In the media
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Queenstown Mayor Glyn Lewers’ silencing of two community groups at a Queenstown Lakes District Council meeting Public Forum yesterday, was “outrageous”, a fellow councillor says.
Crux | 13 DEC 2024
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Resident lobby groups barred from speaking at council public forum.
GIBBSTON residents fighting plans to fast›track 900 houses in the valley are ‘‘surprised and shocked’’ they’ve been barred from speaking at the public forum session of today’s full Queenstown council meeting.Mountain Scene | 12 DEC 2024
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Mayor blocks resident groups from QLDC public forum. Two groups with concerns about the government’s Fast track Approvals Bill believe they are being censored by Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Glyn Lewers, after he denied them talking rights in the public forum at tomorrow’s council meeting.
CRUX | 11 DEC 2024
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A fast-tracked housing proposal in Gibbston will increase the population many times over and be a “catastrophe” for winery and tourism businesses, residents say.
THE PRESS | 1 NOV 2024
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Robert Yang says call him sentimental but he reckons the dark sky is the greatest story book you can ever have.
He walks out back of his home in Gibbston, tucked into a valley out of sight of Queenstown, and looks up.
"Every night when the sky is clear you see a lot of stars.
"That is one chapter. You put 900 homes in there, forget about reading this chapter, it's gone."
CRUX | 31 OCT 2024
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
ODT / 24 OCT 2024
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Developers behind Coronet Village are reviewing the scale of the project as opposition mounts from locals.
LAKES WEEKLY | 21 OCT 2024
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Companies and shareholders associated with 12 fast-track projects gave more than $500,000 in political donations to National, Act and New Zealand First and their candidates, RNZ analysis shows.
NZH | 10 OCT 2024
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A large number of Queenstown projects approved for fast-tracking could lead to more than 5000 new homes, three schools, three massive ski area developments and a new golf course resort.
THE PRESS | 8 OCT 2024
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Nine Queenstown Lakes projects have been selected for the Government's new fast-track development pathway.
LAKES WEEKLY | 7 OCT 2024
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A number of projects that have already attracted considerable debate and controversy have today been approved as part of the Government's Fast Track Approvals Bill.
CRUX | 6 OCT 2024
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Projects to build more than 5000 homes in Queenstown look set to be approved by the end of the year.
ODT | 6 OCT 2024