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Councillor questions gondola, housing plan

Otago Daily Times Online News·Monday, 4 May 2026·29 days ago
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By Katie Todd of RNZ The fast-track referral of a sprawling gondola and housing proposal - despite council warnings about missing details and limited benefit - is being described by a Queenstown councillor as a real disappointment. Bowen Peak Ltd is planning to build two gondolas and a cable car extending up to Bowen Peak, along with two predator-free sanctuaries, viewing stations, hiking and biking trails, an outdoor education centre, and more than 1300 housing units across 175 large chalets in Fernhill. Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop accepted the plan into the fast-track process last month after two failed applications from the company, owned by Australian surgeon Guy Hingston. Queenstown Lakes district councillor Jon Mitchell said it was a plan that raised "more questions than solutions". "Having a rational approach, actually planning for development in the district, is far more important than rushing in with proposals like this," he said.…

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