This report summarises community insights gathered in response to the proposed Gibbston Village development and fast-track consenting process. The Gibbston community holds diverse views on the proposed development. While there is recognition of the need for housing and opportunity, there is an overriding mistrust in the fast-track consenting process; which coupled with concerns about the […]
Doing democracy better: learnings from Iain Walker, Executive Director, newDemocracy Foundation. In mid May, our team attended an “Ask Me Anything” session and follow-up discussion with deliberative democracy expert Iain Walker, to explore how communities can participate more meaningfully in local decision-making. The conversation focused on a question that sits at the heart of our work: how can we ensure more people can genuinely participate in shaping the future of the […]
On Wednesday 12 November, we held our 2025 AGM at Queenstown Events Centre. We were delighted to host deputy mayor Quentin Smith, who gave a presentation about the ‘Growth Conundrum’ faced by Queenstown Lakes district. Quentin’s presentation laid out the facts: our district is growing fast, and the pressure is showing up everywhere: on our roads, in […]
A few months ago, Otago Regional Councillor Alexa Forbes emailed us that a renowned European urban planner/designer who had made legendary changes in Barcelona was coming to New Zealand and together we invited him down to Queenstown and see if we could learn anything. Our idea was to tour an old, a medium old and […]
We invite you to join us for our Annual General Meeting 2022. Shaping our Future will report on our work over the last year and work underway to empower communities to describe and work towards their successful outcomes.
Shaping our Future impact report 2021-compressed
