Queenstown Housing Accord targets increased (New Zealand Government)
(Source: New Zealand Government) Strong progress on building and section consents in the Wakatipu Basin has led to Queenstown-Lakes Housing Accord targets being increased nearly 50 per cent during the...
View ArticleMP fires shots at 'nimbyism'
Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith has labelled opposition to special housing areas proposed for Queenstown as ''nimbyism''. Dr Smith was in the resort yesterday to announce Bridesdale Farm as...
View ArticleHouse price rise fuelled by growth
Soaring house prices in Queenstown have the resort nipping at Auckland's heels. New figures from state-owned valuer Quotable Value show average values in the Queenstown Lakes district climbed 27% in...
View ArticleQueenstown: Building in a fast-growing town
Seven special housing areas have been approved in the Queenstown area, potentially resulting in nearly 500 new homes in the next few years. Two more, which would include 347 houses, are due to be...
View ArticleSales office, show homes to be set up
Just days after getting a favourable decision from the Environment Court, the developers of the new 1500-lot Northlake subdivision are preparing to set up a sales office and two Queenstown-style show...
View ArticleBridesdale consent commissioner to be appointed
A closed-door meeting will be held in Queenstown on Monday to appoint a commissioner for Bridesdale Farm's resource consent hearing. The Queenstown Lakes District Council advised of the extraordinary...
View ArticleBridesdale consent hearing closed to public
A closed-door meeting will be held in Queenstown on Monday to appoint a commissioner for Bridesdale Farm's resource consent hearing. The Queenstown Lakes District Council advised of the extraordinary...
View ArticleResort subdivision meets 'urgent need'
Marketing of Queenstown's first fast-track housing development starts today. Huge interest is expected in a 150-section subdivision called Bridesdale Farm, at Lake Hayes. The development, between the...
View ArticleNew housing location, cost burden at issue
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...
View ArticleBid to ensure affordable housing component
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has put the onus on developers to provide an affordable housing component in subdivisions they propose under new special housing rules. An amendment to the...
View ArticleRetirement village not supported
A planned retirement village at Ayrburn, near Millbrook Resort, proposed as a Special Housing Area (SHA), has been rejected by a senior Queenstown Lakes District Council planner. An extraordinary...
View ArticleFrantic first-home buyers snap up sections
First-home buyers have snatched up 35 sections at a Queenstown subdivision within an hour of the plots being put on the market, its developer says. Shotover Country released the latest sections in its...
View ArticleWakatipu retirees set to gain
A proposed retirement village for 300 people in Queenstown should meet increasing demand for elderly facilities in the Wakatipu, Grey Power says. The Shotover Country subdivision has attracted a flood...
View ArticleEager buyers carefully vetted
Previous || Next At 7.30pm on August 12, 83 empty lots were released to market in Queenstown. Within minutes none were left. At the Shotover Country subdivision between Queenstown and Arrowtown that...
View ArticleGovt approval frees up Queenstown land
The Government has approved four new special housing areas around Queenstown, freeing up land for nearly 500 new homes. The approval fast-tracks the re-zoning of 40 hectares of land to residential,...
View ArticleChanges stirring resort
Change – not all of it welcome – is on the horizon around the Wakatipu with a bundle of major announcements and implications for housing, lifestyle and healthcare. The Government and Queenstown Lakes...
View ArticleConsent sought for works around historic Bridesdale cottage
Consent has been lodged to build roads and houses around a historic Queenstown cottage within the resort's first fast-tracked housing subdivision. McBride Cottage, built about 1872, is the centrepiece...
View ArticleTick for fast-track project
Queenstown's first fast-tracked subdivision - 134 new homes on a 32ha block - has been given the tentative go-ahead in a precedent-setting decision. But Lakes District Council-appointed commissioners...
View ArticleBridesdale first special housing area
Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith has labelled opposition to special housing areas proposed for Queenstown as ''nimbyism''. Dr Smith was in the resort yesterday to announce Bridesdale Farm as...
View ArticleBoutique retirement village for Queenstown
A retirement village for 300 people has been announced for a popular new subdivision in Queenstown. The Shotover Country subdivision has attracted a flood of first-time buyers and young families, a new...
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