Tight urban boundary for Arrowtown
Tight urban boundary for Arrowtown
There was "a collective sigh of relief" in Arrowtown yesterday with the news independent commissioners had decided "enough is enough".
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New zone for business, industry only
New zone for business, industry only
A plan change enabling Wanaka's new Industrial B Zone to come into effect was adopted by the Queenstown Lakes District Council at an extraordinary meeting in Queenstown yesterday.
Recreation Management Plan adopted
Recreation Management Plan adopted
The next Queenstown Lakes District Council could consider consolidating all camp facilities at the Hawea side of the Albert Town Recreation Reserve and retaining the Clutha/Mata-Au side as a day use area only.
Doc plans to develop Birchwood
Doc plans to develop Birchwood
Major plans to develop the Birchwood Station homestead in the Ahuriri Valley to make it a focal point for the Ahuriri Conservation Park have been released by the Department of Conservation (Doc).
Caravans coming to town
Caravans coming to town
Caravan importers Geoffrey and Amanda Snell, of Waikouaiti, will soon be the 20th business to open in Palmerston in the past four years.
Work on new floor progresses
Work on new floor progresses
The Octagon skyline is undergoing a subtle change as construction begins on an extension to Dunedin's Regent Theatre stage house.
Sports fields plan goes before council
Sports fields plan goes before council
The Queenstown Lakes District Council will today be asked to give staff approval to negotiate a draft agreement with two landowners to locate proposed sports facilities in a "greenfields triangle" opposite Mt Iron on the outskirts of Wanaka.
Golf course project going to plan
Golf course project going to plan
Stage one of the $1 million redevelopment of Cromwell golf course is on schedule.
Township looks at itself
Township looks at itself
A civic heart for Glenorchy and how the township could tap into the increasing popularity for cycleways were among issues raised in a workshop of residents and Queenstown Lakes District Council staff.
Support for move to halt subdivision
Support for move to halt subdivision
A move by a Waitaki district councillor to halt the Forrester Heights residential subdivision in Oamaru has "100% support" from the Waitaki Citizens and Ratepayers' Association, its chairman, Warren Crawford, said yesterday.
Hall plans polarise Broad Bay
Hall plans polarise Broad Bay
Battle lines are being drawn in Broad Bay, on Otago Peninsula, over plans for a $1.1 million multipurpose waterfront building.
Children cheer as kindergarten is knocked down
Children cheer as kindergarten is knocked down
It has been a long time coming, more than 30 years in fact, but a new kindergarten will soon be a reality in Green Island.
Regions see value, number of building consents fall
Regions see value, number of building consents fall
The value of building consents in the Queenstown Lakes district fell 10% in the year to the end of April, compared with the previous corresponding period, Lakes Environmental building control...
Bid to stop Cape Wanbrow project fails
Bid to stop Cape Wanbrow project fails
An attempt to have the Waitaki District Council abandon plans to develop a 27-section subdivision on Cape Wanbrow has been thwarted temporarily by procedural difficulties.
Work under way on new medical centre
Work under way on new medical centre
Work is under way on Alexandra's new medical centre.
Amend zoning or risk losing rural land: analyst
Amend zoning or risk losing rural land: analyst
Several areas of rural land in the Queenstown Lakes District could be subject to intense and substantial development with limited control, under the current zoning, a senior council policy analyst says.
Conflicting opinions over 215-home plan
Conflicting opinions over 215-home plan
Opinions were divided over the Queenstown Lakes District Council's proposed Arrowtown Boundary yesterday, during the first day of a scheduled five-day resource consent hearing.
Michael Hill argues for inclusion in Arrowtown
Michael Hill argues for inclusion in Arrowtown
Arrowtown entrepreneur Michael Hill is appealing to the Queenstown Lakes District Council to include his property within the proposed Arrowtown urban boundary.
Community house project receives $1m donation
Community house project receives $1m donation
A third of the funds needed for the proposed $3 million Alexandra Community House have been donated in one lump sum.
Feedback informs revised hall plans
Feedback informs revised hall plans
Omarama people want more out of their hall than an initial concept plan for a major upgrade proposes.