Hundreds of residential sections are proposed for the Queenstown area under a special housing area accord - but some are questioning why they are needed, with developers sitting on land already zoned for residential development. Tracey Roxburgh takes a look. Queenstown Lakes district's special housing accord should result in as many as 1300 ''affordable'' houses becoming available in the district over the next three years. One special housing area has been approved by the Government, and the council is considering four more before making recommendations. Yet earlier this month, the council also considered an application for changing the district plan to allow 1800 new residential properties...
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