (QTS-108 p.17); adoption of Option 1 specifically not verified from minutes |
Next steps as stated by QLDC
- Prepare the LTP 2027–2037. A draft Long Term Plan 2027–2037 is being prepared [QTS-158 pp.7, 16]. Under the Regional Deal, the LTP is to consult on high-priority local road projects [QTS-139 pp.24–26].
- Complete the Transport Network Plan and Infrastructure Strategy under the two workstreams set out at the 14 July 2026 workshop [QTS-123 p.3].
- Mayoral Transport Taskforce: agree "establishing principles, objectives, work programme, outputs and membership/participation", working over three to six months [QTS-161].
- Fund a Frankton and Frankton–Queenstown corridor structure plan [QTS-139 pp.24–26].
- Finalise the parking strategy and Parking Management Plans [QTS-158 p.10].
- Arthurs Point / Edith Cavell Bridge: discussions with NZTA, "with funding to be considered in due course" [QTS-138]. The QSNP shows this as QLDC-led at an indicative $60m–$80m [QTS-130 pp.58–59].
Last updated .
Sources
- QTS-158 QLDC Annual Plan 2026-2027 (adopted)
- QTS-139 Otago Central Lakes Deal – Final Deal Agreement and Schedule (signed)
- QTS-161 From the Office of the Mayor: QLDC Mayor John Glover sets up Mayoral Taskforce
- QTS-099 Long Term Plan 2024-2034 | He Mahere Pae Tawhiti (and Summary of Decisions)
- QTS-160 QLDC Council report 12 Dec 2024 – Transport funding options
- QTS-108 Annual Plan 2025-2026 (Mahere ā tau), 1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026
- QTS-159 QLDC Annual Plan 2026-27 consultation – decision summary
- QTS-123 Council Briefing/Workshop - Item 1: Transport Strategy Update (Attachment A: Transforming Transport - Transport Planning and Investment)
- QTS-162 Joint Statement from Otago Central Lakes Mayors & Chair (Regional Deal signing paused)
- QTS-138 Strategic plan sets direction for Queenstown transport (Minister of Transport media release)
- QTS-068 The Queenstown Lakes Spatial Plan (Part 4, printed pp.86-115)
- QTS-027 Te Kirikiri / Frankton Masterplan
- QTS-070 Better Ways To Go – More people walking, cycling and using public transport in the Queenstown Lakes District (Mode Shift Plan)
- QTS-101 Annual Report 2024-2025
- QTS-130 Queenstown Strategic Network Plan (August 2026)
- QTS-098 National Land Transport Programme 2024-27