Approval for a 10-house affordable housing development in
Arrowtown could be given by the Queenstown Lakes District
Council as early as the end of next month.
The Upper Clutha Recycling and Environment Society (UCRES),
which runs Wanaka Wastebusters, has had a ''substantial
facelift'', including a name change and an increased
governance role.
Calls for a proposed 10-house affordable housing development
to be ''not here'' were directed at the Queenstown Lakes
Community Housing Trust last night at a public meeting held
to inform the Arrowtown community of the plans.
Fresh from completing his ninth Mt Everest climb on Tuesday -
a record number for a New Zealander - Lake Hawea climber Dean
Staples conquered the 8516m summit of adjoining peak Lhotse
yesterday, achieving another record.
