1st March 2021 Development
Kāpiti Coast District Councillors have voted seven to four to proceed with the Kāpiti Gateway visitor centre.
Kāpiti Coast District Council will meet this Thursday 25 February to discuss the future of the proposed $4.5m Kāpiti Gateway visitor centre.
Auckland’s $350m downtown development programme has reached a significant milestone; finishing the seismic strengthening of Quay Street’s historic seawall.
The work would see the implementation of Te Ara Wānaka, a shared pathway, for pedestrians and cyclists along Lakeside Road, and a separate boardwalk along the lake’s edge.
The estimated cost of the redevelopment was $165m and is a key project in the Southland Regional Development Strategy Action Plan.
But room rates are the problem this year and Queenstown is a “disaster”, says Raman Sarin.
Work will get underway next week on a major project in central Hamilton aimed at making the river more accessible, boosting river tourism and safeguarding essential infrastructure.
New Plymouth District Council is seeking feedback on the possibility of a marina as part of how $2bn of public funds will be invested in its next 10-year plan.
The development at Punakaiki will also feature cycle paths, walkways, and a new viewing platform.
It marks the beginning of the transformation of the 10-hectare Lakeview site into an extension of the Queenstown CBD.
The Taranaki settlement is getting a new visitor centre to house taonga and an exhibition of the Parihaka story.
A significant development plan for the attraction is on hold until visitor volumes return.
Marlborough District Council will undertake a new redevelopment study on the future of Waitohi/Picton.
The Overseas Investment Office has given the green light to QT Lakeview Partnership’s development agreement with Queenstown Lakes District Council.
The third stage of the Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan is underway with a detailed design nearing completion and a number of artist impressions released to the public.
The assets were supposed to be the foundation properties in a new tourism fund.
Kāpiti’s proposed $4.46m Gateway project will help boost local tourism jobs and aid the recovery, says the Kāpiti Coast District Council.
The aborted launch of a $70m tourism property fund has “strained” the balance sheet of NZX-listed Augusta Capital, which is seeking $45m from investors.
The former site of the SilverOaks Hotel Geyserland in Rotorua is for sale.
The operator is planning a 70-80 room four-star hotel in the central city.
The resi-led development also includes Ngāi Tahu Tourism’s planned hot pools attraction and hotel and hospo offerings.
The first stage of Rotorua’s $40m lakefront development will kick off at the end of October.
The $70m luxury Radisson Collection at Queenstown is expected to open in early 2022.
Developers Remarkables Park Limited has unveiled plans for a community precinct to sit alongside its commercial accommodation and residential district at Queenstown.
Construction has begun on the $60m Puhinui Station Interchange near Papatoetoe at Auckland.
The O’Donnell family’s HW Richardson Group and Distinction Hotel Group founder Geoff Thompson have both pledged up to $25m each for the multi-million dollar overhaul of Invercargill’s CBD.
The Overseas Investment Office has given consent to Orams Group to expand its lease of land at Wynyard Quarter on Auckland Harbour.
Auckland-based Visitor Solutions has secured the $398,440 contract to conduct a feasibility study into a tourism hub at Te Aroha in the Waikato.