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QueenstownDecember 9

Subdivision plan publicly notified

An application by Criffel Deer Ltd to subdivide land on Mt Barker Rd, near Wanaka, was publicly notified this week.

QueenstownDecember 3

Last-minute appeals on $300m Queenstown development

A handful of last-minute appeals have been made to the $300 million Shotover Country development, including two from the developers.

EditorialNovember 13

Stifling development?

While they stand to be accused of building their objections on foundations of self-interest, there is a great deal of sense - common and otherwise - in the case mounted by developers against the proposed new Dunedin City Council draft development contributions policy.

QueenstownSeptember 30

Decision upheld allowing station development

The way has been cleared for a large residential and hotel development on Mt Cardrona Station.

QueenstownSeptember 30

Sharpridge appeal

The Sharpridge Trust has appealed part of a resource consent decision relating to a proposed four-lot subdivision in Mt Aspiring Rd.

DunedinAugust 28

Hearings put off

Property developers' arguments against increased Dunedin City Council charges will not be heard until November.

DunedinAugust 14

Developers take on DCC over charges

Dunedin property developers are set to square off with the Dunedin City Council from today, as they attempt to have a new charge on development overthrown.

QueenstownAugust 7

Positive signs for future, developers say

Despite difficult times, with building and construction reaching a plateau over the past 18 months, the outlook for development is looking up, and the industry is "looking to see a little bit of growth".

QueenstownJuly 31

QLDC 'has nothing further to add' to appeal

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has offered no further evidence in the long-running Environment Court appeal against a decision to grant consent to Glendhu Bay golf resort developer Parkins Bay Preserve Ltd (PBPL).

QueenstownJuly 31

Planners grant consent for three buildings

A Cardrona Valley developer has gained consent to build three farm buildings on his land, but has been refused permission to proceed with a separate project to establish a building platform on a neighbouring property.

QueenstownJuly 31

Application for housing to maintain 'viability'

An application to build visitor accommodation at Mt Dewar Station will be covered in Queenstown during a two-day hearing beginning on August 17.

QueenstownJuly 30

Crunch time for Lake Hayes subdivision

Dunedin businessman Paul Nicholson has until 5pm today to pay the $10.8 million balance of an Otago subdivision purchase - or face losing investors' $1.2 million deposit.

QueenstownJuly 23

Commercial zone: to extend or not to extend?

Wanaka's town centre is ticking over quietly and several multistorey buildings are in the pipeline. But how far should town centre development spread? Reporter Marjorie Cook explores some of the issues.

DunedinJuly 8

Subdivision approved for Tanner Rd

Now is a good time to add 12 residential sections to the Dunedin market, the developer of a 12-lot subdivision in Tanner Rd, Glenleith, says.

QueenstownJuly 6

Arcadian Triangle seeks variation

An application for a consent variation allowing two lots of the former Hawthorn Estate development in Queenstown to go ahead without the water features required by the original consent has been lodged by Arcadian Triangle Ltd.

QueenstownJuly 1

Subdivision 'caucusing'

Discussion between expert witnesses over Shotover Country's proposed $300 million-plus Queenstown subdivision is continuing, despite the plan change hearing being adjourned in March.

QueenstownJuly 1

18 lots at Dalefield

Platinum Estates Ltd plans an 18-lot subdivision at Dalefield, near Arrowtown, with consent sought to undertake the subdivision in four stages.

OpinionJune 26

Let's have a collective vision

Lorraine Bennett, of St Bathans, warns of the dangers of the designation of large parts of Central Otago as outstanding natural landscape.

QueenstownJune 17

Sharpridge files second subdivision application

Wanaka's sensitive landscapes are in the spotlight again, with the Minty family this week making a second attempt to obtain subdivision consent for a 137ha property beside Lake Wanaka with a rating value of $12.7 million.

DunedinMay 20

Industrial zoning fails to sell Taieri sections

When the Dunedin City Council announced plans to rezone 52ha of land on the Taieri Plain from rural to industrial, it trumpeted the Taieri as a location which would attract new businesses to the city and allow existing companies to expand.

The MixMay 20

Land, lots of land

The company that owns the Dainty Dairy, Hills Creek Road Ltd, makes no secret of the fact it is not interested in being the owner of a small, dilapidated dairy in Stuart St.

QueenstownMay 13

Subdivision threatens eclectic charm: residents

Kingston's "eclectic charm" will be threatened if a five-lot "corporate" subdivision is allowed to go ahead in the township, concerned residents say.

DunedinMay 6

New group unhappy about fees

A property developer and a house builder have joined forces to call for a shake-up of the way the Dunedin City Council handles consent applications.

QueenstownApril 28

Appeal against village dropped

A legal appeal against resource consents issued to the Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village in Wanaka has been dropped by the owner of a property neighbouring the big development.

QueenstownApril 7

Pond backer vindicated

One of the original developers of the former Hawthorn Estate development has spoken of his surprise at the outcome of the Environment Court declaration on consent conditions.

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