Erosion of trust: Queenstown council ratings ebb to all-time low

Erosion of trust: Queenstown council ratings ebb to all-time low
Queenstown residents are less and less happy with their council's performance. (Image: QLDC)
Brent Melville
Queenstown-Lakes mayor Glyn Lewers has blamed increasing dissatisfaction with the district council on current housing and economic issues and "national and global challenges".Queenstown-Lakes district council (QLDC) performance ratings and satisfaction with elected members plunged to 15% overall – the lowest ever – in the QLDC-commissioned quality-of-life survey.The council's "preparedness for the future" rankings hit 10% in the survey, which attracted 1,767 responses from residents and another 749 contributi...

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