6 Jun 2023

Around the motu: Peter Newport in Queenstown Lakes & Central Otago

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am on 6 June 2023

Wanaka has become increasingly popular and populated in recent years, Peter talks to Susie about how this is changing the face of the town. Also, he discusses the Queenstown Lakes District Council's decision to put $25,000 worth of tiny pounamu tiles into a new CBD street design, Peter says this has caused a storm of outrage as hundreds of workers can't find anywhere to live. And in a district where land is at a huge premium local authorities are struggling to persuade developers to build up instead of out.