development

The finer points of the legal argument against a proposed new Dunedin City Council charge on developers began to emerge yesterday, the second day of hearings on the draft development contributions policy.

Colourful Auckland developer Nigel McKenna is finally bankrupted.

Dunedin property developers fear a new city policy will make projects unviable and bring development to a halt.

An area of rural land near the confluence of the Shotover and Kawarau Rivers would probably be developed whether or not the Shotover Country plan change application was approved, a hearing was told yesterday.

A new commercial building under construction in Alexandra is a vote of confidence in the community, a business leader says.

The transformation of Dunedin's John Wilson Ocean Dr into a shared space for walkers, cyclists and motorists is likely to cost less than $1 million, but the results could be "quite magnificent", Dunedin City Council staff say.

Scenic Hotel Group has scaled back plans to add new floors to its Hotel Dunedin City leading up to the Rugby World Cup.

A strategic nine-year plan for the development of the Oamaru Harbour and its environs is to be prepared by a Waitaki District Council subcommittee after consultations with groups and individuals who have a stake in the area.

Wanaka Primary School pupils will benefit from the addition of another million dollar educational facility, with the contract for the construction of a new school hall at the Scurr Heights site confirmed yesterday.

The lack of Government funding for a long-proposed 198km tourist road linking Haast and Hollyford has not deterred Invercargill MP Eric Roy from tabling the proposal yet again for further investigation.

Residents likely to be affected by the Caversham Valley highway redevelopment want the Dunedin City Council to help them get a better deal.

It was a day of firsts for a whole school yesterday on the first day of the new $21.5 million Wanaka Primary School.