Get started on finding your new healthier home for business and lifestyle
What’s stopping you?
You already know what a fantastic place Queenstown Lakes is to visit, and might be dreaming of moving here permanently one day. Stop dreaming and start exploring why now is the time to move your business and life to our district.
Queenstown Lakes is full of people who came for six months and are still here six years later. Why not come for a long weekend and meet face-to-face with people like you who have made the move. Get in touch, and we’ll connect you with the right people who can give you the honest story about what living and doing business in our district is like.
The team behind Home for Healthier Business
Introducing the Economic Development Unit

Peter Harris
Economic Development Manager
Length of time living in Queenstown Lakes:
Four years
The passion and variety of people who you meet, the stunning scenery and the ease with which you can escape into the hills.

Sharon Fifield
Economic Development Advisor
Length of time living in Queenstown Lakes:
I’ve holidayed here all my life then moved back permanently three years ago
After living in cities the last decade or so, I really appreciate the scenic & short commute! Also, it’s a pretty exciting time to be here as other industries and opportunities grow. There are some really talented and interesting people on the ground making it happen.

Huia Ackerman
Economic Development Coordinator
Length of time living in Queenstown Lakes:
Two and a half years
Being able to be skiing down a slope, biking down skyline or hiking up a mountain within minutes of leaving work. Having all the benefits of living in a small town but with the excitement of living in a cosmopolitan city and getting to work with people who are truly passionate about this place and its future.
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