Solutions to traffic woes offered
Increasing public transport services, introducing a park-and-ride service, upgrading cycle networks and utilising new technologies such as Uber and e-bikes were mooted as solutions to traffic woes at a...
View ArticleSeven-road-name list to pick from
Queenstown's council will this week pick a new name for the Eastern Access Rd (EAR) from a shortlist of seven options. In a report to tomorrow's full council meeting, infrastructure principal planner...
View ArticleThree SHA subdivisions for town?
At least three new subdivisions are on the cards for Arrowtown under special housing area (SHA) rules. The Otago Daily Times understands Arrowtown South developer and farmer Roger Monk is behind one of...
View ArticleGovt approves Queenstown’s seventh SHA (New Zealand Government)
(Source: New Zealand Government) The Government has today approved an additional Special Housing Area (SHA) in the Queenstown district which is expected to provide more than 300 homes, Building and...
View ArticleSHAs to be recommended for fast-track status
Three more special housing areas for the Wakatipu are a step closer. Proposed developments in Arthurs Point, Onslow Rd and Shotover Country will be recommended to Building and Housing Minister Nick...
View ArticleConcern about aspects of SHA
Queenstown's first special housing area faces council concerns and neighbour opposition before this month's consent hearing. Bridesdale Farm is the resort's first special housing area, which allows it...
View ArticlePacked meeting on contentious SHA plans
Four special housing area (SHA) applications will be subjected to more scrutiny before the Queenstown Lakes District Council considers recommending them to the Government for approval. Opponents of...
View ArticleHouse to fund school playground
Meeting at the site (right) at the Shotover Country subdivision where a house is to be built as a fundraiser for Shotover Primary School are (from left) school principal Ben Witheford, Queenstown...
View ArticleStart on affordable housing project
Previous || Next Groundwork has begun on a $15 million affordable housing development near Queenstown. Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust executive officer Julie Scott said the 44 lot project in...
View ArticleSpeculators 'not active' in resort
Queenstown real estate experts believe plans for a capital gains style tax on quick flick property speculators will have little impact on the local market. The Queenstown spokesman for the Real Estate...
View ArticleRezoning plan lacks feedback
Only 10% of neighbouring landowners have given feedback on the Queenstown Lakes District Council's proposed rezoning of 13ha of land as ''town centre''. If approved, the rezoning will provide a...
View ArticleSeniors' complex gets SHA status
The Government has approved a second retirement village proposed for Queenstown as a special housing area (SHA). The Sanderson Group plans to develop more than 300 houses on a 51ha greenfield site on...
View ArticleStill plenty of time to have a say
Queenstown Lakes district councillor Calum McLeod says the chance for residents to have their say on the proposed medium density zone for Wanaka is far from over. Residents can send feedback to the...
View ArticleRetirement village proposed as Special Housing Area
A retirement village in Arrowtown is under consideration to be a Special Housing Area. Developers approached Queenstown Lakes District Council with an Expression of Interest saying it believes it...
View ArticleCouncil's Bridesdale objections contested
Major changes to the Bridesdale Farm subdivision would be out of step with a property market that desperately needed it, a resource consent hearing in Queenstown was told yesterday. It was rare for an...
View ArticleSection of cycle trail closed after rain damage
A section of the Queenstown cycle trail between Lake Hayes Estate and Glenda Dr has been damaged by heavy rain. Photo supplied. Heavy localised rain over the weekend caused substantial damage to a...
View ArticleQueenstown Special Housing Areas approved (New Zealand Government)
(Source: New Zealand Government) Four new Special Housing Areas (SHAs) approved by the Government under the Queenstown-Lakes Housing Accord will enable much needed housing for the district, Building...
View ArticleService station, subdivision bids
Two separate consents have been lodged to establish a new service station and a 45-lot subdivision near Glenda Dr in Frankton, both part of extensive development in Frankton Flats. Z Energy has applied...
View ArticleIt's Arrowtown v council on housing
A stoush is brewing in the Wakatipu over Special Housing Areas proposed under the Queenstown Lakes Housing Accord. On one side is the Queenstown Lakes District Council, which, under the Housing Accord...
View ArticleQueenstown Housing Accord targets increased (Ministry for the Environment of...
(Source: Ministry for the Environment of New Zealand) Strong progress on building and section consents in the Wakatipu Basin has led to Queenstown-Lakes Housing Accord targets being increased nearly 50...
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