Queenstown Lakes Spatial Plan

In developing the Queenstown Lakes Spatial Plan, a district-wide community workshop roadshow ran from 4-27 November 2019 in seven key areas, co-hosted with local resident associations and other groups such as the Queenstown Young Professionals. These conversations were an opportunity for these communities to provide meaningful input and gain an understanding about why a plan for the future was needed.

The co-hosts were involved in early planning stages for their event (including in deciding on dates, timing, venue, outline of event) which helped them feel included and gave them a sense of ownership in part of the process. Each workshop was run by an external facilitator, presented by a project team member, and had staff support to help facilitate group work and guide the session. The council found that involving resident associations, community and business groups as cohosts improved participant numbers to these events and enabled more diverse conversations with differing viewpoints to be captured.